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El REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />.~ <br />River <br />To Item Number <br />Ci Council 3.4. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent ul 14, 2008 Phil Hals, Street Su erintendent <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Out of State Travel for Four Street Division Employees Te Maurer, Public Works Director <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Tim Simon, Finance Director <br />Action Requested <br />The City Council is requested to authorize four Street Division Employees to attend a two day <br />training seminar at the Caterpillar headquarters in Peoria, IL. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Caterpillar and Ziegler's Inc. are offering a Governmental Training and Safety Days Seminar as an <br />opportunity for governmental agencies to improve safety procedures and equipment utilization. <br />The seminars axe held in Peoria IL on July 30 and July 31,.2008. Since we recently purchased a <br />new Caterpillar loader, our Ziegler sales representative has reserved four positions at this training <br />fox Elk River Street Division employees. <br />Public Works staff recommends sending Mark Thompson, Bob Mahutga, Mike Zappa, and Perry <br />Milless. Each person will attend all training sessions and will also have the opportunity to gain <br />valuable insight within their job responsibilities. Continuing education credits are included. <br />Financial Impact <br />The only costs to the City will be the employee's straight time wages, transportation, and two <br />nights in a hotel, based on double occupancy. The employees would use the Engineering Tech <br />vehicle with an estimated gasoline cost of $194.00 and the hotel rooms that total about $600.00. <br />Meals will be provided by Caterpillar or by the employees themselves. The out of pocket cost for <br />the training is $794.00. The funds available in the Training Budget are $383.00. This leaves a <br />shortfall of $411.00. I have discussed this proposal with Tim Simon, Finance Director and Terry <br />Maurer, Public Works Director, and they both concur that funds can be re-allocated since it is <br />expected a few expenditures will be under budget in other line items, within the Street Division <br />budget, to cover this conference. <br />Attachments <br />^ Seminar Information <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />