REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan and the City's Salary Resolution to Add the Classification of Equity, Access, and Inclusion Manager and Update the Schedule of Pay to include the new classification and a Part Time Deputy City Clerk
Report
BACKGROUND
This report recommends amending the Classification Plan and the City's Salary Resolution to add the newly established classification of Equity, Access, and Inclusion Manager and to update the schedule of pay to include the new classification and a Part Time Deputy City Clerk.
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
Equity, Access, and Inclusion Manager
In February 2021, the City Council established Equity, Access, and Inclusion as one of its strategic priorities. In June 2021, as part of the adoption of the FY 2021/22 budget, the City Council approved funding (RTC No. 21-0213) for a Term Limited Equity, Access, and Inclusion Manager classification.
Creating this position will support equity, access, and inclusion efforts. This classification will provide leadership, advice, and consultation to City departments on equity and inclusion principles and practices; provide strategic technical guidance and policy direction of the City's equity, access and inclusion efforts; coordinate high level citywide outreach and engagement strategies, actions, events, and communication; facilitate the Sunnyvale Employees for Equity and Diver...
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