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9.d) Staff Report-Seasonal Public Works Staffing Staff Report To: city council From: Tim Kieffer, Director of Public Works ` ' Date: September 17, 2013 Re: Seasonal Public Works Staffing SC�!�D� Agenda Item #: 9.d) Background: The City hired 3 seasonal on-call, part-time/seasonal employees last winter to help with snow plowing. During some snow events, staff was shorthanded due to seasonal employees being out of town or having other commitments. Issue: What should the hiring process be for on-call,part-time/seasonal maintenance workers for the 2013-2014 snowplowing season? Proposal: Staff is requesting the Council authorize the advertising for applications for on-call, part-time/seasonal maintenance workers for snowplowing at the same pay rate as last season ($1734/hr for those with a Class A license and $14.28/hour for those without a Class A). The City should advertised for this position to measure the level of interest given part-time staff was not always available. The Council could also delegate the interview process to staff. Interviews would be conducted by the City Administrator and Public Works Director with recommendations for hiring coming back to the Council at a future meeting. Staff would like to hire three people for this position. Two of the positions would be designated as the primary maintenance worker for on- call snowplowing and the third would be used only as a backup. Fiscal Impact: The proposed rates are the same as last year. The direct fiscal impact will depend largely on how many snow events occur this season. Options: 1) Authorize staff to advertise for on-call,part-time/seasonal maintenance workers for snowplowing and delegate the interview process to staff. 2) Authorize staff to advertise for on-call, part-time/seasonal maintenance workers for snowplowing and set schedule for Council to complete interviews. 3) Do not seek additional applications. Recommendation: Option 1