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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2024-05C1V KENAI CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2024-05 Sponsored by: Administration A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION PLAN BY RECLASSIFYING THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING OFFICIAUMANAGER TO A BUILDING OFFICIAL AND ADJUSTING THE RANGE FOR THIS CLASS. WHEREAS, Ordinance 3353-2023 adopted the FY2024 annual budget, salary schedule, employee classification plan and authorized staffing table for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024; and, WHEREAS, the annual budget includes current authorized staffing for a full-time Building Official/Manager in the Public Works Department; and, WHEREAS, the Building Official/Manager position will be vacant on February 17, 2024; and, WHEREAS, the role of the Building Official within the Public Works Department involves critical responsibilities related to the inspection and compliance of various buildings with applicable codes and regulations; and, WHEREAS, a significant increase in building permits from 2022 and 2023 emphasizes the importance of focusing on the core job duties and responsibilities of the Building Official to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in building compliance and administrative functions; and, WHEREAS, the Public Works Director worked with Human Resources to amend the position description to remove the manager responsibilities to ensure a concentrated focus on key tasks related to building inspection and compliance; and, WHEREAS, these proposed changes would not result in an increase to the FY2024 budget and would result in a potential decrease beginning in FY2025; and, WHEREAS, the duties and responsibilities of the Building Official were compared to other positions in the City within the City's Classification Plan to ensure an amendment to the range of the Building Official from a 22 to a 21 fairly reflects the compensation within the City's classification plan and is competitive with compensation for comparable positions in other places of public employment; and, WHEREAS, this amendment ensures that the title and range for the Building Official accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities of the position comparable to other positions within the City, is adequate to recruit and retain qualified candidates for the position, and is in the best interests of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA: Section 1. The Council amends the Employee Classification Plan by reclassifying the position Public Works Building Official position as follows: 401 — Building Official [/MANAGER] Range [22]21 Section 2. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon passage. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Resolution No. 2024-05 Page 2 of 2 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 6T" DAY OF MARCH, 2024. Brian Gabriel Sr., Mayor 5ATTEST: Aa-kr- Miche ner, MC, City Clerk New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] City of Kenai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 1 www.kenaixity MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager FROM: Stephanie Randall, Human Resources Director DATE: January 26, 2024 SUBJECT: Resolution 2024-05 —Amending Public Works Building Official position This resolution amends the City's Classification Plan to reclassify the Building Official/Manager classification in Public Works. This change would remove manager responsibilities, rename the class to "Building Official", and amend the hourly pay range. This class of employees is staffed with a single position, was initially classified as "Building Official," and was reclassified in 2018 as part of the FY19 budget process. The 2018 amendment added supervisory responsibilities, oversight of the Building Maintenance division of the Public Works Department, and City-wide Safety Coordinator duties formerly handled between the Public Works Director and the Building Maintenance Lead positions. As part of this amendment, the salary range was increased two steps to reflect the additional duties. Since that time, the position has been considered "difficult to fill" and was vacant for over a year, between 3/19/2021 and 4/4/2022. The Building Official/Manager position will become vacant on February 17, 2024. The Public Works Director worked with Human Resources to recommend changes to the job description to remove the supervision of Building Maintenance and related responsibilities, which would be temporarily reassigned to the Public Works Director until such time as the current Public Works organizational structure assessment is complete. This proposed change would benefit the City by allowing the Building Official to concentrate on core responsibilities, including building inspection, compliance, administrative direction, and effective communications with the community. This proposed change would remove "Manager" from the job title and would result in a reclassification to a lower pay range from 22 to 21 which remains competitive with other building official positions in the state of Alaska. This resolution would amend the Employee Classification Plan by reclassifying the Public Works Building Official position as follows: 401 — Building Official [/MANAGER] Range [22]21 Your consideration is appreciated. KF A City o4 Kenai 1210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.75.351 www.6nai.city MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager FROM: Scott Curtin, Public Works Director DATE: February 21, 2024 SUBJECT: Resolution 2024-06 Update and further postponement request. This memo provides an update on the status of the City Building Official recruitment. The Building Official position was posted for three weeks and closed on Tuesday, February 141. Ten applications were received with two selected for interviews. The two candidates selected for interview possess the International Code Council's (ICC) Certified Building Plans Examiner designation. The City, per its Agreement for Exemption of Plan Review and Deferral of Life Safety Inspections with the State of Alaska Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Prevention, is required to maintain on its enforcement staff at least one person with a current ICC certificate as a Building Plans Examiner and at least one person with a current ICC certificate as a Fire Inspector I. The Fire Inspector I certification is being met by the City's Fire Marshal. The City is working with the State Fire Marshal to determine an appropriate method for the City to meet requirements under its Deferral Agreement while recruiting a new Building Official. Options include temporary staffing with the proper certification, contract services with a contractor possessing the proper certification, and cooperative plan review services supervised by the State Fire Marshal Office or other plan review services. To date, one interview has been completed with the second to be completed this week. The Administration requests additional postponement of Resolution 2024-05 to the March 6, 2024 City Council Meeting in order to complete the interview process prior to amending the Building Official classification. Your support is respectfully requested.