HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2024-097 N.C.S. 08/05/2024Resolution No. 2024-097 N.C.S. Page 1
Resolution No. 2024-097 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AMENDING THE
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING AND ELIMINATING
POSITION ALLOCATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES BY 1) ESTABLISHING THE
CLASSIFICATIONS AND PAY RANGES OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES AND UTILITIES; 2) AUTHORIZING THE POSITION
ALLOCATIONS OF ONE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ONE DIRECTOR OF
WATER RESOURCES AND UTILITIES; AND 3) ELIMINATING THE CLASSIFICATION
AND POSITION ALLOCATION OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
WHEREAS, the Petaluma Municipal Code Section 3.04.020.D authorizes the City Manager as the City’s
Personnel Officer to prepare or cause to be prepared a position classification plan, including class specifications
and revisions of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the Petaluma Municipal Code Section 3.40.020.E authorizes the City Manager to prepare or
cause to be prepared a plan of compensation and revisions thereof, covering all classifications in the competitive
service; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to keep its Classification and Compensation Plan current, and in accordance
with Petaluma Municipal Code Section 3.04.020, amendments or revisions to the Classification and
Compensation Plan are effective upon approval by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, budget reduction strategies in 2011 resulted in the consolidation of the City’s public works
and water and utilities operations under one department managed by a single department head, Director of
Public Works and Utilities; and
WHEREAS, due to the complexity of the functions within the Public Works and Utilities Department as
well as the scope of programs and divisions, staff recommends creating two distinct departments to increase
effectiveness and efficiency; subsequently, establishing a Department of Public Works and a Department of
Water Resources and Utilities under the direction of two separate department directors; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, acting as the Personnel Officer, has determined the results of the proposed
actions align with the duties and responsibilities of existing workloads and City needs and are appropriately
allocated to the classifications of Director of Public Works (as attached in Exhibit A) and Director of Water
Resources and Utilities (as attached in Exhibit B); and
WHEREAS, the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), in that, approving this action does not
meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting either a
direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment, and because this is a personnel-related action that constitutes organizational or administrative
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows:
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1. Declares the above recitals to be true and correct and are incorporated into this resolution as findings of the
City Council.
2. Finds that the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), in that, approving this action does not
meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting either a
direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment, and because this is a personnel-related action that constitutes organizational or administrative
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
3. Approves the amendment to the Classification and Compensation Plan as written in this Resolution,
including an amendment in the Competitive Service of the Personnel System as attached and incorporated
as Exhibit A and B.
4. Establishes the classification specifications of Director of Public Works and Director of Water Resources
and Utilities (as attached in Exhibit A and B) and sets pay ranges to:
5. Authorizes the position allocations of one Director of Public Works and One Director of Water Resources
and Utilities.
6. Eliminates the classification and position allocation of Director of Public Works and Utilities.
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 Council
of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 5th day of August 2024, by the
following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: McDonnell, Barnacle, Healy, Nau, Pocekay, Shribbs
NOES: None
ABSENT: Cader Thompson
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
Monthly Salary Ranges
Current Classification Title PAY
CYCLE Minimum Maximum
Director of Public Works MONTHLY 15,603.09 20,247.28
Director of Water Resources and Utilities MONTHLY 15,603.09 20,247.28
NOTE: Salaries are approximate and may vary slightly due to rounding
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