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MOORPARK CITY COUNC
AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council /
FROM: Steven Kueny, City Manager r G
DATE: November 23, 2009 (CC Meeting of 12/02/09)
SUBJECT: Consider Approval of Additional Administrative Leave
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City's Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Director resigned effective June 19,
2009, and the former Parks and Landscape Manager resigned effective June 12, 2009. In
addition, for budgetary reasons, the City had left one of two Landscape/Parks Maintenance
Superintendent positions vacant for nearly two years. The Director position was filled effective
October 19, 2009, by the hiring of a Parks and Recreation Director, and the Manager position
will be under-filled at the Superintendent level,with the selected candidate scheduled to start
work on December 7, 2009.
As a result of the multiple vacancies, the Director's duties were essentially split between the
Assistant City Manager (Parks and Landscape, Facilities, Solid Waste, Library, and
Animal/Vector Control) and the Administrative Services Director(Recreation and Active Adult
Center), including assigned staff. The City Manager also assisted with this reassignment. The
current Landscape/Parks Maintenance Superintendent and Recreation Supervisor were also
assigned some additional responsibilities as a result of these vacancies.
In the past,the City Council has recognized the extra efforts of city staff in similar situations by
awarding additional administrative leave above what the City Manager is authorized to
approve. It is recommended that the affected employees be awarded additional administrative
leave to be used by June 30, 2010, as listed below.
Assistant City Manager 24 hours
Administrative Services Director 24 hours
City Manager 16 hours
Landscape/Parks Maint. Superintendent 8 hours
Recreation Supervisor 8 hours
The employees would also be granted the option of taking equivalent cash payment. Despite
the vacancy in the Director and Manager positions, the leadership and extra work effort
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enabled the department to complete the assigned work and projects including Mammoth
Highlands Park, Poindexter Park expansion, Pardee landscape maintenance district transition,
ball wall project, basketball court lighting,final budget work and successful summer recreation
programs, consistent with the City's usual high standards.
FISCAL IMPACT
No additional appropriation of funds is needed. The additional leave would be funded from
salary savings.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve additional Administrative Leave for those positions as specified in the agenda report.
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