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CivilServiceBoard | 2012-07-11 | 2 | City of Alameda Page 2 Civil Service Board Minutes Regular Meeting of July 11, 2012 Draft 4-D. LIST OF SPECIFICATIONS Existing Classification Specification Revision: City Planner (New Class) Deputy City Clerk (Redline) Senior Fire Code Compliance Officer (New Class) Supervising Librarian (Redline) Member Malloy asked that the City Planner Classification be removed from the Consent Calendar for further clarification and asked for the history of the new classification for the City Planner. HR Director Brock-Cohn stated that this was a new classification approved by Council for the new budget. Council approved work force changes and that was the purpose of the new classification. There have been a lot of elimination and readjusting of positions. This was a new classification requested to help them better manage the functions of the Community Development Department. Member Malloy stated she wanted to get a sense of what people, who work for the city, would be potential candidates. Brock Cohn stated that she would have to go back and check. She believes that anybody who is currently a planner would be eligible, or most likely would qualify. But, she needs to confirm and get back to the Board. Vice President Horikoshi asked in which department that the position was located. HR Director Brock-Cohn stated it is still part of Community Development. Member Malloy clarified that the position was not in the zoning area. HR Director Brock-Cohn stated that it is in the Community Development Department. The department has had a number of changes and has eliminated some positions. Also, there were some higher level positions that were eliminated. The City Planner position is actually a lower level which saves them money. Member Malloy stated that it states it is administration and management of all city planning, so it makes her think that it is being done in a variety of locations and this is an attempt to centralize. Ms. Malloy is wondering if the function is actually happening elsewhere and what happens to those other functions, or are all those functions themselves being reclassified? This is all city planning and that is a very big envelop to put all planning in. HR Director Brock-Cohn stated that she will confirm, but the idea is that because they have had multiple positions and eliminated some, that is why they combined what other functions had done into one position. Member Malloy stated that it seems to her that on some level when City Council approves new classifications, the Civil Service Board approves them and then it hits later on how it effects other departments. President Peeler asked if the Board would like to entertain a motion to approve. Member Malloy asked that the City Planner Classification be removed from the Consent Calendar for further clarification and moved to approve the other Classification Specifications. Member McHugh seconded the motion which carried by a 5-0 vote. Member McHugh stated that it would seem to her that it is incumbent on the Board to enforce the civil service rules. When City Council is thinking about a change like this it would make sense for the Board to look at the positions and consider them against the civil service rules before they (Council) go ahead and vote money and decide to lay people off, etc. to make sure we are consistent with the rules before there is a City Council decision. Is there a reason that we do not do it that way? HR Director Brock-Cohn stated that she is not sure she has the answer other than that has been the prior practice. She would need to look at what the Board G:\Personnel\CSB\Al Minutes/201 Minutes/2012-07-11 CSB Minutes-DRAFT.doc | CivilServiceBoard/2012-07-11.pdf |