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RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSED SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION OF UTILITIES INFORMATION SPECIALIST, AND SPECIFYING CONTRACT BENEFITS FOR SAME.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proposed specifications for the new civil service classification of utilities information specialist, which were approved by the civil service board on May 3, 2016, are approved; that said classification shall be subject to the city’s collective bargaining agreement with its basic unit employees; and that pay range for said classification shall be Range 129, $3,636 to $4,267 per month. The proper city officials are authorized to execute and implement an agreement with the union to provide for employing one or more unit members consistent with this resolution.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This new classification has been created to more accurately describe the clerical support staff in the public works & utilities department. Currently, the clerical staff are part of a citywide administrative support pool that has a very general job description. The clerical staff at public works & utilities are required to be extremely knowledgeable regarding utility services policies and procedures and are often the first point of contact for emergency gas, sewer, water, and carbon monoxide calls. The staff exercises independent judgment and executes the proper emergency protocols. The clerical staff deals with a high volume of customers and have highly detailed work calculating, balancing, reconciling, and posting accurate utility billing and payment data to financial records and utility customer accounts. The pay range negotiated for the classification is Range129, $3,636 to $4,267 per month.