Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/24/2021

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2022 PERSONNEL REQUESTS RECLASS Community Development 191 Senior Planner to Planning RECLASS Engineering 301 Engineering Tech IV to Sr. RECLASS Public Works 311 Street Lead Person to Streets RECLASS Public Works 311 Maintenance Worker to Street INCREASE IN HOURS Building Maintenance 194 INCREASE IN HOURS Police 211 INCREASE IN HOURS Building 240 2022 Cost Center Budget Manager Engineering Tech Department Supervisor Lead Person Building Maintenance Worker Police Tech Permit Tech PERSONNEL JUSTIFICATION for Reclassifications, New Positions, Additional Hours Aside from Pay Equity, a change in title would provide better organizational equity in terms of title. A Senior Planner title is often associated more with years of service as opposed to leadership/management responsibilities. When compared to similar roles, it is uncommon for a Senior Planner to be supervising this many staff and different activities (development review, zoning administration and code enforcement). The Senior Planner's current role is more closely related to a Planning Manager classification. Current Engineering Tech IV has directed the day-to-day work activities of the Engineering Tech II and the Engineering Interns for approximately the past two years. Engineering Tech IV is interested in being reclassified to Sr. Engineering Technician to allow him to directly supervise the Engineering Tech II and the Engineering Interns, but was informed this reclass could not be processed until successfully completed the Lead Academy Supervisory training course, which consists of 12 classes. The Engineering Tech IV successfully completed 6 classes before the training was paused due to the pandemic. After the Engr Tech IV completes the remaining 6 classes he will be eligible to be reclassified to Senior Engineering Technician. The current street lead person has been handling most of the day-to-day duties of the Streets Supervisor for approximately 1- 1/2 years. This includes snow removal operations, equipment training for PW employees, is involved in the hiring process for new employees for the department, as well as giving input on performance reviews and employee disciplinary action when needed. With the potential of current street lead person being reclassed to Street Supervisor from Street Lead, the Street Lead position will need to be backfilled. This position helps the street supervisor organize the daily work load and works alongside the crews to make sure the work is performed as assigned. The Street Lead is also expected to cover for the Street Supervisor in his absence. Building Maintenance worker is currently working 25 hours as a part-time building maintenance worker. The request is to make him a full-time employee instead of hiring an additional part-time building maintenance worker as requested in 2021. With the addition o f the new Public Works Campus and the proposed water treatment plant the workload will be increased significantly for the department. Staff is currently gathering proposals from private vendors to compare costs to see which direction would be more economical, contracting out or performing maintenance in house. This position is the primary contact for customer service requests of the the police department office. The Police Records Technician processess and provides police reports to other criminal justice partners, insurance companies, and the public while complying with the MGDPA and other regulatory restrictions. The position compiles police statistical information/analysis and the duplication/dissemination of police squad videos. The Police Department currently has 2 ft and 2 pt employees in this area and 1 ft manager of office operations. 2022 request is to add 15 hours per week to make one of the part-time employees to a ft employee to provide additional coverage, ensuring continuity of operations and service. Increase hours of Permit Technician from 32.5 hours to 36 hours due to ever-increasing demand in building permit issuance.