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this person will coordinate the schedules of the Office Technician I positions, the Community Development Assistant, and the Permit Technician to ensure the front counters and phones are covered at all times in city hall. Otherwise, the duties are similar to that of an Office Technician I. With the reclassification, the recommendation being proposed is to "redline" the position, which means that the incumbent's pay will remain frozen until it surpasses the top hourly rate in the pay range. [The City Council will consider this proposal at the September 26, 2011 Council meeting.] • Secretary B in Public Safety to Records Technician. Currently, only Jackie Bowdich is classified as a Records /Evidence Technician, even though Lori Hawkinson is performing the same job duties. Therefore, the recommendation is to reclassify Ms. Hawkinson's position to Records Technician. This will result in an annual wage increase from $45,752 to $47,369, which is the same wage as Ms. Bowdich. [The City Council approved this recommendation on June 27, 2011.] • Records/Evidence Technician to Records Technician. Several years ago, the former Public Safety Director requested that "Evidence" be included in the job title because this position assisted with the storage, preservation, and disposal of evidence. There should be no distinction between the two office staff positions in the Police Department since their duties are substantially the same. [The City Council approved this recommendation on June 27, 2011.] Since all of these positions are in the AFSCME bargaining unit, the union was advised about the proposed position reclassifications prior to the City Council acting on the recommendations. Phase 2: Staff Reductions The following positions may be considered for elimination: • Senior Planner. This position involves comprehensive city planning, which includes coordinating and communicating the planning process and enforcing the City's zoning ordinance. Another option was to eliminate the Associate Planner position. However, the Associate Planner handles many of the day -to -day activities in Community Development, such as land use and zoning issues, code enforcement, sign permits, conditional use permits, and maintenance of planning files, records, and maps. When considering which position to eliminate, it became more apparent that the Associate Planner position is more essential for providing customer service on a daily basis. The 5