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6.3A REP�RT � To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Ci Mana er March 21, 2011 SUBJECT Approve the job specification for the new position of Building Official and amend the salary and wage plan accordingty. RECOMMENDATION By resolution, approve the establishment of the Building Official classification and amend the Salary and Wage Plan to add the Building Official classification. BACKGROUND The Community Development Department was restructured in 1997, creating three work groups: Building, and Inspection; Engineering and Construction, and Planning and Redevelopment. As a part of that restructuring, a multi-discipline classification of Community Devefopment Services (CDS) Manager was established to oversee each work group. The CDS Manager classification was created to allow opportunities for management staff assigned as CDS Managers to transition between divisions of the department. It was placed in the Executive Service Group and the current salary range is $9,468 -$13,236. The assignment of CDS Managers to multiple divisions never occurred. A CDS Manager assigned to Building and Inspection recently retired. The retirement created an opportunity to evaluate the operation and determine the appropriate structure to assist the City moving forward. Due to changes in organizational needs over the years, as well as the difficulty in finding labor market matches for the broader classification of CDS Manager, it was determined that the reinstatement of the Building Official classification is warranted. With the change from CDS Manager to Building Official, the focus will be solely on the � Building and Inspection division and transitioning between divisions of the department will no longer be considered. Educationaf and work experience requirements are primarily the same as the CDS Manager classification; however, requirements in the areas of knowledge, 'skills, and abilities are more defined for the Building Official to clearly cover the City's expectations in these areas. Some definitions added include: the ability to prepare, administer and monitor division budget, participate in the development and administration of division goals, objectives and procedures, getting involved in more complex inspections and code related prob(ems, and effectively planning, directing, motivating, assigning and evaluating the work of others; as weil as the skill to use tact, discretion, initiative and independent judgment within established guidefines. The Building Official will be responsible for managing the permit counter, plan checking, building inspection, and code enforcement operations. The Building Officia( will be a