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Item No: 5D <br />Meeting Date: February 11, 2019 <br />Type of Business: Consent Agenda <br />Administrator Review: _______ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Rayla Sue Ewald, Human Resources Coordinator <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9083, Approving the 2019 Public Works Seasonal <br />Positions <br /> <br /> Introduction: <br />On March 26, 2001, the City Council adopted Resolution 5546, which describes the <br />procedure for hiring Seasonal Employees. This resolution requires the City Council approve <br />all seasonal positions. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />Annually the City Council has approved the hiring of seasonal Public Works positions. <br />Resolution 5546 requires the approval take place six (6) weeks prior to the actual hiring of <br />seasonal staff. <br /> <br />Seasonal Employees benefit the City by providing labor services during periods of higher <br />labor demand at much lower pay rates keeping overall labor costs down. In return, seasonal <br />employees benefit from the skills and work ethics they learn on the job. As a result, <br />employees and citizens benefit from the seasonal employee program. <br /> <br />Staff is recommending hiring nine (9) seasonal employees for up to 119 consecutive days <br />each in the summer or fall. <br />• Summer Seasonal Employees – Duties include general Public Works and parks <br />maintenance. <br />• Fall Seasonal Employees – Duties by the Parks Division include fall activities such as <br />mowing, leaf clean up, mower maintenance, assisting with brush removal and tree <br />trimming, and providing assistance in year-end maintenance activities. <br /> <br />Staff recommends newly hired seasonal positions be compensated at $12.50/hour and <br />returning seasonal workers compensated at $13.00/hour. Each summer seasonal employee <br />may work up to 40 hours per week but will not exceed 119 consecutive calendar days (17 <br />weeks of employment). Fall seasonal employees may work either a part-time or full-time <br />schedule depending on availability. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends approving the Seasonal Public Works Positions for 2019. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Rayla Sue Ewald <br />Human Resources Coordinator