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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 26, 2015 Page 25 Mr. Schwartz advised that the current Fleet Facilities position had been budgeted in 2015 at over $105,000, with a Facility Management Contract estimated to be about $44,000 to $45,000 for the City Hall, Maintenance Facility and License Center combined; and estimated the Customer Service position at $50,000 includ- ing benefits. With reclassification of the Department Assistant and new duties, Mr. Schwartz anticipated that would need to be scored within the City's pay sys- tem, and estimated an additional $5,000 to $8,000. Under this recommendation, Mr. Schwartz noted that the department full-time equivalency remained at 33 em- ployees, therefore should stay budget neutral. Mr. Schwartz advised that staff would like to continue developing these changes and return to a future meeting for approvals if so directed by the City Council. Councilmember Etten opined that if was obvious to anyone listening that Mr. Schwartz should be commended in his efforts to restructure the department and his staff to improve service delivery to the City's residents; and offered his sup- port to pursue it. Councilmember McGehee concurred; recognizing the problem with supervisory staff handling public phone calls during critical times when they were needed to do their jobs based on their particular expertise. Councilmember McGehee opined that the presentation was very informative and well-thought-out, and ex- pressed her appreciation that this opportunity had presented itself. Councilmember Willmus sought additional information on the proposed Custom- er Service position, and whether this would be a new employee; with Mr. Schwartz responding affirmatively. Councilmember Willmus questioned if that was a typical starting pay range; with City Manager Trudgeon advising that as an entry level, clerical position, it would be on the lower end of the compensation level. Councilmember Willmus sought additional information on that pay range. Mr. Schwartz advised that he had held preliminary discussion with the Finance Director, and were considering whether this position would fit within the current pay system or would need creation of a lower grade than currently exists based on the minimal entry level training and experience needed. Councilmember Laliberte echoed her colleagues about providing better service to residents and having staff doing what they were meant to do. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she shared concerns expressed about that Customer Service position wage range—with benefits — seeming high; and expressed her interest in staff reviewing that grade more.