Staff Report.Approve an Amendment to the Classification Plan
PREPARED BY: Lisa Velasco
Human Resources Director
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/06/2021 ITEM NO: 7
DATE: March 30, 2021
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Approve an Amendment to the Classification Plan to Create a Flexibly Staffed
Parking Control Officer Job Series
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve an amendment to the classification plan to create a flexibly staffed Parking Control
Officer job series.
BACKGROUND:
The Town of Los Gatos Personnel Rules and Regulations (Section 4.4) and the Municipal Code
(Section 2.30.925) require that amendments and revisions to the classification plan are
effective upon approval by Town Council. Typically, these changes are presented to Council for
approval as part of the formal budget adoption, through the labor negotiations process or as
needed.
DISCUSSION:
The Town has an existing Parking Control Officer classification that was created in November
2000. In the process of reviewing the classification in conjunction with a reclassification study,
it was determined that a flexibly staffed classification series would better meet the needs of the
Police Department to provide for succession planning and a career ladder for existing and
future employees.
In accordance with the Town’s Flexibly Staffed Classes procedure, flexible staffing is the
alternate use of two or more classes in a designated series. Flexibly staffed classes allow
Departments to hire at the entry-level and provide a career incentive as employees become
proficient and gain more experience which ultimately benefits the Town through retention and
reduced training time. Alternatively, departments may hire new employees at the more
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DISCUSSION (continued):
advanced levels within the series depending on the complexity of assignments and experience
needed when vacancies exist.
The revised Parking Control Officer series would contain the following classifications: Senior
Parking Control Officer and Parking Control Officer. If approved, the Senior Parking Control
Officer will be added to the Salary Schedule for TEA Classification (Attachment 1) with an
appropriate advanced salary range that ensures compensation equity.
Since this is a Town Employees’ Association (TEA) represented classification, staff has met its
obligation to meet and confer regarding the proposed classification and salary range.
CONCLUSION:
Staff is requesting the approval of an amendment to the classification plan to create a flexibly
staffed series for the Parking Control Officer classification that would result in the addition of a
Senior Parking Control Officer to the plan. The Town’s Personnel Rules and Municipal Code
require Council approval of classification plan amendments. The California Public Employees’
Retirement System (CalPERS), that provides the Town’s employee pension benefits, requires
that any changes proposed to Town salary schedules are formally approved by a municipal
agency Governing Body (i.e., Town Council).
FISCAL IMPACT:
Staff is not requesting funding of a full-time equivalent position. In anticipation of the growth
of the Parking Control Officer series and a request for a reclassification study, the adopted
Fiscal Year 2020/21 Operating Budget for the Police Department includes an existing Parking
Control Officer at a higher salary range. If a vacancy occurs or a need is identified to promote
an existing approved full-time equivalent into the higher-level class within the series during the
2020/21 budget year, there will not be a fiscal impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachment:
1. Salary Schedule for TEA Classifications