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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.08.09 - 23743#18297 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION August 9, 2018 BY: Commissioner Philip Weipert, Chairperson, Planning and Building Committee IN RE: WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER UNIT REORGANIZATION To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Water Resources Commissioner has been reviewing changes within the wastewater industry; and WHEREAS wastewater is increasingly being recognized as a valued source of renewable resources; and WHEREAS the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging wastewater treatment facilities, which treat human and animal waste, to be viewed as Renewable Resource Recovery Facilities that produce clean water, recover energy and generate nutrients; and WHEREAS the Water Resources Commissioner is requesting to change the name of the Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant to the Clinton River Water Resource Recovery Facility (CRWRRF); and WHEREAS the Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant is different from the other Water Resources Commissioner treatment plants because it is staffed twenty-four hours per day and will be implementing the new bio-solids process; and WHEREAS the new bio-solids process will reduce the amount of waste that is sent to the landfill which in turn will produce clean water, recover energy and generate nutrients; and WHEREAS this would qualify the Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant as a Water Resource Recovery Facility as defined by the Water Environment Federation (WEF); and WHEREAS renaming the facility will reflect the changes in the funding source for the facility and impress upon the public the far-reaching impacts of the facilities operations; and WHEREAS the Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant serves not only Pontiac residents, but also the communities of Auburn Hills, Independence Township, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion, Oakland Township, Orion Township, Oxford Township, the Village of Oxford, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Waterford Township, and West Bloomfield Township; and WHEREAS the title water resource recovery is the term that is used by industry leaders, competing industries, and educational programs; and WHEREAS the title change will assist recruitment efforts by providing applicants with a clearer understanding of the importance of the work they will be doing; and WHEREAS there is no change in funding associated with this request. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves to change the name of the Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant to the Clinton River Water Resource Recovery Facility. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to retitle the following classifications and positions as shown, with no change in salary: Position # From To 6010170-11750 Chief WRC Wastewater Treatment Chief WRC Water Resource Recovery 6010170-11740 Sewage Treatment Supervisor II Water Resource Recovery Supervisor II — CRWRRF 6010170-11722 Sewage Treatment Supervisor I — POC Water Resource Recovery Supervisor I — CRWRRF 6010170-11723 Sewage Treatment Supervisor I — POC Water Resource Recovery Supervisor I — CRWRRF 6010170-11724 Sewage Treatment Supervisor I — POC Water Resource Recovery Supervisor I — CRWRRF 6010170-11736 Sewage Treatment Plant Crew Leader — Water Resource Recovery Crew Leader — POC CRWRRF 6010170-11737 Sewage Treatment Plant Crew Leader — Water Resource Recovery Crew Leader — POC CRWRRF 6010170-11738 Sewage Treatment Plant Crew Leader — Water Resource Recovery Crew Leader — POC CRWRRF 6010170-11725 Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II — Water Resource Recovery Operator II — POC CRWRRF PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Tietz absent. 6010170-11726 6010170-11727 6010170-11728 6010170-11729 6010170-11731 6010154-00082 6010154-02951 6010154-00228 6010154-02173 6010154-05588 6010154-06810 6010154-09085 6010154-10250 Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II — POC Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II — POC Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II — POC Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II — POC Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II — POC Sewage Treatment Supervisor ll Sewage Treatment Supervisor I WRC Crew Leader Sewage Treatment Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II Sewage Treatment Plant Operator I Water Resource Recovery Operator II — CRWRRF Water Resource Recovery Operator II — CRWRRF Water Resource Recovery Operator II — CRWRRF Water Resource Recovery Operator II — CRWRRF Water Resource Recovery Operator II — CRWRIV Water Resource Recovery Supervisor II Water Resource Recovery Supervisor I Water Resource Recovery Crew Leader Water Resource Recovery Operator II Water Resource Recovery Operator II Water Resource Recovery Operator II Water Resource Recovery Operator II Water Resource Recovery Operator I 6010153-03028 Sewage Treatment Supervisor II Water Resource Recovery Supervisor II 6010153-05586 Sewage Treatment Supervisor I Water Resource Recovery Supervisor I 6010153-03664 Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II Water Resource Recovery Operator II 6010153-06809 Sewage Treatment Plant Operator II Water Resource Recovery Operator II BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to retitle the following classifications, with no change in salary: From To Sewage Treatment Plant Operator — Trainee — POC Water Resource Recovery Operator — Trainee — CRWRRF Sewage Treatment Plant Operator I — POC Water Resource Recovery Operator I — CRWRRF Sewage Treatment Plant Operator — Trainee Water Resource Recovery Operator — Trainee 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 L Resolution #18297 August 9, 2018 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee and the Finance Committee. There were no objections.