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Engineering Department Memo A~oust 3, 2005 Page 2 City is paying a consultant perform. Therefore, there would be a direct reduction in consultant fees. In years beyond 2006, I would anticipate a similar type of workload where approximately 50 percent of the Technicians' time, depending upon the year, would be spent on various phases of public improvement projects. Approximately 25 - 35 percent of their time would be spent on ongoing work items and approximately 15 - 25 percent of their time would be spent on special projects that year or engineering work for other departments. B. 2007 /2008 Assistant City Engineer I would suggest that in the 2007 /2008 time frame the City plan to add an engineer to City staff in the role of Assistant City Engineer. This person's function would be primarily made up of leading the design team on public improvement projects, coordinating review and inspection of developer-initiated projects, responding to citizen concerns and questions, and managing the Engineering Technicians. These are functions that are generally performed by engineering consultants at this time. C. 2007/2008 Engineering Administrative Assistant I believe that in this timeframe it would be appropriate to evaluate the administrative assistant needs for the Engineering Department. It is doubtful that the Engineering Department would generate enough administrative assistant work to require a full-time staff member, but more likely a shared staff member with another department. D. 2008/2009 Public Works Director It would be my recommendation that in the 2008/2009 timeframe, the City consider adding a Public Works Director (PWD) staff position. This person could also hold the title of City Engineer or it could be passed immediately to the staff member previously hired as the Assistant City Engineer. The PWD would coordinate activities in the Engineering Department, Wastewater Treatment Plant/ Sanitary Sewer Department, and Street Department. By 2008/2009 I would anticipate that the continued growth of the City would lend itself to much more demand for interaction with citizens, answering concerns and complaints, and interaction with the other departments dealing with existing infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation. Also in this timeframe, the City may well be looking at major expansions of the City infrastructure into areas such as the gravel mining property north along Trunk Highway 169 and/or continued major transportatlon unprovements. E. Consultant Work Beyond 2009 With the addition of a PWD the City's Engineering Department would be fully staffed. There would still be on-going needs for consultant services. These consultant services would include the following: 1. Survey Crew for preliminary topography and construction staking. S:\Engineer\2005 Memos \08 03 05 Engr Dept PK.doc