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Item No.7 Staff Report No. Meeting Date: April 3, 2000 Type of Business: W.K. WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Discussion of Personnel Issues Date of Report: August 29, 2018 There are three personnel issues staff wishes to discuss with Council. The first being, replacement of a vacant utility position created by the retirement of Wally Mortenson. The Second is continued discussion of the Community Center janitorial and maintenance needs. And lastly is a proposed position reclassification. I will attempt to touch briefly on each topic with more discussion expected at the meeting. Almost two years ago, staff requested the hiring of an additional position for the Wastewater Division. This measure was approved due to the past injuries of both Wastewater employees and the anticipated retirement of at least one employee. This hire has proven very effective and efficient to train and educate an inexperienced operator with the City’s system and maintenance procedures. It was noted at the time of the discussion that this position, that while an additional position was created, the level of staffing was actually brought back to the number of staff allocated in 1993. Due to a death and a resignation in the Public Works Department a position was left vacant until the recent hiring. Staff requests authorization to advertise to replace a utilities position vacated by a retirement. Staff met this week to discuss the janitorial and maintenance needs at the Community Center. Although the exact number of hours required for the level of service and the amount of funding for these services was never aired, it was agreed that service levels should be elevated. Community Center staff, Terri and Sherry indicated that the level and quality of service is expected to increase now due to some consistencies in the personnel. I expressed a concern for the exterior maintenance of the building and grounds and how the associated tasks could be performed. The conclusion resulted in the Community Center staff will continue to work with the service currently cleaning the building and writing a job description for a maintenance person to perform other related tasks. This position will then be advertised to the public. The wages would be from $9.00 to $12.00 per hour, twenty hours per week, year round. It is somewhat unclear how the two positions or services will interact. I am a little apprehensive about this arrangement, in attempting to provide the most efficient and cost effective means to satisfy the requirements of all parties.