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<br />1. Is the position essential? <br />Essential positions are those that provide core public health and safety <br />services; emergency and disaster assistance; and preservation of the <br />essential elements of the City's financial activities. <br /> <br />2. Is the position critical? <br />Critical positions are positions that are, for example, one-position job <br />classes or positions with duties that cannot be modified, reassigned or <br />eliminated. Detailed responses to the following questions will be required <br />in determining whether or not a position is "critical" to providing high- <br />quality services to residents, business owners and/or employees: <br /> <br />. Explain how this position is key to achieving the strategic goals <br />identified by the City Council. <br />. Can the duties be re-engineered or automated? Please explain. <br />. Can the duties be reassigned temporarily or permanently? Please <br />explain. <br />. Can the position remain unfilled temporarily or permanently? <br />Please explain. <br />. Can the position be filled internally? <br />. What is the impact (i.e., to residents, business owners, employees, <br />and/or operations) ifthe position is not filled? <br />. Can the service provided be reduced, eliminated, or contracted? <br />. What is the budgetary impact ifthe position is not filled (e.g., <br />additional overtime/compensatory time off costs) <br />. What are the circumstances that warrant the creation of this new <br />position? <br /> <br />3. What is the total annual cost of the position(e.g., salary, taxes, benefits, <br />equipment, etc.)? <br /> <br />City Council Action <br /> <br />If it is the intent of the City Council to implement a hiring freeze, staff recommends that <br />staffbe directed to present a resolution implementing a hiring freeze and the evaluation <br />criteria at a future meeting of the City Council and that the need for the hiring freeze be <br />reviewed every six months. <br /> <br />Reviewed By: -J ..n <br />Kurtis G. Ulrich, City Administrator ~ ~. <br />;; <br /> <br />ws: May 6, 2008 <br /> <br />-26- <br />