5.f) Staff Report-Advertising for Seasonal Parks Maint WorkerSCANDIA
Staff RepoVt
Date of Meeting: March 18, 2014
To: City Council
From: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
Re: Advertising for Seasonal Maintenance Worker for Parks and Grounds
Background:
Under direction of the full-time maintenance staff, the seasonal parks maintenance employee
performs a wide variety of unskilled and semi -skilled tasks necessary to the seasonal
maintenance of grounds, equipment and buildings at city parks and municipal buildings.
Seasonal staff has traditionally been hired for approximately 32 weeks beginning in May and
ending in October.
Issue:
Should the Council approve advertising for a Seasonal Maintenance Worker for Parks and
Grounds?
Proposal Details:
Similar to previous years, staff is requesting the Council authorize staff (City Administrator and
Public Works Director) to advertise and interview the applicants for the position with a
recommendation on hiring coming to the Council in May.
The tentative timeline would be as follows:
Post/ advertise on web site: March 26
Advertise in local papers:
Applications close:
Interviews:
Council Approval:
Start date:
March 26
Friday, April 11 (4:00 p.m.)
Week of April 14
May 7 or 20
ASAP after Council approval
Fiscal Impact:
The 2013 pay rate for the position was set at $10.20 to $12.25 per hour. The budget is sufficient
to cover the pay rate for up to 24 work weeks at 4 days per week. The position will terminate at
the end of the grounds maintenance season.
Options:
1) Approve having staff advertise and interview for the Part -Time Seasonal Parks
Maintenance Worker position.
2) Approve having the Council complete the interviews
3) Do not approve the advertising for the Part -Time Seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker
position.
Recommendation:
Option 1.