4.5. SR 11-17-2003Item 4.5.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
MEMORANDUM
Mayor and City Council
Stephen Rohlf, Building and Environmental Administrator
November 17, 2003
Consider Hiring Building Permit Technician
While Building Permit Technician, Jennifer Harmer, was on materniq, leave, the Building
and Environmental Department used Nancy Anderson from a temporaU, agency to fill in
for that position. Nancy has proven herself to be a valuable employee with the temperament
to handle the extremely demanding position of Building Permit Technician.
The Building and Envhronmental Department would like to retain Nancy Anderson as a part
time Building Permit Technician (24 hour work week) and the other two Building Permit
Technicians (}ennifer Harmer and Lisa Wolfe) would like to go to four days per week to
allow more thne for taking care of family matters.
With the current Building Permit Technicians going to a four day work week, having Nancy
three days per week allows one additional work da), to keep up to the ever increasing
demands on this position. More importantly for the Department, hiring Nancy will allow
fle~bility in scheduling to deal with the other Building Permit Technicians taking vacation or
sick leave. It is impractical to have one person in the position of Building Permit
Technician. When one of them is gone, someone else from the Department has to fill in.
Staff recormnends that Lisa Wolfe be reduced to 32 hours per week on or before JanuaU, 1,
2004, Jennifer Harmer be reduced to 32 hours per week on or before April 1, 2004 and the
city lm-e Nancy Anderson as a Building Permit Technician under the following conditions:
Part time, 24 hours per week.
Starting at Pay Grade 7, Step "A" (cm'rently $12.54/hou0.
Progressing beyond Step "]3" requires obtaining the Building Permit Technician
Certification.
Normal cost of living increases starting on JanuaU, 1, 2004.
Fk'st step increase following completion of a successful Orientation Period (ending
July 1, 2004).
> Benefits per city's policy (prorated leave and no insurance).
Star~xg date when contractual agreement with the temporary agency ends, which is
anticipated to be the week of December 8, 2003.