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Purchasing office adds assistant title; council hears $28,917 pay impact tied to union scale
Summary
The city’s purchasing office reclassified a principal accounts clerk to an assistant purchasing agent with additional duties; the reclassification increases personal-services costs by about $28,917 because the position falls under union pay scales.
Rosanna Delosario, the city’s purchasing agent, told councilors that a principal accounts clerk position has been reclassified to an assistant purchasing agent to ensure continuity of purchasing operations when the purchasing agent is absent.
Delosario said the new title carries expanded duties — including contract-signing authority in the purchasing agent’s absence — and falls under a union pay grade, producing a roughly $28,917 increase in the purchasing office personal-services line.
Councilors asked whether the change was negotiated as part of the union agreement or was an administrative reclassification. Administration staff explained the difference in duties motivated the change; the salary change reflects the union pay-scale step associated with the new classification.
Why it matters: Council President Giovanni Rodriguez sought clarity about whether the incumbent already performed assistant duties and whether the reclassification was primarily a title change, to which the purchasing agent and CAFO said the duties had expanded and the change codifies those responsibilities.
Ending: The committee accepted the explanation and moved on to subsequent department presentations; administration indicated it will provide any additional documentation if the council requests it during later hearings.
