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Employee Milestones <br />Public Works -is -extremely fortunate to have experienced staff who <br />are very knowledgeable and skilled with their jobs. As of the end <br />—of _2012; the length of -employment with the City of Mounds View <br />for full-time Public Works employees ranges from 1.2 to 25.5 years, <br />with an average of 13.6 years. The average age is 47.9 years old. <br />Jim Hess, Engineering/Information Systems Technician, reached 20 <br />years of employment with the City in February. Jim is highly skilled <br />with his job duties and is responsible for mapping, pavement <br />management, computers, records, and many other items. Jim is <br />truly a 'jack of all trades" and has an institutional memory. <br />Steve Dazenski I Parks Supervisor <br />Jim Hess I Engineering/IS Technician <br />Another milestone for employment history occurred in June when <br />Steve Dazenski, Parks Supervisor, reached his 25 year employment <br />anniversary. Steve was initially hired in 1987 as a maintenance <br />worker in streets and parks. He was then promoted to lead worker, <br />then parks foreman, and later to his current position as parks <br />supervisor. Steve also has an institutional memory of the many <br />activities that have occurred over his tenure with Public Works and is <br />nicknamed "Rhino' by his co-workers. <br />Three new seasonal employees were also hired in 2012 to replace <br />positions vacated by 2011 seasonal workers that found full-time work <br />in a field of their college major or training. <br />Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Division <br />The O&M division is the "bread and butter" of Public Works. Many of the O&M activities are routine and ever- <br />present, but essential for the reliable delivery of services and conveniences that the public takes for granted. <br />Much of the workload is cyclic and season dependant, such as snow plowing, mowing parks, water supply <br />demand, and utility locates. While other non -routine responsibilities include responding to emergencies such as <br />storm damage, sewer back-ups, flooding, traffic control, and water breaks. <br />2012 was another busy year for the 0&M division, including <br />approximately 85 call back events totaling 716 hours, 88 overtime <br />hours, and 80 pre -shift hours. Snow events, sewer backups, water <br />service breaks, and weekend park rentals are the most common <br />reasons for maintenance call backs. The following is a synopsis of <br />other notable achievements made in subdivisions of the O&M <br />division. <br />Drinking Water <br />There was 508.2 million gallons of raw ground water pumped and <br />treated during 2012. This was more than the previous year (466.3 <br />million gallons) but well below the MnDNR permitted volume of 594 <br />million gallons. The higher volume was due to drought conditions <br />starting in June. Public Works also replaced 762 water meter readers <br />in dwellings during 2012, which nearly completes the citywide <br />upgrades (64 have not allowed access). In addition, there were 7 <br />water main breaks and 18 water service breaks repaired, 100+ service <br />appointments, and over 1,500 Gopher State One Call locates <br />performed. <br />2012 ANNUAL REPORT I DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS PAGE 5 <br />