HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-10-25 Ordinance 4850ORDINANCE NO.4850
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004-05 TO
IMPLEMENT THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING OF 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 Al to
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 28,
2004 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2004-05; and
B. The 2004-05 adopted budget includes a Table of Organization
describing the staffing for each department of the City including
the Community Services Department; and
C. Economic necessity, staff retirements and the loss of the
Library as a division has led the Community Services Department to
develop an organizational restructuring plan; and
D. The Community Services Department organizational
restructuring plan will result in a net decrease of 0.5 in full time
equivalent staff and generate annual savings of ninety nine thousand
five hundred sixty nine dollars($99,569)to the General Fundi and
E. Implementation of the Community Services Department
organizational restructuring plan requires the Table of
Organization to be amended effective November 1, 2004, to add 0.5
FTE Program Assistant, reclassify 1.0 FTE Office Specialist to
Program Assistant, reclassify 1.0 FTE Supervisor, Golf Course to
Parks/Golf Course Crew Lead, reclassify 1.0 FTE Golf Equipment
Mechanic to Parks Maintenance Lead, reclassify 1.0 FTE Director,
Human -Services to Cubberley Center and Human Services Division
Manager, reclassify 1.0 FTE Director, Parks and Golf Course to Golf
and Parks Division Manager, reclassify 1.0 FTE Director, Arts and
Culture to Arts and Culture Division Manager, and reclassify 1.0
FTE Executive Assistant-to Senior Administrator; and
F. Implemenation of the Community Services Department
organizational restructuring plan requires the Table of
Organization to be amended effective January 1, 2005, to reclassify
1.0 FTE Open Space Superintendent to Open Space Division Manager,
reclassify 1.0 FTE Director, Recreation, Open Space and Sciences to
Recreation & Youth Sciences Division Manager, and remove 1.0 FTE
Recreation Superintendent; and
G. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2004-05
budget, including the Table of Organization as hereinafter set
forth.
SECTION 2. 'fhe Table of Organization is hereby amended to
implement the Community Services Department organizational
restructuring plan as shown in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and
incorpora ted herein by reference. These changes resul t in an
increase in the General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve as
reflected in Exhibit 2 attached hereto.
SECTION 3. The General Fund Budqet Stabilization Reserve is
hereby increased by the sum of forty eiqhtthousand sixty five
dollars ($48,065) from $20,974,850 to $21,022,915 as shown in
Exhibit 2.
SECTION 4. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is required
to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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 6. As provided in Section 2.04.350 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon adoption:
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: October 25, 2004
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
BEECHAM, BURCH I CORDELL,
MOSSAR, MORTON, OJAKIAN
KLEINBERG
APPROVED:
FREEMAN,
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City Clerk 7 ~ ~
VICE Mayor
APPROVED AS TO~ ~~ City Attorney iIt1::;t
KISHIMOTO,
Administrative