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Home My WebLink About1991-03-25 91-144 ORDERDate 3U2Fi-91 non Item No. 91-144 Item/Subject: Cgogge' Iwthsrizing tin C< ion of an Idditional Imition within the Ergissering Department Responsible Department: �u�ing Commentary: The atrecM1ed Order vaaald authorize tFe creati®r of an aGditionel posit within the Ercifreerfng Deparhovit. This position could be 1tuntrAy responsible for cooMtnatm; and supervising Tile City's overall capital ivproveQeirts pmjnmi, with PartirsuLar ®pints s on ewer projects. % the Candi is maze, tie workload of the Brciirmrirg Cepazvomrt has grown drmmtically 4iven rho extant of our required capital iugmoveQaits to the serser system and seer plant. Llndrg tbfa ming season, we will have approsunately $20 million dollars vorth of capital vRnwexnt projects colder constrveLion. yge anticipate that this Reuel of effort will cntLme for tha rex: several years. Creation of this position will insure eNsrcetl supervision next cwidlreT.ton of a¢ capital projerta need sbrald result in tin avoitlmne of sore of the pnojecus vAich have beefs experienced in prior years' projects. It should bes rofa3 that t}e cost of Hifs pos£rices will be bonne by tin carnal projects involved. As a result, Listens will be nor ret increase or nRnct on tlu ouerat l Gmexal Frtd hd9et reTrfiements. We are rfemomting action at this tine s s tial we Cars begin tin process Of bringing s®eoie on board in time to assist in this year's capital progrres. Pleaess rote tint thele 18 Ai wisdrit goes $I1f tx Aetail hoods for Lida position. Dep D1 nl Head Manager's Comments: G'ay.iwv xee Associated Information: Order, memo from City Manager Budget Approval: area Dim 90 Legal Approval Introduced For Cl Passe" ❑ First Reading page _ of — ❑Referral _ 91-144 Anig ed b counaor Sullivan, march. 25, 1991 CITY OF BANGOR m.a.a Hie fSmtrmr of NHV.>mr91 Reition wi♦w:^ the 9yineecin9 9e[uximalt By city coyuaiL W W city OfBa -, ORDERED. THAT There is hereby amt riled and created an mklitionel position witbm the Eh9tneeri g D3parmBlt to be charged with overall resp=]ne ] lyy fox the cvonlination and supervision of the city's Capliel pragras. TM Fdrenca Ui T r is hereby mnio1 1 to mala the re saxy budget adjuaboatts to adequately f this position, in an amount rot m epi $15,000 th be offset by inteatal charges to the projects. In City Coonc3l Marek 25,1991 Passed Vote 9 Yes 2 No Voting yes Boldacci,Bragg,nankel sardar, Baxl, saena W, Sullivan Voting No Cohen,Btone 91-1" ORDER Title, Authorizing the Creation of An Additional Rva#t#oo.a#tbia.t4e.69g#esec#Dg Ae6BStment ...................................... ..............................?....... ` councilman i1 91-144 1 h 15, 1991 In: City council Er: FdaeM A. Paiiett, City N ager Fe: Egfnserng Dsp tret Mditimnal t�wre1 Ibis usno will fllitlpt Milano fxev YS discussions we halt had regarcbm; the reed for additioial help in tte 0ginserLg DepartireM fn order to meet the anticipated major change in the steer of the Dapsrtntnt's activities du'ing the ming y . alive are a water of basic reasons for the request for an additiaal pneition: 1. Wer the nest fes }ears, Engineering will continue an extensive seer re ilitaticn and sepssation p ymo, estinatsi to be ap2rmcimatcly $2 million dollars par year and umbering appro Lely 10 projects during each year. The Dopar veer will be fnmolvad fn tie CSD monitoring ieagrmn startfnc this spring, which will lead into the preparation of the overall se+or facilities plan to W cmpletstl in early 1993. Finally, the Deparvrem will be heavily involvod in the addniistration of the construction of the semxl y wastaster twat m plant through the eni of 1992. 2. As we are all aware, SOM erawley has indicated some interest in retiring soretiti oin the rase futile. As a xeadtt oa neat to tlnink abut a mmoth transition of the algiven the currement toe new cur setor. fila is particularly crucial given the current exist of our se..ar capital progrmus. 3. > ausa of the large ruvober of projects which Engineering has been attacq&mg to handle, Dere lave been various oversights Welch have created problere. ahis includes tte flooding pn b s mgeris sd on the tt Gvhrook project during this last year, the need for additional supervision and uuoly nt in the inspection pttgram, and em m n Loring of vara construction activities. The majority of these pvo s have resulted fan the increase fn work load fn the Department. In order to address these Perin , we would savrtre d ilat a new position be created in Engineering. Thin position could tasically be second in oomaM W . 1Yawley for the raoaindzr of his tine with the City. In far, it would focus on coordinating and supe ising the City's capital construction progrme. this would include establishing and n tc :ung schandes for the ca pletfon of the variens tasks such as design, right-ofw acquisition, project budgeting, preparation of requests for prcynsals for professional services, and a gencral overview of construction and tnspstton activities. In addition, the position cold occasionally assist fn the design of cert=a^ projects, and world W fn a Iositionto give valrvble guidance to some of our ynunler egireers. 'Ms cast of this position would be hasically fi•rvY i through the city's Capital Program and should not a to the waren cost of the Engineering OepacGreM in tame of the Ganeml F1�M. As you will recall, ee have p iously discussed this position and, at this time, I weld ask that the municipal C2 atimu O ttee make a recameedation to the full Council that this position le created and that the Engin i g budget be assn a to repnasent this chs . we would lits to proceed as quickly as possible in filling this position sow we are rapidly appmachi g the construction �A. Hdxe['i Q A. Barr City ett• City ianat