To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jennifer Brizel, Human Resources Director
Prepared By: Jennifer Brizel, Human Resources Director
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Budget Staffing Plan for the Public Works Department
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the Budget Staffing Plan to add one Engineering Assistant position and delete one Electrician III and approve a FY 2019/20 budget adjustment between the General Services Administration Account and the Public Works Department.
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DISCUSSION:
The Public Works Department requests to reallocate an Electrician III (salary range 4590, top step $93,282 annually) position to Engineering Assistant (salary range 4690, top step $101,207 annually). The Engineering Assistant will prepare traffic signal timing plans, review traffic signal operations in the field and review consultant/developer prepared traffic signal plans. This position will coordinate with the Public Works Department Operations Division electrical group to implement traffic signal timing plans and provide customer service by responding to traffic operation complaints from the public. The Engineering Assistant will prepare analyses of intersection operations including recommendations for operational and physical improvements that would reduce traffic delays and prepare City Council staff reports for traffic signal, speed limit or other legal postings that require action by City Council.
During the last City Council workshop held on January 11, 2019, Council selected enhanced traffic mitigation as one of their six top priority goals. Also, a recent City survey indicates that 'Traffic' was the second biggest concern by the public behind housing needs. To begin to address the concerns related to traffic, City staff recommends increasing the staff in Development Engineering Division - Traffic Engineering group.
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