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Date: October 28, 2024 Item: 15 Presenter: Adam Edwards, City Administrator / Engineer Section: Consent Agenda Title: Retirement of Utility Supervisor and Recruitment - Resolution 7523 1.Purpose: The purpose of this action item is announce the retirement for Scott Oberaigner of the Public Works Department and to gain Council approval to begin recruitment process to fill the vacancy. 2.Background: a. Mr. Scott Oberaigner is retiring after 34 years of dedicated service to the City of Orono. Scott started out as a Public Works Maintenance Worker on October 22, 1990, appointed as Interim Public Works supervisor on October 1, 2003 and was appointed as a Public Works supervisor on March 14, 2005. S. Scott's retirement date will be effective October 28, 2024; he will be sorely missed. A resolution of appreciation is also attached for council consideration. b. Early Retirement. Scott will exercise the option of early retirement plan offered by the City. The early retirement option was offered to any employees in the Local 49 union that are eligible for retirement under PERA during Fiscal year 2023, 2024 and 2025. The option entails that the City offers to pay insurance benefits at the single rate as outlined in the current labor agreement for up to 3 years or until age 65, whichever comes first. In this circumstance, Scott will not be 65 years old prior to the end of the 3 year term. 3.Recruitment: a. The Utility Supervisor directly supervises 2 full-time and 1 seasonal utility workers. The utility supervisor position is critical to meet current service needs and is essential to City operations. An updated job description for the position is attached. Due to the level and scope of responsibility staff repointed the position. Based on that analysis the position should move from Grade 10 to grade 11. b. The selection process for the vacant position will involve advertising the position, application screening, interviewing, reference checking, and background investigation. Upon completion of the process a candidate will be presented to the Council for consideration for appointment. The timeline for the process is estimated as follows: When What 29 October 2024 Advertise position 12 November 2024 Review Applications 14-20 November 2024 Interviews, Reference Check and Background Investigation 25 November 2024 Council Approval/Appointment 9 December 2024 New Employee's First Day Staff Recommendation. Staff is recommending acceptance of Scott Oberaigner's retirement effective October 28, 2024. Staff further recommends approval of the amended job description and AGENDA ITEM 70