Hiring of a Full Time Transportation Services Laborer PositionCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Consent Items # 021.
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November 6, 2023
ITEM TITLE: Hiring of a Full Time Transportation Services Laborer Position
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council approval of creation of a full-
time Transportation Services Laborer and elimination of a current part-
time I ntermodal Laborer (.28 FTE) and a part-time Ramp Custodian (.27
FTE).
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
MVM Memo
Staff Memo
Type
City Manager Memo
Staff Memo
THE CITY
DUOF
B TEE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Hiring of a Full Time Transportation Services Laborer Position
DATE: November 1, 2023
Dubuque
All -America City
IN
2007.2012.2013
2017*2019
Director of Transportation Services Ryan Knuckey is recommending City Council
approval of creation of a full-time Transportation Services Laborer and elimination of a
current part-time Intermodal Laborer (.28 FTE) and a part-time Ramp Custodian (.27
FTE).
This full-time position will perform custodial and maintenance duties at the Intermodal
bus facility and various City owned parking ramps and lots. The FY2024 budget impact
will be an additional $21,218. Funding has been identified in the FY 24 budget and
funding will be requested through the FY 25 budget process.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:sv
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Ryan Knuckey, Director of Transportation Services
THE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Ryan Knuckey, Director of Transportation Services
SUBJECT: Hiring of a Full Time Transportation Services Laborer Position
DATE: November 2, 2023
Dubuque
AII•America City
2007-2012.2013
2017*2019
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this memo is to request authorization to hire a full-time Transportation
Services Laborer. This position would combine the current part-time Intermodal Laborer
and part-time Ramp Custodian positions.
DISSCUSSION:
This position involves performing a variety of semi -skilled tasks in the maintenance and
custodial duties of parking ramps, lots, and the Dubuque Intermodal Transportation
Center. Duties would be assigned in verbal and written instructions. The work is
performed according to general or specific instructions from a supervisor who inspects
work while in progress and upon completion. This position will combine the currently
budgeted part-time Intermodal Laborer position at .28 FTE that maintains the Intermodal
facility and the part-time Parking Laborer position at .27 FTE. The new full-time position
will provide the necessary maintenance to parking ramps in addition to the Intermodal
Facility to adequately maintain these facilities. An additional 12 hours of work per week
will allow weekly deep cleaning and maintenance of the potential slip, trip and fall hazards
in the ramps by mitigating the hazards as they arise. This extra time will reduce the
number of hours the current Parking System Technicians are involved in daily
maintenance instead of system and structural repairs. This causes the Parking
Department to bring in a third party to complete repairs, increasing costs to the city. The
parking facilities are in need of basic updates including but not limited to paint, stairwell
repairs and lighting repairs. The new role would also be required to be on -call for potential
issues after hours. Currently our 2 Parking System Technicians are on -call 26 weeks out
of the year per technician, this extra support would reduce the on -call per team member
down to 17.3 weeks out of the year allowing for more family time and a better work -life
balance.
The part-time positions were previously filled with employees who left due to accepting
full-time positions with benefits and employees who left for health reasons. The two
part-time positions are vacant and because they are part-time with limited benefits, they
have been difficult to fill and when filled to retain the employees. This leads to
excessive training of new employees and inconsistent maintenance of the ramps, etc.
Combining the two-part time positions to one full-time position would allow for a
consistent maintenance schedule to meet our FTA facilities preventative maintenance
requirements, and better morale. We are temporarily filling this position with our
Parking Revenue Collector position.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The position would be a GD-04 with a range of $23.83 - $26.74 per hour. Total wage
and benefits would total $76,732 annually at Step C, or $21,218 for six months in FY24
with the position recommended to start January 1, 2024. The part-time position was
previously filled with an employee who left due to accepting a full-time position and two
employees who left for health reasons. We are temporarily filling this position with our
Parking Revenue Collector position.
FY24
Budgeted Amount
.28 FTE Intermodal Transit Laborer
$17,325
.27 FTE Parking Laborer
$16,971
Total
$34,296 (6 months $17,148)
Full -Time Benefits and Wage (6
$38,366 (6 months)-$17,148 (FY24
months) $38,366
Budgeted)=$21,218 (Total Increase)
FY24
Requested Amount
FTE Transportation Services Laborer
(position starting 01/01/2024,
$21,218 (6 months wages and benefits)
subtracting out already budgeted
funds for part-time)
FY24 Budget Increase by Department
60% Transit $12,730
40 /o Parking $8,487
Transportation Services has adequate funds available for the FY24 budget increase.
The increase costs for FY24 will be applied to the below GL accounts:
• Parking (40%) — 650-46-0000-83-830-4601-00-01-60100
• Transit (60%) — 690-53-0000-86-850-5302-00-01-60200
Transit has adequate funds available in FY24 and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer
Larson has identified remaining fund balances from FY24 to cover the FY24 Parking
costs. Continued funding will be requested through the FY 25 budget process.
REQUESTED ACTION:
I respectfully request City Council approval of an additional 0.45 full-time equivalents
and to proceed with hiring a full-time Transportation Services Laborer to perform
custodial and maintenance duties at the Intermodal bus facility and various City owned
parking ramps and lots.
Cc: Shelley Stickfort, Human Resources Manager
Jenny Larson, Director of Finance & Budget