Temporary Seasonal Interns -Project Management and Water Resources Copyrighted
May 20, 2019
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 24.
ITEM TITLE: Temporary Seasonal Interns - Project Management and
Water Resources
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending authorization to hire two
additional temporary seasonal interns for the summer of
2019 (May through August)to assist the Project Manager
Steve Brown and Civil Engineer Deron Muehring with
several active projects.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receiveand File;Approve
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Temporary Seasonal Interns-Project Management and City Manager Memo
Water Resources-MVM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Temporary Seasonal Interns — Project Management & Water Resources
DATE: May 15, 2019
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos requests City Council authorization to hire two additional
temporary seasonal interns for the summer of 2019 (May through August) to assist
Project Manager Steve Sampson Brown and Civil Engineer Deron Muehring with
several active projects. To hire a consultant to do the same work on these projects
would cost in the range of$80 to $120 per hour, where a seasonal intern would make
$14.91 per hour. These positions would be funded by 100°k recharge to capital
projects.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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SUBJECT: Temporary Seasonal Interns - Project Management & Water Resources
DATE: May 13, 2019
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to seek authorization to hire two additional temporary
seasonal interns for the summer of 2019 (May through August) to assist the Project
Manager, Steve Sampson Brown and Civil Engineer Deron Muehring with several active
projects.
DISCUSSION
This seasonal interns will assist the Engineering Department and Steve and Deron with
the engineering design and construction administrative activities associated with the
following projects: Federal Building Roof Restoration, Blum Site Building
Deconstruction, Schmitt Island Veterans Memorial, Cedar- Terminal Lift Stations and
Force Main Assessment, Bee Branch Railroad Crossing, 22nd & 17t" Street
Reconstruction and the Flexsteel Jackson Street Building Deconstruction. To hire a
consultant to do the same work on these projects would cost in the range of between
$80-$120 per hour. Thus hiring a seasonal intern is more cost effective.
The Engineering Department has finished conducting interviews for this year and is in
the process of filling our four authorized, budgeted seasonal intern positions that are
approved as part of our annual operating budget. Our department still has a need for
additional seasonal intern help to assist with the large project workload this summer.
We �re rec�u�sting authorization of two ac�ditional 0.�5 FTE., NA-34 �ngineering
Assistant Seasonal/Step E Positions ($14.91/hr.) in order to meet our project workload.
These positions will be funded by 100% recharge to capital projects.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend authorizing two additional seasonal intern 0.25 FTE, NA-34 Engineering
Assistant Seasonal/Step E positions ($14.91/hr.) for the project management and water
resources positions.
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BUDGET IMPACT
These int�rn �ositions w�ulc� be classified as a NA-3� �ngineering Assisfiant
Se�sonal/Step E �osition ($14.91/rir.) b�secl on employment f�r �0 hc�urs per week for
11 we�ks, th� additional p�ayroll cc�sts for each intern w�uld be:
Gross Wayes: 520 hours x $ 14.91 = $7,753.2U
Social Security/Mec�icarP: $7,753.2U x 0.0765 = $593.12
IPERS: $7,753.20 x 0.09�4 = 731.90
$9,078.22
E�ch intern position will be assigned to work on capital improvEmPnt projecfis so the
cost of the int�rnships will be fund�d from tMose CIPs.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN OR REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully request authc�rization of two additional se�sonal intern 0.25 FTE, NA-34
�ngineering Assistant Seasonal/Step E pc�sitions ($14.91/hr.) for the sumrnPr of 2019.
cc: Jenny Larson — �irE,ctUr af Fin�nce & �udget
Stev� Sampson �rown - Project Man�ger
Deron Muehring — Civil Enc�ineer
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