REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
TJ MILLER, Interim Director
Personnel Services Department
BY: SCOTT MOZIER, Director
Public Works Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the FY24 Position Authorization Resolution No. 2023-184:
1: ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 5th Amendment to Position Authorization Resolution (PAR) No. 2023-184, adding three (3) full-time positions in the Public Works Department (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the adoption of the 5th Amendment to Position Authorization Resolution (PAR) No. 2023-184, adding a total of three (3) full-time positions to the Public Works Department.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed amendment will add three (3) full-time positions citywide to improve service delivery and project delivery throughout the City.
BACKGROUND
During the FY24 Budget build, departments were asked to be conservative in their requests for new positions in order to maintain a steady approach to staffing growth and balance available resources to the most important needs. As the City is currently three months into the new fiscal year, the Public Works Department staff have identified the necessity for additional personnel in order to adequately administer and manage the current and future needs.
The Public Works Department is requesting the approval of additional positions in the Street Maintenance Division.
Three (3) Concrete Finishers are needed in order to deliver the concrete repair program. In FY2023, the Street Maintenance Division missed 127 concrete pour days due to not having enough Concrete Finishers to perform the work. By having these three additional Concrete Finishers, the Department can eliminate the lost production of missed pour days and will be able to meet the increased demands of the additional projects funded by SB1 Gas Tax and other funding sources in FY2024 and beyond.
The recommended action will be accommodated by the current Fiscal Year 2024 PERS appropriations in the Public Works Department.
There is no requirement to meet and confer with bargaining unit over this PAR amendment as this is only increasing the number of employees in existing classifications.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
This is not a “project” for the purpose of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines Section 15378 and is therefore exempt from the CEQA requirements.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference is not implicated because this item does not involve public contracting or bidding with the City of Fresno.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no impact to the General Fund in FY24. The Public Works Department positions will be funded by salary savings in the current Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations.
In FY25, the Public Works Department’s three (3) positions would be funded by the SB1 Gas Tax Revenue for the Concrete Repair Program and would result in a cost of $299,741 (salary and fringe).
Attachment:
Resolution - Fifth Amendment to Position Authorization Resolution No. 2023-184