REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan to add the Classification of Public Safety Media and Engagement Manager and Make Corresponding Changes to the Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay
Report
BACKGROUND
This report recommends amending the Classification Plan and Salary Resolution to add the newly established classification of Public Safety Media and Engagement Manager to improve public safety communications and community engagement.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1103, entitled Classification, of the City Charter states that additions or changes to the classification plan may be adopted from time to time by the City Council upon the recommendation of the City Manager.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
DISCUSSION
The Department of Public Safety has requested a new classification of Public Safety Media and Engagement Manager. This classification would strengthen the Department of Public Safety by improving clear, consistent internal messaging among staff while also enhancing transparent, timely, and community-focused communication with the public. The Public Safety Media and Engagement Manager would be responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and managing the public information (including statistical reporting and public safety transparency efforts), public and departmental engagement, community outreach, media relations, and communications programs for the Department of Public Safety.
This classification would be responsible for performing diverse, specialized, and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibilities. The Public Safety Media and Engagement Manager would s...
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