Memorandum
Date: August 13, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Glen March, Public Works Director
Subject: Adopt Resolution Amending Resolution No. 24-68, Establishing the Position Allocations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to Conform to the Recommended Budget, Budget Unit 1908, Engineering & Inspection Division, and 3011 Road Department and Authorize the Chair to Sign
Executive Summary:
The Department of Public Works (DPW) requests position changes within the Road Department & the Engineering and Inspection Division.
The Director of Public Works (Director) requests the following changes:
Road Department (Budget Unit 3011):
1. Replace "Public Works Inmate Crew Leader" with "Heavy Equipment Operator I"
Engineering & Inspection Division (Budget Unit 1908):
1. Replace "Principal Civil Engineer" with "Capital Project Manager"
2. Replace "Assistant Engineer, I/II" with "Capital Project Manager"
The Road Department no longer uses inmate labor to perform road maintenance work; therefore, the position is not needed. The Director requests to replace the vacant "Public Works Inmate Crew Leader" positions with a "Heavy Equipment Operator I" position who will contribute to road maintenance efforts. The Road Department (Budget Unit 3011)'s net savings will be not less than $483.60 per month.
The Engineering & Inspection Division (E&I) has 3 vacant positions - "Principal Civil Engineer," "Associate Civil Engineer," and "Right of Way Agent." The vacant engineering positions have been difficult to fill. E&I currently has four staff - three "Assistant Engineer I"s and a "Public Works Construction Project Manager" - managing approximately thirty projects. Due to the workload, E&I relies heavily on consultants to supplement vacant positions.
The Director requests to replace the two engineering positions with two "Capital Project Manager" positions. A large part of an engineer's role is managing projects, as opposed to performing engineering, ...
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