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HomeMy WebLinkAbout29-City Attorney CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: JAMES F. PENMAN CITY ATTORNEY Subject: Combine the Deputy City Attorney and Sr. Deputy City Attorney Classes Into One Attorney Series. - if....Pt: CITY ATTORNEY Date: July 7, 2005 MCC Date: July 18,2005 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: None. On July 11, 2005, the Personnel Committee recommended this item for approval. Recommended Action: Combine the Deputy City Attorney and Sr. Deputy City Attorney classes into one Attorney series, retaining the existing salary scales for the individual classifications, with placement or movement within the series to be determined by the City Attorney. . l~7. (~~'-<-- o Signature Contact person: James F. Penman Supporting data attached: Staff Report FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Phone: Ward: None 5255 All Source: Finance: Committee Notes: Agenda Item No. J. ~ ..., hi Jos 75-0262 . SDEied{DepC A.SRDcpC A!RC A] . . STAFF REPORT Council Meeting Date: Julv 18, 2005 TO: FROM: DATE: AGENDA: Mayor and Common Council City Attorney's Office July 7, 2005 July 18,2005 Within the existing City of San Bernardino's classification system, there is the class of Deputy City Attorney, which includes the Deputy City Attorney I through IV classifications, and the class ofSr. Deputy City Attorney. Currently, the City Attorney's Office has five positions authorized in the Deputy City Attorney class and one position authorized in the Sr. Deputy City Attorney class. It is proposed that an Attorney series be created with the existing classes of Deputy City Attorney and Sr. Deputy City Attorney so as to provide for hiring and staff movement within such series based upon experience, performance and level of duties, with placement or movement within the series to be determined by the City Attorney and subsequently approved by the Mayor and Common Council. The existing salary scales for the individual classifications will be retained. Establishment of this series will create a career ladder consisting of Deputy City Attorney I, II, III, IV and Sr. Deputy City Attorney. The creation of this series will: . allow more flexibility to place staff according to skill level. . respond to the needs of the City Attorney's Office and its workload. . allow vacancies to be filled at any level. It is requested that the floor motion be adopted. . SDEI,d[D,pCASRDcpCASRP]