HomeMy WebLinkAbout15.E.4. Authorize Hiring of Public Works Maintenance Operators
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CITY OF SHAKOPEE
Memorandum CONSENT
TO: Mayor & City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: Bruce Loney, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Hiring of Maintenance Operators
DATE: September 7, 2004
INTRODUCTION:
The Public Works Maintenance Operator's candidates have been interviewed from the
Scott County certification list to fill the positions that were included in the 2004 City
Budget, and authorized by the City Council at its. May 4, 2004 Council meeting. The
purpose of this agenda item is to recommend to the City Council to authorize the hiring
of Robert Gieseke and Brian Theis to fill the Maintenance Operator's positions.
BACKGROUND:
Included in the 2004 Budget is fifteen Public Works Maintenance Operator's positions
for the Public Works Department with two new positions included for 2004. Council
authorized the advertisement for two Maintenance Operator's positions on May 4,2004.
Staff utilized Scott County's Personnel Department for the selection process in
determining the interview list. The interview panel consisted of the Public Works
Director, Public Works Supervisor, Street Supervisor and Park Supervisor.
The certification list included sixteen persons, in which six persons were interviewed.
Besides those who were interviewed, three others selected jobs from other Cities, one did
not show up for the interview, one could not be contacted for the interview and two
others were previously interviewed from this list. After reviewing the results of the
interviews, applications and reference checks, the recommendation from the interview
panel is to hire Robert Gieseke and Brian Theis at Step One of the Public Work's Union
Pay Schedule. Their anticipated starting date is September 27, 2004. These hirings
would be contingent upon a successful pre-employment physical and background check.
The starting wage is contingent upon whether a new contract is approved by the City
Council, which is expected to be considered at the September 4, 2004 meeting. These
positions are non-exempt positions and these employees are eligible for overtime pay.
Both of these employees have agreed to starting at Step One of the Public Work's Union
Pay Schedule, whatever that amount is at the time of their starting.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the hiring of Robert Gieseke and Brian Theis to the Public Work's
Maintenance Operators positions.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Move to authorize the hiring of Robert Gieseke and Brian Theis as Public Work's
Maintenance Operators and to be hired at Step One of the current Public Work's Union
Pay Schedule, effective September 27, 2004 and subject to a pre-employment physical
and background check.
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