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Council updates master salary schedule but delays activating associate‑planner grade pending budget amendment
Summary
Council approved an updated master salary schedule but kept the proposed associate‑planner grade deactivated; staff said a mid‑May budget amendment will present the financial details needed to activate the position and implement a reclassification for a certified planner.
Council considered a proposal to reclassify an assistant‑planner position to an associate‑planner grade after Planning Director Tom said the staff member had earned AICP certification and was performing higher‑level duties.
Tom said Ashton Sandival Oaks had completed requirements and ‘‘he's earned his uh certification, AICP certification in planning,’’ and recommended creating (activating) the associate‑planner grade. HR/finance staff described the mechanics of the proposed change and noted that any salary impact would be included in a planned mid‑May budget amendment.
Council debate focused on timing and budget visibility. Some members said they supported promotion of staff who earn professional credentials but preferred to defer activation of the new grade until the administration could present precise fiscal offsets. The council then approved a compromise: the master salary schedule will be updated to include the associate‑planner grade, but the grade will remain deactivated until funding is allocated in a forthcoming budget amendment.
