PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to request City Council adoption of a proposed resolution revising and re-titling the specification for the classification of Finance Manager / Burbank Water and Power (BWP) (CTC No. 0345) to Financial Accounting Manager / BWP (CTC No. 0345), as shown in the attachment.

BACKGROUND

The BWP Finance and Administration Division is currently going through some organization changes. The current Finance Manager / BWP is transitioning to a Project Accounting Analyst position whose main focus is on the new Magnolia Power Plant.  The Department is taking this opportunity to revise the Finance Manager / BWP specification and title to include more Controller type functions such as accounting, financial reporting, and budgeting. 

ANALYSIS & CONCLUSION

When the Finance Manager / BWP classification was established in 2000, the specification was created to encompass many facets of the Finance and Administration Division.  Today, the Department would like to treat this position more like a Controller and would like to focus the specification accordingly.  In order to accomplish this goal, the specification should be updated to include more accounting, financial reporting, and analysis functions.  This revision will assist the department as it needs to recruit for this highly specialized field.

This classification will continue to be exempt from Civil Service, exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and will be included in the City�s Conflict of Interest Code.  The Civil Service Board reviewed this revision and re-titling at their regular meeting on October 5, 2005.

FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact from the revision and re-titling of this specification because the current salary range for this position will be maintained.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed resolution revising and re-titling the specification for the classification of Finance Manager / BWP (CTC No. 0345) to Financial Accounting Manager / BWP (CTC No. 0345), as shown in the attachment.

Respectfully submitted,

Judie Sarquiz

Management Services Director