8.3B. SR 09-04-2018
Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 8.3B
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
General Business September 4, 2018 Lauren Wipper, HR Manager
Item Description Reviewed by
Hire Foreman – Park Division Justin Femrite, Public Works Director/Chief
Engineer
Tim Sevcik, Street and Park Superintendent
Reviewed by
Cal Portner, City Administrator
Action Requested
Approve, by motion, the promotion of Josh Baas to the position of foreman for the park maintenance
division effective September 5, 2018.
Background/Discussion
The recent reorganization of the community operations and development and fire departments into fire,
community development, and public works departments created two new foremen positions. We went to
market and received 17 applications for the park foreman position and interviewed 6 candidates. Staff
recommends Josh Baas for the position of foreman for the park maintenance division.
Mr. Baas has been working for the city since May of 2011. He started as a seasonal laborer working one
full summer season and then being hired full-time as he was working his second summer season. In June
of 2016, Mr. Baas was appointed as the lead worker for the park maintenance division and has been
serving in that position ever since.
Financial Impact
With this promotion, Mr. Baas will start at step C of pay grade 6E. Currently, insurance benefits are the
same for Local 49 employees and non-union employees so, although Mr. Baas is moving from a union to
a non-union position, benefits will remain the same.
As an exempt employee, Mr. Baas will no longer be eligible for overtime nor will he be able to accrue
compensatory time. He will use any comp time he currently has on the books by the end of 2018.
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