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City Council
March 7,2023
City Council Staffing Review
City Manager’s Office
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2 1. Beginning 1994-95 thru FY2005-06 – Ci ty Council administrative support was 3-5 FTE.
2. FY2006-07 – Council opted to reduce their shared administrative support and switched to the Legislative Field Representative (LFR) option.
– Wards 1,3,5 and 7 were the only Wards opting for an LFR. LFR’s were hired as contract employees-no benefits
– FY2007-8 Ward 5 added an LFR
3. 2010 Human Resources reviewed the positions and determined that they should be classified as full-time benefited employees
BACKGROUND
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3 Duties and responsibilities of Council Assistants continue to grow.
DISCUSSION
• Case Management
• Neighborhood Events
• Service Request Reporting &
Tracking
• Grant Applications
• Fellows/Intern management
• Constituent calls and e-mails
• Driving the ward
• Resource management & public
information
• Meet and greet events
• Policy research and analysis
• Marketing Liaison
• Translation
• Bridge the gap between community
& government
• Newsletters
• Website information
• Engaging with homeless individuals
• Special events
• Council calendar management
• Social media account management
• Liaison for City departments
• Constituent concern response
• Community Outreach
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4 CITYWIDE SERVICE REQUEST FROM MARCH 2021-
MARCH 2022
Ward Total
1 19,630
2 12,027
3 18,612
4 12,239
5 15,067
6 12,357
7 10,579
100,511
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5 CITY COUNCIL STAFFING
SURVEY RESULTS
Market Basket City
Mayor / Vice-
Mayor
Number of
Councilmembers Population FTE
Anaheim 1 6 341,245 2
Burbank 2 3 104,966 3
Corona 2 3 156,778 0
Costa Mesa 1 6 112,780 3.5
Escondido 1 4 150,679 0
Fullerton 2 3 139,431 0
Glendale 1 4 193,116 2
Huntington Beach 2 5 198,039 1
Long Beach 1 9 462,081 50.71
Murrieta 1 4 117,683 0
Oceanside 2 3 173,048 5
Ontario 1 4 179,516 0
Pasadena 1 7 138,310 10
Riverside 1 7 317,847 7
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6 CURRENT STAFFING – Council Assistant (Full-time with Fully Burdened Labor Costs) Position Step
Approx.
Cost FTE
# of
Positions Annual Total
Council Assistant
(Non-classified) N/A $ 95,424 1.0 7 $ 667,968
STAFF COSTING
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7 PART-TIME STAFFING OPTIONS
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8 FULL-TIME STAFFING OPTIONS
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9 • Operates with a higher degree of independent judgment • Thorough knowledge of divisional, department, and City-wide procedures and policies • Ability to choose among several alternatives in performing a variety of complex assignments without instruction and in scheduling and completing work. • Routinely handle highly confidential and sensitive information • May represent the City and/or City ex ecutive/elected officials as required.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION
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10 STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Cross-Cutting Threads
Community Trust
Equity
Fiscal Responsibility
Innovation
Sustainability &
Resiliency
Strategic Priority 5 – High Performing Government
(Goal 5.1 – attract, develop, engage, and retain a diverse and highly skilled workforce across the entire City organization)
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11 That the City Council review and Provide Input on
potential staffing options in the City Council Office.
RECOMMENDATION
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