Council Preview: City May Add 3 Positions, Eliminate 2

The City of Larkspur may add three new positions, but eliminate two, if approved at Wednesday's city council meeting. 

Staff recommends the addition of three positions: a public works administrative analyst, maintenance worker and an undetermined accounting position in the finance department. Staff also suggests eliminating two customer service representatives, according to city documents. 

The accounting position may be an in-house financial or analytical support positions, something staff said is needed. 

"The City is a $13-million operation with a Finance Department consisting of a Director and an Accounting Specialist (focused on payroll and accounts payable)," according to staff documents. "No in-house financial or analytical support exists in Public Works, despite oversight of millions of dollars in capital projects."

Another issues stems from the loss of a staff member in the maintenance division of public works. 

"Several years ago, the City stopped outsourcing maintenance of its parks. While this decision brought immediate fiscal relief to the General Fund, staff has dealing with capacity issues ever since," according to staff documents.

The full agenda and more information on these positions is available here. 

Larkspur City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 in the Central Marin Police Authority community room, 250 Doherty Drive in Larkspur. 

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