HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2025-158 N.C.S. 11/17/2025
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Resolution No. 2025-158 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AUTHORIZING AND
ELIMINATING THE POSITION OR FUNDING ALLOCATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UPDATED FISCAL YEAR 25/26 BUDGET BY: 1) AUTHORIZING THE POSITION ALLOCATIONS
OF (1) SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST, (1) SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS, (0.4)
PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER, (1) TRANSIT SPECIALIST, (2) SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERS,
(1) PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR I/II, AND (1)ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II AND 2)
ELIMINATING THE POSITION OR FUNDING ALLOCATIONS OF (.8) HUMAN RESOURCES
ANALYST I/II, (1) HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST I/II (FIXED TERM), (1) PROJECT MANAGER
II, (2) SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEERS, (1) MANAGEMENT ANALYST I/II, (1) SENIOR
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN AND (1) ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE WORKER II
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget on June 16, 2025, which
included various staffing changes; and
WHEREAS, in response to a constantly evolving public service environment with ever changing
regulatory, compliance, and service demands, the City must continue to evaluate and align staffing with
operational strategy consistent with City Council goals and priorities; and
WHEREAS, the ability for the City to navigate changes in its staffing needs and assess appropriate
position allocations which best align with the duties and responsibilities of existing workload is critical to
success and goal achievement; and
WHEREAS, to assist the transformational changes, Human Resources collaborated and partnered with
City departments to develop an apt position allocation plan to address operational needs affecting processes and
activities; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, acting as the Personnel Officer, has determined the results of the
proposed changes address immediate organizational and operational needs and align with the City’s adopted
goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, the proposed actions are exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), in that, approving these actions
do not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the actions do 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 these are personnel-related actions that constitute 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:
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 actions are exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), in that, approving these actions do
not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the actions do not have the potential for resulting either a
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direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment, and because these are personnel-related actions that constitute organizational or administrative
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
3. Delegates authority to the City Manager to establish, revise, and approve the Classification and Compensation
Plan by establishing classification specifications and pay ranges of job classifications in Fiscal Year 2025-26,
upon completion of analysis and satisfactory Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) requirements.
4. Delegates authority to the City Manager to authorize position allocations in Fiscal Year 2025-26 once job
classifications are established as referenced in Section 3 above.
5. Authorizes the Position Allocations of One (1) Senior Human Resources Analyst, One (1) Senior Management
Analysts, 0.4 Public Safety Dispatcher, One (1) Transit Specialist, Two (2) Senior Project Managers, One (1)
Public Works Inspector I/II, and One (1) Engineering Technician I/II specifically:
Classification Department Allocation
Senior Human Resources Analyst Human Resources 1
Public Safety Dispatcher Police 0.4
Transit Specialist Public Works 1
Senior Project Manager Public Works 2
Senior Management Analyst Public Works 1
Public Works Inspector I/II Public Works 1
Engineering Technician I/II Water Resources and Utilities 1
6. Eliminates the Position Allocations of 0.8 Human Resources Analyst I/II, One (1) Human Resources Analyst
I/II (fixed term), One (1) Project Manager II, Two (2) Senior Civil Engineers, One (1) Management Analyst
I/II, One (1) Senior Engineering Technician, and One (1) Electrical Maintenance Worker I/II specifically:
Classification Department Allocation
Human Resources Analyst I/II Human Resources 0.8
Human Resources Analyst I/II (fixed term) Human Resources 1
Project Manager II Public Works 1
Senior Civil Engineer Public Works 2
Management Analyst I/II Public Works 1
Senior Engineering Technician Public Works 1
Electrical Maintenance Worker I/II Water Resources and Utilities 1
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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 17th day of November
2025, by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
Eric Danly, City Attorney
AYES: McDonnell, Barnacle, Cader Thompson, DeCarli, Nau, Quint, Shribbs
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
Caitlin Corley, City Clerk
______________________________________________
Kevin McDonnell, Mayor
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