9.A.
City Council Draft Agenda
- Meeting Date:
- 01/21/2020
- From:
- Shannon Anderson, Deputy City Manager
TITLE:
Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2020-01: An ordinance repealing part of Ordinance 2018-30 and amending Flagstaff City Code, Chapter 1-18, Administrative Departments, to reestablish the Information Technology Division, reflect the prior abolishment of the Community Enrichment Division, and rename the Utilities Division to the Water Services Division in City Code.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Read Ordinance No. 2020-01 by title only for the final time
2) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2020-01 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Ordinance No. 2020-01
2) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2020-01 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Ordinance No. 2020-01
Executive Summary:
In accordance with Charter Article IV Section 1(a), the Council, by ordinance not inconsistent with the City Charter, shall provide for the organization, conduct, and operation of the several offices and departments of the City as established by the Charter, for the creation of additional departments, divisions, offices, and agencies, and for their consolidation, alteration, or abolition.
When the reorganization was presented to City Council in August of 2018 consolidating Management Services and Information Technology, the intent was to have the new City Manager determine where Information Technology best meets the organization's needs. The City Manager's office has evaluated the organizational structure and has determined there is great benefit to having Information Technology be a separate division and part of the City's Leadership Team. The City Code, Chapter 1-18, Administrative Departments, was not updated to reflect the passage of Ordinance 2018-30 so repealing Section 1B of Ordinance 2018-30 will reestablish the Information Technology Division.
City Code, Chapter 1-18, Administrative Departments, should also be amended to reflect the abolishment of the Community Enrichment Division as approved by Council in the adoption of Ordinance 2018-30, as well as the renaming of the Utilities Division to the Water Services Division.
When the reorganization was presented to City Council in August of 2018 consolidating Management Services and Information Technology, the intent was to have the new City Manager determine where Information Technology best meets the organization's needs. The City Manager's office has evaluated the organizational structure and has determined there is great benefit to having Information Technology be a separate division and part of the City's Leadership Team. The City Code, Chapter 1-18, Administrative Departments, was not updated to reflect the passage of Ordinance 2018-30 so repealing Section 1B of Ordinance 2018-30 will reestablish the Information Technology Division.
City Code, Chapter 1-18, Administrative Departments, should also be amended to reflect the abolishment of the Community Enrichment Division as approved by Council in the adoption of Ordinance 2018-30, as well as the renaming of the Utilities Division to the Water Services Division.
Financial Impact:
There is a budgetary impact when reclassifying the current Information Technology Director from a Section Head to a Division Director. This will be presented and discussed with the budget team during the January 27, 2020 meeting.
Policy Impact:
This reorganization will impact the structure section of the Employee Advisory Committee policy 1-10-070 in the Employee Handbook of Regulations. If this ordinance is approved, the Employee Advisory Committee policy changes will be brought to City Council for consideration.
Connection to Council Goal, Regional Plan and/or Team Flagstaff Strategic Plan:
Team Flagstaff Strategic Plan: Foster a resilient and economically prosperous City
Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:
No.