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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07602ORDINANCE NO. 7602 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PUEBLO FISCAL YEAR 2007 STAFFING LEVEL FOR THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT BY ADDING A UTILITY WORKER POSITION AND BY ELIMINATING A CHIEF WWTP OPERATOR POSITION WHEREAS, the Director of Wastewater, the Director of Human Resources, and the City Manager have determined that the needs of the Wastewater Department will best be met through the addition of a Utility Worker position and the elimination of a WWTP Chief Operator position, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter being deleted, underscoring indicates matter being added) SECTION 1. The following portion of the 2007 staffing level for the Wastewater Department is amended as follows: Director of Wastewater 1 WW Engineering Supervisor 1 WW Collections Supervisor 1 WWTP Superintendent 1 WWTP Lab Supervisor 1 WWTP Maintenance Supv 1 WWTP Operations Manager 1 Associate Engineer II WW 1 Wastewater Data Technician 1 Wastewater Inspector 1 WW Utility Worker IV 7 Wastewater Lift Station Op 2 WW Scada Coordinator 1 Pretreatment Coordinator II 1 Chief WWTP Operator [5] Lab Analyst III 2 Lab Analyst II 1 Pretreatment Specialist 1 WRF Worker I/WRF Worker II 4 Asst WWTP Operator C 1 WWTP Maint Mechanic 2 Sr WWTP Maint Mechanic 1 Inst/Controls Specialist 1 Administrative Technician 0.5 Sr Clerk Typist 1 Utility Worker/WW Utility Worker I/ WW Utility Worker II [7] TOTAL 47.5 4 Q SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and approval. INTRODUCED June 11, 2007 APPROVED: a ESID NT%J City Council ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK BY Randy Thurston Councilperson PASSED AND APPROVED: June 25, 2007 760,L 6 /° 7 D � D Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM # 02 DATE: June 11, 2007 DEPARTMENTS: WASTEWATER — DIRECTOR GENE MICHAEL HUMAN RESOURCES — DIRECTOR BETH VEGA TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PUEBLO FISCAL YEAR 2007 STAFFING LEVEL FOR THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT BY ADDING A UTILITY WORKER POSITION AND BY ELIMINATING A CHIEF WWTP OPERATOR POSITION ISSUE Should the Wastewater Department be authorized to add a Utility Worker position and eliminate a Chief WWTP Operator position to best meet the current needs of the Department? RECOMMENDATION The Ordinance be approved. BACKGROUND Several senior staff members at the Water Reclamation Facility are nearing retirement. The Wastewater Department has experienced difficulty in recruiting and retaining operators for the Water Reclamation Facility who possess Colorado Class A Wastewater Operator licenses. As a result of these difficulties, the Wastewater Department has pursued a policy of hiring entry -level staff and developing them internally for promotion to higher levels of responsibility. The present recommendation to convert a Chief WWTP Operator position to a Utility Worker position is consistent with that policy. The overall Wastewater Operations staffing level will be maintained at the existing authorized level, with retiring senior staff being replaced with entry -level staff. In the future, as entry- level staff progress in knowledge, experience, and certification, they will progress via promotion to Chief WWTP Operator. In future years it will be necessary to adjust authorized staffing levels again (maintaining the same total number of staff) to allow for employee advancement. FINANCIAL IMPACT The estimated annual savings to the budget will be $22,600.