REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ANDREW JANZ, City Attorney
City Attorney's Office
BY: TINA R. GRIFFIN, Chief Assistant City Attorney
City Attorney's Office
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 7th Amendment to FY 2023 Salary Resolution No. 2022-152, amending Exhibit 2, Unit 2 - Non-Represented Management and Confidential Classes, to create the new classification of Senior City Attorney Investigator (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended Council adopt the Seventh Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 Salary Resolution No. 2022-152 to amend Exhibit 2, effective December 15, 2022.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Attorney's Office handles an increasing number of complex personnel investigations required by law. Currently the City Attorney's Office employs one full-time Assistant City Attorney (working title: Special Assistant City Attorney) to conduct personnel investigations. However, the number of requests for investigations outpaces the capacity of a single staff member. The Senior City Attorney Investigator classification will allow the City Attorney's Office to meet demand and comply with legal requirements of conducting prompt personnel investigations.
BACKGROUND
State and federal law requires an employer to conduct a prompt, thorough, and independent administrative investigation wherever there is a complaint of harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. This is also required under City of Fresno's Administrative Order 2-16. Legally sufficient investigations require extensive training and mastery of rights of all parties. Such expertise often requires years of experience and/or specialized training.
In order to meet the City's legal obligations, the City Attorney's Office created the Special Assistant City Attorney position to bring a qualified legal investigator in house (rather than retaining outside counsel), available to handle complex investigations that incur significant legal r...
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