CITY OF SALINAS
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
_________________________________________________________________________________ DATE: March 22, 2022
Department: HUMAN RESOURCES
FROM: Marina Horta-Gallegos, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT: FY 21-22 WORKFORCE ALLOCATION ADJUSTMENT
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve a Resolution adjusting the workforce allocation for the Community Development Department.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Resolution adjusting the workforce for the Community Development Department based on current staffing needs.
BACKGROUND:
The Community Development Departments requests the adjustment of the FY 21-22 workforce to include three Community Outreach Assistants. Two Community Outreach Assistants will be grant funded (limited term) and support the Housing Division in addressing encampments through the Salinas Outreach and Response Team (SORT). The third Community Outreach Assistant will be assigned to Permit Services providing customer service and education as outlined in the action plan for Community Development.
Three additional positions requested for FY 21-22 include: 1) one Senior Building Inspector to assist with handling more complex inspections and help manage the workload. Building inspection completed over 12,000 inspections in the last year; 2) one Administrative Aide (limited term) to assist with monitoring of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) which is expected to continue into 2025; and 3) one Administrative Analyst to support permit administration, digital processing, and virtual inspections together with the related accounting functions.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project. The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (SEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
The proposed action meets the Effective and Responsive Government Council goal.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
The Human Resources Department coordinated this effort with Community Development.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
There is no anticipated impact to the current FY 21-22 budget. Grant funding will be used to fund two Community Outreach Assistants and one Administrative Aide with CDBG funding available upon expiration of grant funds. The remainder of the positions will be funded through the Community Development enterprise fund.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. _________ (N.C.S.)
RESOLUTION APPROVING FY 21-22 WORKFORCE ALLOCATION ADJUSTMENT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALINAS that the workforce for the Community Development reflect the addition of the following positions: three Community Outreach Assistants; one Administrative Aide (limited term), one Administrative Analyst, and one Senior Building Inspector.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of March 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
____________________________________ Kimbley Craig, Mayor ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk