RES 75144 - Laserfiche WebLink

TO: FROM: SUBJECT: EXHIBIT A June30, 1975 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER PropOsed Management Compensation Plan and Strategy - 1975-76 Over the last several years the City Council has approved several staff reorganizations which have been directed toward developing an adminis- trative organization which is capable of implementing policy in'an effec- tive and efficientmanner. In addition and consistent with our attempts to more effectively utilize our personnel, we have attempted'to solidify, broaden, and develop the management staff in order to direct this implementation. In this regard, the City Council has also established a tellot-made compensation plan for managemen~ personnel based upon their needs and in order to recognize the need for compensating for higher responsibility. Generally speaking, it is my opinion that together with the reorganization and internal administrative techniques which have been established.the formulation of the management compensation plan has paid off in greater and better response of the organization to the community and the City Council.' As always, the management personnel have no union and do not specifically set forth their requests or demands to the City Council. In this connec- tion, I represent then and genera.lly speaking I am very pleased with their performance this past year. To be sure there is room for improvement and areas in which we must concentrate, but generally I am satisfied that the management personnel of the City are producing well and managing the organi- zation tn an effective manner consistent with the, obJ octires of the City Council. '~, The City Council will recall that.with regard to the categories of manage- ment personnel, ~he two positions of City Manager and City Attorney a~'e. the only two staff positions. directly appointed by the City Council. The com- pensation pertaining t~ these positions is determined by the City Council each year utillzingavailable salary compa~ison data and individual per- formance evaluation. The seCond category of positions, normally referred to as "top management!', are positions directly appointed by the City Manager and consist of the , four major department heads and City Manager's staff..