VALLEJO, Calif. — The Vallejo Civil Service Commission on Sept. 8 approved new job classifications for Construction Inspector I, Construction Inspector II and Senior Construction Inspector and placed the titles in the city’s classified service.

Human Resources presented a study showing that employees in Public Works who had been classified as Engineering Technician I, II or Senior were primarily performing construction inspection duties rather than technical engineering tasks. Human Resources told the commission the department could either reduce inspection duties for those incumbents or create new classifications that match actual work; staff recommended the latter to avoid significant impacts on the city’s capital improvement projects.

The change will automatically reclassify existing Public Works employees performing those inspection duties into the new construction inspector classifications, Human Resources said. The reclassification will not create open vacancies because incumbents will remain in their positions under the new titles.

Human Resources also reported the community of interest for the new classifications lies with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and that the union had been presented the specifications before the meeting. The commission noted that, if approved, staff will seek City Council authorization to amend the positions-and-salaries resolution and set salary ranges pursuant to Vallejo Municipal Code section 2.6.034(a).

Commissioners asked whether incumbents would need to reapply; Human Resources told the commission, “the individuals … would automatically be reclassified to the new classification of construction inspector.” Commissioners also flagged a minor typographical error in the draft specification (the phrase should read “right of way”), which staff acknowledged and corrected.

By roll-call vote the commission approved the titles and specifications; the motion carried with three affirmative votes and Commissioners Janick and Wright absent.