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4 CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. (2026)
AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF AN ENGINEERING MANAGER POSITION AND REALLOCATION OF AN
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II TO AN ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER POSITION IN THE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, staff propose a Transportation Division Restructuring to add capacity and flexibility in support of both the transportation and land development sections of the Public Works Department; and WHEREAS, staff propose the addition of an Engineering Manager role to address the growing complexity and volume of land development and permitting activities and address workload demands within the Transportation Division; and
WHEREAS, staff proposes reallocating a vacant Engineering Technician II position to an Assistant/Associate Transportation Planner position to improve transportation section capacity and responsiveness while providing flexibility for workload balancing, mentoring, and long-term program continuity; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the San Mateo Municipal Code Section 2.57.030(d), approval of new classifications and related job specifications, salary schedules, compensation changes, elimination or reinstatement of positions, reallocation of positions, reclassifications, and revisions of job specifications must be approved by City Council; and
WHEREAS, the employee associations representing the impacted classifications have been informed of the proposed changes and have not brought forth any objections or concerns; and WHEREAS, additional annual costs (estimated to be $81,000) to the General Fund for the position creation and reallocation will be initially funded from department vacancies.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. The creation or reclassification of positions is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).)
2. The creation of a 1.00 full-time equivalent (FTE) Engineering Manager is approved.
3. The reallocation of a 1.00 FTE vacant Engineering Technician II to 1.00 FTE Assistant/Associate Transportation Planner is approved.