Legislative Public Meetings

File #: 14-0208   
Type: Report to Council Status: Passed
Meeting Body: City Council
On agenda: 2/25/2014
Title: Discussion and Possible Action to Amend the Salary Table of the Salary Resolution and the Classification Plan to Include the Following Classification Title Changes: Web and Communications Specialist and Senior Management Analyst; and to Add the Newly Established Classification of Network Technician.
Attachments: 1. Resolution to Amend the Classification Plan, 2. Resolution to Amend the Salary Resolution
REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Discussion and Possible Action to Amend the Salary Table of the Salary Resolution and the Classification Plan to Include the Following Classification Title Changes: Web and Communications Specialist and Senior Management Analyst; and to Add the Newly Established Classification of Network Technician.

Report
BACKGROUND
This report recommends amending the Salary Table of the City's Salary Resolution and the Classification Plan to change two classification titles to better describe the positions, and add the newly established classification of Network Technician.

EXISTING POLICY
Section 1103, 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
N/A

DISCUSSION

Classification Title Changes

Web Specialist
A request was submitted by the Office of the City Manager to retitle the following classification to better describe the position and the duties performed:

Current Title: Web Specialist
Proposed Title: Web and Communications Specialist

The Sunnyvale Employees' Association (SEA) was provided notice and an opportunity to comment on this classification title change.

Senior Management Analyst
The Department of Human Resources is requesting to add the classification of Senior Management Analyst in the salary table and delete certain Senior Management Analyst classifications with departmental designations. Currently on the salary table, the Senior Management Analyst classification exists with departmental designations included after the title (e.g., Senior Management Analyst - CDD). This request would change the classification to drop the department designations for CDD, Finance and Public Safety and add a general classification of Senior Management Analyst. The "Senior Management Analyst: Human Resources" classification would remain unchanged...

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