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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08462 ORDINANCE NO. 8462 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 STAFFING ORDINANCE BY CREATING A NEW POSITION TITLED WW ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST AND RECLASSIFYING THE POSITION OF GRANT REPORT/PROPERTY SPECIALIST TO AVIATION OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN WHEREAS, it is necessary to create a new position titled WW Electrical Specialist in the Wastewater Department for the ultimate efficiency and functionality of the department; WHEREAS, it is appropriate to reclassify the position of Grant Report/Property Specialist to Aviation Operations Technician due to the change in duties; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter being deleted, underscore indicates matter being added) SECTION 1. The following section captioned “WASTEWATER” of Ordinance No. 8426, being the FY 2012 Staffing Ordinance, is amended as follows: Wastewater - Treatment Plant Assistant WWTP Operator C 1 Wastewater Operator A 5 Lab Analyst 1 Lab Analyst II 1 Lab Analyst III 1 Sr. Clerk Typist/Sr. Clerk (Certified) 1 Senior WWTP Maintenance Mechanic 2 Utility Worker / WRF Worker I / WRF Worker II 5 WW Instrument/Controls Specialist 1 WW Electrical Specialist 1 WW SCADA Coordinator 1 WWTP Lab Supervisor 1 WWTP Maintenance Mechanic 1 WWTP Maintenance Supervisor 1 WWTP Operations Manager 1 WWTP Superintendent 1 Total []25 24 SECTION 2. The following section captioned “MEMORIAL AIRPORT” of Ordinance No. 8426, being the FY 2012 Staffing Ordinance, is amended as follows: Memorial Airport Admin Tech/Admin Tech (Certified) 1 Airport Maintenance Mechanic 1 Airport Maintenance Supervisor 1 Aviation Operations Technician 1 Director of Aviation 1 [Grant Reporting/Property Specialist 1] Sr. Airport Utility Worker 1 Utility Worker/Airport Utility Worker 5 Total 11 SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and approval. INTRODUCED: March 26, 2012 BY: Leroy Garcia COUNCIL PERSON PASSED AND APPROVED: April 9, 2012 Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE DATE: MARCH 26, 2012 AGENDA ITEM # R-2 DEPARTMENTS: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER CITY MANAGER – JERRY M. PACHECO INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER – JENNY EICKELMAN HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR – MARISA WALKER WASTEWATER DIRECTOR – GENE MICHAEL AVIATION DIRECTOR – MARK LOVIN TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 STAFFING ORDINANCE BY CREATING A NEW POSITION TITLED WW ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST AND RECLASSIFYING THE POSITION OF GRANT REPORT/PROPERTY SPECIALIST TO AVIATION OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN ISSUE Should City Council create a new position titled WW Electrical Specialist and reclassify the position of Grant Report/Property Specialist to Aviation Operations Technician? RECOMMENDATION Approval of this Ordinance. BACKGROUND WW ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST During the Ammonia Removal Project at the Water Reclamation Facility, several significant electrical system failures were discovered. These problems revealed that a number of electrical components at the facility are obsolete. Original replacement parts are no longer available, and present-day replacement components are not physically compatible with the original connection points. Additionally, the corrosive atmosphere at the Water Reclamation Facility accelerates the deterioration of any metallic component, placing the electrical power supply system at risk. A loss of electric power for more than a few minutes would be catastrophic, because it would be impossible to move water through the treatment process or to maintain the live bacteria that perform wastewater treatment. Due to this situation, the Wastewater Department is requesting to establish a new position classification titled WW Electrical Specialist. The duties of this new classification will be to take the lead in a multi-year project to upgrade the electrical power supply system at the Water Reclamation Facility and to maintain the electrical system in the future to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the facility. The complexity, criticality, and ongoing nature of this project justify a full-time employee be dedicated this position. The proposed staffing allocation adjustment will temporarily increase net staffing in the Wastewater Department by one. Total staffing will not increase in the long term because there are existing employees on staff who are expected to qualify for promotion into this new position. However, due to Charter requirements and Civil Service rules, it will be necessary to carry an additional authorized staff position for a period of approximately one year in order to accomplish the reorganization. When all positions are filled, the additional vacant position will be abolished, and total authorized staffing at the Wastewater Treatment Plant will return to 24. AVIATION OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN Due to organizational restructuring, the incumbent in the position of Grant Report/Property Specialist, who worked out of the Housing and Community Development Department, was transferred to the Pueblo Municipal Airport in 2009. Since that time, the duties of the Grant Report/Property Specialist position have changed considerably to more adequately accommodate the operational needs of the Airport. The changes in duties are significant enough to warrant a reclassification of this position to a new classification titled Airport Operations Technician. Although there has been a change in duties, the complexity and level of responsibility is the same. Therefore, the pay scale will be not changed. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no net financial impact projected.