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Clayton council approves midyear staffing revisions, updates pay schedule
Summary
On Jan. 21 the Clayton City Council adopted resolutions revising several job descriptions, adding four job classifications and updating the city's pay schedule; the changes yield a net gain of one full-time equivalent position and an estimated maximum cost of about $72,267 in the next fiscal year.
On Jan. 21 the Clayton City Council voted to adopt resolutions authorizing revised job specifications and an updated pay schedule that add three new job classifications and revise two existing positions, producing a net increase of one full‑time equivalent for next fiscal year.
Assistant City Manager Regina Root said the package would revise the administrative assistant and recreation leader classifications, add a senior planner, a management analyst and a community development technician, and remove the community development director and the associate planner from the general fund position list. “By adding these 5 positions, your net effect is that you are gaining 1 position for next fiscal year at a cost of $72,267,” Root told the council.
The council and staff framed the change as a reorganization to align staffing with current workloads and to reduce reliance on outside contractors for core services such as permitting and code enforcement. Root said the community development technician will handle front counter permitting, public notices and routine code‑enforcement contacts; the senior planner will handle higher‑level plan review and complex studies; and the management analyst will support human resources, contract management and financial tracking.
Council members pressed for more financial context. Council Member Diaz said he wanted an independent review from the City’s Financial Sustainability Committee before new hires begin and said his support was limited without that review. Council Member Tillman and others noted the Budget and Audit Committee had reviewed the proposal and recommended approval; staff said two members of the Financial Sustainability Committee had attended recent Budget and Audit meetings and provided input.
Staff told the council the hires would be staggered to limit budget impact and that recruitment could have the new staff on board by May 1, 2025. Root said the $72,267 figure represents a top‑step, full benefits estimate and that actual costs may be lower depending on hire steps and benefit enrollment.
After public comments urging stable, permanent staffing, the council approved the resolutions. The vote was recorded as four ayes, with Vice Mayor Juan absent; the motions did not record named movers and seconders in the transcript.
The council directed staff to proceed with recruitment and to return with updated position lists and final pay schedules for public posting and implementation.
