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Council approves new Accounting Technician II classification to centralize grants accounting work
Summary
Cudahy City Council adopted a classification and salary schedule item to create an Accounting Technician II position intended to centralize grants accounting and support capital-project reimbursements; the position will be funded from capital improvement project (CIP) budgets when filled.
The Cudahy City Council on Sept. 16 approved a classification plan amendment to add an Accounting Technician II position intended to centralize grants accounting and ease workload on the finance team.
City staff said the new position will focus on grants management—tracking receivables and payables, preparing reimbursement requests and standardizing reporting across multiple federal, state and local grant programs. The Community Services Director and Acting Human Resources Manager presented the proposal and said filling the position would have no immediate fiscal impact to the General Fund because the position’s costs would be charged to capital improvement projects and grant funds that the position would manage.
Why this matters: the city said roughly half of its FY2025–26 budget is grant-funded capital work; staff argued a centralized accounting role will reduce errors and speed reimbursements, improving cash flow.
Council members asked whether the position would duplicate or replace private contract services; staff said the role is intended to manage funding and reporting rather than replace TransTech or construction oversight. Council Member Fuentes clarified the position is to manage financials behind projects, not to replace CIP managers.
The council voted to adopt the proposed resolution establishing the classification and salary schedule amendment. Staff said they hope to recruit internally first and that hiring would proceed under applicable labor-negotiation rules.
