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Page 1 of 2 CONSENT ITEM – 8F MEMORANDUM DATE: February 10, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Interim City Administrator SUBJECT: Authorization to Recruit for the Parks Lead and the Utilities Lead positions Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: $252,489 Within Budget Various Funds (Union Agreement) Council Should Consider Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: • Recruit for the Parks Lead and the Utilities Lead positions. Background As part of the 2025 budget discussions, the City Council approved Public Works staffing changes which included the hiring of Lead positions within the Department. These department organizational changes were originally presented and discussed with the City Council at the August 19, 2024 work session. Primary duties of the Parks Lead and Utilities Lead: • Lead the day-to-day activities • Plan work within their division from week-to-week • Implement division tasks outlined in the Public Works Maintenance Plan • Quality control • Assists in the preparation of the Public Works Maintenance Plan The Lead positions will allow for more detailed maintenance/repair information to be prepared for each division to put Public Works in a “proactive” maintenance state and allows them to get away from being “reactive”. All Maintenance Workers and both Leads are still required to be cross-trained and supplement labor needs in all divisions. The Memorandum of Understanding and pay scale for the Lead positions were approved as part of the 2025-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement Amendment – IUOE 49 under agenda item 8D. As previously mentioned, these Lead positions will not add to the current staffing numbers within the Public Works Department. Rather these positions will be internally posted for recruitment to the