The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
Administrative Services Director Kelly Buendia is asking the council to approve the assistant city manager classification – already included in the 2019-20 fiscal year budget – and update the master pay schedule as part of a city leadership succession plan the council authorized at its June 18 meeting.
“The purpose of the Assistant City Manager assignment was to provide training opportunities for executive staff that were interested in the City Manager position in the future,” Buendia wrote in her report to the council.
She said the successful applicant, or applicants, would be expected to attend trainings, meetings and receive assignments that are outside of their area of expertise.
Buendia said that during discussion of the 2019-20 budget, the city council was asked to approve funds for a full-time assistant city manager position, to be filled at mid-year.
“The funds for half of a year were approved in the budget and the position listed in the position allocation worksheet. At that time, staff indicated the item would be returned so that the classification could be approved,” Buendia wrote.
The proposed salary range is $8,466 to $10,290 per month and is comparable for the area, Buendia wrote. Her report noted that the total fiscal impact is $85,000.
If the city council approves the new classification, Buendia said staff is requesting that the council also adopt a resolution revising the city’s master pay schedule for all represented employee classifications and all unrepresented employees covered by a compensation plan. That is required so that the city is in compliance with the requirements of the California Code of Regulations section 570.5 and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System relating to publicly available pay schedules.
The meeting will include the presentation of the Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Finance Director Nick Walker on behalf of the city of Lakeport.
Under council business, Buendia also will ask the council to receive and file a compliance and implementation plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the council will consider approving a resolution rescinding Resolution 2715 (2019) and revising the master pay schedule in conformance with California Code of
Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5.
In other business, Mayor George Spurr will appoint council members as liaisons to various boards, committees and commissions; the council will consider adopting a resolution appointing representatives to represent and vote on behalf of the City at the League of California Cities,
Redwood Empire Division business meetings and represent the city and vote at Division Legislative Committee meetings.
Finance Director Nick Walker will present a resolution approving the revised administrative
policy for utilities billing effective Feb. 1 and ask the council to adopt a resolution approving the revised service deposits for new water accounts effective Feb. 1.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on Dec. 17; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the Mendocino Complex fire; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the February 2019 storms; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the October 2019 public safety power shutoff; approve the Recognized Obligation Schedule for the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, for presentation and adoption by the Lakeport Redevelopment Oversight Board; and authorization for out-of-state travel as requested by the city manager for Councilmember Mireya Turner to attend the National League of Cities’ Congressional City Conference to be held in Washington, DC, March 7 to 11.
A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed the authorship of the report on the assistant city manager job to City Manager Margaret Silveira, rather than Administrative Services Director Kelly Buendia.
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