DATE: November 18, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: City Manager's Office
TITLE: RECLASSIFICATION OF EXISTING DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER; ABOLITION OF THE ASSOCIATED DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TITLE AND SALARY TABLE ON THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE’S SALARY SCHEDULE.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that City Council approve the reclassification of the existing Deputy City Manager position to Assistant City Manager; and abolish the associated Deputy City Manager salary table from the City of Oceanside’s Salary Schedule accordingly.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City has effectively recruited and retained highly qualified employees that keep the City running efficiently while managing a wide range of responsibilities. The management skills possessed by the current Deputy City Manager have allowed him to effectively oversee many City services and functions that fall under his purview. The core duties of the Deputy City Manager position have now expanded well past their original intended scope over the past several years. For example, the Deputy City Manager is responsible for oversight of the City’s Public Works, Parks and Recreation, Human Resources and Information Technology Departments. Combined, these Departments provide a broad array of inward and outward facing vital public services. The Deputy City Manager has also assumed direct management and oversight of key City initiatives including the on-going Opterra energy efficiency upgrade project. Finally, the Deputy City Manager continues to play a key role in labor negotiations.
As the complexity and significance of City initiatives and programs continues to grow, establishing a second Assistant City Manager position as proposed will allow the City Manager’s Office to continue to manage and seamlessly delegate responsibilities. Reclassifying the Deputy City Manager position to Assistant City Manager will also provide additional management capacity within the...
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