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a. Establish reasonable compensation relationships between job classifications. <br />b. Establish qualification standards for recruitment and testing purposes. <br />c. Provide the appointing authority with means for analyzing work distribution, areas of <br />responsibility, lines of authority, and other relationships between positions. <br />d. Assist the appointing authority in determining budget requirements. <br />e. Provide the basis for developing standards of work performance. <br />f. Indicate training needs. <br />g. Provide uniform titles to positions. <br />Class <br />A class shall be comprised of one or more positions that are substantially similar with respect to <br />the type, difficulty, and responsibility of work performed. <br />Administration of the Classification Plan /Position Descriptions <br />The classification plan shall be established and maintained through recommendation of the <br />Department Head and the Human R sources ManagerAdministrative Services Director to the City <br />Administrator. The City Administrator may establish a new class, create a new position within a <br />class or reclassify a position upon approval by the City Council. <br />When a new position is proposed by a Department Head or the Human Resources <br />ManagerAdministrative Services Director, a request for the position along with a description of the <br />duties and responsibilities of the position shall be submitted to the City Administrator. The <br />position shall be analyzed and evaluated based on the duties and responsibilities without regard to <br />the personal characteristics, abilities or qualifications of the incumbent. The final approval of the <br />classification shall be by the City Council. <br />5.3 Reclassification <br />When the duties and responsibilities of a position change, the Department Head may initiate a <br />request for a change in classification. This request must be submitted in writing to the Human <br />Resources ManagerAdministrative Services Director accompanied by a proposed updated position <br />description prepared by the Department Head. The Human Resources ManagefAdministrative <br />Services Director shall submit the request to the City Administrator for review and approval or <br />denial, at his or her discretion. If the City Administrator denies a request for reclassification, no <br />similar request may be submitted for one year. The HumanResources ManagefAdministrative <br />Services Director, acting under the direction of the City Administrator, may also review the <br />classification of existing positions from time -to -time, regardless of whether a Department Head <br />proposed reclassification within the preceding year. <br />Factors that could lead to conducting an analysis of existing positions include, but are not limited <br />to, the following: <br />a. Change in the existing organizational or reporting relationship. <br />271Page <br />