RESOLUTION NUMBER: 6612-2024
CITY OF SEBASTOPOL
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL APPROVING THE REVISED JOB DESCRIPTION; INCREASE TO PAY RANGE; AND AUTHORIZE RECRUITMENT FOR POLICE CHIEF WHEREAS, the City of Sebastopol maintains a classification plan that includes classification specifications for all positions within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sebastopol authorizes allocations for each position within the City as part of the annual budget process; and
WHEREAS, any substantive change to a classification specification or position allocation must be approved by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Police Chief will retire on October 25, 2024, the City Manager and City Council desire revise the classification specification to include current language and duties; approve an increase to the related pay range to a top monthly step of $16,872; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate the positions of Police Chief along with Public Works Director/City Engineer and Public Works Director as “At Will” serving at the pleasure of the City Manager, and WHEREAS, the Council desires to authorize the City Manager to recruit for the position and make any non-substantive changes to the classification and related lists and schedules to affect the establishment of the position and rename the Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Sebastopol hereby:
1.) Approve the revised classification specification of Police Chief,
2.) Approve an increase for the Police Chief Pay Range to a top monthly step of $16,872,
3.) Authorize the City Manager to commence with recruitment of a Police Chief immediately, and The above and foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted at a meeting by the City Council on the 3 rd
day of September, 2024.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City of Sebastopol City Council by the following vote:
VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Hinton, Maurer, McLewis, Vice Mayor Zollman and Mayor Rich Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
APPROVED:
Diana Gardner Rich, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Docusign Envelope ID: 6EB75A70-06E6-43DD-AE62-475E1E8ADD85 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Alex Mog, City Attorney
Exhibit A: Revised Police Chief Job Description
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