The Colony Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 62, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 3, 1993 Page: 5 of 42
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Wednesday, February 3, 1993 — The Colony Leader — Page 5A
Report
From 1A
ticularly, staffing in relationship to
workload; 2) training and employee
development, focusing on prom-
otional opportunity; and 3) com-
pensation, with concerns about the
overall equity and competitiveness
of the city’s pay plan.
■ "Pay concerns are less pre-
dominate among the sworn public
safety staff than among civilian line
workers.”
■ "The Colony’s employees have
a strong public service ethic and
have a sense of purpose and direc-
tion in their work.
control is excessive.
■ “The Police Department is
‘over organized’ and ‘over super-
vised.’
■ “The Public Works Director’s
span of control is approaching an ex-
cessive level.”
Mission, Goals & Objectives
■ “The city lacks a formalized set
of operational goals and objectives.
■ “Service level standards and
effectiveness measures do not exist
in any meaningful way.
■ “Management reporting sys-
tems need improvement.
Workload, Resources & Staf-
fing
■ “Daily operating activities tend
■ “There is mixed feeling in the to be ‘survival’ oriented.
organization with regard to the quali- ■ “Fire Department resources
ty of supervision, the adequacy and are only marginally adequate.
consistency of the city’s policies and ■ “Police department staffing is
procedures, and the effectiveness of adequate, though not excessive, but
internal communication systems. poorly balanced to workload.
■ “Staff housed outside of City ■“Resources allocated to build-
Hall complex are concerned about ing inspectors are comparatively
the physical adequacy of their work- generous.
places and crowding may be becom- ■ “The city’s approach to recent
ing a problem. budget reductions resulted in an in-
■ “Staff in some departments, efficient ‘shift’ of resources away
building inspections and fire most from direct service activities.
noticeably, have considerably more ■ “Resource in the utility funded
negative feelings towards the city departments and divisions are re-
organization than to most others. latively more abundant than in
■ “The proximity in time of the others.
administration of the survey and the ■ “Staffing and other resources
announcement of budget cuts, salary allocated to the Library and Parks
freezes, position reductions, etc., and Recreation are marginal but
along with the management instabil- adequate to provide current ser-
vices.
lines of authority are generally clear, cies and procedures are not compre-
■ "The City Manager’s span of hensively documented.
Among the recommendations as
outlined in the executive summary
Rate
From 1A
are:
Organization Structure graphs reflecting industry averages
■ “Create a consolidated depart- and they were — honestly — very
ment of Administrative Services. typical of information one would pre-
■ “Reorganize the police depart- sent when trying to substantiate an
ment into two divisions and reduce increase in rates. From my perspec-
the total number of supervisory per- tive there are many unanswered
sonnel. questions.”
■ “Reorganize the Public Works The timing for the increase also
Department to reduce the director’s troubles Hall and other city officials,
immediate span of control, reduce The rate increase is projected to
the number of supervisors and tight- go into effect in the July-September
en accountability. time frame, which is the last quarter
Mission, Goals & Objectives of most municipal budgets and also
■ “Develop and implement an during the peak-use summer
annual Council/Management plan- months.
ning and goal setting program. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist .
■ “Establish specific program to realize that in this period when air
performance standards and conditioning is being run, lights are
measurement criteria for each city on because of daylight savings and
service program. pools being maintained. Bills are
■ “Design and implement an im- going to be higher and revenue is
proved management reporting going to be higher,” Hall said. “The
system. feelings that it could impact The Col-
Workload, Resources & Staf- ony were the same feelings echoed
fing by representatives of surrounding
■ “Do not open Fire Station No. 2 cities.”
within existing resources without a Hall said a presentation will be
careful evaluation of costs and be- made to the City Council by a repre-
nefits of such a decision. sentative of TU Electric, but a date
■ “Conduct a detailed analysis of has not been set. In the meantime
patrol staffing and deployment prac- the entire package — 24 volumes of
tices. the rate increase package — are
■ “Critically evaluate the need for available for review by residents at
two full-time building inspectors in City Hall.
light of projected building activity.
ity and uncertainty caused by vacan- vices. F
cies in two key department director ■ “The city has deferred signifi- |
positions, very likely had a depress- cant expenditures on needed capital ■
ive effect on the overall pattern of equipment.
survey response. Administrative & Management I
The findings and recommenda- Systems
tions of the report were organized ■ “The city’s budget document
into major topical areas. Some of the provides insufficient information for I
more significant findings outlined in policy planning and operation man- •
the executive summary include: agement purposes.
Organization Structure ■ “The city does not have a com- I
■ “The functions and services of plete set of accurate, legally com- i
the city are generally well organized, pliant job descriptions.
■ “Reporting relationships and ■ “The city’s administrative poli- • • • • • • • • •K
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