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Class Specification - or job description as it is more frequently referred to is the official description of the duties and responsi- bilities and minimum entrance qualifications of the positions included in the class. To insure that each position is assigned to the proper class is important for the following major reasons: 1. To serve as a basis for establishing and maintaining an equitable salary plan. 2. To aid in the recruitment and selection of qualified personnel. To serve as a basis for determining the training needs of employees, developing training programs thereby aiding the career development of employees. To provide information necessary in the review, preparation, and control of the budgetary process. To aid management in planning and organizing for future growth and/or changes in services. PURPOSE The last time a major classification study of each position within the City was undertaken was in the late 1960s. Since that time the City has undergone a number of changes with respect to organi- zational structure, work load, and methods of operation. Because of these changes it is appropriate to re-examine the duties and responsibilities of each position in the City's workforce to insure they are assigned to the proper class and where they are not to recommend changes in classifications. In addition to insuring that each position is properly classified we wished through the classification study to do the following: 1. Eliminate erroneous references to masculine, feminine gender in our class titles, e.g. Maintenance Man, and make the titles reflective of the type of work performed. 2. Insure the duties and responsibilities of the positions included in a class are accurately and completely described in the class specification. To accomplish the objective of examining each position within the City's workforce to determine if they are properly classified we have begun with the examination of the full time, non-management, positions within the Department of Field Services (with the exception of GOvernment Buildings Division) and the Division of Engineering Services. Future reports will address the remaining positions in other departments and divisions of the City. -2-