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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 10, 2014 Page 14 Mr. Schwartz reviewed projected costs for this proposal for 2014 and 2015, esti- mated at $13,000 and $21,000 respectively based on the current pay plan; and current positions for the foreman position included in the current union contract. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Schwartz reviewed current and projected pay grades depending on scoring with the actual job responsibilities and description; and those positions anticipated to be filled internally, and those antic- ipated to be posted internally and externally. City Manager Trudgeon concurred with Mr. Schwartz' presentation, opining that this organizational structure set the City up much better to provide services, and to provide succession and retention plans going forward, as well as providing em- ployees with the ability to move up within the organization. Mr. Trudgeon ad- vised that some other departments may also be proposing reorganizational struc- tures; and offered his full support of this proposal, and asked that the City Council consider it as well. At the request of Mr. Trudgeon, Mr. Schwartz confirmed that dollars to implement the proposal would come from utility funds. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Schwartz anticipated that the fu- ture proposal for a shared vehicle maintenance mechanic, and a shared rights-of- way specialist — both new positions - would probably come on line in 2015 or 2016, if approved by the City Council at that time. Mr. Schwartz advised that there was currently a need for a mechanic; and with increased regulatory function mandates for rights-of-way, erosion control, development inspections, and Go- pher State One Call locates, he anticipated those being consolidated into one posi- tion versus the current fragmented system. Mr. Schwartz advised that staff was currently tracking the type of permit revenue currently being received, anticipat- ing that those revenues and existing staff dollars could pay for those future posi- tions. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Schwartz confirmed that the shared mechanic position would most likely be a levy dollar addition. McGehee moved, Etten seconded, authorizing the City Manager to reclassify the Utility Supervisor and Street Supervisor positions as Superintendent positions; and reclassify a Street Maintenance Worker position to Working Foreman posi- tion, as detailed in the RCA dated February 10, 2014. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of the motion, opining that it was im- portant to have this in place for future succession opportunities within all depart- ments. Councilmember McGehee noted that this department had been very light in administrative management, and theirs was an important department, with ex- cellent work done.