HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/20/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (17) DATE: February 20, 2002
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TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/REDEVELOPMENT/CITY
MANAGER DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council approve an organizational change to bolster
Economic Development and Redevelopment by combing the two into a new
Department of Economic and Community Development and reorganize the City
Manager's Department.
SUMMARY:
This proposed action would combine the departments of Economic Development and
Redevelopment into a new DepartmentofCommunity&Economic Development,add
newtechnical assistance for the department, reduce Assistant City Manager positions
from two to one, and bolster Airport Administration to deal with post "9/11" impacts.
BACKGROUND:
For several years, the City has operated a split function in the areas of Economic
Development and Redevelopment and City Council has questioned focus and
effectiveness of such an organizational structure. With the recent resignation of the
Director of Economic Development, City management has been afforded the
opportunity to consider a reorganization. What is recommended is that the two
Director positions be combined into a single reclassified position of Director of
Community & Economic Development; that a new Redevelopment Administrator
position be added to provide technical assistance for the Director; that the Business
Retention & Expansion Program Administrator be reclassified to Economic
Development Administrator to handle additional marketing and outreach work,
previously handled by Director of Economic Development, and that the
CDBG/Housing Coordinator be reclassified to Community Development Administrator
to handle more of the housing functions currently handled by Director of
Redevelopment.
The recent retirement of the Assistant City Manager-Administration, the need for
bolstering Airport administration to effectively deal with post"9/11" impacts, and the
need to look to the future to ensure the effective functioning of the City Manager's
office, a reorganization is recommended there also. The result of the City Manager
department reorganization would be to eliminate the Assistant City Manager -
Administration and add a new Assistant City Manager position at a reduced salary
level and to change the title of the Assistant City Manager - Special Projects to
Executive Director-Airports with no salary change and assign the incumbent 100%
to the Airport to help deal with the growing post "9/11" impacts.
February 20, 2002
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The institutional memory with the incumbent Assistant City Manager-Special Projects
will still be available for the City Manager to draw upon during the 2 112 years before
the probable retirement of that incumbent and yet a new Assistant will be brought into
the City Manager's office to build for the future.
An estimate of the total annualized General Fund impact of the proposed
reorganizations (utilizing 02/03 as the base year and a 2.9% COLA) is as follows:
General Fund Impacts
Action Salary Benefits (20%) Total
*Delete Assistant City
Manager-Administration ($150,114) ($30,233) ($180,137)
*Change Assistant City Manager-
Special Projects to Executive
Director-Airports -0- -0- -0-*
*Delete Director of Economic
Development ($111,761) ($22,352) ($134,113)
*Reclass Director of Redevelopment
to Director of Community &
Economic Development $5,000 $1,000 $6,000
EX 70-M to EX 72-M
*Range Adjust/Title Change Business
Retention & Expansion Program
Administrator to Economic Development
Administrator
MX 51-5 to MX 53-5 $3,297 $659 $3,956
*Reclass/Title Change CDBG/
Housing Coordinator to Community
Development Administrator MX-51-2 to
MX 53-2 $2,865 $573 $3,348
*Add Assistant City Manager
EX 75-3 $106,353 $21,270 $127,623
*Add Redevelopment Administrator
MX 53-1 $55,973 $11,194 $67,167
TOTALS ($88,387) ($17,679) ($106,066)
*No dollar impact to General Fund as the position is currently charged out to other
than the General Fund.
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February 20, 2002
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The 2002-03 fiscal year General Fund impact is estimated at a savings of$106,066.
Some of the savings will be recommended to be utilized to fund some Economic
Development Corporation costs for specific tasks they perform for the new
Department of Community&Economic Development and for costs of utilizing realtors
with specific land transactions. Because of the cash outs related to the retirement and
resignation discussed above, there will be no savings this fiscal year.
The attached Resolution would implementthe above reorganization immediately and
is offered for City Council consideration.
DAVID H. READY
City Manager
ATTACHMENT
1. Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO.
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,APPROVING
AMENDMENT #4 TO THE ALLOCATED
POSITIONS AND COMPENSATION PLAN
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002,ADOPTED BY
RESOLUTION No. 20086.
WHEREAS an Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan was adopted effective June 20,
2001, for the 2001-2002 fiscal year by Resolution No. 20086; and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to amend said Allocated Positions and Compensation
Plan to effectuate a reorganization of Economic Development/Redevelopment functions and
other organizational adjustments,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,
California, that the Allocated Position and Compensation Plan for positions in the City
Services for fiscal year 2001-2002 is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 1
(Deleted)
Additions
Department/ Salary No. No. Authorized
Activity Classification Range Added Deleted Positions
Comm. Redevelopment Director of Ex-70 (1) (1)
137-4801 Redevelopment
Economic Development Dir. of Economic EX-73 (1) (1)
150-4408 Development
City Manager Assistant City EX-85 (1) (1)
001-1100 Manager-Admin.
Community & Economic Dir. of Community EX-72 1 1
Development & Economic
001-1500 Development
Community & Economic Redevelopment MX-53 1
Development Administrator
001-1500
City Manager Assistant City EX-75 1
001-1100 Manager
TOTAL CHANGES TO ALLOCATED POSITIONS 3 (3) 1
1:5
SECTION 2. Range Adjustments/Title Change
• Business Retention & Expansion Program Administrator/title change to Economic
Development Administrator- range adjusted from MX-51 to MX 53
CDBG/Housing Coordinator-title change to Community Development Administrator-
range adjustment from MX-51 to MX 53.
• Assistant City Manager - Special Projects - Title Change to Executive Director -
Airports
SECTION 3. All provisions of this Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
ADOPTED this day of , 2002.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
City Clerk City Manager
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