5.p Hiring part-time seasonal plow drivers
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: October 16, 2018
To: Mayor, City Council
From: Adam Hawkinson, Director of Public Works
Re: Hiring part-time on call snow plow drivers
Background: Tony Angell and Bruce Swenson, who have previously assisted as part-time, on-call snow
plow drivers have been contacted to determine if they wanted to return and fill those positons again for
the 2018-2019 winter season. Both are interested in returning for this season.
Issue: Should Tony Angell and Bruce Swenson be rehired as On-Call, PT Maintenance Workers.
Proposal Details: Staff is recommending that the Tony and Bruce Swenson be rehired at a pay rate of
$17.59 per hour for Tony and $17.85 per hour for Bruce. Bruce has plowed several years for the City and
Tony for only one winter season.
Fiscal Impact: The 2018 and 2019 budgets both provided for 80 hours of work by part-time plow drivers.
Year-to-date in 2018, 104.75 hours have been utilized. The temporary part-time budget is over by
$435.00. The budget for 2019 has been amended to anticipate the increase in costs due to possible
heavy snow events.
Options:
1.) Approve hiring of part time, on-call maintenance positions for 2018-2019 winter season at the
stated pay rate
2.) Do not hire any part-time, on-call maintenance positions for 2018-2019 winter season
Recommendation: Option 1