Cotati City Council
Agenda Staff Report
Item type: CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION)
To: City Council
Subject: Amend FTE Staffing Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023/24 Date: July 25, 2023
Written by: Damien O'Bid, City Manager
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt by resolution the amendment of the Staffing Schedule as set forth in Exhibit A to the resolution, to include an additional partial FTE to the Public Works and Engineering Department.
Background
The City adopted the fiscal year (FY) 2023/24 budget which includes the total City-Wide FTE summary for all departments for all proposed positions. After budget adoption, staffing efficiencies were further evaluated within the Public Works and Engineering Department. As such staff are proposing an overall increase of 0.50 FTE for the department for the fiscal year with the reduction of the time for Engineering Tech from 1.0 FTE to 0.5 FTE and replacing the time with a full 1.0 FTE for the Associate Engineer.
Analysis/Discussion
The City currently employs two part-time engineering technicians who support ongoing required reporting as well as project management. Both staff, at this time, are students and as such cannot provide additional hours of service for the community. These two positions report directly to the Director of Public Works and Engineering. The combination of these positions was budgeted at approximately $194,000.
Additionally, the department has ongoing contract services with Moe Engineering as well as MS4 for plan check review and storm water management respectively. The scope of both contracts could be decreased with the availability of a full-time staff.
Financial Considerations
For budgetary purposes, the increased total cost to the City is not expected to exceed $30,000 in total for the FY 2023/24. Budget adjustments, if required, will be presented in the Mid-Year Financial Report to the City Council. As such no adjustment is proposed currently.
Environmental Issues
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15378.