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I rt REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Agenda Section: 6. or STAFF REPORT Report Number: 96—)565WS uEw 111 NarED nrr r,e cFc�r January 8, 1996 Report Date: 1--/1-966 DISPOSITION Item Description: Discussion of Golf Course Superintendent Position Description and Compensation Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report 79*L - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) ,SUMMARY; As the City wishes to retain John Hammerschmidt's services of a Golf Course Superintendent, it has been proposed that he become a regular full-time employee. By following the revised position description (Attachment A), he would not fall under the category of an independent contractor (Attachment B) and a contract would deem unnecessary. A survey was conducted in the areas of golf course .superintendent salary and position description. Information was gathered from the cities of Richfield, Inver Grove Heights, Brooklyn Center, New Hope, . New Brighton, Cottage Grove and Brooklyn Park. The Golf Course Superintendent was found to be primarily a full-year assignment, with the exception being New Brighton as a nine-month position. Throughout the study(Attachment C), it was found that no city contacted held this person under a contract, or included penalties as part of employment. Even with an employee held to additional"Agreements" (i.e., City Administrator), it was specifically stated the "at-will" employment that regular City employees are guaranteed. In addition, the only city including an incentive to the position was New Brighton's nine month appointment; whereas, the Golf Course Superintendent is eligible for a performance pay incentive of up to 5% of the paid salary. It is proposed that Mr. Hammerschmidt follow the description of a regular employee and the related City Compensation Plan. He has demonstrated all of the requirements of the position and is able to perform the duties and responsibilities of a Golf Course Superintendent. It is recommended that Mr. Hammerschmidt start at Step 3, which is$37,109.33/yr. Upon a satisfactory performance review after six months, he would then advance to Step 4 at$39,170:96/yr. The Benchmark job value of this position would be set at 81 points. Attachment D details the 5 Step Compensation Plan for this position. pi( tL � ,v; LL-e-/ awn Postudensek, Administrative Intern 1110 RECOMMENDATION;