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Mayor Kuzma asked for an explanation of Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent <br /> Riverblood's role and how the two of them will work together. <br /> City Engineer Westby replied Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood will <br /> soon be appointed to the Assistant Public Works Director position and would work closely with <br /> him on the Public Works side. He stated Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent <br /> Riverblood is in close contact with the supervisors over there and would be doing the day-to-day <br /> operations. He continued that now Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood <br /> is busy with the parks department and has been doing a lot of planning work which would have to <br /> be discussed and coordinated. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher answered Councilmember Heineman's question about <br /> pay scales by stating her educated guess was that it would not exceed $8,220 for a full year. She <br /> stated another question was if the Public Works Director was around $60 an hour, compared to a <br /> Engineering Assistant at $30 an hour, that makes sense to her. She stated if they are both as <br /> efficient they would be paying $30 instead of$60 for a task that takes an hour and would be freeing <br /> the engineer to use more of this expertise, which was logical to her. She offered to get the exact <br /> numbers and email them out. <br /> Councilmember Heineman replied ballpark numbers were fine for him unless they were drastically <br /> different. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff commented he was very supportive of the restructuring. He <br /> referenced the future organization chart it shows that the Parks Supervisor and lead Park <br /> Maintenance Workers report to the Public Works Director and asked it would make more sense to <br /> have them underneath the Parks and Assistant Public Works Director than going to the Public <br /> Works Director, he stated that would give Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent <br /> Riverblood more responsibility. <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood replied he thought either way would <br /> work. He stated he supported this and thought it would be an effective collaboration. He pointed <br /> out that in nine years he and City Engineer Westby have never had a disagreement. He stated Ms. <br /> Weidnar supported Public Works when the Public Works Administrative Assistant was out on <br /> leave and Ms. Weidnar was very effective so that would be a good move. <br /> Councilmember Riley expressed concerns because in the six months City Engineer Westby took <br /> over for Tim Gladhill, engineering fell behind because doing two jobs can't be done effectively. <br /> He stated he felt this may be putting City Engineer Westby in the same position. He also expressed <br /> concern with understaffing by design when engineering and streets are periodically falling behind <br /> now before the restructuring. He asked how that would be addressed. <br /> City Engineer Westby replied he understood the concern and replied the months he covered for <br /> Mr. Gladhill were very busy and admitted he fell behind and is just catching up now. He stated <br /> the way the engineering reclasses would work out, now the Engineering Tech II who is out in the <br /> field and is taking his professional engineer exam next year would be working on plans and specs <br /> along with the Assistant City Engineer so there would be two inhouse people doing those duties <br /> City Council Work Session/May 24, 2022 <br /> Page 8 of 17 <br />