Title
Adopt Two Resolutions 1. Amend the San Leandro Management Organization (SLMO) Salary Schedule; and
2. Adopt a Resolution to Authorize Changes to the Adopted Budget Staffing Allocation
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the following personnel actions related to the creation of a new Recreation and Parks Department, and the merger of the Public Works Department with the Engineering & Transportation Department:
1. Adopt a resolution to amend the San Leandro Management Organization (SLMO) salary schedule to add the Recreation and Parks Director classification and eliminate the Engineering and Transportation Director classification.
2. Adopt a resolution to authorize changes to the adopted budget staffing allocation for FY 2024 & 2025.
BACKGROUND
The City Manager's Office retained Baker Tilly (formerly Management Partners) to conduct an organizational assessment of the Recreation and Human Services Department, the Public Works Department, and the Engineering and Transportation Department. The assessment studied how to best organize these departments to meet the needs and expectations of the organization and community, and to achieve an efficient organizational structure and optimize staffing. Human Services was separated into a standalone department in early 2022 to elevate the functions as a high priority in the community.
Based on the assessments, the City Manager made the following decisions:
* Create a Recreation and Parks Department recreation, parks, street trees, medians, marsh maintenance, and golf operations)
* Merge the remaining functions of the Public Works Department (building, fleet, pavement and traffic maintenance, and street services) with the Engineering and Transportation Department.
* Change the reporting of the Water Pollution Control Plant division from Public Works to the City Manager's Office.
To implement this reorganization, the addition of a new Recreation and Parks Di...
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