TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Philippe Eskandar, City Manager
BY: Lizette Guerrero, Human Resources Director
DATE: July 25, 2025
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. R-25-16
AMENDING JOB CLASSIFICATIONS
STRATEGIC PLAN CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
Efficient, Responsive, and Effective City Services
Fiscally Responsible and Transparent City Government
BACKGROUND
The City continues to explore various methods to improve operational efficiency, including updating job classifications. It is common practice in organizations to update job classifications to ensure that they accurately reflect modernized operations and improved workflow efficiencies, therefore resulting in subsequent updating of tasks, duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for specific roles. If the responsibilities, required skills, or the scope of the role significantly changes in a position, creating a new job classification will ensure that the position accurately reflects the expectations of the job.
DISCUSSION
Section 02.05.01 of the Code provides that the City Manager shall prepare position classifications for City employees, and for the City Council to approve the addition of classifications via resolution. A Resolution (Attachment 1) amending the job classifications has been prepared.
Department Heads reviewed the respective job classifications (Attachment 2) within their departments and are recommending updating the job classifications for the following positions:
Gretchen Shepherd Romey, Mayor
Tony Chou, Vice Mayor
Hunter Chang, Council Member
John Chou, Council Member
Calvin Lo, Council Member
Account Clerk, Maintenance Worker I,
Administrative Assistant, Maintenance Worker II,
Assistant Planner, Maintenance Worker III,
Associate Planner, Management Analyst,
Building Inspector I, Parks Foreman,
Building Inspector II, Permit Technician,
Code Enforcement Officer, Police Dispatcher/Clerk,
Fire Division Chief, Police Officer Recruit,
Fleet Maintenance Foreman, Recreation Supervisor (FT),
Librarian I, Senior Planner,
Librarian II, Streets Maintenance Foreman,
Part-Time Police Cadet, Urban Forester.
All of the updates have been reviewed and agreed to by their respective employee associations.
FISCAL IMPACT & PROCUREMENT REVIEW
None.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney's office has reviewed and approved as to form.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Council adopt Resolution No. R-25-16 amending job classifications. If the Council agrees with staff’s recommendation, an appropriate motion would be:
“I move to adopt Resolution No. R-25-16 amending job classifications.”
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. R-25-16, amending job classifications
2. Redline of amended job classifications