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Staff Recommendation: The position of top supervisory employee for the Public Works Department is one that has involved controversy over the years. In the past, the top person has been a Public Works Director/City Engineer then Foreman and back to Public Works Director/City Engineer. In the mid-1980's, the City had a Public Works Director/City Engineer and then Public Works Foreman at a time when the County or contract providers were responsible for snowplowing, patching, street sweeping, cracksealing and all forms of pavement management. Also, the City lacked any formal preventive maintenance and inspection programs for underground utilities or the operational responsibility for a sophisticated water treatment facility. It was not until the current Public Works Supervisor and former Public Works Director/City Engineer that the City's public works operations expanded to the current levels of service. The City assumed responsibility for plowing and related activities just prior to Ric Minetor's employment. The level of service, operational technology, preventive maintenance and strategic departmental planning have greatly expanded in the past several years. The duties and responsibilities that were consistent with the position of Public Works Director in the past bear little resemblance to the duties and responsibilities currently undertaken by the top supervisory person, the Public Works Supervisor. Public Works Lead Pay Since the current Public Works Supervisor has assumed expanded duties, the responsibility for second in command duties has fallen to Tim Pittman. When the Public Works Supervisor is at meetings, training sessions or in consultation with developers or the engineer, Mr. Pittman assumes the duties more consistent of a foreman or lead person. The current hierarchy of Public Works position and responsibilities demonstrates a need to evaluate a "lead" Public Works position to formally act in a second -in -command capacity. While it is not recommended that the City create a foreman position at this time, it is recommended that Mr. Pittman be formally designated as the second -in -command with the additional designation as "lead" with a salary adjustment of $.75 per hour increase. Current salary: $14.73/hour 1994 Adjustment of 2.5% $15.10/hour $.75/hr. lncrease $15.85/hour 1993 Stanton Lead Pay (does not include 1994 adjustments of 2-3%) Apple Valley $16.83 Roseville $15.67 Chanhassen $17.84 Champlin $15.77 Average: $16.53