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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Request to Create a Golf Course Technician Position in the Leisure
Services Department
DATE: January 30, 2013
There is currently a vacancy in a full -time Maintenanceworker position in the Recreation
Division of the Leisure Services Department.
Personnel Manager Randy Peck recommends City Council approval to create one Golf
Course Technician position and eliminate one Maintenanceworker position in the
Leisure Services Department.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Randy Peck, Personnel Manager
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Randy Peck, Personnel Manager
SUBJECT: Request to Create One Golf Course Technician Position and Eliminate
One Maintenanceworker Position in the Leisure Services Department
DATE: January 29, 2013
There is currently a vacancy in a full -time Maintenanceworker position in the Recreation
Division of the Leisure Services Department. Leisure Services Manager, Marie Ware is
requesting that the Maintenanceworker position be replaced with a new position titled
Golf Course Technician. The new position would be compensated at the same rate as
Maintenanceworker. The Maintenanceworker is represented by the Teamsters Union.
The Golf Course Technician position will also be represented by the Teamsters Union.
I support Marie's recommendation. In order to implement the recommendation, I
request that the City Council approve a motion creating one Golf Course Technician
position and eliminating one Maintenanceworker position in the Leisure Services
Department.
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Cc: Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Marie L. Ware, Leisure Services Manager
SUBJECT: Create One Golf Course Technician and Eliminate One
Maintenanceworker Position in Leisure Services
DATE: January 29, 2013
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to request approval to create one Golf Course Technician
and eliminate one Maintenanceworker position within Leisure Services Department for
Bunker Hill Golf Course.
BACKGROUND
Recently Gerry Lange was hired for the position of Golf Course Supervisor at Bunker
Hill Golf Course. This left open a full time position of Maintenanceworker. Gerry had
been in the position over 22 years.
A review of the Maintenanceworker position was completed. The job evolved over the
years that Gerry was in the position. The position has many skills, abilities and
knowledge that are golf course specific.
DISCUSSION
In order to maintain the high quality nature of the course and its great reputation here in
Dubuque, Gerry researched job descriptions from other golf courses. He also assessed
the job he had been doing and the skills, knowledge and ability to do it. Together a new
job title and description was developed. This description will allow us to recruit and hire
a person qualified and with the skills to maintain Bunker Hill Golf Course at its current
high level.
The pay grade would remain unchanged and be at the same level as
Maintenanceworker and Assistant Horticulturalist (GD -06). If this is acceptable a Civil
Service test will be drafted and the recruitment process begun.
RECOMMENDATION
I respectfully recommend creation of one Golf Course Technician and the elimination of
one Maintenanceworker.
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copy Randy Peck, Personnel Manager
Gerry Lange, Golf Course Supervisor