Inglewood News AND LENNOX CITIZEN The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - February 11, 2016 Lawndale High School Falls in Overtime Lawndale High’s Aaron Estrada gets past Santa Monica High School defenders in last week’s Ocean League boys’ soccer action. The Vikings outlasted the Cardinals 3-2 in overtime. Photo by Joe Snyder Civil Service Rules Updated; Funds Allocated for Administrative Department Positions By Cristian Vasquez the Residential Sound Insulation Program. A resolution recommended by the Human “These positions are essential for the Resources Department to update the definitions elected officials, as they require a confidential to the Civil Service Rules was approved by employee of their choosing that is well the city council, as well as budget amendment versed in their day to the day operation in order to allocate enough money to create and agenda and it is someone they can fulltime transitional positions within the trust with their City business transaction Administrative Department. and communications,” indicates the staff Adopted by the city council on March report. “Transitional appointments include 30, 1971 through Resolution No. 6295, the but are not limited to grant funded positions city’s Civil Service Rules were established. as well as fulltime staff positions serving On Oct. 22, 1974, Resolution No. 6850 elected officials.” amended the original resolution. In the 42 years since the last resolution, the rules have “The Budget Amendment will not been changed, modified or updated by better serve the needs of the any subsequent city council. elected officials and the citizens of “In that time period, there have been Inglewood by being able to work numerous changes in labor and compensation forty (40) hours per week as opposed laws, which require the City to update the to only 28 hours that part-time Civil Service Rules so as to be in compliance employees are eligible to work” with these current employment laws,” States the staff report signed by Human Resources Director Jose O. Cortes. “At this time, the City has a need to hire transitional fulltime employees who will not have Civil Service status but will eligible for fulltime benefits as other fulltime civil service employees.” The approved transitional positions are designed to allow a qualified employee to be eligible for appointment to a position within an existing or “new class that has been created for a specific purpose,” or even a program and whose employment may end in the future as the result in of a change in elected officials. This also includes any employees who might be affected by a loss of non-city funded programs that may be part of grant-funded positions with the Public Works, Parks, Recreation and Library Services or Currently employees who are designated Transitional Appointments do not fall under Civil Service status. Yet, transitional fulltime employees who are at the as of Dec. 31, 2015 were working with the city would be grandfathered into civil service status. Under the new rules all transitional appointments will be “subject to the intent of the Civil Service Rules applying to regular fulltime, probationary and permanent status employee,” but details having to do with recruitment, testing or the selection process, as well as handling grievances and disciplinary issues, promotions and terminations will be defined by the city manager. The rules also state that if a transitional status employee is terminated because of a lack of budget, the grant-funded program has ended or the appointing official leaves office or is not reelected, “the transitional appointment of said employee will automatically terminate from the City services no later than when the appointing Councilmember successor assumes office.” However, the council assistant can be reappointed by a different councilmember, or in any different transitional position within city service. The allocation of funds by the council will create four fulltime transitional positions for each elected council member’s assistant and will coincide with their time in office. Currently the positions of Assistant to City Council exist on the City’s Salary Ordinance and are filled on a part-time basis. “The Budget Amendment will better serve the needs of the elected officials and the citizens of Inglewood by being able to work forty (40) hours per week as opposed to only 28 hours that part-time employees are eligible to work,” states the staff report. Base salary for part-time Assistants to the City Council is set at $70,843.20 per year, but two assistants will received a slightly higher salary due to bi-lingual pay. The District No. 1 assistant will receive a full-time salary and benefits of $104,201; the District No. 2 assistant will receive a full-time salary and benefits of $106,298; the District No. 3 assistant will receive a full-time salary and benefits of $106,298; and the District No. 1 assistant will receive a full-time salary and benefits of $104,201. “The total impact for the remainder of the fiscal year to the Budget of the Administration Department, where these positions are paid from, is approximately $84,665,” concludes the staff report. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................3 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................... 4, 7 Looking Up...........................2 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................3 Sports....................................6 Seniors..................................7 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 80˚/56˚ Saturday Sunny 78˚/57˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 85˚/60˚
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