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Home My WebLink About _ 4.6(a)--Adopt Resolution Reclassifying Recreation Division Clerk I Status 9 to Clerk I Status 8A � � �' � � � � � � ' � �' � � ' � ` CITY OF REDDING REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 3,2024 FROM: Travis Menne, Director of ITElVI NO. 4.6(a) Community Services ***APPROVED BY*** � ��" �� Nri�� k?�,� _ � �,, a,,.� ��v� � , Tram=is ra�nc�,"� �rt�c r��`�irii�'unit�.�'ae��ices lii�a�,�rt1�� rS' �P�it�,C�i ��t t' $f?�,''2p? tmenne@cityofredding.org btippin@cityofredding.org SUBJECT: 4.6(a)--Adopt Resolution Reclassifying Recreation Division Clerk I Status 9 to Clerk T Status 8A Recommendation Adopt Resolutian approving and adapting the SOfr' Amendment to the City af Redding {City) Budget Resolution No. 2023-060 appropriating $0 for the reclassification of the City's Recreation Division's part-time Clerk I- Status 9 position to Clerk I- Status 8A. Fiscal Impact The reclassification of the City of Redding's (City) Recreatian Division's Clerk I-Status 9 position to a Status 8A position will cost approximately$5,000 per year to the General Fund. Alte�native Action The City Counci� could chaase not to apprave the resolution and provide staff with alternate direction, Backg�ound/Analysis In 2023, the Recreation Division served over 40,000 individuals through 700 unique programs across 50+ recreation and park facilities. The Recreation Divisian is staffed by one full-time Office Services Supervisor (OSS) and two part-time Clerks. The OSS oversees the day-to-day operations of administrative and customer service-related tasks, including managing and supervising office support staff, assi�,ming work tasks, ensuring eompliance with organizational policies, and collaborating with other City Departments. The backbone of the division is the clerical staff on the customer service front lines. Both existing clerk positions perform administrative and customer service tasks such as data entry, enrolling customers, taking park reservations, external and internal communicatians, and special event prep. However, one Clerk is classified as Stat�s 8A and is eligible for holiday pay, promotion, and transfer rights. The other Clerk position is classified as Status 9 and is not Report to Redding City Council August 28,2024 Re: 4.6(a)--Adopt Resolution Reclassifying Recreation Division Clerk I Status 9 to Clerk 1 Status SA Page 2 eligible for holiday pay. The Status 9 classification does not provide for promotion or transfer rights. The discrepaney in classifications between the clerk positions was due to a sharp deerease in our customer base during the global pandemie in 2020, and its subsequent restrictions on face- to-face programming, staff attrition, and interdepartmental transfers led to what can be described as a skeleton crew. At the time, there was uncertainty about when things would be "back to norinal," so the second clerk position provided backup coverage for the office or extra help as needed. As normalcy returned, so did customers and workload. Now, in 2024, the Recreation Division is back to pre-pandemic customer volume and is building capacity to meet the growing demand for recreation programs and parks, fields, and facilities use. A part-time position that does not offer benefits, or holiday pay poses significant long-term challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified candidates. Reclassifying this position to include bene�ts is necessary for attracting and retaining talent, lower turnover rates, and higher employee morale. Having the saine classification for employees with the same duties eliminates disparities, creates a level playing field between both positions, and allows the OSS to effectively assign tasks, monitor performance, and evaluate employees based on consistent standards and expectations. Reclassifying this position allows the division to support vital administrative funetions. In addition, the change pravides opportunities for growth for other Reereation Division employees looking to grow within our organization. Envi�^onmental Review This is not a project defined under the California Environmental Quality Act, and no further action is required. Council PrioNity/City Manage� Goals • Government of the Zlst Century — "Be relevant and proactive to the opportunities and challen�es of today's residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better decisions today." • Economic Development — "Facilitate and become a catalyst far economic development in Redding to create jobs, retain current businesses and attract new ones, and encourage investment in the community." Attachments ^Resolution RESOLiJTION NO. 2024- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDDING APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE SOT'' AMENDMENT TO THE CITY BUDGET RESOLUTION NO. 2023-060 APPROPRIATING $0 FOR TI-IE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE RECREATION DIVISION'S CLERK I-STATUS 9 POSITION TO A STATUS 8A POSITION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BE IT RESOL VED B Y THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDZNG THAT Budget Resolution No. 2023-060 be and is hereby amended as follows: PERSONNEL FY 2024-25 Clerk T-Status 9 (.5 FTE} Clerk I-Status 8A .5 FTE THAT the purpose is to appropriate $0 for the reclassification of the Recreation Division's Clerk I-Status 9 position to a Status 8A position for fiscal year 2024-25. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 3rd day of September, 2024, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: TENESSA AUDETTE, Mayor ATTEST: FORM APPROVAL: SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City At�orney