Page 69 - City of Watauga FY22 Adopted Budget

August 24, 2021

To the Honorable Mayor Arthur L. Miner, Members of the City Council, and
Citizens of Watauga,

I am pleased to present the City of Watauga’s Personnel Improvement Plan (PIP)
for FY2022-2026. The purpose of this plan is to identify current and future
personnel needs, justify these needs and develop a plan to fund these positions.
The PIP provides a five (5) year staffing plan created as a result of department
directors’ requests. It is used as a tool for the annual budgeting process.

During the budgeting process this year, City departments created a two (2) year
budget for Fiscal Years 2021-22 and 2022-23. Included in this PIP are an
additional 8.75 FTE (Full Time Equivalent Employees) for a total of 164 FTE for
FY2021-22. An additional 10.5 FTE are requested in the FY2022-23 budget for a
total of 174.50. The majority of the requests that were submitted for FY2021-22
and FY2022-23 have been pushed back a year as the City continues to recover
from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As previously stated, the FY2021-22 budget includes an additional 8.75 FTE for a
total of 164 FTE. Through the PIP process department directors also submitted
requests for the reclassification of existing positions. These reclassifications are
due to an increase in responsibilities, as well as a creation of promotional paths
within the departments to supplement the City’s Succession Plan and promote
employee retention. Reclassifications do not affect the number of FTEs.

Reclassifications
Department Position
Finance Financial Services Analyst II
Finance Senior Deputy Court Clerk
Information Technology Director of Technology and Communication
Information Technology Information Technology Manager
Public Works Fleet Supervisor
Public Works Assistant Public Works Director/Building Official

As you may recall, in order to balance the FY2020-21 budget, the City unfunded
8.75 FTE vacant positions. 12 FTE were eliminated as a result of reorganizations
within the Finance, Public Works, Police and Parks and Community Services
Department. In FY2020-21 the City funded two new (2) positions, Media Specialist
and Administrative Assistant-Financial Services, for half a year. The positions are
now fully funded in FY2021-22. A part-time Kennel Technician position (FTE 0.5)
was increased to full time status (FTE 1) during FY2020-21. The City was able to
convert this position due to the savings of a vacant part-time Kennel Technician

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