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LAFCO delays hiring two CCA staff, asks for clearer reporting lines and budget authority
Summary
San Francisco LAFCO discussed authorizing two staff positions to support the Community Choice Aggregation program but agreed to continue the item after HR and the clerk refine job duties, reporting relationships and budget/position authority.
San Francisco’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) on Tuesday reviewed a request to authorize two staff positions to implement the city’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program but continued the item for further detail on duties, reporting lines and budget authority.
Nancy Miller, interim executive officer for LAFCO, told commissioners the request to authorize two positions was raised at prior meetings and remains under development. The positions under consideration included a junior outreach role and a senior analyst-type position to handle coordination and special projects related to CCA.
The commission heard a preliminary classification review from Debbie Baker of the Department of Human Resources, who said the agency had narrowed options but had not finalized recommendations. “The public information officer tops out at $73,000 per year, and the community development assistant tops out at $56,000 per year,” Baker said, noting that final classification depends on clarifying who the positions would report to and defining the knowledge, skills and abilities required.
Commissioners expressed concern about day-to-day supervision and whether LAFCO’s policy-making members should be expected to manage staff operations. Commissioner Jake McGoldrick and others questioned relying on commissioner-level direction for routine supervision given limited executive director availability; Baker said the typical pattern is that positions report on the org chart to an executive director while receiving direction from the commission.
Angela Calvillo, clerk of the board, recommended that commissioners specify duties and a salary ceiling before returning a draft to HR. “I would very much like for that conversation to continue, and from that conversation be able to distill some of the detail behind what some of the job description would be and maybe some other of the specifics,” Calvillo said.
The commission did not adopt any new positions at the meeting. Members asked staff to return revised job descriptions, clarify reporting and supervision arrangements, and confirm whether office space, phone and IT support could be provided (Clerk’s office and SFPUC space were discussed as possibilities). The staffing item was continued to the next LAFCO meeting so HR and the clerk could bring a more complete draft for adoption or further action.
