Council centralizes risk management, reclassifies city clerk role and adds analyst post

The Yuba City Council unanimously approved a set of personnel and classification changes intended to centralize risk‑management functions under the City Manager’s Office.

Interim Human Resources Director Gina Roland explained staff’s rationale: risk-management activities were previously spread across finance, fire, human resources and the city clerk’s office, and consolidation is intended to improve coordination, reduce claims, and lower costs. Roland proposed reclassifying the incumbent city clerk administrator to a combined city clerk administrator / risk manager position and adding one full‑time administrative analyst to coordinate risk activities.

Roland provided cost estimates: a partial‑year incremental cost of $7,780 to reclassify the existing administrator and $60,320 for the analyst position for the remainder of the fiscal year (full‑year cost approximately $112,022). She said the general liability internal service fund (ISF) currently has roughly $500,000 in budget savings and staff expect those savings and future reductions in claims to cover the new costs. The HR director summarized the recommended actions (items A–G in staff report) and recommended council adoption.

After no public comment and no substantive council questions, a council member moved to adopt staff recommendations A through G; the motion passed by voice vote.

Staff will implement the reclassification and begin recruitment for the administrative analyst, and finance staff were authorized to make the necessary appropriations from the general liability ISF, as described in the staff report.