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2020 Budget – Page 3 <br />As part of the process staff will provide more detailed budget impact statements for each. <br />Below is a summary for the proposed organizational changes to be explored. <br /> <br />A. Mechanic Position. Reinstate the full time mechanic position. <br />i. Justification. Currently the city spends a lot of money on contracted <br />maintenance for both vehicles and generators. In addition the public works <br />department is routinely required to divert utility and streets maintenance <br />workers to perform routine vehicular maintenance. Providing the capability in <br />house will increase responsiveness, provide flexibility and release <br />maintenance works to focus on the cities utilities and infrastructure. <br />ii. Resource. Realign current budget resources from contracted vehicle <br />maintenance and generator maintenance to wages and benefits for a full time <br />mechanic. <br /> <br />B. Finance Assistant - Change of Utility Billing/ Public Works Admin position to a <br />Finance Assistant position. <br />i. Justification. Utility Billing and Payroll are both finance related activities and <br />should be combined and placed under the direction of the Finance Director to <br />improve efficiency and accountability. This position will also serve as the <br />back up to accounts payable and allows for internal controls in line with <br />financial accountability best practices. <br />ii. Resource. This change will be overall budget neutral involving the <br />reallocation of duties and retitling of position. <br /> <br />C. Parks Maintenance Worker. Convert / combine the current seasonal parks <br />maintenance workers into a fulltime parks maintenance worker. <br />i. Justification. The City’s parks have received increased investment and there <br />is an ever increasing expectation of level of service. <br />ii. Resource. Reallocate seasonal budget and use part of the parks operating <br />budget increases. Part of the revenues from the Spring Park Contact will fund <br />this position. <br /> <br />D. Parks and Public Works Administrative Assistant. <br />i. Justification. The Public Works and parks departments need dedicated <br />administrative support to efficiently operate. In addition the acceptance the <br />Spring Park contract has increased the administrative burden on the <br />department. <br />ii. Resource. This position will be funded through General Fund (streets, parks, <br />golf course), Utility Funds (Water, Sewer and Storm) and a portion of the <br />Spring Park contract. <br /> <br /> <br />6. Are there initiatives that the Council would like to see funded that are not currently <br />included in the budget?