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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Keis and Members of City Council FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Director DATE: May 5, 2017 RE: Seasonal Employee Hires The Public Works Department uses seasonal employees to help during the busy spring and summer months. These employees are an invaluable tool in helping us keep up with mowing, field dragging, weeding, sewer jetting, street patching, and a multitude of other tasks that need to be completed. The City has been fortunate to have some excellent seasonal employees over the years and that tradition continues to this day. This year seven seasonal workers have been hired to work full time as well as one additional worker who will be helping out on weekends and Canadian Days. There are three college students, one who is graduating from high school in early-June, one who just completed Air Force basic training and technical school and is awaiting his next training school, one who is completing his junior year of high school, and one who is retired. The weekend helper has graduated from college and has a full-time job. Five of them are returning from last year. Returning seasonals are extremely valuable in that they give us continuity. They don’t require as much training and are able to help the new seasonals learn the ropes. Below is a list of this year’s seasonal employees: Tom Hemstreet – returning for second year (also a rink helper) Mac Holm – returning for third year as weekend help Dylan Barrett – returning for third year Alex Evenson – returning for third year Willie Bosch – returning for second year Mitchell Krieger – first year Austin Johnson – first year Brett Barrett – first year It should also be pointed out that five of the seasonals are Little Canada residents. Residents are always given priority when selections are made.