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Date: December 2, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Hedieh Khajavi, Human Resources Director
By: Civil Service Commission | [email protected] Leallani Stewart, Human Resources Analyst | [email protected] Subject: Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for Information Technology Manager – Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Expenditure: None.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve the proposed class specification for Information Technology Manager – Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
FUNDING
None required.
DISCUSSION
The Information Technology Department is implementing a reorganization and has added a new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) division to the department. The Information Technology (IT) Manager – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) will plan, organize, and manage the activities of the division and will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the City’s GIS program. At the meeting on October 27, 2025, the Civil Service Commission approved the proposed class specification which is submitted for your review and approval.
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City of Torrance September 2025
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Class Des i gna ti on : C i vi l Se ꢀꢁ ce
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER -
GEOGRAP H IC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
Definit ꢁ on
Under di ꢂ ection, plans , organizes, and manages the activities of the Geographic Info ꢂ mat ꢄ on Systems (GIS) Di v ision ꢄ n the Information Techno l ogy Depaꢀment. Respons ꢄ b l e for o v erseeꢄng the p l ann ꢄ ng, deve l opment , ꢄmp l ementation , integratꢄon , and support of the Cꢄty's GIS program, inc l uding enterpꢂꢄse systems , geospatia l data , and l ocatꢄon ꢄnte l l igence servꢄces . Pro v ides expert professiona l ad v ice and interna l consu l ting to depaꢀments to maxim ꢄ ze the va l ue of G I S techno l ogꢄes for ꢄnfoꢂmed decision-makꢄng and ef f icꢄent operations.
Distꢁnguishꢁng Characteristics
Thꢄs c l assꢄfication ꢄ s distꢄnguꢄshed from the Information Techno l ogy Dꢄꢂector ꢄ n that the ꢄncumbent ꢄ s not ꢂesponsꢄb l e for managꢄng the entꢄre department. Dꢄstꢄnguished from the GIS Admꢄnistratoꢂ in that the incumbent has ꢂ esponsib ꢄ l ꢄ ty for di v ꢄsꢄon-wide l eadeꢂship , supervision , and strateg ꢄ c management of the GIS pꢂogꢂam , inc l udꢄng p l anning , budget, and po l icy direction . Wo ꢂ k ꢄ s peꢁoꢂmed within a b ꢂ oad framework of po l ꢄ cy and requires creativ ꢄ ty, resourcefu l ness , and technica l expert ꢄ se in GIS techno l ogꢄes, database administ ꢂ at ꢄ on, p ꢂ og ꢂ amm ꢄ ng , and pꢂogram management .
Supeꢀꢁsion Exercised/Received
Rece ꢄ ves gene ꢂ a l di ꢂ ect ꢄ on from the Informat ꢄ on Techno l ogy D ꢄꢂ ecto ꢂ and supe ꢃꢄ ses suboꢂdinate GIS staff, inc l uding GIS Admꢄnꢄstꢂatoꢂs , Ana l ysts , and technica l personne l.
Examples of Essential Duties
The ꢀ l ꢁ owing duties represent the p r incipaljob duties; howeve r , they are not all-inclusive:
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P l ans, assigns, cooꢂdinates, and manages dai l y operatꢄons of the GIS Division thꢂough supe ꢂ v i so r s and t echnica l s t af f.
P ꢂ ovides day-to-day l eadeꢂshꢄp to ensu ꢂ e a high - pe r foꢂmance , customer seꢂvꢄce-oriented wo ꢂ k environment
Deve l ops and imp l ements dꢄ v isꢄon po l icꢄes, procedu ꢂ es , and standards for GIS governance , data management , and system use.
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Manages sta ff peꢂfoꢂmance, coaching, traꢄning , and professꢄona l deve l opment .
Deve l ops st ꢂ ateg ꢄ c p l ans , roadmaps, and pꢂꢄorities fo ꢂ the Cꢄty ' s GIS progꢂam .
Estab l ishes and enfoꢂces GIS standards , best practices , and change management p ꢂ ocedures .
• Prov ꢄ des v is ꢄ on and dꢄrection for expand ꢄ ng GIS capabi l ities and integ ꢂ at ꢄ on with enterprise app l ꢄcatꢄons.
• Oveꢂsees the adm ꢄ nistration of the Es ꢂ i Enterprise enviꢂonment, ꢄ nc l ud ꢄ ng A ꢂ cGIS Pro , A ꢂ cGIS Enterp ꢂꢄ se with Po ꢂ ta l , ArcGIS On l ine , and re l ated app l icatꢄons.
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