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RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSED SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION OF MANAGER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & DEDA AND SPECIFYING CONTRACT BENEFITS FOR SAME.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proposed specifications for the new civil service classification of manager, economic development & DEDA (attached as Exhibit A), which were approved by the civil service board on August 6, 2024, are approved. This classification shall be subject to the city's collective bargaining agreement with its supervisory unit employees; and that pay range for said classification shall be Range 1115-1135, pay rate of $90,314 to $121,105 per year. Effective January 1, 2025, the pay range for said classification shall change to Range 60, pay rate of $102,515 to $134,904 per year, which aligns with the new job classification system established in the 2025-2027 collective bargaining agreement between the city of Duluth and the city of Duluth supervisory association.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The new classification of manager, economic development & DEDA has been created to plan, direct, supervise, and evaluate the operations and staff of the economic development and Duluth economic development authority (DEDA) division, and oversee the implementation of economic development goals established by the city of Duluth and Duluth economic development authority. The pay range negotiated for the classification is Range 1115-1135, pay rate of $90,314 to $121,105 per year. Effective January 1, 2025, the pay range negotiated for this classification shall change to Range 60, pay rate of $102,515 to $134,904 per year, which aligns with the new job classification system established in the 2025-2027 collective bargaining agreement between the city of Duluth and the city of Duluth supervisory association.