DATE: March 12, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: MODIFY A PARKS AND BEACHES MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR POSITION TO A SENIOR PARKS AND BEACHES MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DIVISION IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that City Council approve the modification of an existing Parks and Beaches Maintenance Supervisor position to a newly created Senior Parks and Beaches Maintenance Supervisor classification in the Public Works Department, effective immediately following Council adoption.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Public Works Department currently has a Parks and Beaches Maintenance Supervisor position that oversees the day to day operations of the City's parks, the beaches and pier maintenance programs, the City tree program and the parkways and medians landscape maintenance program (which includes seven fire stations). The existing position was originally formed and further evolved following a series of organizational changes in the 1990's and through 2020. Until recently, the varying scope of duties and responsibilities were effectively and efficiently handled by the prior incumbent who left the City in July 2024. Following a reassessment of the current duties and responsibilities assigned to the position, staff determined that it is unlikely that a single candidate would possess the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully meet the requirements of the role as currently defined. As part of the assessment, staff attempted to find a comparable position to our Maintenance Supervisor outside of our organization, but was unable to find one in a similar agency.
The level of activity within the parks, beaches, pier, City tree and parkways and medians maintenance programs is demanding. The section consists of 13 full-time employees, three hourly extra help Maintenance Assistants and multiple service contractors. Currently, th...
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