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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO APPROPRIATING ORDINANCE # 1 RECLASSIFYING ONE DISPATCH/OPERATOR III POSITION TO COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND RECLASSIFYING CADD TECHNICIAN TO ENGINEERING DATA AND GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIST WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
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WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 3 of the City Charter and Section 2-383 (1) of the Code of General Ordinances requires the approval of the Board of Alders for the transfer of funds within the General Fund Operating Budget, as adopted and Section 2-386 of the Code of General Ordinances requires the approval of the Board of Alders to create a position not included in the budget as adopted, or to reclassify an existing and included position; and,
Section 1:
WHEREAS, a new vacancy occurred in September with the retirement of Operator Dispatcher III Sherley Reyes-Carr; and,
WHEREAS, The Department of Public Safety Communications previously requested additional supervisor positions and the position of Operator Dispatcher III is authorized to perform the function of a Communications Supervisor; and,
WHEREAS The position of Operator Dispatcher III has been eliminated by agreement with Local 884 and will no longer be filled when vacated due to retirement; and,
WHEREAS The Department of Public Safety Communications is seeking approval to reclassify the following position; and,
Current Information
Operator Dispatcher III 884, $75,836
Revised Information
Communications Supervisor 3144, $79,521; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Public Safety Communications has lapsed salary from the vacancy of the position since September exceeding the $3,685 difference thereby not requiring a change to the total appropriation in the PSAP salary account; and,
Section 2:
WHEREAS, a new vacancy is anticipated with the retirement of the CADD Technician; and,
WHEREAS, the title and associated job description are over 26 years old and there have been significant changes in technology and the engineering field in that time; and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering would like to update the job description and title to better reflect the current practices and needs of the department; and,
WHEREAS, the associated salary with the new title/position will be filled at or below the current budgeted salary; and,
WHEREAS, as such the Department of engineering is seeking approval to reclassify the following position:
Current Information
CADD Technician, 3144 - $90,234
Revised Information
Engineering Data and Geospatial Analysist, 3144 - $90,234
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the New Haven Board of Alders that:
Section 1. The title of one vacant Operator Dispatcher III position be reclassified to the title of Communications Supervisor
Section 2. The title of CADD Technician be reclassified to Engineering Data and Geospatial Analysist