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New Classification Specification: Recreation and Community Services Manager
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Meeting Date: July 3, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Serena Wright-Black/Administrative Services Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5640
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: Email) Meeting and Agendas - Civil Service Commission (06/28/19); (Email) All City Staff (06/28/19)
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Assistant City Manager (06/28/2019)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Civil Service Commission approve the new classification specification for Recreation and Community Services Manager.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (Department) is comprised of four divisions: Administration, Parks, Recreation, and Senior and Social Services. The Department is responsible for providing recreational activities, community and social service programs and events for persons of all ages and abilities.
The Department's organizational structure reflects two managers: one overseeing parks maintenance and the other overseeing all programs, services and facilities related to senior and social services, aquatics and the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium (Vet's). The manager position that previously managed Vet's and the recreation and aquatic programs was eliminated in 2010, with those duties being absorbed by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director and the Senior and Social Services Manager.
In the newly adopted budget for FY 19-20, City Council approved the addition of a Recreation and Community Services Manager. This additional manager position will assist in redistributing and dividing duties amongst the managers. The Recreation and Community Services Manager classification will be responsible for managing an...
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