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involves mowing lawns alone for most of the day. The two principal duties of this position axe at different ends of a spectrum which does not bode well fox someone to excel. A review of the number of hours that part-time staff work at the arena indicates that there is sufficient workload for ayear-round fulltune employee. In the past two years, there were only three two-week periods when the hours worked by part-time employees dipped below eighty. (A fulltime employee works eighty hours every two weeks.) Those three periods were during the months of May and June when there is less activity at the arena. Proposal We would like to change the title of this position to Ice Arena Lead Worker. This title better reflects the requirement of this position to direct the work of the part-time arena staff during the evening and maintain overall authority at the arena during that time. Our above evaluation of this position supports removing the summer mowing function and keeping this position at the arena year-round. Budget Impact We have met a number of times with Park Maintenance Supervisor, Rodney Schreifels and Finance Director, Tim Simon to discuss the best way to manage what is necessary for both divisions. As shown in the attached summary, we determined that it is possible to make this position year-round at the arena without an increase in the 2012 budget and without a reduction in the number of hours allocated to parks. Budgets beyond 2012 would need to be adjusted fox step increases. The funds available for this position for 2012 are $60,932. If this position were to be fulltime, year-round at the arena, the arena part-time pay budget could be reduced by $15,000. Including FICA, this totals $77,079 available for the requested position and seasonal park laborer hours. The anticipated cost for this position for 2012, including benefits, is $57,437 which leaves $19,642 available fox parks. FICA would reduce that number by $1,396 to $18,246 which, divided by the starting wage fora seasonal park laborer provides 1,920 hours for the parks division. Mr. Hayward's position was budgeted for half of the year in parks which is 1,040 hours so this scenario provides an extra 880 hours to parks depending on how the funds are utilized. Parks would have flexibility to use these additional hours anytime during the year to assist where needed most. If the City Council is in favor of our proposal, we will come back with a formal request at the August 15, 2011 meeting.