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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE 1777-1998~, Suggested by: Administration CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE N0.1777-98 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA CHANGING THE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION, SUPERVISORY AND PROFESSIONAL, LIST AT KMC 23.50.010(a) TO INCLUDE A PUBLIC WORKS MANAGER AND AN ASSISTANT AIRPORT MANAGER, AND CHANGING THE AIRPORT MANAGER'S RANGE. WHEREAS, a comparison of the salary of the Kenai Airport Manager with other equivalent municipal airport managers' salaries reveals the position of Kenai Airport Manager to be underpaid; and WHEREAS, this compensation of the Kenai Airport Manager position has been a hindrance in hiring qualified candidates for the position; and WHEREAS, the position of Kenai Airport Manager has been changed to reflect new and increased responsibilities, including marketing of the airport and related facilities; and WHEREAS, the changed responsibilities ofthe Kenai Airport Manager into the role of marketing may make it necessary to hire an Assistant Airport Manager to take over some of the operational aspects of the Kenai Municipal Airport; and WHEREAS, reorganization of the Public Works Department to increase its efficiency requires the creation of a new position, Public Works Manager. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Kenai, Alaska that: SECTION 1: KMC 23.50.010(a), Employee Classification List, Supervisory and Professional, be changed to read as follows: 23.50.10 Employee Classification: City employees shall be classified by Class, Title, and Pay Range as follows: CLASS CODE CLASS TITLE RANGE (a) SUPERVISORY AND PROFESSIONAL 101 City Manager NG 102 City Attorney NG 103 City Clerk NG 104 Finance Director* 24 105 Public Works Director* 24 106 Police Chief* 22 107 Fire Chief* 22 Ordinance 1777-98 Page 2 of 2 108 Public Works Manama 21 [ 108] 109 Senior Accountant 19 [ 109] 110 City Engineer 19 [110]111 Code Enforcement Officer 17 [111]112 Airport Manager* [17]20 [ 112] 11 ~ Assistant Airport Manager 15 [ 113 ] 114 Land Manager 17 [114] 115 Deputy City Attorney 16 [115] 116 Dock Manager 13 [116] 117 Personnel Officer 16 SECTION 2: In order to reflect the change in work responsibilities while not actually reducing the pay of the current jobholder, a current Public Works Director who is reassigned in fiscal year 1999 to the position of Public Works Manager, shall have his current grade frozen as of the date of reassignment. The step of said employee shall be frozen without future cost of living increases effective June 30,1999. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, the first day of April,1998. . Raymo Measles, Vice ~ ayor ATTEST: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Introduced: March 18,1998 Adopted: April 1,1998 Effective: May 1,1998 CITY OF KENAI -, Gil ~ ~q~~~„ ~~~ 210 FIDALGO AVE., SUITE 200 KENAI, ALASKA 99611-7794 TELEPHONE 907-283-7535 FAX 907-283-3014 _ w~a~n 'III~~ 1992 Memorandum Date: March 13, 1998 To: Mayor and Council From: Richard A. Ross, City Manager RE: Classification Plan -Ordinance No. 17??-98 Ordinance No. 1778-98 will add two new job classifications to the City's Classification Plan, one at the Airport and one in the Public Works Department. It does not add to the number of personnel employed by the City. This ordinance will also provide for the classification upgrade of the Airport Manager's position. I. Ai_pr ort In the Airport, the Administration is proposing the following changes: A. The position of Airport Manager be raised from a Grade 17 to a Grade 20. The starting salary would be raised from an annual rate of X49,463 to an annual rate of X57,271. Justification: 1. The Airport Manager's job description has been rewritten to require marketing duties. When the position was advertised, leading qualified candidates turned the position down because compensation was too low. As a result, the position was not filled. 2. The new job description was submitted to the same Classification Committee that was utilized in 1996. They applied the methodology used in 1996 in evaluating the new job description. As a result of this process, it was determined that the Grade 20 being recommended is within the appropriate range based on that evaluation method. 3. In surveying the two other municipal airports in Alaska, it was determined this grade was appropriate. The comparable would be as follows: Memorandum to Mayor and Council March 13, 1998 Page 2 of 3 ,~ C~ Low H Kenai X57,271 X68,727 Ketchikan 55, 836 71, 916 Juneau 57,600 73,993 While the position would still be below the high salary in the other two communities, the disparity is consistent with the disparity in other positions compared (i.e., Police Chief, Fire Chief, etc.). B. The position of Assistant Airport Manager be established in the Classification Table and set at a Grade 15. Justification: 1. A position of Assistant Airport Manager would be established in the Classification Table. This position assumes many of the responsibilities previously performed by the Airport Manager. As the Airport Manager becomes more involved in airport marketing, more of the management/ supervision functions of airport maintenance and operation will have to be delegated to this position. 2. The Grade 15 salary was set after review of other positions in the City. The position assumes supervisory authority over maintenance and operations functions at the airport. In this capacity, it is very similar to the Street Foreman position in function, which is also set at a Grade 15. Summa If Council approves the changes in Ordinance No. 1777-98, we will begin advertising the Airport Manager's position after ordinance adoption. The decision to fill the Assistant Airport Manager's position and possibly leave the Airport Operations Specialist position vacant will be discussed as part of budget work sessions. The addition of the Assistant Airport Manager's position to the Classification Plan makes this an option. II. Public Works Department Pro osal The Administration is proposing that the position of Public Works Manager be added to the Classification Table and the pay grade be set at Grade 21. The position would be added to the exempt positions under KMC 23.10.030(c). Memorandum to Mayor and Council March 13, 1998 Page3of3 '~~~ Histo~ In January 1997 the Public Works Department was reorganized. Structural changes were made after many meetings with Public Works Administration personnel. Restructuring was directed at resolving management and organization structural problems. Specific issues were the excessive span of control on the .part of the Public Works Director, task delegation without authority, fixing of responsibility within the organization and both external and internal communication problems. Under municipal code the City Manager can act as an ex officio Public Works Director, This authority was exercised and the public works functions were divided between the Public Works Director and the City Engineer, with both now directly reporting to the City Manager. A description of the division of responsibilities was provided to you in the FY98 budget narrative. A copy of that narrative is attached. For over a year the department has operated as described in the FY98 budget narrative. I am satisfied that the problems the reorganization was meant to deal with have generally been addressed. Justifications: 1. The position grade assignment was arrived at after analysis and review of the job descriptions using the Classification Plan and committee used in 1996. 2. The adoption of the proposed job classification gives the City Manager flexibility in the structuring of the Public Works Department. It allows for submission of the proposed fiscal implementation in the FY99 budget of a structure that has been in place since January 1997. 3. If the Council adopts the proposed job classification, they will still have an opportunity to review the actual management structure of the Public Works Department during FY99 budget work sessions. If Ordinance No. 1777-98 is adopted, the budget submitted to the Council will fund two Public Works Manager positions and will not fund the Engineer and Public Works Director positions. Attachments RaR/~n ~,~. i DEPARTMENT NARRATIVE GENERAL FUND - PUBLIC WORRS ADMINISTRATION The De artment of Public Works has a broad range of P • n FY97 the de artment responsibilities in the City of Kenai. I p was reor anized. Animal Control, which had historically been • • g ~ transferred to the classified as a Public Safety function, was administrative control and supervision of the Police Chief. Functional responsibilities in the Public Works Department were reassi ned to improve communications and reduce the span of g control associated problems. The Public Works Director reports to the City Manager and is res onsible for the departments that deliver direct services to p the ublic. This would include the Street Department; Street • P' Treatment Plant; and Lighting, Water and Sewer Department, Sewer the Boating Facility. The Public Works Director also serves as the ro'ect mana er on assigned maintenance and capital p 7 g improvement projects. The Cit En ineer re orts to the City Manager and is responsible y , g p. for Planning and Zoning support and for the departments that rovide infrastructure support to other City departments. This p would include the Public Works Administrative staff; Engineering Technician 8uildin s Inspection and Maintenances and the City ~ ~ 9 ~ ort and ro'ect Shop. The City Engineer provides engineering supp p J mana ement on assigned maintenance and capital improvement g projects. 74