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I-- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I DATE: TO: Feb~ary 23, 1995 MaM°r and Council MEMORANDUM CC: FROM: RE: Jessie Hart, Finance Officer Stev ~n Jankowski, City Engineer Lua me Koskinen, AFSCME Local 14 Business Representative DanBray, Building Maintenance W~r~ Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator~ ' Dan Bray's Reassignment Request On Tuesday, February 14, 1995, Building Maintenance Worker Dan Bray appeared before the Council Personnell Committee to request consideration of reassignment to Public Works. The AFSCME Local 1~ Business Representative, Luanne Koskinen, also appeared on his behalf. At this meeting Mr. Bray presented a letter from Public Works Supervisor Mevissen in support of his request. Since October, 1993, Dan has been expressing his concern with his present situation. The entire background is fairly well documented in that he has filed a related grievance in the past. The correspondence ro. lated to th~s grievance is attached. 'It is notable that a primary issue of the grievance was that the Union was asserting that Dan was being inappropriately scheduled on Public Works task~ and inappropriately supervised by Public Works personnel. With the resignati~, n of Kay McAloney, I alerted Administrative Services personnel [including Dan] by the attach~ext February 6, 1995 memo that Jessie Hart would be the interim supervisor. On February 7, 1995i I received the attached note from Dan regarding his proposed supervision change. On Febraary 8 or 9, 1995, I discussed the issue with Dan. At that time I informed Dan that no changes i~ assignments or supervisors would be proposed until the Assistant to the City Administrator position was filled. On February 14, 1995, Dan appeared before the Personnel Committee. At this meeting h°' expressed a reason for the shift in supervisor was because he is at Public Works quite regularly. This took me by surprise in that he is not scheduled at that location and for the most part has no treason to be there. I since found out that his uniforms have been regularly delivered there in error since perhaps June, 1994, causing Dan to go to the Public Works building twice each week. This has been corrected and they are now delivered to City Hall as they were intended to be. I also checked o~ other activities. In I994, Dan recorded 34 hours on his timesheet for plowing snow. He does h~ve to respond to the Public Works building in order to do that, and, of course, he is called out b~ the Public Works Supervisor. The balance of his day is intended to be cleaning and maintenancef at City Hall and running courier as necessary. His only contact with Public Works should be!if a tool is required for his City Hall duties which is not available at City Hall. Department Hea~s and Supervisox~s are currently reviewing which positions will be recommended Jn the 1996 budg~-t. We are discussing Public Works/Parks staffing as well as various inspection areas [code enforcement, septic systems, etc.] and various others. A change in duties or reporting assignments given this and the existing search for an Assistant to the City Administrator would be premature. In any case this Will be on the Personnel Committee agenda as requested. Due to the voluminous attachment materials, I am forwarding it to you at this time for your prior review· Should you have questions, please~contact me. RS/kaj