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6.3.C. - Page 1 rtr. rvrtT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager March 19, 2012 SUBJECT Approve the job classification for the position of Economic Development Manager and amend the salary and wage plan accordingly. RECOMMENDATION By resolution, approve the establishment of the Economic Development Manager classification and amend the Salary and Wage Plan to add the Economic Development Manager classification.. BACKGROUND In Spring 2011, the Community Development Department was reorganized. As a part of this reorganization, the City's economic development function was reassigned to the City Manager's office, with the goal of providing more effective dedicated support to Council's strategic initiative of economic development. This transition allowed the City Manager to work directly with the Council and staff to create and implement an Economic Development Action Plan. In the budget amendment adopted by Council in July 2011, a vacant Community Development Supervisor position was reallocated to the City Manager's office for the purpose of creating a position dedicated to implementing the economic development action plan. ANALYSIS Upon review by the City Manager and Human Resources Department, it was determined that the allocated classification of Community Development Supervisor did not adequately cover the current needs for this position. The CDS supervisor classification was adopted in 2002 to cover multiple positions in a wider range of functions within the Community Development Department, including planning, housing, economic development and redevelopment. Moreover, the Community Development Supervisor previously reported to a division manager within the Community Development Department, and did not reflect the level of expertise and autonomy that would be required for the new position reporting directly to the City Manager. With the establishment of the Economic Development Manager classification, the focus of the position will be solely on economic development initiatives. This will allow the incumbent to work directly with City Manager to inform key policy decisions and initiate activities related to the City's Economic Development Action plan. The Economic Development Manager will be included in the Executive Management Group. A salary survey was conducted according to the Executive Management salary- setting plan adopted by the Personnel Subcommittee to determine the salary range based on matching classifications in comparable agencies. The proposed salary range is $10,745 - $13,641 per month. The salary range for the Community Development Services Supervisor position was $8,218- $9,862. That position was partially funded by the