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File #: 90710    Version: 1 Name: Create or modify classifications for position placement in the 2026 operating budget as adopted by the Common Council.
Type: Resolution Status: Council New Business
File created: 11/3/2025 In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
On agenda: 11/11/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Create or modify classifications for position placement in the 2026 operating budget as adopted by the Common Council.
Sponsors: Director of Human Resources
Attachments: 1. PB Memo 2026 Budget Summary Analysis.pdf
Fiscal Note
This resolution creates and modifies classification specifications for three positions, effective January 1, 2026.
- Recreating a Human Resources Analyst 4 into a new classification of Benefits Manager (Compensation Group/ Range (CG/R) 18/15)
- Recreating a Forestry Operations Supervisor into a new classification of Assistant City Forester (CG/R 18/10)
- Creating a new Water Quality Program Supervisor ( CG/R 18/9)
The 2026 executive budget includes sufficient funding for these positions in each respective agency. If this resolution is adopted, the position tables for each agency will be updated in the 2026 adopted budget to reflect the correct classifications.
Title
Create or modify classifications for position placement in the 2026 operating budget as adopted by the Common Council.
Body
Resolution to create or modify classification specifications for placement into the salary tables and to classify new positions in the respective agencies’ 2026 operating budgets as adopted by Common Council, therein.

Detailed Text:
Whereas the proposed 2026 operating budget includes positions which require classifications or modification to existing classifications, and placement into the salary schedules; and

Whereas the Human Resources Department is recreating position #877 of Human Resources Analyst 4 (H409) into a new classification of Benefits Manager in CG18, Range 15; and the employee (V. Larson) will underfill the new position while a trainee reclassification process is complete; and

Whereas the Streets Division is recreating position #1495 of Forestry Operations Supervisor (H304) into a new classification of Assistant City Forester in CG18, Range 10; and reallocating the employee (C. Klinke) to the new position; and

Whereas the Water Utility proposed operating budget includes creating a new position into a new classification of Water Quality Program Supervisor in CG18, Range 9; and the position will be filled through a recruitment; and

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