CC RES 2026-003 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
APPROVING A STAFFING ADJUSTMENT
TO CONSOLIDATE TWO EXISTING PART-TIME
STAFF ASSISTANT POSITIONS INTO ONE NEW
FULL-TIME STAFF ASSISTANT POSITION IN
THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS itle2, Chapter-2:46, Section 2-46.030-of the Rancho-Palos Verdes - - - --
Municipal Code, and Rule III, Section 1, of the Competitive Service Employee Rules
authorizes the City Manager to prepare, maintain, and amend the classification plan as
needed, which shall contain job specifications for job classifications for positions covered
by the Rules; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes currently budgets for two part-time
Staff Assistant positions that provide administrative support to the City Administrative
Services Department, including front-desk coverage at City Hall and administrative
support to various City departments; and
WHEREAS, operational needs have evolved, increasing the demand for
III consistent front-desk coverage and cross-departmental administrative support; and a
staffing review determined that converting two part-time Staff Assistant positions into one
full-time position would improve efficiency, customer service, and operational stability;
and staff further determined that utilizing existing budgeted Intern positions to hire one to
two year-round Interns would adequately supplement front-desk and administrative
coverage during periods of leave without additional fiscal impact; and
WHEREAS, the part-time Staff Assistant classification is represented by the
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and the full-
time Staff Assistant classification is represented by the Rancho Palos Verdes Employee
Association (RPVEA); the proposed staffing conversion will result in AFSCME losing two
part-time represented positions and RPVEA gaining one full-time represented position;
and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, the City provided
notice and engaged in meet-and-confer discussions with both AFSCME and RPVEA
regarding the proposed staffing change, and both labor groups acknowledged the
operational justification and expressed agreement with the conversion; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that converting two part-time Staff Assistant
positions into one ful!-time Staff Assistant position is in the best interest of the City,
promotes efficient operations, and enhances customer service.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council approves the consolidation of two existing part-time
Staff Assistant positions into one new full-time Staff Assistant position; and,
Section 2. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to
implement the approved staffing conversion, initiate a competitive recruitment for the full-
time position, and make any necessary administrative and budgetary adjustments
consistent with this Resolution; and,
Section 3. The City Council authorizes staff to utilize existing budgeted Intern
positions to hire one to two year-around Interns to supplement front-desk coverage and
provide administrative support across applicable departments, with no additional fiscal
impact; and,
Section 4. This resolution shall be effective upon adoption as specified herein.
The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 20th day of January, 2026.
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Ter- - Takaoka, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2026-03 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on January 20, 2026.
res.a>"akaoka, City Clerk
Resolution No. 2026-03
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