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CONSENT ITEM MEMORANDUM DATE:May 13, 2013 TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM:Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director SUBJECT:Community Development Intern Position Budgeted Amount:Actual Amount:Funding Sources: $13,456.00Approximately$23,000General Fund Requested Action Adjust the wage and maximum hours for the Community Development Intern position. Discussion The approved 2013 City budget includes funding for a 0.5 FTE Community Development intern position, assuming a wage of $12.00 per hour. CD Intern Matthew Bachler started work on March 18, 2013. Since that time, he has worked 235 hours, or approximately 23% of the 1,040- hour allotment. PERA rules require that any employee working for the City for more than six months must contribute to PERA. The City must provide its 7.25% contribution as well. Due to the resignation of the City Planner, the review of the Lexington Station project, and the beginning of the TCAAP master planning process, staff has identified a need for additional assistance in the Community Development Department. Mr. Bachler’s work thus far has exceeded the quality of what is typically expected from interns, and it is desired that he remain with the City on a temporary, full-time basis during the hiring and training of the new City Planner. Staff requests that Community Development Intern position be increased to 1,575hours, which would allow Mr. Bachler to work ona full-time basis until the end of 2013. Because Mr. Bachler would be employed by the City for more than six months, he and the City will need to make the required PERA contributions. Staff also requests that the hourly wage for the CD Intern position be increased to $14.00 per hour which would provide relief to the employee for 12 Page of