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RESOLUTION 7545 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING A REVISED POSITION DESCRIPTION AND AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR HIRING A PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR WHEREAS, the Public Works Supervisor position has been vacant since December 15, 2006; and WHEREAS, the City Council previously authorized the advertisement to hire this position on September 10, 2007 but the vacancy was never filled due to the unexpected resignation of the Public Works Director; and WHEREAS, the Public Works Supervisor has been budgeted for each year since vacancy, including the 2010 Budget; and WHEREAS, the City Council has recently discussed rehiring the Public Works Supervisor at their August 31, 2009 retreat and at their December 7, 2009 work session where a revamped position description and hiring schedule was reviewed; and WHEREAS, rehiring the vacant Public Works Supervisor position will remedy department deficiencies related to understaffing, unclear roles and responsibilities, intra- department communication, increased capital improvement projects, aging infrastructure, asset/records management, and undo workload burdens; and WHEREAS, having a Public Works Supervisor will provide opportunities to offset the position cost by reducing consultant fees and providing better labor and equipment efficiencies, including providing an opportunity to capture knowledge of senior staff before retirement; and WHEREAS, a Public Works Supervisor will allow the Public Works Department to move from a reactive mode to a proactive mode, allowing more to be done with less, with immediate and long-term cost savings to the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. The revised position description for the Public Works Supervisor is hereby approved (see attached). 2. City Staff is authorized to advertise the Public Works Supervisor position.