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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2022-14X' KENAI CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2022-14 Sponsored by: Administration A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING THE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION PLAN BY ADJUSTING THE RANGES OF TEMPORARY PARKS AND RECREATION AND PERSONAL USE FISHERY POSITIONS. WHEREAS, Ordinance 3211-2021 adopted the annual budget, salary schedule, and employee classification plan for the fiscal year 2023; and, WHEREAS, the FY2023 annual budget includes current employee classifications and ranges for multiple Parks and Recreation and Personal Use Fishery temporary summer positions, including Temporary Parks & Grounds Maintenance Worker, Temporary Parks & Grounds Maintenance Crew Leader, Temporary Parks & Grounds Gardner, Temporary Fishery Cashier, Temporary Beach Service Assistant, and Temporary Dock Worker; and, WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department has been responsible for recruiting the Temporary Parks & Grounds and Beach Service Assistant positions, the Finance Department has been responsible for recruiting Temporary Fishery Cashier positions, and the Streets Division of the Public Works Department has been responsible for recruiting the Temporary Dock Worker positions; and, WHEREAS, not all temporary summer positions recruited for have been filled in previous years with multiple hiring teams competing for the same applicants; and, WHEREAS, consolidation of management and supervision of the Personal Use Fishery positions under the Parks and Recreation Department would allow for a centralized recruiting process to improve efficiency, flexibility, and consistency; and, WHEREAS, position descriptions were drafted to consolidate the six temporary summer positions into four: Temporary Parks & Recreation Maintenance Worker, Temporary Parks & Recreation Maintenance Leader, Temporary Personal Use Fishery Attendant, and Temporary Personal Use Fishery Cashier; and, WHEREAS, based on an evaluation of the newly drafted positions, to fairly reflect the differences in duties and responsibilities related to compensation for comparable positions in other places of public employment, and to meet the City's objective to provide an appropriate compensation structure to recruit and retain an adequate supply of competent employees, an amendment to the range for these temporary positions is warranted; and, WHEREAS, the recommended range for the Temporary Parks & Recreation Maintenance Worker would change from T1 to T5, the recommended range for the Temporary Parks & Recreation Maintenance Leader would change from T3 to T6, the recommended range for the Temporary Personal Use Fishery Attendant (formerly the Temporary Dock Worker) would change from T8 to T4, and the recommended range for the Temporary Personal Use Fishery Cashier would change from T1 to T3; and, New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Resolution No. 2022-14 Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS, these proposed changes would not result in an increase to the FY2022 budget; however, they would result in an increase of $18,065 in the General Fund and $3,119 in the Personal Use Fishery Fund beginning in FY2023; and, WHEREAS, this amendment ensures that the employee classifications and ranges for multiple Parks and Recreation and Personal Use Fishery temporary summer positions accurately reflect the duties and responsibilities of the positions comparable to other positions within the City and is adequate to recruit and retain qualified candidates. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA: Section 1. The Council amends the Employee Classification Plan by amending the ranges of Temporary Parks and Recreation and Personal Use Fishery positions as follows: Position Title Range Temporary Parks & [GROUNDS] Recreation Maintenance Worker [T1] T5 Temporary Parks & [GROUNDS] Recreation Maintenance [CREW] Leader [T3] T6 Temporary [DOCK WORKER] Personal Use Fishery Attendant [T8] T4 Temporary Personal Use Fishery Cashier [T1] T3 [TEMPORARY BEACH SERVICE ASSISTANT] [T1] [TEMPORARY PARKS & GROUNDS GARDNER] [T2] Section 2. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon passage. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 2022. Brian Gabriel, Sr., Mayor ST : Michelle an r, MC, City Clerk New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] (KENAI City of Kenai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 1 www.kenaixity MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members THROUGH: Paul Ostrander, City Manager FROM: Christine Cunningham, Human Resources Director Brad Walker, Parks & Recreation Director DATE: March 7, 2022 SUBJECT: Resolution 2022-14 — Amending Ranges of Parks and Recreation and Personal Use Fishery Temporary Summer Positions This resolution requests that City Council amend the City's Classification Plan by changing the ranges of Temporary Parks and Recreation and Personal Use Fishery positions. This change would consolidate the six temporary summer positions into four positions and amend the hourly pay for these positions so that they are comparable to positions in other places of public employment on the Kenai Peninsula. In recent years, the Parks and Rec Department, Finance Department, and the Streets Division of the Public Works Department have been responsible for recruiting the temporary summer positions for the Personal Use Fishery. In addition to the Personal Use Fishery, the Parks and Recreation Department recruits for multiple temporary summer maintenance positions, resulting in multiple recruitments posting at the same time and City departments competing for many of the same applicants. The departments involved in the Fishery met to discuss the recruitment of temporary summer positions and the feasibility of consolidating management and supervision of these positions under the Parks and Recreation Department to allow for a centralized recruiting process and improve efficiency, flexibility, and consistency. Based on recommendations to consolidate management and supervision and reduce the number of unique positions from six to four, the position descriptions were updated to accurately reflect the essential duties, including lowering the minimum age requirement to 17 years of age for two positions to increase the potential applicant pool. To fairly reflect the differences in duties and responsibilities related to compensation for comparable positions in other places of public employment, and to meet the City's objective to provide an appropriate compensation structure to recruit and retain an adequate supply of competent employees, an amendment in the starting hourly range for the four consolidated positions is recommended. The table below shows the current and proposed classification and range changes in legislative format (New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]): `Based on FY2022 Temporary Position Salary Schedule The proposed changes would not result in an increase to the FY2023 budget; however, they would result in an increase of $18,065 in the General Fund and $3,119 in the Personal Use Fishery Fund beginning in FY2024. If the City Council passes Resolution 2022-14, the Parks and Recreation Department can begin recruitment to fill its temporary summer maintenance positions as well as begin recruitment for positions in support of the Personal Use Fishery at the proposed salary ranges. Your consideration is appreciated. Page 2 of 2 The City of Kenai I www.kenaixity Current Proposed Position Hourly* Hourly* Temporary Parks & [GROUNDS] Recreation [T1] T5 $12.75 $15.50 Maintenance Worker Temporary Parks & [GROUNDS] Recreation [T3] T6 $14.06 $16.28 Maintenance CREW Leader Temporary [DOCK WORKER] Personal Use Fishery [T8] T4 $13.39 $14.76 Attendant Temporary Personal Use Fishery Cashier [T1] 13 $12.75 $14.06 [TEMPORARY BEACH SERVICE ASSISTANT] [T1] $12.75 N/A [TEMPORARY PARKS & GROUNDS GARDNER] [T2] $13.39 N/A `Based on FY2022 Temporary Position Salary Schedule The proposed changes would not result in an increase to the FY2023 budget; however, they would result in an increase of $18,065 in the General Fund and $3,119 in the Personal Use Fishery Fund beginning in FY2024. If the City Council passes Resolution 2022-14, the Parks and Recreation Department can begin recruitment to fill its temporary summer maintenance positions as well as begin recruitment for positions in support of the Personal Use Fishery at the proposed salary ranges. Your consideration is appreciated. Page 2 of 2 The City of Kenai I www.kenaixity