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APPROVED ��' /4( 17 CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 6, 2017 CONSENT CALENDER SUBJECT: CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT STAFFING INITIATED BY: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT '' (Christof Schroeder, Director of Administrative Servic s) (Susan Schumacher, Human Resources Manager) STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of several changes related to staffing in the City Manager's Department staff. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Approve a new Division within the City Manager's Department titled Community and Legislative Affairs. 2. Approve a new position titled Community and Legislative Affairs Manager within the City Manager's Department, including the job specification, and authorize salary placement at Grade 2131. 3. Approve the change of Neighborhood Services Coordinator position title to Community Affairs Coordinator. 4. Approve the elimination of the Legal Services and Legislative Affairs Manager within the Administrative Services Department. 5. Approve the reclassification of the Assistant to the City Manager within the City Manager's Department, including the revised job specification, and authorize a salary placement change from Grade 4290 to Grade 2131. BACKGROUND / ANALYSIS: Based on direction provided by the City Council, the Human Resources Division conducted a comprehensive review of staffing needs in the City Manager's Department. This review included an analysis of the best utilization of existing staff, effective use of financial resources and increasing efficiency of internal communication processes. To ensure a comprehensive review, information was collected and evaluated from interviews with each Councilmember, the City Manager, and key department staff members. Responsiveness and support to the community was a consistent theme from the interviews along with the belief that the foundation for the staffing design must be community service based. Another key point taken from the interviews included Page 1 of 6 AGENDA ITEM 2.G.