TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Creation of and Modifications to Classification Specifications in 2019
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report summarizing the creation of and modifications to Classification Specifications during 2019 and adoption of Resolution No. 20-018 abolishing ten classifications and repealing Resolution Nos. 17-042, 2053, and 12-040.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - High-Performing Workforce
Initiative - Employee Recruitment, Training and Retention
Classification specifications are the foundation of personnel decisions at the District and contribute to the goal of a High Performing Workforce and the initiative of Recruitment, Training, and Retention by providing the fundamental elements for recruiting efforts, training of employees for current positions and future promotions as well as determining compensation.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Resolution No. 2045 delegates authority to the General Manager to approve revisions to existing classification specifications that do not involve significant alterations in job functions, changes in compensation or bargaining unit. The resolution requires that an annual report on revised classifications be presented to the Board of Directors. In 2019, the General Manager did not exercise his authority granted in Resolution No. 2045 and did not approve any revisions to classifications, choosing instead to present all proposed revisions to the Board for approval.
The Board of Directors approved fourteen (14) new classifications and fourteen (14) revised classifications in 2019. The new classifications are: Director or Civil Rights and Compliance Programs, Assistant Contracts Specialist, Senior Contracts Specialist, Assistant Legal Secretary, Information Technology Manager, Legal Secretary, Administrative Specialist, Assistant Program Specialist, BR...
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