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Purpose ur-p-ese The purpose of the classification plan -/-position description is to: • eEstablish reasonable compensation relationships between job classifications. • b. Establish qualification standards for recruitment and testing purposes. • c.Provide the appointing authority with means for analyzing work distribution, areas of responsibility, lines of authority, and other relationships between positions. • dAssist the appointing authority in determining budget requirements. • Provide the basis for developing standards of work performance. • tIndicate training needs. • g. Provide uniform titles to positions. Class laws A class shall be comprised of one or more positions that are substantially similar with respect to the type, difficulty, and responsibility of work performed. Administration of the Classification Plan / Position Descrintionshe The classification plan shall be established and maintained through recommendation of the Department Head and the Administrative Services Director to the CityCity Administrator. —The CityCity Administrator may establish a new class, create a new position within a class or reclassify a position upon approval by the CityCity Council. When a new position is proposed by a Department Head or the Administrative Services Director, a request for the position along with a description of the duties and responsibilities of the position shall be submitted to the gityCity Administrator.— The position shall be analyzed and evaluated based on the duties and responsibilities, without regard to the personal characteristics, abilities, or qualifications of any the iincumbents.—The final approval of the classification shall be by the CityCity Council. 5.3 Reclassification When the duties and responsibilities of a position change, the Department Head may initiate a request for a change in classification. —This request must be submitted in writing to the Administrative Services Director, -accompanied by a proposed updated position description prepared by the Department Head.— The Administrative Services Director shall submit the request to the 6ityCity Administrator for review and approval or denial, at his or her discretion.— If the CityCity Administrator denies a request for reclassification, no similar request may be submitted for one year. —_The Administrative Services Director, acting under the direction of the CityCity Administrator, may also review the classification of existing positions from time_ to -time, regardless of whether a Department Head proposed reclassification within the preceding year. 191Page