IT Analyst - City of Galt

ABOUT GALT

Incorporated in 1946, Galt is a growing community with approximately 26,000 residents located approximately 20 miles south of Sacramento along Highway 99. The City is led by five elected council members, the Mayor being appointed. Galt offers affordable housing with a small town atmosphere, perfect for raising young families as well as a great opportunity for new businesses.

The City is known for its annual Independence Day Celebration with fireworks and the Winter Bird Festival. We also offer the Galt Market, an open air market held every Tuesday and Wednesday offering great deals on fresh fruits and vegetables, clothing, home furnishings and much more.

Sports and Recreation are key to Galt's quality of life. Enhanced by its mild seasonal climate and numerous parks, Galt features a variety of activities for youth and adults such as t-ball, baseball, football, soccer, swimming and swim lessons, karate, exercise classes and many more choices to meet the needs of the community.

The City of Galt is located in the heart of the Delta Recreation Area in Northern, California. Thirty minutes away are the Sierra Foothills and the Sacramento Delta. Reno, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and the CA coast are all within a two hour drive making Galt a recreational haven for boat lovers and outdoorsmen alike.

ABOUT THE POSITION

ADDITIONAL PAY (UPON ASSIGNMENT AND ELIGIBILITY): 

• Standby- equivalent of 2 hours pay for each standby shift of 8 hours or less. 
• Longevity Pay- beginning at 15 years of service - 5%; 20 years of service 7.5%.
• Bilingual Pay - $50 per month.
• Cell Phone Stipend - $50 - $75 per month. 
• Medical-in-lieu - Employees who waive the City's medical coverage shall receive $200 per month for employee only, $350 per month for employee plus one, and $500 per month for family. 

• Tuition Reimbursement - Up to $4,000 per fiscal year.
• Holiday Pay -  14 holidays; thirteen (13) paid holidays and one (1) floating holiday. Thirteen (13) fixed holidays observed: New Year’s Day, MLK Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• Vacation Leave - 80 hours per year; after 4 years- 120 hours. 
• Vacation Credit - Those with 4+ years of prior public agency experience may request to accrue at rate of 120 hours.
• Vacation Cash Out – May be eligible to cash out up to eighty (80) hours vacation per year.
• Sick Leave - 96 hours per year.
• Heath Insurance - City pays a generous portion of the CalPERS medical premium (9 options), City pays 100% for dental and vision premiums.
• Life Insurance - City paid $50,000 policy and $1,500 policy for dependents.
• Long Term Disability - City paid policy-benefit is up to 60% of base salary.
• EAP - Confidential employee assistance plan.

Under direction, analyzes, designs, maintains, and modifies City-wide and/or interdepartmental enterprise software applications; assists in the design and configuration and management of the City’s network and server infrastructure; implements upgrades for mission critical systems; coordinates information technology projects through project life cycle; consults with users, gathers data, analyzes and evaluates system requirements, and modifies systems; and performs related work as required. 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives direction from the IT Director May exercise technical and functional direction to assigned staff and provide training to lower-level staff on a project basis. 

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS 

This is a journey-level class responsible for analysis and management of City-wide and/or interdepartmental enterprise software applications and network and server infrastructure.   Positions frequently solve problems or establish process redesign improvements requiring analysis of unique issues or problems without precedent and/or structure and formulate and present strategies and recommendations to management.   Positions at this level are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area(s) of responsibility, working with a high degree of independent judgment, tact, and initiative.  This classification is distinguished from the IT Director in that the latter has full management and supervisory authority in planning, organizing, and directing the full scope of information technology operations within the City.