Landfill Equipment Operator PositionMasterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Landfill Equipment Operator Position
DATE: March 30, 2012
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Personnel Manager Randy Peck recommends City Council approval to create one
additional Landfill Equipment Operator position.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Randy Peck, Personnel Manager
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Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Randy Peck, Personnel Manager
Landfill Equipment Operator Position
March 29, 2012
Dubuque
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Public Works Director Don Vogt is requesting one additional Landfill Equipment
Operator position. If the recommendation is approved, seasonal Equipment Operator
Dan Decker would be appointed to the position.
In order to implement the recommendation, I request that the City Council approve a
motion creating one additional Landfill Equipment Operator position.
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cc: Don Vogt, Public Works Director
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Chuck Goddard, Solid Waste Agency Administrator
Doug Hughes, Landfill Supervisor
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TO: Randy Peck, Personnel Manager
FROM: Don Vogt, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Additional Full -Time Landfill Worker
DATE: March 29, 2012
Dubuque
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INTRODUCTION
The purposes of this memorandum are to convey information and solicit direction
regarding the additional full -time worker approved by the Dubuque Metropolitan Area
Solid Waste Agency Board of Directors at its February 13th meeting.
BACKGROUND
At that meeting, the Directors authorized the City of Dubuque to immediately hire a full -
time Landfill Maintenance Worker, as recommended by its consultant, Foth
Environmental, at that same meeting.
DISCUSSION
At the Board's subsequent business meeting last night, I recommended that the Board
give consideration to modifying its previous direction and authorize instead the hiring of
an additional Landfill Equipment Operator. I noted that filling a Landfill Maintenance
Worker position would require a protracted civil service process that would preclude a
worker actually being hired before the end of summer. I also noted the minimal cost
difference between the two noted job classifications and the greater freedom allowed
the Board's supervisory staff for worker task assignments. I then requested that
Seasonal Landfill Equipment Operator Dan Decker be awarded said position, if the
Board concurred with the recommended course of action.
The Board then unanimously approved all of my recommendations.
ACTION STEP
Your direction regarding implementing the Board's authorized actions is requested.
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