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12 City of Pleasanton Operating Budget • FY 2023/24 - FY 2024/25 <br />A Sustainability Coordinator has been added to the City Manager’s Office. This position will be funded <br />by the Pleasanton Garbage Service Rate Reserve Fund and will be responsible for coordinating various <br />required recycling and solid-waste reduction initiatives. This includes creating a framework for <br />comprehensive waste source reduction, recycling programs, and training. This position works with a <br />Sustainability Manager, another new position that will be added starting in January 2025, to also explore <br />and apply for various grant opportunities available. With an increasing emphasis on renewable energy, <br />recycling and solid-waste management, these positions will allow the City to implement necessary <br />policies and procedures in this important area. <br />A Police Evidence Clerk has been added to the Police Department staffing. A recent audit of the <br />Property and Evidence function recommended an additional person to address workload. Currently, the <br />Department has one person serving in this role such that there is organizational liability and risk if the <br />current position is not filled. This new position will provide redundancy and also address the workload <br />issue by providing expanded hours of service to retrieve property taken for safekeeping; relieve an <br />existing backlog of items of evidence to be purged; provide back-up support to the Records Division with <br />public record requests, reports for District Attorneys, processing subpoenas and entering traffic citations; <br />and strengthen succession planning efforts. <br />A limited-term Police Officer has been added to the Police Department staffing. This position will be <br />available effective January 2024 and will be partially funded with the California State Department of <br />Justice Tobacco Grant that the City was awarded for the next two fiscal years. This position will be <br />responsible for enforcing a local ordinance or state law related to the illegal sale and marketing of <br />tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to minors and youth. Enforcement efforts include retailer <br />compliance checks, illegal online sales and marketing, retailer training programs, public education <br />outreach, and tobacco retail license inspections. <br /> <br />Conclusion <br />In closing this budget message, I would like to express my appreciation to the City Council for providing <br />positive leadership and direction on behalf of the community. The City’s commissions and committees <br />have also provided invaluable assistance in developing the City’s priorities that led to the proposed <br />budget. I also want to thank City staff for their dedication and effort toward providing excellent services <br />to the Pleasanton community and for making a commitment to accomplish the goals set out in the <br />budget and the City’s Work Plan. <br />I would like to thank the Finance Department’s work on developing the budget. Under the leadership <br />of Susan Hsieh, Director of Finance, they have assembled a budget document that is comprehensive, <br />accurate, and easy to read. I would also like to acknowledge Chris Yi, Thinh Lucero, Raquel Zegarra, <br />and Erika Newsome for their work on developing the budget and assembling the budget book. Finally, I <br />would also like to thank the Executive Team for their thoughtful contributions to the budget and for their <br />consistent hard work and commitment to the City organization and the community. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Gerry Beaudin <br />City Manager