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CITY OF LODI AGENDA ITEM
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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving Incentive Pay for Licensed Land Surveyor and
Designation of City Land Surveyor
MEETING DATE: May 1, 2019
SUBMITTED BY: Human Resources Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution approving incentive pay for licensed Land Surveyor
and designation of City Land Surveyor.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Pursuant to California Code, the City is required to designate a
licensed Land Surveyor to perform these duties on behalf of the
City. Because of the skill and complexity involved with land
surveying, laws and regulations dictate that this practice can only be done by licensed surveyors.
Professional licensure protects the public by enforcing standards that ensure the work is done by
qualified individuals with specific credentials in education, work experience, and exams. Over the last
several years the City has not had an in-house licensed surveyor and has utilized the services of a retired
annuitant to serve in the capacity as the City's Land Surveyor.
Recently, a City of Lodi employee obtained her Land Surveyor license and the City desires to bring that
function back in-house and designate a full-time city employee to serve as Land Surveyor. Having a
Land Surveyor in-house will provide better customer service and a faster turnaround on maps and
comprehensive design documents.
Each applicant for authority to use the title "Professional Land Surveyor" must:
• Pass the Land Surveyor -in -Training (LSIT) examination
• Provide evidence showing six years of equivalent full-time experience in land surveying, including
other credits, with one year each being responsible field and responsible office training
• Pass the national examination on the principles and practices of land surveying
• Pass the state -specific examination on land surveying
• Pass the Take Home examination on the California Laws and Board Rules
On January 1, 2015, Section 8725.1 was added to the Professional Land Surveyors' Act (California
Business and Professions Code) requiring that all licensure requirements imposed upon private sector
professional land surveyors be imposed upon individuals performing land surveying for a government
agency. Having a full-time employee who holds the title of Professional Land Surveyor will enhance and
expedite the engineering functions within the City.
The City wishes to provide incentive pay of seven percent (7%) for the designation of City Land Surveyor
that is commensurate with the additional knowledge, skills and responsibilities that come with possession
of the licensure and for serving in the capacity of the City's Land Surveyor.
�Ste1h-nSchw4lYer, Manager
It is staff's recommendation that a new incentive for Licensed Land Surveyor of seven percent (7%) be
approved. City staff met with representatives from LCMMA and they are in concurrence with the
proposed incentive.
Staff recommends Council approve the new incentive to be paid on a prospective basis.
FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact in FY 2018/19 would be approximately $1,200. There is
minimal on-going impact to the General Fund.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Increased expenses will be absorbed within existing appropriations
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Ad a Post, Human Resources Manager
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Andrew Keys, Deputy City Manager/Internal Services Director
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-72
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING INCENTIVE PAY FOR
LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR
WHEREAS, California law (Business and Professions Code, section 5000-
9998.11), requires that at least one person authorized to practice land surveying shall
be designated the person in responsible charge of professional land surveying work
practiced in any department or agency of the state, city, county, city and county, district,
or special district; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi has been utilizing the services of a retired annuitant
to serve in the capacity of the City's Land Surveyor; and
WHEREAS, recently, City staff passed the examination for Land Surveyor and
possesses the required licensure, knowledge, skills and abilities to be designated at the
City's Land Surveyor; and
WHEREAS, the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and
Geologists requires governmental agencies to identify professional engineers and land
surveyors that are in responsible charge of performing the respective engineering and
land surveying duties for their agency; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer will designate Jimi Billigmeier, Associate Civil
Engineer, as the City of Lodi Land Surveyor, effective May 2, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide compensation for possession of Land
Surveyor licensure; and
WHEREAS, representatives from the City and Lodi City Mid -Management
Association have met and conferred and tentatively agreed that the City will provide
compensation for the designated City Land Surveyor, as designated by the
City Engineer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
approve incentive pay in the amount of seven percent (7%) for the qualified employee
designated as the City Land Surveyor.
Date: May 1, 2019
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2019-72 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held May 1, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Kuehne, Mounce, and Nakanishi
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson and Mayor Chandler
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
2019-72
�,,J�E NIFER . FERRAIOLO
ty Clerk