Case #1504 City of Stockton Human Resources Reason for Investigation:

With regard to issue C, the Grand Jury recommends that: a. The work experience and educational requirements for the position of Assistant to the City Manager be amended to be comparable to that of the Economic Development Director and the Parks and Recreation Director because the salary and responsibilities are already equivalent. b. The City of Stockton require future applicants to meet all job qualifications before appointing them to a position with the City of Stockton. RESPONSE REQUIRED: Pursuant to Section 933.05 of the Penal Code: The City of Stockton shall report to the Presiding Judge of the San Joaquin Superior Court, in writing and within 90 days of publication of this report, with a response as follows: As to each finding in the report a response indicating one of the following: a. The respondent agrees with the finding. b. The respondent disagrees with the finding, with an explanation of the reasons therefore. As to each recommendation, a response indicating one of the following: a. The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary of the action taken. b. The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be with a time frame for implementation. c. The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation of the scope of the analysis and a time frame not to exceed (6) six months. d. The recommendation will not be implemented, with an explanation therefore.

With regards to issue “B”, the employee in question did not provide documentation of his spouse’s eligibility, and in January of 2004 he agreed to pay back $5,960.51 of invalid claims with repayment deferred until May 20, 2005.

With regard to issue “C”, a) Although a bachelor’s degree is not specified by regulation as a prerequisite for the position of Assistant to the City Manager, the employee whom the city manager promoted to this position had not qualified for two previous positions held in the Stockton city government because each had required a four year college degree. b) The survey for the Assistant to the City Manager position did not include an analysis of the salary range for similar positions within the city.