For City Council Meeting January 28, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Mike Milhiser, Interim City Manager
FROM: Shama Curian, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management
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Approve the Reclassification of the Accounting Technician Position to Buyer Within the Purchasing Division of the Finance Department.
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SUMMARY
It is recommended that the City Council approve the reclassification of the vacant Accounting Technician position to Buyer within the Purchasing Division of the Finance Department.
RCEA agreed with the recommended classification change.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
A recent vacancy within the position of Accounting Technician in the Purchasing Division provided an opportunity to reevaluate if this classification was appropriately classified given the job duties that were being performed. Currently, this position participates in a full range of office administrative activities attributable and specific to purchasing, including but not limited to: performing purchasing functions including reviewing a wide range of purchase requisitions, researching vendors and pricing, preparing bid specifications, issuing bid requests and reviewing quotations, creating purchase orders and verifying availability of funds. However, a review of the Accounting Technician class spec determined that the jobs duties assigned thereunder were specific to technical accounting work involved in the preparation of payroll, accounting, and other financial documents. Difficulty in recruitment efforts to hire a qualified candidate for the Purchasing Division with the classification of Accounting Technician has proven that this position was not accurately classified.
In reviewing the City's current classification plan in tandem with similar situated agencies for industry standards and comparable salary, it was determined that the classification of Buyer would be the most efficient and effective means to carry out the workflow and administrative functi...
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