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Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 6446, entitled:
"An administrative ordinance fixing the compensation
rates of certain city positions and employments, "
approved January 23, 1925, as amended.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section l. That Ordinance No. 6446, approved
January 23, 1925, as amended, be and the same is hereby
further amended in Section V thereof, by inserting at the ;
beginning of the "Professional-Administrative" Group, the ��
' following: �,
° GRADE 9 �
City Information and Complaint Officer "
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force thirty days after its passage, approval, and ,
publication.
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
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Levine � Against BY � '
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Council President Robert Sylvester and
Honorable rTembers of the City Council ��� .
City Hall, Seventh Floor •�,�,+�
5aint Paul, Minnesota • 55102 /U��
Re: Creation of the City Information and � �
Complaint Officer Position �Y �
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Dear. Co�ncil Members:
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Attached is an ordir�.ance amending Ordinance No. 6446 , creating
the position title "City Information and Complaint Officer"
and placing the title in Grade 9 of the Professional-Administrative
Group. This ordinance will establish the position in the
Uriclassified Service.
- The Office of Information and Complaint has been functioning for
over a year-and-a-half using a combination of regular city
employees and CETA staff. During that time, the office has
compiled an impressive record of responding to the concerns of
the citizens of Saint Paul. The office serves as the official
focal point for any citizen who has a complaint about the operation
of city governmer�t. So successful has the office been, in fact,
that it receives complaints which go beyond the scope of city
government and involve the resolution of problems that citizens
experience with other levels of government.
It is my recommzndation that this posi.tion be unclassified so that
the Information and Complaint Officer will serve at the wzll and
pleasure of the i�iayor. Tnis makes sense since it is imperative
that the zmployee filling this position have the complete trust
of_ the I�4ayor. As a �r�ember of the I�:ayor' s staff, the employee must
have the authority to speak for the Mayor �,rher� dealing �vith all
levels of governnent.
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Council President and Honorable =2- June 21, 1977
Members of the City Council
Further, it is important that the Information and Complaint
Officer feel a direct accountability to the Mayor, just as
the Mayor is directly accountable to the citizens of Saint
Paul.
Tne recomn:endation to place the title in Grade 9 is based upon
the recommendation of the PersonneZ Office,
These ordinances are being submitted directly to the City
Council and not through the Civil Service Commission. This
procedure is in accordance with Chapter 3, Section 3. 01. 6
of the City Charter. This procedure has been used in the
past to create other positions in the P4ayor's Office. I
have also attached ordinances which amend the administrative
code by establishing the qualifications and duties of the
Information and Complaint Officer as a position within the
Office of the riayor.
You.r consideration and approval of this ordinance is respectfully
requested. '
Sincerely,
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�EORGE LATI!'�R
Mayor�'�
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Attachments
cc: riembers of the City Council
cc: Thomas Gleason
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ROEDLER
TEDESCO �
PRESIDENT (SYLVESTER)
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