Council approves two side‑letter agreements for animal‑services classifications and a risk‑manager reclassification

Administrative Services Director Barbara Martin presented two side‑letter agreements affecting staffing classifications at the city animal shelter and risk-management functions. The first would move the animal‑services manager into the Chico Management Employees (CME) bargaining unit and add three animal‑services classifications to UPEQ Local 792. The second would reclassify an administrative-specialist position to a dedicated risk-manager role; the reclassification would not add headcount but carries estimated additional annual cost up to $43,000 distributed across city funds.