Title
Resolution to Add One Full-Time Equivalent Position for Deputy City Manager Classification to the City Manager's Office Adopted Budget Staffing Allocation.
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve a resolution authorizing an additional Deputy City Manager position be added to the City Manager's Office adopted budget staffing allocation. There is no additional funding allocation requested for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 due to salary savings from unfilled positions. Any funding allocation needed for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 will be included in the upcoming City's mid-cycle budget update.
BACKGROUND
Following the March 26, 2022, City Council Planning Session, the City Manager was presented with the opportunity to reinstate the City's former Deputy City Manager (DCM). Though the City currently has one DCM, the opportunity to add a DCM could not have been presented at a more perfect time. Like many private and public organizations, the City of San Leandro finds itself in one of the most difficult recruitment times in history. While there are many vacant positions being recruited for in the City, it is still difficult to obtain qualified staff to manage the growing list of complex special projects, Council priorities and community needs.
Analysis
There has been continuous feedback from the community and Council that it is important to have the necessary staffing levels to respond to community needs and council priorities. The City continues to use different recruitment strategies to obtain staff, yet recruitment continues to be challenging. Many projects have been delayed due to the shortage of necessary staff. The option of reinstating the prior DCM provides a unique opportunity to mitigate further project delays.
As defined by the job classification, the DCM performs highly responsible and complex professional administrative and analytical work to support the Office of the City Manager; provides leadership i...
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