HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.05.02 - 23482MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #18145 May 2, 2018
BY: Commissioner Philip Weipert, Chairperson, Planning and Building Committee
IN RE: CENTRAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT/AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION DIVISION —
POSITION DELETION AND POSITION CREATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Central Services Department, Aviation and Transportation Division has reviewed its
operations and determined areas where efficiencies could be realized; and
WHEREAS the Aviation and Transportation Division hires seven (7) Part-Time Non-Eligible (PTNE)
Seasonal Laborer employees each year to work from April through October; and
WHEREAS the PTNE Seasonal Laborer employees assist the Full-Time Eligible (FTE) staff with general
landscaping and light maintenance duties for all three airports; and
WHEREAS these duties include landscaping, mowing, weeding, pavement inspection/minor repair, minor
vehicle maintenance, vehicle cleaning, maintenance of landscaping equipment, janitorial duties, parts runs,
and assisting Airport Maintenance Mechanics I, II, and Ills with major and minor repairs; and
WHEREAS as the fall season comes to a close and the seasonal PTNE employees are separated,
additional demands are placed on the FTE employees to complete their tasks along with those of the
Seasonal Laborers until the following spring when the Seasonal Laborers are hired again; and
WHEREAS this increases the workload for the FTE employees, particularly during inclement weather; and
WHEREAS this also results in the underutilization of mechanical skills that could be better utilized
troubleshooting or performing complex repair projects, reduces the flexibility for support of satellite airports,
and leads to added overtime at a premium expense; and
WHEREAS utilizing a FTE employee would allow the ability to more efficiently manage the stability and
consistency of the workload; and
WHEREAS the Aviation and Transportation Division has requested to create one (1) FTE Maintenance
Laborer position; and
WHEREAS a FTE Maintenance Laborer would perform all the duties of a PTNE Seasonal Laborer, as well
as additional duties during the winter months such as snow removal of all sell/ice roads, terminal parking
lots, sidewalks, on-airport sign boxes, access gates, and preventative maintenance on snow removal
equipment; and
WHEREAS the Aviation and Transportation Division has also requested the deletion of one (1) PR funded
PTNE 520 hours per year Summer Seasonal Laborer position *1030701-04339; and
WHEREAS the creation of the FTE Maintenance Laborer position will be covered by a reduction to the
overtime budget and available resources in the Airport Fund.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves to
delete one (1) PR funded Summer PTNE 520 hours per year Seasonal Laborer position *1030701-04339.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to create one (1) PR funded FTE Maintenance Laborer position in the
Aviation and Transportation Division/Aviation and Transportation Administration Unit (#1030701),
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
Commissioner Philip Weipert, District *8
Chairperson. Planning and Building Committee
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Tietz absent
Resolution *18145 May 2, 2018
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee and
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Committee. There were no objections.