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instead of one. He stated some of the work they do has been done in the winter as time allows, the <br />Engineering Tech could help with some of those duties as well which would help the Design <br />Engineer during the plan prep season. He stated he isn't concerned and thought they could keep <br />up if the reclassifications were approved. <br />Councilmember Riley asked about the streets side and asked if people are going to be moved <br />around to cover parts of that role. <br />City Engineer Westby replied Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood and <br />Public Works Superintendent Riemer will be meeting tomorrow to discuss more of the items. He <br />stated this has come up quickly and they are trying to work through it. He stated he envisioned <br />there are some things that Public Works Superintendent Riemer does that are things that could be <br />distributed, or additional clerical help may be needed. He stated he may have to put in some extra <br />hours to start with. <br />Councilmember Specht commented during the last interview process there was a gentleman who <br />was a former Public Works Superintendent that he thought of as a potential candidate if they <br />decided to go that way. <br />Mayor Kuzma commended the Staff for putting this program together. He thought hiring from <br />within is important to the Staff here. He stated if they approve it and go forward they would know <br />quickly if it was working and if City Engineer Westby was getting overwhelmed he needed to be <br />honest about it and it could be corrected. He stated he would be supportive of it. <br />Councilmember Musgrove commented she liked the creativity and using Staff that is here. She <br />agreed with Mayor Kuzma and suggested a trial of two months to determine if more staff is needed. <br />She stated communication would be important before heading into another season of road work to <br />be able to fill lower positions or bring people up through the staff to get training and opportunity. <br />She didn't want City Engineer Westby to be overworked or overwhelmed. <br />Councilmember Howell asked Councilmember Riley if his question got answered or if he had any <br />other solutions. <br />Councilmember Riley replied those were his concerns and it sounded like they were at the <br />beginning of the plan. He stated he didn't have answers. He stated it sounded like finding out the <br />responsibilities of Public Works Superintendent Riemer and how those tasks could be delegated <br />was an important question to have answered. <br />Public Works Superintendent Riemer explained his day, stating he meets with supervisors and <br />fields calls from residents. He stated work orders are developed from that and are given to the <br />supervisors. He stated he works mainly hands on with the maintenance side of things. <br />Councilmember Heineman commented he supported this because it is a plan the Staff developed <br />and thought would work and it saves tax payer money. He stated he trusted the staff saying they <br />could manage the workload. <br />City Council Work Session / May 24, 2022 <br />Page 9 of 17 <br />