For City Council Meeting September 24, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Shama Curian, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8294 Amending the Classification and Compensation Plan to Add Job Classification and Salary of Director of Utilities, Eliminate Job Classification of Utilities Manager, and Amend the Executive Benefits Profile to Include the Director of Utilities Classification
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt Resolution No. 8294 Amending the Classification and Compensation Plan to Add Job Classification and Salary of Director of Utilities, Eliminate Job Classification of Utilities Manager, and Amend the Executive Benefits Profile to Include the Director of Utilities Classification
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BACKGROUND
Since the retirement of the incumbent in late December 2023, the City has struggled to find qualified applicants for the position of Utilities Manager. As such, a comprehensive review of the current job functions and salary was conducted to determine if this position is accurately situated within the City's current organizational structure for internal equity and external competitiveness. This review identified a need to update the title to Director of Utilities and increase the salary range to 7500, which accurately reflects the scope of significant duties and services that are undertaken by this position.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The recruitment for the Utilities Manager classification has been open since December 13, 2023. The first recruitment for this classification had a closing date of December 29, 2023, in which 52 applications were received. However, none of those applications had the qualifications needed for the position as outlined in the job announcement. On January 17, 2024, the recruitment re-opened with closing date of "Open Until Filled". That recruitment yielded only 8 more applications, but none had experience to su...
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