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('ity �,J"A rts&Innov ition City Council Memorandum
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<br /> TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
<br /> FROM: FINANCE DEPARTMENT ITEM NO: 19
<br /> WARDS: ALL
<br /> SUBJECT: DISPOSITION OF UNFUNDED POSITIONS
<br /> ISSUE:
<br /> The issues before the City Council are: 1) to approve the removal of 229.14 unfunded full-time
<br /> equivalent positions (FTEs) from the adopted 2012/13 Annual Budget Personnel Detail; and 2) to
<br /> approve retaining 102.00 unfunded FTEs specifically identified as appropriate for retention.
<br /> RECOMMENDATION:
<br /> That the City Council:
<br /> 1. Authorize the deletion of 229.14 unfunded FTEs from the adopted 2012/13 Annual Budget
<br /> Personnel Detail; and
<br /> 2. Authorize the retention of 102.00 unfunded FTEs specifically identified as appropriate for
<br /> retention.
<br /> BACKGROUND:
<br /> In Fiscal Year 2006/07, there were two unfunded positions in the General Fund. As part of the
<br /> Fiscal Year 2007/08 budget, 80.79 FTEs were added in the General Fund consistent with a revenue
<br /> forecast based on recent trends that were expected to continue. However, with the beginning of the
<br /> economic downturn, a majority of these positions were not filled in an effort to reduce the City's
<br /> budget. Over the last several budget cycles, these unfunded and unfilled positions, as well as
<br /> additional positions that have also been unfunded, have remained in the personnel detail to retain
<br /> authorization in case funding became available. As the economic downturn has persisted, it is not
<br /> reasonable to assume that many of these positions will be able to be funded or filled in the near
<br /> future. The adopted Fiscal Year 2012/13 Annual Budget included 331.14 unfunded FTEs
<br /> throughout the City, representing 12.3% of authorized positions, with the vast majority of those
<br /> positions located in the General Fund.
<br /> To get a sense of whether the level of unfunded positions in the City's budget is inconsistent with
<br /> the norm in other California cities, staff undertook a survey of comparable Southern California cities,
<br /> as well as a broader sample of cities statewide. The survey included Long Beach, Anaheim, Santa
<br /> Ana, Irvine, Glendale, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Corona, Pasadena, and 12 other agencies
<br /> throughout the state. The results indicated that 55% of all agencies surveyed and 73% of those
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