REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Alisa Backstrom, City Treasurer
VIA: Alisa Backstrom, City Treasurer
PREPARED BY: Alisa Backstrom, City Treasurer
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Approve modifications to the City Treasurer's Department by adopting Resolution Nos. 2023-08, 2023-09 and 2023-10; approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4287 Repealing Ordinance No. 3907 relating to the duties of the Finance Director; and, approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4288 to reinstitute the City Treasurer's Powers and Duties, as authorized in the City Charter
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Statement of Issue:
On January 17, 2023, the City Council approved a request by Councilmember McKeon to rescind Ordinance No. 3907 related to the City Treasurer's powers and duties. Ordinance No. 3907, approved on February 22, 2011, purported to transfer a substantial portion of the City Treasurer's Charter-mandated powers and duties to the Finance department. However, as the City Charter is the fundamental law of the City of Huntington Beach, any Ordinance in conflict with the City Charter is void. As such, the operational structure proposed herein will reinstitute those powers and duties under the Office of the City Treasurer.
Financial Impact:
The proposed operational structure will require two additional permanent full-time positions and additional hours for the City Treasurer position to be budgeted within the City Treasurer's Department for the remainder of the fiscal year 2022-23 and for the full-year beginning in fiscal year 2023-2024.
Salary for the position of full-time Deputy City Treasurer at the Pay Range 249 of $137,416 - $184,151 is similar to the other non-safety department deputies and at the same rate as the Assistant Chief Financial Officer position. The proposed salary for the added position of one full-time Accounting Technician at the Pay Range 153 would be $52,867 - $70,847 on an annual basis. These costs will be offset b...
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