Council told of proposed HR reclassification combining two clerical roles into one

The finance committee heard Jan. 15 from city human resources staff about a proposal to combine two clerical positions into a single, higher-grade full-time role in the Human Resources Department. Director Morris (not present for the meeting) recommended the change after observing office operations; staff said the consolidation is intended to place responsibilities with one employee instead of two clerical roles.

Staff explained the prior funding arrangement: one full clerical position funded in the budget plus a part-time clerical position whose remaining 50 percent of funding came from the golf enterprise account. Under the proposal, the city would create a single full-time HR position funded from the HR budget; the golf operation would hire a separate part-time clerk for golf-specific tasks. The change is treated as a structural reorganization under the city charter and therefore requires council approval and an ordinance amendment to update the compensation schedule.

Committee members asked whether a current employee would be affected; staff said an existing part-time employee (a state retiree) would remain as a part-time golf clerk under the new arrangement because of retiree-hour limits. Staff said the ordinance and compensation schedule update will be provided to the council if the committee recommends the change.

Ending: No formal committee vote to enact the change was recorded; staff signaled they would submit required ordinance language and compensation schedule updates to the council if the committee supports the reclassification.