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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 19, 2008 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Dilu Dealwis, Finance Director SUBJECT: Approve the Request for Recruitment and Ratification of the Employee Appointment to the Full-time Position of Risk Manager; Approve the Resolution Revising the Salary Range. DATE: February 6, 2007 BACKGROUND: ITEM #4 The position of Risk Manager has been vacant since August 2003. During this time, the city created and filled the position of Risk Management Technician. The duties were the same as those of the Risk Manager. Due to a recent vacancy of the Risk Management Technician, and based on recommendation from the management auditors, that the liability with not having a qualified Risk Manager outweighs the savings created by filling the position with a Risk Management Technician, there is an immediate need to fill the higher-level position of Risk Manager. The proposed salary range for this position is $5,547 - $6,742 per month. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The Risk Manager position will have complete oversight of the city's liability program. The responsibilities include, in part, ensuring proper reporting, investigation and correction of safety, liability and insurance issues. The position also ensures the city is in compliance with various legally mandated safety requirements imposed by OSHA and Cal -OSHA. The primary—and immediate—role for the Risk Manager will be reviewing the various department contracts that are approved by the City Council. City staff has been doing this in conjunction with assistance from the city's insurance broker and staff from Best Best and Krieger. The agreement with both parties was to assist city staff on a temporary basis. Given the high number of contracts that are currently under review, it is necessary to fill the position of Risk Manager. In addition, this position has oversight of the city's safety program; this is a function that can't be contracted out. Attached to the report is a salary resolution, which is required to establish the recommended salary range of $5,547-$6,742. The position was surveyed to determine a salary; however, there were only comparable positions in the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino. The salaries for both agencies are higher given the size of the organizations and the liability issues these two outside agencies encounter in comparison to the City of Colton. Hence, the proposed salary is commensurate with the salary of the prior incumbent including the negotiated cost of living adjustments. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The salary and benefits for the Risk Manager will be approximately $105,175 per year and is an Internal Service Fund funded position. Given that this position won't be filled until May, the cost for this fiscal year will be approximately $17,530. The salary account 605-6040-8601-1010 had a budget of $132,116 of which $64,529 has been expended and a projected $35,825 to be posted through the end of the current year for allocation of time for Finance Director and Human Resource