TO:    Mayor Katz

   Commissioner Francesconi

   Commissioner Leonard

Commissioner Saltzman

   Commissioner Sten

   City Auditor Blackmer

   Tim Grewe, Chief Administrative Officer

FROM:    Yvonne L. Deckard, Human Resources Director

DATE:    January 9, 2004

SUBJECT:  Change the Salary Range for the Nonrepresented Classification of Alarm Program Coordinator

The attached Ordinance changes the salary range for a Nonrepresented classification of Alarm Program Coordinator. The Bureau of Human Resources bases the compensation adjustment on input from the Police Bureau and further compensation analysis. This compensation action is necessary in order to properly compensate a position responsible for planning, organizing and directing the City’s Alarm Administration Unit.

Background

A Police Bureau employee in the Alarm Program Coordinator classification filed a Request for Reconsideration. BHR reviewed the request and determined that the classification specification needed to be revised to more accurately reflect the type and level of duties assigned to the position. Based on the changes to the classification specification, BHR also reviewed the compensation level of the classification. As a result of this review, BHR is requesting the salary range of the Alarm Program Coordinator be changed from salary range 5 to 6 to reflect more appropriate internal equity comparisons.

The change to the salary range is effective July 1, 2002, because this recommendation was made based on information included in a Request for Reconsideration of classification allocation made as a result of the changes to the non-represented classification structure implemented by Council in August 2002. The changes were implemented retroactively to July 1, 2002, and this correction to the compensation should apply retroactively to that date.

The approximate increased cost in salary and benefits will be $2590.62 for FY 02-03 and $2760.11 for FY 03-04. This total cost of $5350.73 will be absorbed in the bureau’s existing budget.

Recommendation

I recommend that the Mayor and City Council approve the above change in salary range for this classification.

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