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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Additional Maintenance Worker Position at White Slough Water
Pollution Control Facility
MEETING DATE: April 27, 2004
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
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position at Whft Slow Wer Paillution CorVol Faciliky.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The attached significant expenditure provides background
information on this request. Staff has indicated at numerous
presentations on the White Slough project that additional staff will
be needed to maintain the improvements.
The costs have been included in the revenue program projections.
FUNDING: Wastewater Fund
Vicky M hie, Finance Director
RCPlpmf
Attachment
cc: Dei Kerlin, Wastewater Treatment Supt.
APPROVED:
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Richard C. Prima,
Public Works Director
Dixon Flynn, City
WSMaintenanceWorkecdoc 4121/2004
2003-05 Financial Plan and Budget
SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURE REQUEST AND STAFFING CHANGE
ACTIVITY: Public Works
REQUEST TITLE: Public Works Maintenance Worker for the White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility
REQUEST SUMMARY
Add a full-time Maintenance Worker to be to the White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
The primary objective is to augment the maintenance staff and provide needed maintenance for the tertiary facilities
being added during 2004. This position would assist the Plant & Equipment Mechanics by undertaking a variety of
more routine maintenance tasks and freeing up the mechanics to undertake the more complex duties which will be
required at the tertiary facilities.
SUMMARY OF FACTORS DRIVING THE REQUEST FOR CHANGE
During the Facility expansion in 1989, a staffing study was undertaken to determine what additional maintenance staff
should be added to the current Plant & Equipment Mechanic and Maintenance Worker, when the facility was
operational in 1991. That study recommended the hiring of a Mechanic and a Maintenance Worker. The Mechanic
was added but after further consideration, staff decided to defer hiring the Maintenance Worker until the new facility
had been operational and a better analysis of the needs under working conditions could be evaluated.
Because the maintenance needs of a newer facility are less than that of an older facility, staff felt the full potential of
this position was not justified at that time. To satisfy the additional maintenance duties that did exist, some
maintenance has been undertaken by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators.
As the Facility has aged, operational and maintenance needs have greatly increased. Additionally, the increased
operational needs have reduced the available time the operators previously had to share maintenance. The increased
maintenance needs along with duties the operators have been unable to share have taxed the current maintenance staff
beyond their effective limit.
In light of the tertiary facilities coming online this year, it is imperative a Maintenance Worker be added to satisfy the
current need and the additional needs which the tertiary facilities will place on the Plant Mechanics. Note that the
2001 Master Plan for the facility prepared by our consultants estimated that three additional staff positions would be
needed to operate and maintain the tertiary facilities. With additional automation in upcoming elements of the
improvement project, staff is recommending only one position at this time. Funds for this position have been included
in the Wastewater Utility financial model and are reflected in the rate adjustments.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Continue with the current staffing and defer duties until equipment failure requires replacement and creates the
potential for permit violations caused by equipment failure.
2. Contract for additional maintenance duties for the new tertiary facilities only. The approximate annual cost would
be $20,000-25,000, and would not include travel expenses or parts and supplies. This alternative would do nothing
to fill the need for additional maintenance elsewhere at the facility.
COST SUMMARY
2003-04 2004-05
Additional Costs
Staffing
42,225.00
Supplies, Materials, Services
500.00
Minor Equipment
Total
42,725.00
Savings
Net Cost
42,725.00
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