7E, Public Works Superintendent Job Description

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�;.� EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: April 26, 2010 T4: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Personnel Committee Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator Finance Director/Treasurer SUBJECT: Public Works Staffing Back�round At the March 15, 2010, worksession, Council discussed the Public Works maintenance staf�ng and workload. Part of that discussion focused on the Superintendent position versus a Working Foreman and the eighth maintenance position. As a result of that discussion, there was a consensus of the Council that the City should proceed with a Superintendent position. However, the Council referred the matter to the Personnel Committee for further review and requested that a recommendation be brought to the full Council at the April worksession for a final discussion and then the April 26 Council meeting for approval. Discussion The Personnel Committee met on March 31 and April 1 to discuss Public Works staffing. The Personnel Committee looked at various job descriptions from Roseville and other communities to determine the needs for Arden Hills. The maj or factors the committee used to evaluate the needs and structure were: 1. Cost; 2. Representation of the City on proj ects including overseeing Engineering proj ects as assigned; 3. Administrative coordination of the City records and day-to-day supervision of the public works maintenance crew; and, 4. Management of the annual workload cycle of Public Works. The committee reviewed job descriptions for the following positions: Public Works Directors, City Engineers, Engineering Technicians, Public Works Supervisors, Public Works Foremen, Public Works Superintendents, and Proj ect Managers. The committee determined that the best structure for Arden Hills would be a Superintendent and an City Council Meeting \�.Metro-inet.us\ardenhills�.Admin\Council�Agendas & Packet Information\2010\4-26-10 Regular�Packet Information�Public_Works_Superintendent PC_Recommendation.doc Page 1 of 2