HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2014.10.23 - 21570MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 14254 October 23, 2014
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE, JIM RUNESTAD, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER — SYSTEMS CONTROL UNIT REORGANIZATION
AND POSITION CHANGES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Water Resources Commissioner has reviewed the operations of its Systems
Control Unit that is responsible for implementing and maintaining a Supervisory Control & Data
Acquisition (SCADA) system; and
WHEREAS the SCADA system provides electronic control of valves and water storage systems
allowing them to operate automatically; and
WHEREAS these systems include emergency alarms and remote operations capabilities that
require regular maintenance and testing; and
WHEREAS the Electrical Administrative Act and the 2011 National Electrical Code requires that a
journeyman electrician perform work on any energized circuits worth over $100; and
WHEREAS the Water Resources Commissioner has had to contract with a number of vendors to
keep up on the required maintenance and upgrading of these systems; and
WHEREAS the recently upgraded SCADA system now has programmable logic controllers
(PLC), radios, instrumentation, and controls at a significant number of County sites; and
WHEREAS it is proposed to create new classifications and retitle several positions to reflect the
type of work being performed and to increase the staff assigned to this unit to handle more of the
workload in-house; and
WHEREAS by having staff in-house with the expertise on the system there will be less reliance
on contractors to complete the work; and
WHEREAS it is proposed to upwardly reclassify an Engineering Systems Coordinator to a
Systems Control Supervisor I in order to have appropriate supervisory support for the unit; and
WHERAS it is proposed to create two (2) Full-Time Eligible PR funded Skilled Maintenance
Mechanic III position in the WR Systems Control Unit (#1060125) to assist with managing the work and
decreasing the need for contractors; and
WHEREAS it is also proposed to create one (1) Full-Time Eligible PR funded Electronics
Technician II position that is qualified to perform the ladder logic and programming the SCADA systems
require; and
WHEREAS it is proposed to delete the classification of Electrical Technician; and
WHEREAS the position changes will require three (3) trucks, two (2) cellphones, one (1)
smartphone and three (3) laptops; and
WHEREAS funding for this reorganization will come from Water Resources Commissioner
proprietary funds.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes the following
personnel actions:
1. To create the following new classifications:
Classification Title Salary Plan/ Grade FLSA Category
Electronics Technician] 055/8 Non-Exempt
Electronics Technician II 055/9 Non-Exempt
Electronics Technician III 055/10 Non-Exempt
PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Woodward absent.
2. To retitle the following positions:
Position # From Position Title To Position Title
6010125-01682 Electrical Technician Electronics Technician I
6010125-06850 Electrical Technician Electronics Technician I
6010125-07090 Right of Way Agent Electronics Technician III
6010125-09287 Engineering Systems Coordinator Electronics Technician III
6010125-10234 Engineering Technician Electronics Technician II
3. To upwardly reclassify the following position:
Position # From Position Title Plan/Grade/Step To Position Title Plan/Grade/Step
6010125-07764 WRC Electrical Systems
Coordinator 055/10/5 Systems Control
Supervisor I SAP/12/3
4. To create the following full-time eligible Proprietary (PR) funded positions:
# of Unit # Unit Title Position Title plan/Grade/Step Positions
2 6010125 WR Systems Control Skilled Maintenance Mechanic III 055/10/1
1 6010125 WR Systems Control Electronics Technician II 055/09/1
5. To delete the classifications of Electrical Technician and WRC Electrical Systems Coordinator.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Resolution #14254 October 23, 2014
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee and the Finance
Committee. There were no objections.