HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1996 0501 CC REG ITEM 10MAGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Steven Kueny, City Manager ?It
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DATE: April 25, 1996 (CC Meeting of May 1, 1996)
SUBJECT: Consider Compensation Adjustment for the Deputy City
Manager and City Manager During Vacancy in Director of
Community Development Position
BACKGROUND:
The Deputy City Manager was appointed Acting Community
Development Director by the City Manager, in addition to his
other duties, effective February 26, 1996. Typically, when a
person is appointed to an acting position, he receives a minimum
of 5 percent (5 %) and usually 10 percent (10 %), or more, to
accept the additional responsibility. In this case, the Deputy
City Manager is in a higher classification and retained his
current responsibilities.
The Deputy City Manager was assigned day -to -day responsibility
for the department except that one Senior Planner was to report
to the City Manager concerning her projects. These projects
included Bollinger, Specific Plan Nos. 1, 2, and 8, SDI, Downtown
Specific Plan, and review of other agency projects such as
Transit Mix EIR.
During the vacancy, it has been necessary for the Senior
Planners, Deputy City Manager, and City Manager to work
additional time. The City's personnel rules allow for the Senior
Planners to receive compensation for the extra work. The vacancy
has been in place for nine (9) weeks as of April 26. It is
anticipated that it will be an additional six to eight weeks
before a Director of Community Development could be on the job.
We sought to retain the services of an interim Director of
Community Development but ultimately concluded that the status
quo would work as well, at less expense. (Three candidates were
interviewed but after consideration, they declined or were
rejected for various reasons.) It was a consensus of the Senior
Planners that they would like the opportunity to work with less
direct supervision and not have someone unfamiliar with City
projects and priorities attempting to provide direction. This
was especially the case with the status of certain projects
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including Bollinger, Specific Plan Nos. 1 and 2, and SDI. An
Interim Director would not have been able to assist on these
major projects.
During the expected vacancy, it is estimated that about $28,000
in budget savings from reduced salary and benefits will be
realized. The acting Director of Community Development (Deputy
City Manager) and City Manager have billed their time in lieu of
the Director of Community Development when appropriate for review
of projects and related work. This is estimated to provide more
than $10,000 to the Community Development Fund.
It is recommended that the Deputy City Manager receive an
additional 80 hours of administrative leave to be used by June
30, 1997, with the option to request payment in cash in all or
part by June 30, 1996, at his discretion. The 80 hours have a
value of about $3,180.
I am also requesting that I receive an additional 40 hours of
administrative leave to be used by June 30, 1997, with the option
to request payment in cash. The 40 hours have a value of about
$2,130. A budget adjustment is not needed. If the payment
option is selected, the costs would be charged to Fund 41.
STAFF RECObMNDATION:
Approve an additional 80 hours of administrative leave for the
Deputy City Manager and 40 hours of administrative leave for the
City Manager with use consistent with this report.
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