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Adoption of Resolution Amending the Alameda City Employees' Association (ACEA) Salary Schedule to Add the Classification of Police Records Specialist and Reclassifying the Four Intermediate Clerks in the Police Records Division to Police Records Specialist, Effective January 19, 2021. (Human Resources 2510)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Alameda Police Department (PD) currently uses the Intermediate Clerk classification, a general clerical class used broadly citywide, to staff its Police Records Division. The Alameda City Employees' Association (ACEA), which represents the Intermediate Clerks, has raised concerns that the classification specification does not adequately describe the specialized knowledge and abilities required to staff a Police Records Division. Human Resources has worked with PD command staff and ACEA to draft a new classification specification, Police Records Specialist. This new classification was supported by the Civil Service Board on July 1, 2020. Staff is now recommending adding the new classification to the ACEA Salary Schedule and reclassifying the four Intermediate Clerks in the Records Division to the classification of Police Records Specialist. The salary for the new classification would be at the same level as the current Intermediate Clerk classification.
BACKGROUND
The clerical staff in the Police Records Division of the PD maintains records for the Department, processes citations, reviews police reports, and prepares warrants and responses to public information requests. The job duties for this position generally require more specialized training and knowledge than a standard clerical position in other departments within the City of Alameda (City). As a result, ACEA requested that the Human Resources Department create a new classification for the clerical staff in the Police Records Division.
DISCUSSION
Human Resources staff worked to solicit input from PD command s...
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