HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-12-12 Ordinance 4887ORDINANCE NO. 4887
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2005-06 TO
IMPLEMENT THE CONVERSION OF FOUR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PERS)”EXEMPT” HOURLY POSITIONS
O SEIU CLASSIFIED POSITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Palo Alto finds
and determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article
III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on
June 20, 2005 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2005-06; and
B. The 2005-06 adopted budget includes a Table of
Organization describing the staffing for each department of
the City including the Community Services Department; and
C. The Human Resources Department and the City Attorney’s
Office conducted a survey and review of job details and
functions for the eleven positions filled as PERS exempt; and
D. Four CSD positions previously classified as “PERS”
warrant conversion into classified status because these
positions no longer meet the PERS exempt criteria; and
E. The Community Services Department PERS exempt
conversion will increase 3.0 full time equivalent staff and
incur ongoing annual costs of Two Hundred Fifty Two Thousand
One Hundred Eighty Six dollars($252,186) to the General Fund;
and
F. The Community Services Department budget for fiscal
year 2005-06 and ongoing years will absorb the cost for this
conversion and no additional funding is required from the
budget stabilization reserve; and
G. Implementation of this conversion requires amendment to
the Community Services Department’s Table of Organization
effective January 1, 2006, to add 2.25 FTE Program Assistant
and .75 FTE Producer; and
H. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2005-
06 Table of Organization as hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2. The Table of Organization is hereby amended to
implement the conversion of four PERS “EXEMPT” hourly
positions to SEIU classified positions of the Community
Services Department as shown in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 3. As specified in Section 2.28.080(b) of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, a majority vote of the City Council is
required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 4. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby
finds that this is not a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental
impact assessment is necessary.
SECTION 5. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective
upon adoption.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 12, 2005
AYES: BEECHAM, BURCH, CORDELL, FREEMAN, KISHIMOTO,
KLEINBERG, MORTON, MOSSAR, OJAKIAN
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________
City Manager
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City Attorney Director of Administrative
Services
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Director of Community Services