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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3099-2019Sponsored by: Administration CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 3099-2019 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 23 .50.010-EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION , TO AMEND CLASS TITLES IN THE PUBLIC WORKS WATER AND SEWER AND WASTEWATER CLASSES . WHEREAS , pursuant to KMC 23 .20 .020 , the classification plan shall be revised as changing positions require it, with the recommendation of the City Manager and the approval of the City Council ; and , WHEREAS, such revisions may consist of addition , abolishment, consolidation , division, or amendment of the existing classes; and, WHEREAS , the Human Resource Director worked with the Public Works Department to improve the naming conventions, organizational structure and position descriptions for the current Water and Sewer and Wastewater Treatment positions to improve recruitment efforts as well as efficiency and effectiveness of each division; and, WHEREAS, standardizing and updating the naming convention for each division will allow for a clearer understanding and delineation between the two divisions , now to be named 'Water and Sewer' and 'Wastewater Treatment Plant '; and , WHEREAS , the updated structure amends the current Water and Sewer Operator and Sewer Treatment Plant Operator to allow for two levels within the same job: Water and Sewer Operator I and II and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator I and II to provide additional flexibility in staffing for operators who obtain additional certification in both public water and wastewater systems ; and , WHEREAS, this update in the structure does not require an increase to the adopted FY2020 Budget as it will result in a cost-savings; and, WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends updating the organizational structure of the Public Works Department to allow for staffing Operator positions at a level I or level II commensurate with the experience of the candidate. NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, as follows: Section 1. Form : That this is code ordinance . Section 2. Amendment of Section 23 .50 .010 of the Kenai Municipal Code : The Kenai Municipal Code , Section 23 .50 .010, Employee Classification , is hereby amended as follows : CLASS CODE CLASS TITLE RANGE New Text Underlin ed; [DE LETED TEXT BRAC KETE D] Ordinance No. 3099-2019 Page 2 of 2 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 412 413 414 415 417 418 419 420 (d) PUBLIC WORKS Building Official/Manager Shop Foreman Street Foreman · [SEWER] Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator!! Water and Sewer Operator!! Water and Sewer Operator I Equipment Operator Shop Mechanic Equipment Lead Operator Water and Sewer Foreman Building Maintenance Technician [SEWER] Wastewater Treatment Plant Lead Operator Sewer Treatment Plant Foreman Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator I Airport Operations Specialist Airport Operations Supervisor Building Maintenance Lead Technician Water and Sewer Lead Operator 17 16 16 13 13 10 11 14 14 16 12 14 16 1Q 11 15 14 14 Section 3. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction , such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares that it wou ld have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or application . Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption. ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 181h day of December, 2019. BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR Introduced: December 4, 2019 Enacted : December 18 , 2019 Effective : January 17, 2020 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 'tftff~ «1/tli a PaJ'~ Ct't? «1/t/i a Fu.t"'e" 21 0 F idal go Av e , K enai , A laska 9961 1-7794 Te lephon e : (9 07) 283-753 5 I Fax : (9 0 7 ) 283-301 4 www.kena i.city MEMORANDUM TO : THROUGH: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council Paul Ostrander, City Manager Stormy Brown, Human Resources Director Scott Curtin , Public Works Director November 22 , 2019 Ordinance No. 3099-2019-Amending Employee Classification in the Public Works Water and Sewer and Wastewater Classes The Public Works Department has been working in conjunction w ith the Human Resource Director to address the organizational design and position descriptions for the Water and Sew er and Waste Water Treatment functions within the City. As these positions have had recen t tu rn over, it was an opportunity to review the current design and position descriptions to improve recruitment efforts, as well as efficiency and effectiveness of both functions. The first revision included separating the existing Water and Sewer Operator pos ition (Grade 13) into two levels within the same job: Operator I & II , at grades 10 and 13, respectively. The intenti on is to allow a broader pool of candidates with less formal training to apply for the positions at the Operator I level, and then permit the successful new hire Operator l 's to continue training and working on certifications while working in the position . Once minimum requ irements of tra ining , certifications, and work e x perience have been completed , qual ified employees would be moved to the Operator II stage. The next step was to revise and combine the Wastewater side of the Operators (into Operator I and 11), and to continue to update and improve job descriptions to support the organizational design improvements planned for this group in Phase II of these updates. Ma king these changes will allow for cross-training between the functions, as well as more efficient and consistent managem ent of this division . Thank you for your consideration.