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CITY COUNCIL NDNU= - June 27, 1989 EE C. UNFINISHED BUSII�SS: (continued): %r M7TION SECONDED APED CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Dronkert and passed by the following roll call vote to approve the mrncepLsarpri nciple -aspreparation of a draft agxeenent on Ips Altos SewersHilis AYES: Mayor Allison and Coancilnneobers Drnrh t, Fuhnman and Rydell & van Tamelen ABSTAIN: Mayor Pro Ten Dronkert Pril'ION SECONDED APED CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Dronkert and passed unanimously expressing no objection to the proposed resolution of the City Council of the City of Los Altos establishing a schedule of sewer capacity acquisition charges. D. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Report on Organizational Analysis: The City Manager presented an oral report to the Council on her organizational analysis which addressed and included the following issues: 1) more staff was needed but there was the problem of available revenues; 2) additional sources of revenue should be investigated to support additional staff; possibly the establishment of fees for those services pertaining to an individual rather than to the Tom; 3) both the City Engineer and the City Manager's offices should have back-up support; 9) the work load should be re-evaluated after the mnputer is in place. Regarding the maintenance crew, the City Manager noted that there should be realistic expectations of the amount of work the crew could acoonplish. Besides the option of hiring more crew, there was the option of possible volunteer assistance. It was also noted that inquiries could be made of other ceanmities concerning the rental of equipment to facilitate the ompletion of certain jobs in Town in the most cost effective and efficient manner. 2. Job Descriptions: City Clerk, Secretary (Building, Engineering/Planning), Staff Assistant The City Manager noted that the job descriptions before Council for the City Clerk and Secretary coapleted the job descriptions for all the Town Hall staff. The job description for staff assistant was a new position proposed by the City Manager which would be 1 finance, h engineering, a planning. This position had been included in the proposed budget. Ken Phillips, Chain--- - Finance Crnmittee, expressed the opinion that it would be appropriate to deter the approval o£ this new position until the new City Manager was on hoard. Mr. Phillips also noted that according to the conmittee's calculations, the Town did have sufficient funds to hire additional staff. IDDT'ION SECONDED APED CARE=: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by Fuhnnarn and passed by the following roll call vote to continue consideration of the staff assistant position for input from the new, City Manager. AYES: Mayor Allison and Councilmeib Dronkert, Fubx and Rydell ( NOES: Councilnenber van Tamelen �r * based on the concepts in principle as stated in the 6/26/89 staff report, pending further study by Los Altos and Los Altos Hills (AMENDED BY COUNCIL 7/18/89) -2-