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File Number: 21-350 <br />Department Requested Service Enhancements <br />Limited improvements and expansion of City operations and services are proposed to promote <br />department effectiveness and resolve deficiencies in existing service delivery. Proposed new <br />and reclassified General Fund positions include: <br />·College Intern (City Manager’s Office)-administrative support. <br />·Administrative Assistant III (City Manager’s Office)-City Clerk Public Records Act support. <br />·Planner (Community Development)- two-year limited duration, plan check support. <br />·Street Maintenance Worker (2, Public Works)-two-year limited duration, paving crew <br />addition. <br />·Administrative Assistant III (Public Works)-administrative support - upgraded from an <br />Administrative Assistant II position. <br />·Project Manager (Human Services)-mental health/homelessness program support <br />Two Tree Trimmer II positions for Public Works were frozen and the work will be covered by <br />contract services as part of a two-year pilot program. The change in service delivery will provide <br />the City an opportunity to evaluate operational efficiency. The Street Maintenance Worker and <br />Project Manager position are also listed below in the Service Enhancements Reflecting City <br />Council Goals section. <br />Other key proposed General Fund service enhancements in 2021-2022 include: <br />·City Manager’s Office-community survey ($55,000). <br />·Human Resources-executive recruitments ($55,000), classification and compensation <br />study ($75,000), and City Hall building security ($65,000). <br />·Community Development-planning and code compliance services ($100,000). <br />·Public Works-debris/trash removal services through Code Compliance ($75,000), tree <br />trimming ($354,000), turf maintenance ($94,000), and recycling software ($55,000). <br />·Recreation & Human Services-homelessness needs gap assessment ($54,000). <br />·Library-circulation materials ($183,500). <br />Key Expenditures and Assumptions <br />Salary Adjustments <br />The budget forecasts salary adjustments based on existing labor for all labor groups. Salaries <br />and benefits for periods in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 outside existing Memorandums of <br />Understanding (MOUs) are adjusted by 2%. <br />Medical Insurance <br />Medical and dental insurance costs include estimated increases. The budget and the multi-year <br />forecast include annual 4% rate increases. <br />Retirement Plan Costs (CalPERS) <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/23/2021 <br />14