Adopt Resolution #15-05-124 to Hire Seasonal Public Works Maintenance Workers and Temporary Interns

The purpose of this case is to request authorization to hire Temporary Seasonal Employees and Interns. Annually the City employs temporary Seasonal Public Works Maintenance Workers to perform work in the Parks, Streets, and Utilities Divisions and Interns to work in the Police Department, Community Development, Administrative Services, Engineering, and Parks,  
 
The process to fill these positions includes an open competitive recruitment process, interviews, background checks, pre-employment testing, City Council approval to hire and on-boarding. 

As a result, staff selected 9 qualified entry level seasonal candidates,  2 qualified semi-entry level seasonal candidates to work in the newly established semi-entry level seasonal role as allowed by the 2015 - 2016 AFSCME labor agreement and 6 qualified student interns or graduates candidates looking for experience.   All candidates have passed the pre-employment screenings  and staff recommends hiring the selected 2015 candidates. 

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Option #1  To hire  the selected 2015 Seasonal Public Works Maintenance Workers and Temporary Interns

Option #2:  Not moving ahead with hiring  the Seasonal Public Works Maintenance Workers and Temporary Interns.   Staff does not recommend this option due to the inability to meet the highly labor intensive seasonal work demands in the Public Works Department; as well as the much needed support provided by the temporary Interns in the Police Department, Community Development, Administrative Services, Engineering Department, and Parks Division. 
 

The funding required to fill these positions is included within the approved 2015 budget.

Staff recommends option #1 above, hiring the following  2015 Seasonal Public Works Maintenance Workers and Temporary Interns:

1. Entry level seasonal employees:
   1. First year: Joe Martin, Ethan Scheuring, Tim Barrett, Nick Tacheny, Daniel Greer at $9.50 per hour effective on or near May 15, 2015
   2. Second - fourth year: Taylor Moshier, Jake Marks, Mitchell LeTourneau at $9.75 per hour effective on or near May 15, 2015
2. Semi-entry level seasonal employees: Sarah Wiener and Tom Marks at $16.09 per hour for up to 6-months effective on or near April 1, 2015
3. Interns:  Oksana Carlier, Andrew Hayes, Geoffrey Solomonson, Andrew Langholz, Zack Ellsworth, Austin Bloch, Logan Czech at $12.00 per hour effective on or near May 15, 2015

Motion to adopt resolution #15-05-124 to hire the following employees:

1. Entry level seasonal employees:
   1. First year: Joe Martin, Ethan Scheuring, Tim Barrett, Nick Tacheny, Daniel Greer at $9.50 per hour effective on or near May 15, 2015
   2. Second - fourth year: Taylor Moshier, Jake Marks, Mitchell LeTourneau at $9.75 per hour effective on or near May 15, 2015
2. Semi-entry level seasonal employees: Sarah Wiener and Tom Marks at $16.09 per hour for up to 6-months effective on or near April 1, 2015
3. Interns:  Oksana Carlier, Andrew Hayes, Geoffrey Solomonson, Andrew Langholz, Zack Ellsworth, Austin Bloch, Logan Czech at $12.00 per hour effective on or near May 15, 2015