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Item No. 8C <br />Meeting Date: February 25, 2008 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business <br />City Administrator Review _______ <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works <br /> <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7226 Approving the 2008 Seasonal <br />Public Works Positions <br /> <br />Background <br />On March 26, 2001 the City Council adopted Resolution 5546 that describes the <br />procedure for hiring Seasonal Employees. This resolution requires that the City <br />Council approve all seasonal positions. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />Annually the City Council has approved the hiring of seasonal Public Works <br />positions. Resolution 5546 requires that approval take place six weeks prior to <br />actual hire of seasonal employees; therefore, this is typically done early in the <br />calendar year. <br /> <br />Seasonal Employees benefit the City by providing labor services that are <br />relatively less expensive and are available during periods of greater labor <br />demand. In return, seasonal employees benefit from the skills and work ethics <br />they learn on the job. As a result, the employees, the City, citizens, and <br />taxpayers all benefit from this program. <br /> <br />Historically, there have been three time periods throughout the year when the <br />City has employed seasonal workers. These periods have been: Summer (10 <br />positions), Fall (2 positions), and Winter (1 position). <br /> <br />Summer Seasonal Employees – Duties include general Public Works and parks <br />maintenance duties. The employees generally are employed for about three <br />months in the summer – mid-to late-May to mid-to late-August. Typically one <br />Parks Division seasonal employee begins employment in April. <br /> <br />Fall Seasonal Employee – There are two (2) seasonal positions, one (1) in Public <br />Works Sewer Division, and one (1) in the Parks Division. Historically, summer <br />positions are extended to cover duties performed in the fall. Staff recommends <br />these seasonal positions be designated as completely separate positions with <br />separate contracts. Duties performed by the Public Works Sewer Division <br />seasonal employees include working with the two Sanitary Sewer Maintenance