Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Add One Temporary Fully Cost-Covered 0.8 Full-Time Equivalent Position for HVAC Mechanic II Classification to the Public Works Department Adopted Budget Staffing Allocation
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
In order to be highly responsive with the more technical aspects of City buildings' HVAC equipment, and to retain an available contract personnel, the Public Works Department would like to add a two-year temporary 0.8 FTE HVAC Mechanic II position. There is funding available for the position in the adopted budget for fiscal year 2022-2023, resulting in no General Fund impact.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution authorizing the addition of a two-year temporary HVAC Mechanic II position to the Public Works Department adopted budget staffing allocation. The position is budgeted at 0.8 FTE and is included in the Building Maintenance Fund budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.
BACKGROUND
The Facilities Maintenance Section of Public Works is staffed with eight full-time employees responsible for maintaining approximately 490,000 square feet of building space within 50 City-owned buildings. The section is comprised of one supervisor, one Facilities Maintenance Worker III, two Facilities Maintenance Worker II, and three Facilities Maintenance Worker I positions, and a Maintenance Worker Entry. The section is continually challenged with fulfilling the maintenance needs of the City's internal customers, while managing contract services, and performing preventative maintenance on City buildings and fixed equipment. Because of the low staffing level, the section operates in a reactive manner most of the time.
The section has not had a dedicated HVAC Mechanic on staff since 2017 when the HVAC Mechanic I, Gary Sclafani, was promoted to Building Supervisor.
Analysis
The Facilities Maintenance Section has a preventative maintenance program for all HVAC ...
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