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REQUEST FOR HRA ACTION Date: 2-15-11 Item No: 9 c. Staff Approval: Agenda Section Action Items Item Description: RHRA Organizational Structure Background In 2007, the RHRA reorganized its staffing to have the Community Development Director serve as the Executive Director of the RHRA and created a new position, the Housing Program Coordinator, to directly work on RHRA issues. These changes were implemented in recognition that the RHRA was going to take a greater role in advocating and promoting safer and affordable housing within the community. For the past three years, the RHRA has worked under this staffing structure and has considerably advanced the RHRA mission and priorities that was outlined in the RHRA Strategic Plan. For the past few months, the Executive Director has worked with the HRA Finance Subcommittee to review the organizational structure. Based on the discussion, the Executive Director, with approval of the Finance Subcommittee, is proposing that the RHRA Board reclassify the Housing Program Coordinator position to a new position, the Housing Program Manager. The new position will reflect actual job duties that the Housing Program Coordinator has undertaken during the past three years. The previous job description for the Housing Program Coordinator was inadequate in detailing the responsibilities for the position. (For instance, there was no mention of working on the Living Smarter Home and Garden Fair in the job description). As the job description was modified to reflect the actual job responsibilities, it became clear that, based on the responsibilities, that the position should be reclassified. The Executive Director worked with the City’s Human Resources Manager and the City Manager in making sure that the position was properly classified. As a result of that work, the Housing Program Manager position was created. The budgetary impacts for the position reclassification will be approximately $1,600 (salary and benefits). These additional expenses have been incorporated into the revised budget that will be th considered later at the February 15 meeting. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the RHRA authorize the reclassification of the Housing Program Coordinator position to the Housing Program Manager position, and that Jeanne Kelsey, currently the Housing Program Coordinator be promoted to the Housing Program Manager position, retroactive to January 1, 2011. RHRA Organizational Structure (02-15-11) -Page 1 of 2