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o officer. These include, but are not limited to, MPRS dues, MPRS hiring fee, uniforms, psychological exam, medical exam, hepatitis B vaccination and 'additional fuel. Savings $36,461. There would be an additional associated savings of $3,700, making the total savings $40,161. Part-time Engineering Assistant in Engineering: Fund at 1992 levels. During construction season there is a high demand for inspection and drafting services. This lessens during winter months although in-house projects such as park planning could occur then. I believe that a more in depth analysis of current technical service personnel levels is required. Savings $4,995. Full-time Mechanic in Public Works: Do not approve the request. There has not been satisfactory justification given to defend this position. There may be a possibility that there is enough equipment throughout the City to keep a person busy with maintenance, but the as yet unidentified additional cost of tools and training to keep up on technology is cost prohibitive at the present time. Further, shop facilities currently available are inadequate to efficiently utilize mechanic services. Savings $38,992. Part-time Temporary Laborer for Public Works: Do not approve the request. As performed during the summer of 1992, the requested hours could be shared with the part-time temporary help used in the Parks for the summer. Less time should be allocated from the Public Works Supervisor in 'administrative tasks' and more time spent as a working foreman. It is proposed that this position be allocated 1/2 time on equipment. The result is 1,040 "labor" hours which exceeds the request in part-time hours. Savings $3,619, Overtime for Public Works Maintenance Workers: Approve the request. The amount is consistent with the amount used. In 1988 actual overtime for snow and ice removal was $2,046 and $901 for 1989. Savings $0. Part-time Temporary Driver for Snowplowing for Public Works: The Public Works Supervisor has requested 522 hours at $11.50 per hour. This is the same rate of pay as in 199I and 1992 when we paid an HEO rate, in error, to our full- time staff. I suggest a reduction regardless of option to $10 per hour which approximates the wage of our lesser tenured full-time Public Works Maintenance Worker employees. Additionally, our Building Maintenance incumbent has experience plowing snow. We will ensure that he receives any training necessary to assist in snow emergencies. We have seven full time persons in Public Works. With the addition of the Building Maintenance person we have eight available and 10 pieces of equipment. It should be noted that it is likely that an employee may be sick or on vacation during a snow event, also that we will have periodic break downs in equipment. Our goal with ten operating pieces is to remove the average snow within 16 hours. This increases to 18 hours with 9 pieces and 20 hours with 8. I recommend allocating 3 part-time positions, one of which is our Building Maintenance Worker at $10 per hour, for a total of 360 hours or $3,600 in wages and $4,341 in total cost to Public Works. This also will likely reduce the cost to building maintenance in the amount of $1,251. Savings to the requested would be $2,895. Page 2 Revised 8/31/92 11:31 AM