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AGENDA ITEM <br />Date: April 14, 2025 <br />Title: Hire Public Works Maintenance Worker <br />Presenter: DJ Goman, Public Works Superintendent <br />Section: Consent Agenda <br />Purpose: <br />The purpose of the action item is to gain authorization to fill a vacancy in the Public Works <br />Department and to appoint Hunter Stein as a full-time Public Works Maintenance Worker. <br />Item: 6 <br />2. Background: <br />The Public Works Department currently has five full-time Maintenance Workers with an open <br />position. The maintenance worker position is critical to meet current service needs and essential to <br />City operations. <br />3. Recruitment: <br />The selection process for the position involved advertising the position, application screening, <br />interviews by Public Works Supervisor, Maintenance Worker Staff and practical exercise testing. <br />The process included a background and reference checks. <br />4. Recommended Candidate: <br />Hunter Stein has prior experience in construction and landscaping industries. Hunter is excited <br />about the opportunity to work for the City of Orono Public Works Department. <br />Recommended Compensation: <br />I recommend the hiring of Hunter Stein as a full-time Public Works Maintenance Worker with an <br />effective start date of April 16, 2025. <br />• Salary. Starting rate of $30.15/hour (Grade 7/Start Step of the IUOE Local 49 Agreement <br />pay scale). <br />• Benefits. Vacation will accrue at a rate of 10 days per year and follow IUOE Local 49 <br />Union agreement. Vacation and sick leave will begin on the start date. Hunter will be <br />eligible to participate in the City's benefit package starting the first day of the month <br />following 30 days of employment. As a full-time employee, Hunter is eligible for benefits as <br />outlined in the IUOE Local 49 Agreement and personnel handbook. This includes <br />enrollment in the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to approve the hiring of Hunter Stein as a full-time Public Works Maintenance Worker at the <br />rate of $30.15 per hour with a start date of April 16, 2025. <br />38 <br />