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City Clerk's Office Item # R7
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 8, 2025
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Marisa Pacheco, Director of Human Resources
Andra Ahrens, Director Wastewater
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 STAFFING
ORDINANCE BY TEMPORARILY ADDING ONE (1) WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) LAB SUPERVISOR POSITION WITHIN
THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT FOR TRAINING PURPOSES
SUMMARY:
increase the staffing of the department by one (1) full time equivalent (FTE) for training
purposes. The classification shall be WWTP Lab Supervisor, and the additional FTE
shall be abolished upon the anticipated retirement of the current incumbent in September
of 2025.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
On December 9, 2024, Ordinance No.10852 was approved by City Council. This
Ordinance provided authorized staffing for Fiscal Year 2025.
BACKGROUND:
The Wastewater Department is requesting to temporarily add one (1) additional WWTP
Lab Supervisor to authorized staffing. This mission critical position within the
Wastewater Department is responsible for managing the laboratory function of the
wastewater treatment plant, supervising the work of laboratory analysts performing
laboratory tests for regulatory compliance, and management of process control and
environmental research. This position is highly technical and associated with regulatory
The current WWTP Lab Supervisor has announced plans to retire at the end of
2025. There is no mechanism in ordinance to allow for overfilling of a position for the
purpose of facilitating critical training and transition activities. Therefore, the department
requests the addition of a WWTP Lab Supervisor FTE on a temporary basis to allow for
the position to be filled and to accomplish necessary training. It is anticipated that the
position requested by this ordinance will be posted as soon as possible and subsequently
filled in October after the Civil Service and selection process has concluded. This
temporary over hire will allow training over the course of approximately three months
It is further requested that the additional FTE be abolished upon separation of the current
WWTP Lab Supervisor via retirement.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for the wages and benefits for the position will come from the Wastewater
enterprise fund. The cost for the three months of the additional position is approximately
$33,099 as outlined below and can be absorbed by the existing Wastewater budget,
pending City Council approval. Therefore, no additional funding is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
None.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
None.
ALTERNATIVES:
The no action alternative would be to retain the current staffing level which would
eliminate any opportunity to train a newly hired WWTP Lab Supervisor which would be
operationally detrimental to the department and community.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
ORDINANCE NO.11036
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025
STAFFING ORDINANCE BY TEMPORARILY ADDING ONE (1)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) LAB
SUPERVISOR POSITION WITHIN THE WASTEWATER
DEPARTMENT FOR TRAINING PURPOSES
WHEREAS, , it is necessary to revise the positions for the ultimate efficiency and
functionality for the Wastewater Department;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
being the 2025 Staffing Ordinance, is amended as follows:
The following positions shall be authorized for FY 2025:
SECTION 2.
Effective October 1, 2025, the position established pursuant to above Section 1 shall be
abolished and the 2025 Staffing Ordinance shall be amended as follows:
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are directed and authorized to perform any and all acts
consistent with the intent of this Ordinance to effectuate and transactions described therein.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall be deemed to amend the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and staffing with
respect to the number and allocation of positions within the Wastewater Department and shall
become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on August 25, 2025.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on September 8, 2025.
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President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
Approved on _______________.
Disapproved on ______________ based on the following objections:
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Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of ____________, on _____________
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President of City Council
ATTEST
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City Clerk