REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Approve Various Modifications to Existing Classified Classification Specifications, Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Side Letter Agreement between the City of Santa Clara and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (Unit 6), and Adopt a Resolution Updating the Classified Salary Plan
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Manage Strategically Our Workforce Capacity and Resources
BACKGROUND
Sections 4 and 6 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution require City Council approval of the creation of new classifications, the combining or other modification of existing classifications, and the deletion of existing classifications.
Modifications to Class Specifications in the Engineering Aide Series
The Department of Public Works, Electric Utility Department, and Water & Sewer Utilities Department coordinated with the Human Resources Department to propose modifications to the following class specifications in the Engineering Aide classification series, consisting of: Engineering Aide (Job Code 460), Engineering Aide (Electric) (Job Code 460A), Engineering Aide - Fiber (Job Code 460F), Senior Engineering Aide (Job Code 745), Principal Engineering Aide (Electric) (Job Code 670), and Principal Engineering Aide (Civil) (Job Code 670A). The principal modifications include: retitling the classifications from Engineering Aide to Engineering Technician throughout the series; aligning the minimum qualification requirements across the lateral general and specialty class specifications; and, adding and defining post-secondary education as a substitution for the Minimum Qualifications/Experience section. The proposed modifications also include other, more minor, administrative revisions.
These modifications were approved by Unit 578 prior to approval by the Civil Service Commission on January 22, 2025.
Modification to Police Training Coordinator Class Specification
The Police Department coordinated with the Human Re...
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