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Analysis of Need for Additional Staff: 
Reviewing increased work requests from citizens and 
budget restrictions for extra staff
What is the Mayor’s Action Center: 
 Provides an accessible point of contact for citizens, 
City Council, and other city department staff to obtain 
service and information or to register a complaint, and 
provides timely and accurate information in a 
courteous manner (City of St. Petersburg, 2007, p. 101).
How the MAC receives issues: 
 Call Center staff answer calls to 893-7171 (City 
Switchboard), 893-7111 (Mayor’s Action Center) and 311 
 Approx. 5000-6000 calls per month 
 Emails sent to Action@StPete.org 
 …and now… 
 Web based SeeClickFix Issue Reports submitted via 
the website SeeClickFix.com/St-Petersburg or by 
way of the SeeClickFixMobile App (for iPhone and 
Android)
How the MAC receives issues:
Since SCF Implementation: 
 MAC began administering issues mid-June 
 July: 175 
 August: 532 
 September: 676 
 October: 731 
 Each SCF issue can require several steps: change from 
‘Open’ to ‘Acknowledged’, forward to other departments, 
reply to citizen when more info needed, get updates from 
departments, post updates, change issues to ‘Closed’, 
respond to comments, etc. (D.S. Flintom, personal 
communication, November 18, 2014)
Inbound Call Volume: 
 Anticipated decrease in inbound calls 
 June: 5134 
 July: 5413 
 August: 5232 
 September: 5299 
 October: 5623 
 No significant decrease in call volume 
 Callers have same issues (missed calls, requests for transfer, 
requests for assistance with City issues, etc). (D.S. Flintom, 
personal communication, November 18, 2014)
Goals to Achieve Success: 
 Timely response 
 Follow-up 
 Benefits: citizens happy 
 Happy Employees
Current Staffing: 
 One employee can cover phones only 
 Two can cover phones, breaks for each other, and 
handle some SCF issues 
 Three can provide backup phone coverage, break 
coverage, and handle all SCF issues 
 Additional staff, especially in peak summer months 
when there are more requests for assistance, would 
increase productivity 
 Additional staff are crucial to cover for illness and 
vacation time
Cost of Staffing (Budget): 
 Current staff are paid based on time in position 
 New staff would start at fewer, part-time hours 
 Increase in hours/pay as needed 
 Possibility for use of volunteer or intern 
 If volunteer or intern is used there will still be a cost involved for: 
(phone, work space, and computer). 
 Wages and benefits for two full-time employees: $84,236.40 (D.S. 
Flintom, personal communication, November 18, 2014) 
 Part-time employee will come in at entry level starting pay of 
$11.50 per hour and no benefits. (D.S. Flintom, personal 
communication, November 18, 2014) 
 It has been proposed in the FY 15 budget for three employees 
(City of St. Petersburg, 2014)
Recommendation
Summary: 
 Inbound calls to MAC have remained the same 
 Increased work load due to steady increase of SCF 
issue submissions 
 The more SCF is marketed, the more users we have 
 Two staff currently is minimum 
 Adding a third staff member would help manage work 
and improve quality 
 Budget projections show adequate funds to pay for 
part time staff member, eventually full time.
References 
 City of St. Petersburg, (2006) City of St. Petersburg 
Adopted and Operating & Capital Improvement 
Budget 
 City of St. Petersburg (2014) Recommended Fiscal Year 
2015 Operating Budget and Fiscal Year 2015-2019 
Capital Improvement Program
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Shawnese Reed presentation

  • 1. Analysis of Need for Additional Staff: Reviewing increased work requests from citizens and budget restrictions for extra staff
  • 2. What is the Mayor’s Action Center:  Provides an accessible point of contact for citizens, City Council, and other city department staff to obtain service and information or to register a complaint, and provides timely and accurate information in a courteous manner (City of St. Petersburg, 2007, p. 101).
  • 3. How the MAC receives issues:  Call Center staff answer calls to 893-7171 (City Switchboard), 893-7111 (Mayor’s Action Center) and 311  Approx. 5000-6000 calls per month  Emails sent to Action@StPete.org  …and now…  Web based SeeClickFix Issue Reports submitted via the website SeeClickFix.com/St-Petersburg or by way of the SeeClickFixMobile App (for iPhone and Android)
  • 4. How the MAC receives issues:
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. Since SCF Implementation:  MAC began administering issues mid-June  July: 175  August: 532  September: 676  October: 731  Each SCF issue can require several steps: change from ‘Open’ to ‘Acknowledged’, forward to other departments, reply to citizen when more info needed, get updates from departments, post updates, change issues to ‘Closed’, respond to comments, etc. (D.S. Flintom, personal communication, November 18, 2014)
  • 9. Inbound Call Volume:  Anticipated decrease in inbound calls  June: 5134  July: 5413  August: 5232  September: 5299  October: 5623  No significant decrease in call volume  Callers have same issues (missed calls, requests for transfer, requests for assistance with City issues, etc). (D.S. Flintom, personal communication, November 18, 2014)
  • 10. Goals to Achieve Success:  Timely response  Follow-up  Benefits: citizens happy  Happy Employees
  • 11.
  • 12. Current Staffing:  One employee can cover phones only  Two can cover phones, breaks for each other, and handle some SCF issues  Three can provide backup phone coverage, break coverage, and handle all SCF issues  Additional staff, especially in peak summer months when there are more requests for assistance, would increase productivity  Additional staff are crucial to cover for illness and vacation time
  • 13. Cost of Staffing (Budget):  Current staff are paid based on time in position  New staff would start at fewer, part-time hours  Increase in hours/pay as needed  Possibility for use of volunteer or intern  If volunteer or intern is used there will still be a cost involved for: (phone, work space, and computer).  Wages and benefits for two full-time employees: $84,236.40 (D.S. Flintom, personal communication, November 18, 2014)  Part-time employee will come in at entry level starting pay of $11.50 per hour and no benefits. (D.S. Flintom, personal communication, November 18, 2014)  It has been proposed in the FY 15 budget for three employees (City of St. Petersburg, 2014)
  • 15. Summary:  Inbound calls to MAC have remained the same  Increased work load due to steady increase of SCF issue submissions  The more SCF is marketed, the more users we have  Two staff currently is minimum  Adding a third staff member would help manage work and improve quality  Budget projections show adequate funds to pay for part time staff member, eventually full time.
  • 16. References  City of St. Petersburg, (2006) City of St. Petersburg Adopted and Operating & Capital Improvement Budget  City of St. Petersburg (2014) Recommended Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget and Fiscal Year 2015-2019 Capital Improvement Program