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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-399
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA RECLASSIFYING A VACANT ASSIST ANT
ENGINEER POSITION IN THE PUBLIC WORKS
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT/STORM WATER
MANAGEMENT SECTION TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH SPECIALIST, ESTABLISHING THE NEW
CLASSIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SPECIALIST TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE CHULA VISTA
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, AND SETTING THE SALARY
FOR SAID NEW CLASSIFICATION
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista, and 19 other municipalities and public agencies
within San Diego County are required to comply with requirements of the NPDES Municipal
Permit, Regional Water Quality Control Board's Order No. 2001-01; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Operations/Storm Water Management Section is
responsible for assuring the City's compliance with the NPDES Municipal Permit; and
WHEREAS, as a result of a staff transfer and promotion, the Assistant Engineer position
in the Storm Water Management Section has been vacant since February 2004; and
WHEREAS, the NPDES permitting process has been increasingly oriented toward an
emphasis on the sources and impacts of toxic chemicals, bacteria, and other pollutants in urban
runoff and receiving waters and their impacts on aquatic organisms; and
WHEREAS, analysis of such topics requires knowledge of water science and analytical
methods; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the vacant position be reclassified as an
Environmental Health Specialist, which would be a new employee classification by the Chula
Vista Employees Association; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Health Specialist will be represented by the Chula Vista
Employees Association; and
WHEREAS, this recommendation has been discussed with the Chula Vista Western
Council of Engineers and has their support; and
WHEREAS, by reclassifying the Assistant Engineer position to an Environmental Health
Specialist in the Public Works Operations Department/Storm Water Management section, the
City will save approximately $15,000 per year in salary and benefit costs; and
WHEREAS, the salary for the Environmental Health Specialist would be set at 15
percent above the section's Storm Water Compliance Inspector position.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve the reclassification of a vacant Assistant Engineer position in the Public
Works Operations Department/Storm Water Management section, establishing a new
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classification of Environmental Health Specialist to be represented by the Chula Vista
Employees Association, and setting the salary for said new classification.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
erations Director
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Arm Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista,
California, this 14th day of December, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, Davis, McCann, Rindone and Padilla
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City rk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA)
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2004-399 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 14th day of December, 2004.
Executed this 14th day of December, 2004.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Cle
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