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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 18, 2022 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:22-279 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:9.c. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Janelle Cameron <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Resolution to Add One Full-Time Equivalent Position for Deputy City Manager <br />Classification to the City Manager’s Office Adopted Budget Staffing Allocation. <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve a resolution authorizing an additional Deputy City <br />Manager position be added to the City Manager’s Office adopted budget staffing allocation. <br />There is no additional funding allocation requested for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 due to salary <br />savings from unfilled positions. Any funding allocation needed for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 will be <br />included in the upcoming City’s mid-cycle budget update. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Following the March 26, 2022, City Council Planning Session, the City Manager was presented <br />with the opportunity to reinstate the City’s former Deputy City Manager (DCM). Though the City <br />currently has one DCM, the opportunity to add a DCM could not have been presented at a more <br />perfect time. Like many private and public organizations, the City of San Leandro finds itself in <br />one of the most difficult recruitment times in history. While there are many vacant positions being <br />recruited for in the City, it is still difficult to obtain qualified staff to manage the growing list of <br />complex special projects, Council priorities and community needs. <br />Analysis <br /> <br />There has been continuous feedback from the community and Council that it is important to have <br />the necessary staffing levels to respond to community needs and council priorities. The City <br />continues to use different recruitment strategies to obtain staff, yet recruitment continues to be <br />challenging. Many projects have been delayed due to the shortage of necessary staff. The option <br />of reinstating the prior DCM provides a unique opportunity to mitigate further project delays. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/13/2022