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City Council Meeting Monday, November 22, 2010 Page 10 b. Consider a Resolution Certifying Unpaid Utility and Other Charges to the Property Tax Rolls Klausing moved, Ihlan seconded, adoption of Resolution No.10859 entitled, "Resolution Directing the County Auditor to Levy Unpaid Water, Sewer, and Other City Charges for Payable 2011 or Beyond;" as detailed in "Exhibit A" to the RCA dated November 22, 2010; and provided as a bench handout, entitled, "Delinquent Accounts for 4 Quarter 2010 Property Taxes 2011," dated No- vember 22, 2010; attached hereto and made a part thereof Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. c. Consider Reclassifying one Code Enforcement Officer Position into a Code Enforcement Officer Housing Position Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon summarized the request for reclassification of one Code Enforcement Officer position to a Code Enforcement Officer Housing position, as detailed in the RCA dated November 22, 2010. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the challenges being experienced in the department with the loss of permit and land use application revenue, due to current economic con- ditions and current budget constraints; while the need remained for staff to ad- dress ongoing nuisance and code enforcement issues within the community. Councilmember Roe noted that the proposed Job Description included Nuisance Code Enforcement, and recommended that the title, "Code Enforcement Officer Housing," be revised to recognize those job duties and re- titled as "Code En- forcement Officer Housing [and Nuisance]." Mr. Trudgeon concurred with that revised Job Description Title. Councilmember Ihlan questioned if other positions within the Community Devel- opment Department had been reviewed as part of this request, specifically other Code Enforcement Officers; whether a salary comparison with other communities had been done; and rationale for reclassifying this position. Mr. Trudgeon advised that a review of all positions in the Department had been done, with the position of Economic Development Associate eliminated; but that no other changes were recommended for inspection personnel; and advised that no analysis of salaries had been done with other communities. Mr. Trudgeon cla- rified that the salary grade and point levels were determined from a grid by the Human Resources Director based on and compared with other job description du- ties. Mr. Trudgeon advised that he and Code Enforcement Coordinator Don Munson had reviewed the original intent of this specific position when it was created 13 years ago, with the incumbent currently in the position never having