HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 3640RESOLUTION NO. 3640
APPROVING AND ADOPTING JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND
TITLES AS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY STATE OF
CALIFORNIA PERSONNEL BOARD COOPERATIVE
PERSONNEL SERVICES IN THAT CERTAIN LIMITED
CLASSIFICATION STUDY DATED MAY 13, 1972
RESOLVED, that the report of State of California Personnel Board,
Cooperative Personnel Services dated May 10, 1972, a copy of which is
annexed hereto and made a part hereof as if set forth in full herein, be
and the same is hereby approved and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Lodi; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the job classifications and
classification titles contained in the said report be and the same are hereby
approved and adopted as job specifications and classification titles in the
classified personnel system of the City of Lodi and said specifications and
titles shall apply as of June B, 1972.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that Resolution No. 1990 and all other
resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of any
duplication or conflict herewith.
Dated: June 7, 1972
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 3640 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in regular
meeting held June 7, 1972 by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen - Hughes, Katnich, Pinkerton,
Schaffer and Ehrhardt
Noes: Councilmen - None
Absent: Councilmen - None
3640
STATE•OF CALIFORNU WNALD REAGAN, Gavoriror
CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BOARD •
COOPERATIVE PERSONNEL SERVICES
1117 FI Street 714W. Olymple Blvd,
Sacramento 95814 Los Angeles 90015
Sacramento, California
May 10, 1972
City Council
City of Lodi
city Hall
Lodi. California 95420
`Atteztioz Mr, Ek ltr7 A Glavee, Jr,
City Manager
Honorable Members
In accordance with the agreement between the City of Lodi and the
!: California State Personnel Board, we are pleased to submit our r•accnsr-
mendatiots an the positions submitted to us for study.
The attached report contains our reco=eadations and copies of new
and revised class specifications,
W are pleased to again have had the opportunity to assist the City
of Lodi by conducting this raviev, W wish to express our apprecia—
tion for the cooperation and assistance given by all personnel con-
tacted during the course of the—study.
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Very truly yours` )
GOODYEAR A. WALIER
Personnel Analyst
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1. maintenance Man
W were asked to review the position occupied by Mr. Gary Ahart, a
Maintenance Mal I assigned to the City's Water Pollution Control
Plant. As a result of this review, we are recommending that NI Ahart'a
position be reallocated to the class of Maintenance Man 11, and that
the class specification for the Maintenance Man I and 11 be revised as
attached.
Mr. Ahart states that he is doing the work of a Plant Operator and
should be paid at that level. l -b also feels that he is prevented from
taking the Grade 11 certificate test solely because he does not have
an "operator" title. Discussions with Mr. Jones and Mr. W it t pointed
out that the original concept of the position was one of buildings
and grounds maintenance.
W do not feel that an additional operator or operator -level class is
justified for this position. The normal duties are sufficiently differ-
ent to warrant the maintenance class, and the fill- in for absent
operators does not occur often enough to warrant the appointment to the
higher class. On checking with the Chairman of the Certification Com-
mittee we have found that an "operator" title is not required to take
the Grade II certificate; however, two years of full-time operating
experience is required. The experience in this position is not full-
time plant operation. We do feel that the position requires more
skill than is typical for other Maintenance Man I classes in the City,
however, and are recommending that the position be put in the class of
Maintenance Man 11.
2. Treatment Plant Operators
The Plant Operators, as a group, requested that we review the practice
of having only one level of Plant Operator instead of a series. Out
of 14 agencies in your area, nine have one level, three have two levels,
and two have three or more levels (Stockton and Modesto). We feel that
for your size plant, one level of journe7man operator is sufficient.
Promotion from the Maintenance Man II level can be used to supplement
' rt open recruitment when a vacancy exists.
3. Chief Sewage Treatment Plant Operator
Mr. Klaffke feels that his position is inappropriately titled, and
that a more can -rim and appropriate title would be Treatment Plant
Superintendent. We have found in our surveys that the "superintendent"
title is usually reserved for Plant Supervisors with department head
status - they report directly to either the Director of Public Works or
the City Manager. In situations similar to the oae at Lodi, with am
intermediate supervisor over water and semi tatian, the title for XT. KIAffke's
position is usually oae of three equally posaiblt choicer:
Chief Treatment Plant Operator
Treatment Plant Supervisor
Treatment Plant Fbr
Since your City already usee the "supervisor" title, it would not be
appropriate to use it again for this position. W feel it would be
appropriate to continue to use the present title.
4 gngimeering Aid IZ
The position occupied by Mr. Kap Tawxa has undergone considerable
change since the last time it was studied. All of the people doing
drafting Work have been pooled and Mr. Tamura has been acting as a
working eupervieor of this section. We reco=*td creating a new
class of Supervising Engineering Md for this position.
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City of Lodi 0 May 1972
MAINTENANCE MAN I
DEFINITION
Under supervision. to perform a variety of
manual tasks; and to do related work as required
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERkSTICS
semiskilled and unskilled
This is the entry-level class for maintenance positions in the Street
and Sewer and Water Departments. Positions in this class perform routine
unskilled laboring duties and may learn to perform the semiskilled main-
tenance work characteristic of the Maintenance Man II class. Under thin
training concept, employees hired in the Maintenance Man 1 class nny
reasonably expect their positions to be reallocated to the Maintenance
Man II class as they receive work assignments requiring yore skill and
the regular operation of, trucks and light equipment. However, those
positions which perform only routine, unskilled manual laboring tasks not
requiring the regular operation of trucks and light equipment should
remain allocated to the Maintenance Man I class indefinitely.
Works as a member of a street. water, or sewer crew, or performs
routine grounds, cleaning, and maintenance tasks at the City's water pollu-
tion control plant, or sanitary landfill facility. Lifts and moves heavy
objects; lifts and carries stones, boxes, gravel, dirt, asphalt. timber
and other materials and equipment as directed; performs pick and shovel
work in digging, widening and backfilling trenches and other excavations;
sweeps, clears and cleans roadsides, gutters, curbs. culverts, catch
basins and other drainage structures; removes debris and clears away under-
growth; uses such tools as shovels, rakes, jackhammers, compressors, spray
rigs. and tampers: assists in preparing surfaces for painting and in apply-
ing asphalt, macadam, concrete and premixed materials to streets and other
roadways; assists in raking, smoothing and tamping patches; assists in lay-
ing pipes and sewer lines; uses caulking tools to fit pipes together; assists
in making taps and connections to mains; as a member of a street painting
crew assists in setting cones, directing traffic, laying forms, and in
cleaning and caring for equipment and supplies; at the City's Water Pollu-
tion Control Plant mows lawns, weeds and cleans grounds, removes grit from
plant, washes tanks, and otherwise assists in a routine cleaning of plant
facilities; at the City's sanitary landfill facility, directs traffic,
cleans and sweeps banks and ramps. sKma.ramps and timbers, fighto fires
and patches surface areas: in all aasigr,_amts my operate power and auto-
Wtive equipment temporarily or in a training capacity: cleans stud %&in-
t&ims basia tools aced oa the job.
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Maintenance Man I 2
LICWSE
Possession of an appropriate California o"rator'r li,:actss issLAd by
the State Cepartasent of Motor Vehicles,
DESIRABLE QUALIF;CATIONS
KmcsWledge of]
The usej and purpose6 of various hand tools e�plojed in buiC
1 a bo rd a g work:
The safety precautions and Practices oecessar7 in working with
hand tools and heavy equip�*tt,
and
Ability to:
Read, write and understand English;
Understsnd and accurately follow oral direction.;
Pe r fo rm heavy manual labor;
Woik outdoor6 under ad,rerss weather aogditio4s,
and
City of Lodi
DEFINITION
MAINTENANCE MAN II
May 1972
Under general supervision, to perform a wide variety of semiskilled
work in the repair and maintenance of City streets, sewer and water
systems or other facilities; to operate medium duty trucks and light
equipment; and to do related work as required.
DISTINGUISH NG C I;AR.ACT ER I S T I C S
Employees whajse positions are allocated to the Maintenance Man II
class generally work as crew members in either the Street or Sewer and
Water Departments or at the City's sanitary landfill facility. Incumbents
occasionally work independently and may supervise a helper as required by
the nature of the assignment. Employees whose positions are allocated to
the Maintenance Man II claim are expected to perform semiskilled tasks
without close or continuous supervision or to operate medium duty trucks
or light equipment as a principle part of their work assignment.
EXANII'LES OF DUTIES
Breaks through, lays, rakes, and finishes asphalt and concrete
materials in the patching. repair and construction of City streets,
curbs and sidewalks; removes debris from roadways, catch basins, and
other City property; cleans and unplugs sewer lines; replaces broken
sewer piping; digs out and backfills trenches in performing installation
and repair work on sewer and water lines; replaces broken water piping;
taps water mains and installs new water service; installs fire hydrants;
locates and maps water lines and valves; checks water pumping equipment
and performs mechanical repairs as necessary: operates rollers, loaders.
light tractors, medium duty trucks, and rodding machines as a regular
assignment and may operate graders. bulldozers, or cranes on a temporary
basis or as a training assignment; may operate a chipper when on a tree
trimming crew. and assist the tree trimwr by throwing linen, lowering
branches and supplying tools; at the City's sanitary landfill facility
directs traffic, collects money. keeps records. cleans and sweeps banks
and ramps, moves ramps and timbers, fights fires, and patches surface
areas; at the City's Water Pollution Control plant performs routine main-
' tenence; may r ve a tractor; acts in a learning capac ty as a_P ant
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Operator in their absence.'
LICENSE
Possession of an appropriate California operator's license issued
by the State Department of Motor. Vehicles,
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Maintenance NIn II - 2
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge o f:
Methods, practices. and materials used in street, sewer and
water maintenance work:
The operation and minor maintenance of paver -driven equipment
including medium duty trucks, loaders, chippers, and
related equipment;
Tools used in street, sewer and water construction maintenance
work;
Safe work practices,
and
Ability to:
Perform semiskilled maintenance work related to the activities
of the department to which assigned;
Perform heavy manual labor;
Operate assigned equipment with skill and safety;
Understand and carry out oral and written directions;
Maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted
i n the course of work.
and
Experience: Two years of maintenance experience comparable to that
of a Maintenance Man I in the City of Lodi, including the
operation of light power -driven equipment in a training
capacity .
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Education: F.quival.ent to the caarpletian of the eighth grade,
City of Lodi May 1972
SUPERVISING ENGINEERING AID
DEFINITION
Under general supervision, to assign and supervise the preparatim
of plans, maps, and specifications for public works improvements; to
perform a variety of office and field engineering work involved in the
planning and design of public works facilities; and to do related work
as required.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Assigns, supervises and personally participates in the preparation
of improvement pleas for street. curb, gutter, alley, parking lot, water
main. sewer, storm drain, lift stations. drainage basins, and other
projects; assists in the preparation of engineering design and related
drawings, specifications, and estimates in connection with the construc-
tion and maintenance of a variety of engineering projects, including
streets, storm drains, sewers, and related public works; assists in the
preparation of street reports project and employee time reports, utility
inventory records, and the maintenance of all map files; reduces field
notes and computes grades; prepares accurately drawn sketches and perman-
ent plans, diagrams and maps for public works projects; makes rough lay-
outs, tracing, drawings and title sheets required for office and contract
work; performs design work independently or as an assistant to an
engineer; operates transits and levels in the preparation of a variety
of preliminary locations, construction, property, and other survey work;
may serve as a working surrey party chief in less complex assignments,
working independently with rodman and 2hainman in the observation, corn-
puting, and recording of field data; determines lines, ALnglaa, distances,
elevations, and keeps field notes of readings and observations; clams
and adjusts survey Instrumnts; uses drafting instruments.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Xnoxledge of:
Principlee of algebra, geo-me t r q and t ri genome trp ;
*� Nomenclature, sumbols, methods, practices, technijUel , and
instruments used in drafting and mapping.
and
Ability to:
Collect and analyze data;
Tr&nspose drawings orad diagram and prepare neat and a,ccl trate
tracin$sx
Interpret engineering *ale, pUmse specifieatime end legal
des cr-i.pti.oas; ,
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SuprvLaing Engineering Aid - 2
Understand and apply laws, rules and regulations;
Make affective oral and written reports;
Establish and smintain cooperative wonting relationships;
Supervise a group of subprofsssional engineering aids.
and
Experience: Three years of subprofessional engineering or drafting
experience.
and