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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of the City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Chris Heineman, City Administrator <br />Heidi Heller, City Clerk/HR Manager <br /> <br />DATE: February 12, 2024 <br /> <br />RE: Community Relations Manager/Assistant City Administrator Job Description and <br />Reclassification of Employee <br /> <br /> <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED <br />Approval of Community Relations Manager/Assistant City Administrator position description <br />and reclassification of employee. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />During the 2022 Strategic Plan Update discussions, Council determined there was a need to add <br />a position that could focus more on communications and community relations and separate these <br />duties from the Parks & Recreation Director position description. A new Community Relations <br />Manager position was created and hired in July 2023. <br /> <br />As the city has grown, there has become a real need for someone to address high-level special <br />projects to help offset some responsibilities from the City Administrator. The City Council has <br />discussed the possibility of adding an Assistant City Administrator position for nearly 10 years. <br />With the recent resignation of the City Administrator, the City Council is asked to consider the <br />possibility of creating an Assistant City Administrator position. <br /> <br />City staff met with the City Council Personnel Committee on January 27 to discuss this issue. <br />City staff and the Personnel Committee are recommending approval of reclassifying this position <br />to Community Relations Manager / Assistant City Administrator and appointing Laura Linehan, <br />the City’s current Community Relations Manager, to the new position. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />The impact to the 2025 budget for this reclassification and promotion is approximately $14,500. <br />It is anticipated that the impact of this promotion will be addressed through salary savings from <br />the 3-4 months of vacancy of the City Administrator position. If approved, the anticipated impact <br />on the 2026 budget and levy would be approximately $18,000. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />1. Motion to approve the new Community Relations Manager/Assistant City Administrator <br />position description. <br />2. Motion to approve the reclassification of Laura Linehan from Community Relations <br />Manager to Community Relations Manager/Assistant City Administrator, effective <br />February 13, 2025.