HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2025-006RESOLUTION NO. 2025-006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AUTHORIZED CLASSIFICATIONS
AND ALLOCATED POSITIONS INCLUDED HEREIN ATTACHED AS
EXHIBIT “A” AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-047.
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert identifies employees by classifications and
groups for the purpose of salary and benefit administration ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has met and conferred in good faith with the
Palm Desert Employees Organization (PDEO) in accordance with the Meyers -Milias-
Brown Act and the City’s Employer-Employee Relations Ordinance; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 - ALLOCATED POSITIONS AND AUTHORIZED CLASSIFICATIONS
The City of Palm Desert’s Personnel System, Section 2.52 of the Palm Desert Municipal
Code prescribes specific terms for appointment and tenure of all City employees. Exhibit
A contains the tables of salary ranges that will be retroactively effective to July 1, 2024.
The City Manager is annually authorized to modify the Allocated Classifications, Positions
and Salary Schedule during each fiscal year that he determines are reasonably necessary
or appropriate for business necessity including, without limitation, the implementation of
title and responsibility changes, any minimum wage laws, use of over-hires for training,
limited term student internships and modification of vacant positions in so far as such
modifications do not exceed the adopted 2024-25 budget. Such modifications have been
included in the resolution and accompanying allocated positions; however, it may be
necessary to modify them again based on the business necessity of the City. Changes
to the allocation will be updated as necessary by the City Manager, and brought back to
City Council at year-end for ratification.
SECTION 2 – PERSONNEL GROUPS/DESIGNATIONS
The City assigns classifications to designated groups for the purposes of defining exempt
status, benefits allocation and purchasing authority. These classifications, (listed in the
table below), are categorized as follows:
Title Exempt
Group
Executive
Contract
At Will
City Manager X Yes Yes
Assistant City Manager X Yes Yes
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City Clerk X Yes Yes
City Engineer X Yes Yes
Director of Capital Projects X Yes Yes
Director of Development Services X Yes Yes
Director of Economic Development X Yes Yes
Director of Finance/City Treasurer X Yes Yes
Director of Human Resources X Yes Yes
Director of Library Services X Yes Yes
Director of Public Works A No No
Accounting Manager B No No
Accounting Supervisor B No No
Assistant Building Official B No No
Assistant Director of Library Services B No No
Assistant Planner B No No
Assistant City Clerk B No No
Associate Planner I/II B No No
Business Operations Manager B No No
Capital Projects Manager B No No
Chief Building Official B No No
Code Compliance Supervisor B No No
Communications Analyst B No No
Community Relations Supervisor B No No
Community Services Manager B No No
Deputy Director of Development Services B No No
Deputy Director of Economic Development B No No
Deputy Director of Finance B No No
Deputy Director of Public Works B No No
Economic Development Coordinator B No No
Finance Supervisor B No No
Homeless and Support Services Manager B No No
Housing Manager B No No
Human Resources Manager B No No
Information Systems Manager B No No
Landscape Supervisor B No No
Library Manager B No No
Management Analyst I/II B No No
Principal Planner B No No
Project Manager B No No
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Public Affairs Manager B No No
Public Works Superintendent
Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst B No No
Senior Engineer B No No
Senior Management Analyst B No No
Senior Planner B No No
Senior Project Manager B No No
Special Events Coordinator B No No
Streets Maintenance Supervisor B No No
Executive Assistant/Coordinator (City Manager) C No No
Human Resources Analyst C No No
Group X: Executive Contract Positions:
The classifications designated as Group X, Executive Contract, have the highest level of
executive responsibility and authority; these positions are governed by individual
employment agreements.
Group A: Directors and Department Heads
The classifications designated as Group A have a higher level of responsibility and
authority and they are exempt from overtime provisions as defined by the Fair Labor
Standards Act and set forth in the Personnel Rules and Regulations, Section 2.52.305.
They may be At Will and governed by employment agreements. Among other things,
these positions require spending numerous extra hours at meetings, conferences and
work.
Group B: Mid-Management/Professional
The classifications designated as Group B are managerial, supervisorial or professional
in nature and they are exempt from overtime provisions as defined by the Fair Labor
Standards Act and set forth in the Personnel Rules and Regulations, Section 2.52.305.
Among other things, these positions require spending occasional extra hours at meetings,
conferences and work.
Group C: Confidential
The classifications designated as Group C are professional in nature and they are exempt
from overtime provisions as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act and set forth in the
Personnel Rules and Regulations, Section 2.52.305. Among other things, these positions
require spending occasional extra hours at meetings, conferences and work. These
positions also assist and act in a confidential capacity to persons who formulate,
determine, and effectuate management policies with regard to labor relations, and are
defined as “Confidential” in the Personnel Rules and Regulations, Section 2.53.100.
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ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2025.
JAN C. HARNIK
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2025-006 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on February 13, 2025, by
the following vote:
AYES: NESTANDE, PRADETTO, QUINTANILLA, AND TRUBEE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: HARNIK
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Desert, California, on _____________________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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