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Council rejects classification change for site development coordinator
Summary
Council failed to pass an amended ordinance that would have made a proposed site development coordinator a classified civil‑service position; the amendment correcting a drafting error passed but final passage failed 2–5.
Council considered second reading of ordinance 25‑3‑81, which proposed creating a site development coordinator position. Councilman Ray moved to amend the ordinance to replace the word "unclassified" with "classified." Adam from the law department said CPED had intended the role to be classified and that drafting had mistakenly used "unclassified." The amendment to correct the drafting error passed on a unanimous roll call, but when council moved to suspend rules and place the amended ordinance for final passage the measure failed by a 2–5 vote.
Clerk called the roll on final passage; the transcript records two yays (Davis and Ray) and five nays, so ordinance 25‑3‑81 did not pass at this meeting. Adam described the change as a typographical error: classified positions are civil‑service jobs while unclassified positions would require a charter amendment. Council discussion focused on the legal classification and whether the position should be in civil service, not on final duties or salary specifics.
Because the final vote failed, the position was not approved as classified at this meeting; council can reintroduce the language or return the item to staff for redrafting.
