Title
Organizational Restructuring and Changes to Budgeted Positions
Recommendation
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
b) Introduce Ordinance No. 2025-37, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Various Provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Reflect Organizational Restructuring to the City Attorney, Finance, Human Resources, and Public Works Departments;
c) Adopt Resolution No.2025-87, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Various Provisions of the Newport Beach City Council Policies to Reflect Organizational Restructuring to the City Attorney, Finance, Human Resources, and Public Works Departments;
d) Adopt Resolution No.2025-88, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving a Revised Salary Schedule and New Classifications for the Key & Management Group;
e) Approve the following changes to employee positions and assignments: (i) add one administrative services director and one municipal operations director; (ii) eliminate one finance director and one human resources director; (iii) convert one part-time human resources intern to one part-time human resources specialist; (iv) convert one public works crew chief to one management analyst; (v) convert two part-time library clerk II positions to two support services aides; (vi) reassign the positions/personnel as detailed in this staff report, including the transfer of 9.5 full-time equivalent Human Resources Department positions to the Administrative Services Department, 37.45 full-time equivalent Finance Department positions to the Administrative Services Department, 62.5 Public Works Department / Municipal Operations Division positions to the Municipal Operations Department, and three Human Resources positions to the City Attorney’s Office;
f) Approve the Job Descriptions for the administrative services director and municipal operations director in this staff report and authorize the administrative services director to approve new job descriptions consistent with the new positions and departmental changes approved by the City Council;
g) Authorize the city manager, city attorney, administrative services director, and municipal operations director to execute amendments to existing agreements, as necessary, to implement the organizational changes described herein, including transferring (i) the administration of all agreements related to workers’ compensation, insurance and risk management previously administered by the Human Resources Department to the City Attorney’s Office; (ii) all remaining agreements entered into by the Human Resources Department to the Administrative Services Department; (iii) all agreements entered into by the Finance Department to the Administrative Services Department; and all agreements entered into by the Public Works Department that pertain to municipal operations to the new Municipal Operations Department; and
h) Approve Budget Amendment No. 26-045, appropriating $14,856 in additional expenditures from the General Fund’s unappropriated fund balance to fund the costs associated with the recommended position reclassifications.