City Council

COUNC I L AGENDA ITEM NO. X D @ 9/22/70 l4z4-70 F9l,n-- "-4.-- couNclL MEMo No. PROVtr Septembe ,frPI 970 TO: Mayor and City Council sEP 22 1910 FROM: Ci ty Manager BY THE SUBJ ECT: Request for Additional Manpower Equ ipment l,h i ntenance The Equipment Maintenance Division of the Publ ic l^Jorks Department has been unable to furnish the necessary service in their truck shop to keep the required number of refuse trucks in service due to excessive equipment failure and limited mechanic personnel. As a result of this excessive out-of-service rate the overtime required within the Sanitation Division, in order to provide refuse pick-up, has been in excess of funds budgeted for that purpose. Analysis indicates that it would be desirable to provide a night shift in the Equipment Maintenance Division to relieve this situation. Such action would be beneficial to other departments as wel l. The following five (S) aaaitional personnel would be needed to implement this night sh i ft: One (l) mechanic in engine build-up to reduce the back log. This is presently a one man operation. As of mid-september there were l8 refuse trucks out for eng i ne repa i rs. Four (4) mechanics for general truck shop night shift. A parts man and foreman are available to suPPort this shift. The cost of required additional personnel for the balance of the fiscal year if effective irnrnediately would be approximately $25,000.00. It is felt that with the additional personnel the Equipment Maintenance Division will be able to repair equipment in a timely manner thus substantially reducing overtime requ i rements . The current overtime cost for the Sanitation Division approximates $6,500 per month. With the implementation of the above program a potential savings of approximately $30,000 could be realized for the balance of the fiscal year. The increased overtime costs in the Sanitation Division, as indicated above, have been in excess of the budget and therefore have been programmed from the Contingency Fund. ln order to implement the above additional maintenance program it will be necessary to allocate such funds from the Contingency Fund. Based on the above and to maintain the level of servi ce required for timely refuse pick- up and other vital functions it is recommended that the City Counci I authorize five (5) additional Auto Mechanic positions (range l15 - $512. 50-$562.50) in the Equipment Main- tenance Division effective inrnediately, with same to the Contingency Fund Respe fu ted, rt H. 0ldland Ci ty Manager