HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 2011-109 N.C.S. 07/11/2011Resolution No. 2011 -109 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
PROVIDING FOR REORGANIZATION CONSISTING OF: LAYOFF OF TWO
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER POSITIONS, ONE POLICE RECORDS
ASSISTANT II POSITION, ONE PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR I POSITION,
AND ONE OFFICE ASSISTANT 2- PUBLIC WORKS POSITION, AND
ABOLISHMENT OF TWO POLICE CAPTAIN POSITIONS, EFFECTIVE
JULY 27, 2011, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS
WHEREAS, the City Council was provided an analysis of the City's projected financial
position for the five years beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2015, which projection, as
revised in February, 2011 indicates that, unless expenditures are balanced with revenues in the
early years of the forecast period,, an imbalance of approximately $2.2 million in FY 2011 -12
will increase to approximately $15.1 million in 2014 -15; and,
WHEREAS, the projected financial position indicates that if approximately $3.6 million,
representing FY 2011 -2 and 2012 -13 deficits, is balanced during the first two years of the
forecast period, the General Fund can remain balanced throughout 2014 -15; and,
WHEREAS, in March, 2011 the City Council authorized one additional offering of the
California Public Employment Retirement System ( "PERS ") two year service credit
enhancement program, (the "golden handshake ") to provide employees with an incentive to
retire early and vacate positions in order to generate salary savings; and,
WHEREAS, staff also advised the City Council that other positions being vacated
during FY 2010 -11 would be held open and frozen, as another means of achieving salary
savings; and,
WHEREAS, on April 4, 2011, the City Council directed staff to take further steps
necessary to eliminate the $3.6 million imbalance in the development of the 2011 -12 budget, and
to reduce an additional $400,000 to begin to restore depleted General Fund reserves, and
authorized discussion with employee bargaining units concerning a number of proposals for
saving General Fund costs, including various proposed employee concessions and possible
layoffs; and,
WHEREAS, staff has been meeting regularly with various of the bargaining units since
early May, 2011 and as recently as July 6, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, staff has been employed in a continuous process of revising reduction
targets, as additional vacancies have presented themselves, as employees have exercised the
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option to accept the golden handshakes, as revenue and cost projections were updated, and as
opportunities presented themselves to move staffing between funds; and,
WHEREAS, all of these actions have been effective in drawing closer to the overall
reduction goal, but make difficult arriving at any concession target; and,
WHEREAS, two cost savings proposals forwarded were explored and will be included
in the 2011 -12 budget presented to Council, that together provide funding for three positions
which are no longer on the lay -off list, (two Information Technology positions and a
Neighborhood Preservation Coordinator); and,
WHEREAS, in addition to these proposals, retirements in positions in the Street fund
provide an opportunity to achieve a net General fund savings of approximately $250,000 per
year by transferring three Parks Maintenance positions into the Street crew; and,
WHEREAS, savings assumptions have been e revised, and were augmented from other
sources, including reducing reserves in Workers Compensation, Liability, General Services, and
Post Retirement Benefit funds; and,
WHEREAS, taking into account all of the adjustments that have been employed, the
General fund remains approximately $450,000 per year short of the overall reduction target,
which shortage, if left uncorrected, would leave the General fund approximately $1.8 million out
of balance in 2014 -15; and,
WHEREAS, it does not appear at the present time that other alternatives can be relied
upon to preserve all presently held positions; and,
WHEREAS, the final lay -off list, presented for City Council consideration, reduces
salary and benefit costs by approximately $449,000 per year, and consists of the following list of
positions developed in association with department management to provide the least negative
impact to City operations as compared with other options that might be exercised:
• Layoff of two (2) Community Service Officer positions
• Layoff of one (1) Police Records Assistant II position
• Layoff of one (1) Public Works Inspector 1 position
• Layoff of one (1) Office Assistant 2- Public Works position
• Abolishment of two (2) Police Captain positions
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Petaluma
as follows:
1. Due to lack of funds, reorganization consisting of.
a) layoff of two (2) Community Services Officer positions, one (1) Police
Records Assistant II position, one (1) Public Works Inspector 1 position,
and one (1) Office Assistant 2- Public Works position; and
b) the abolishment of two (2) Police Captain positions; such reorganization to
be effective July 27, 2011, is authorized.
2. Said reorganization consisting of layoffs and position abolishment shall occur in
accordance with applicable memoranda of understanding, compensations plans
and personnel rules.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 1 1` day of July, 2011, form:
by the following vote:
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Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Barrett, Mayor Glass, Vice Mayor Healy, Kearney
NOES: Albertson, Harris, Renee
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk ay or
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