DATE: January 5, 2015
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Russ Truell, Assistant City Administrator of Finance and Administration
Becky Caldwell, Director of Sanitation and Environmental Services
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Consideration of Resolution 2015-08 To Reclassify Three (3) Part-Time Sanitation And Environmental Services Workers To One (1) Full-Time Sanitation And Environmental Services Worker And Modify The Organizational Chart For The Sanitation And Environmental Services Department. (01/08/15 Finance 4-0)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) to consider the re-classification of three (3) part-time Sanitation and Environmental Services (SES) Workers to one (1) full-time SES Worker in the current budget.
Background
In July 2010, as part of the FY2011 budget, we added five (5) part-time Solid Waste Drivers to our Collection Division team. The Solid Waste Drivers were re-named SES Workers as a result of the departmental name change and the most recent pay study.
Since this time, we have seen a positive change in the economy and we have changed our residential collection schedule to a four (4) 10-hour workday, instead of the five (5) 8-hour workdays in 2010. The part-time positions in our department work throughout the year, approximately 28 hours per week.
The change in the economy has created a more favorable environment for people seeking full-time employment. The three (3) Worker positions we are asking to re-classify are currently vacant. The change in our regular work schedule, to longer shifts, has created an operational challenge for accommodating part-time work hours.
Financial Impact
Approving the recommendation to re-classify three (3) part-time Workers to one (1) full-time Worker decreases the SES personnel budget, in the Collection Division, by approximately $16,500. This amount is calculated based on the average hours worked per week by part-time team members, in comparison to the minimum pay for one (1) full-time Worker, with benefits.
Recommendation
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Staff recommends re-classification of three (3) part-time SES Workers to one (1) full-time SES Worker.