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City Council - 3 - June 15, 2000 will be changed to Library Director thereby eliminating the management responsibilities over recreation and human service activities; in addition, the Recreation -Human Services Director job classification will be created. In order to clearly define the new job responsibilities it is recommended that the Library Services Manager job classification be revised to City Librarian and Events Specialist to Recreation Coordinator. The Landscape Maintenance Worker III will be an advanced journey -level maintenance class in the Park and Tree Maintenance Worker series. Landscape Maintenance Worker III will perform the most difficult and responsible types of technical duties assigned to classes within this series, including performing technically complex maintenance duties related to area of assignment and assuming lead responsibility over crews. The salary range recommended for the Landscape Maintenance Worker III job classification is $3,617-$3,808-$4,008-$4„ 219-$4,441 per month. (The creation of the positions at this time will eliminate 2 other existing positions.) The job classification of an Assistant Public Works Services Director is a management position and has responsibility to direct, supervise, and coordinate the daily work activities among the three maintenance divisions within the Public Works Services Department. This position reports directly to the Public Works Services Director and has direct supervision responsibilities over senior supervisors in operational areas of park and landscape maintenance, buildings and facilities maintenance, equipment and automotive maintenance, wastewater treatment, and street maintenance including traffic signals and street lights. The Assistant Director position was eliminated from the pay plan about six years ago. Back then, the Director had implemented a decentralized management structure with two Superintendents dividing responsibilities for supervising the daily maintenance operations. This management approach was needed, at that time, to strengthen the City's responsiveness and service delivery in our maintenance operations for parks, street trees, and residential street sweeping. Recent experience has shown this approach is no longer effective in ensuring coordination among all public works divisions, particularly with the emphasis on researching and evaluating "privatizing" alternatives. Currently, there are only two management positions in Public Works. The position of Assistant Public Works Services Director will add a third management position to work closely with the Director. This will allow the Director to concentrate on the long-term and strategic planning issues related to financing, staffing, capital projects, and coordination among other city departments. The Assistant Director will concentrate on field supervision of all maintenance staff, assure the quality of maintenance service is meeting the Council's expectations and handle citizen inquiries on maintenance issues. Further, hiring an Assistant Director to replace the two vacant Superintendent positions helps the organization plan for a future successor to assume the Director's role and have a manager clearly designated to be the "Acting" Director in his absence. Fiscal Impact: All these changes are reflected in the 2000-2001 budget. The Development Services Department request is $15,305.00 per year and the Public Works budget request is approximately $6,000.00 per year. Further, the replacement of the two /47