HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2010-075 N.C.S. 05/27/2010Resolution No. 2010-075 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN B~' REVISING THE
CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS OF PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER II,
PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER III, AND PARK MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma wishes to keep current its Classification Plan; and
amendments and/or revisions to the Classification Plan are effective upon approval by the City
Council; and,
WHEREAS, the City Manager/Personnel Officer has determined that the certain duties,
certification requirements, and. responsibilities are appropriately allocated to the classifications of
Park Maintenance Worker II, Park Maintenance Worker III, and Park Maintenance Lead Worker
(attached hereto and marked Exhibit A, Exhibit B, and Exhibit C); and,
NOW, 'T'HEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby approve
the amendments to the Classification Plan as written in this Resolution including the amendment
in the Competitive Service of the Personnel System; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this action is taken pursuant to Personnel Code
3.04.020 and Personnel Rules and Regulations (Rule IV-Classification) and, that the notice of
this action has been properly posted.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the pro d a to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Special meeting on the 27th day of May, 2010, fo
by the following vote:
City Att ey
AYES: Barrett, Vice. Mayor Glass, Harris, Flealy, Rabbitt, Mayor Torliatt
NOES: Renee
ABSENT: None ,
ABSTAIN: None °-' ~--~-•--'" ~ ~`
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Deputy City Clerk May r
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~~ L ~~ ATTACHMENT A
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City of Petaluma, California
rasa CLASS SPECIFICATION
Date: 05/27/10
Job Class: 02PMWUII
Park IVlaintenance Worker I/II
Summary
Perform landscape and park maintenance duties in parks, medians, and other landscaped
areas.
Class Characteristics
General supervision is provided by the Parks and Landscape Manger; responsibilities may
include the indirect supervision of support staff.
Parks Maintenance Worker I
The entry-level class in the series that initially under close supervision, incumbents learn and
perform a variety of duties in park and tree maintenance. This class is alternately staffed with
Parks Maintenance Worker II.
Parks Maintenance Worker II
The journey-level class in this series, fully competent to perform the full range of park and
landscape maintenance duties. This class is distinguished from Parks Maintenance Lead Worker
who provides direction and work review to several Parks Maintenance Workers and/or crews.
Essential Duties, Skills, and Demands of the Position
The duties, skills, and demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential
duties, skills, and demands.
Duties
Perform general grounds maintenance of raking, sweeping, garbage pick up, and rest room
cleaning
Mow, edge, trim, aerate, fertilize, and renovate large and small turf areas.
Install, repair, and maintain irrigation systems.
Perform pest control operations using Integrated Pest Maintenance (IPM) techniques, which
include identification and diagnoses of pest problems.
Maintain, construct, and repair park structures.
Keep tools & equipment in proper working order.
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Identify and report safety hazards.
Assist with maintenance of City pools.
Respond to questions and complaints from the public.
Use of equipment to include, but not limited to, dump trucks, tractors, riding mowers, walk
behind mowers, edgers, chain saws, weed eaters, and blowers.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities:
Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions,
and procedure manuals.
Write routine reports and correspondence.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals.
Comprehend and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the
work.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger,
handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is
required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance;
stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this .job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust
focus. The employee must be able to perform heavy physical labor, including having sufficient
strength to lift and carry tools and materials weighing up to 90 pounds. While performing the
duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, wet
and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic
chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment may be moderate to loud
depending on working conditions.
Qualifications
Knowledc7e of:
Theories, principles, methods, materials, and equipment used in landscape cultivation and park
maintenance.
Safety practices and procedures relating to the work.
Recordkeeping methods related to the work
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Education and Experience
Any combination equivalent to the education and experience likely to provide the required
knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. Atypical way to gain such knowledge and
abilities would be:
Education:
Equivalent to graduation from high school.
Parks Maintenance Worker I
Experience:
Experience in landscape and park maintenance, and/or course work in horticulture, or
landscape maintenance and construction.
Parks Maintenance Worker II
Experience:
Three years experience in landscape and park maintenance, and/or course work in horticulture,
or landscape maintenance and construction.
Parks Maintenance Worker I
Certifications/Licenses:
Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.
Parks Maintenance Worker II
Certifications/Licenses:
Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.
Possession of a valid .Qualified Applicators Certificate or License is desirable..
Established: 03/90 -Resolution #: 90-147 N.C.S.
Revised: 07/10/00- Resolution #: 00-187 N.C.S.
Reformatted: 06/30/06
Revised: 5/27/ 10 -Resolution #: 2010-075 N.C.S.
Department: Public Works
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
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~ALU~ ATTACHMERlT B
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City of Petalu,iina, California
CLASS SPECIFICATION
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Date: 05/27/10
Job Class: OZPMW3
Park 1VIaintenance Worker III
Summary
Perform highly skilled landscape and park maintenance duties in parks, medians, and other
landscaped areas. Perform tree maintenance on streets, medians, easements, and in parks.
Perform weed abatement as assigned.
Class Characteristics
General supervision is provided by the Parks and Landscape Manager; responsibilities may
include the indirect supervision of support staff.
Parks Maintenance Worker III is the advanced skilled level class of the Parks Maintenance Worker
series. Incumbents are capable of independently performing highly skilled parks maintenance
duties. In addition, the work may include providing direction to an assistant or small crew on a
project basis. This class is distinguished from the Lead Parks Maintenance Worker in class in that
the latter is a working lead level responsible for assigned parks maintenance staff.
Essential Duties, Skills, and Demands of the Position
The duties, skills, and demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential
duties, skills, and demands.
Duties:
Perform highly skilled and specialized parks maintenance duties and basic facility maintenance
work incidental to park maintenance activities.
Mow, trim, edge, fertilize, aerate, and irrigate lawns, medians, parks, and other areas; weed,
prune, mulch, fertilize, and spray trees, shrubs, and groundcover.
Prepare soil for planting, seed and re-sod lawns, plant trees, seedlings, and shrubs.
Inspect assigned areas, correct or report safety hazards. Maintain work sites in a clean and
orderly condition. Observe safe work methods and uses safety equipment. Secure worksites
from traffic hazards as necessary. Attend safety meetings.
Clean and maintain grounds, athletic fields, playground areas, paths, walkways, and stairways,
and maintain restrooms and other park buildings; pick up trash and litter..
Assists with the maintenance of City pools.
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Install, repair, and maintains irrigation systems.
Read and interpret plans, specifications, blueprints, and schematics.
Store, mix, and spray herbicides, fungicides and pesticides.
Plaht, prune, and maintain street and park trees; remove stumps and cuts back roots, stack
branches, and cuttings, clear limbs and brush.
Make material and equipment estimates for assignments.
Operate a variety of hand and power landscape tools and equipment, including hand and
riding mowers, gang mowers, small tractors, spreaders, rototillers, stump cutters, sprayers,
edgers, blowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters, chainsaws, rakes, shovels, hoes, brush chippers,
pruners, ladders, and other tools.
Respond to questions and complaints from the public.
Carry out assignments in anon-disruptive manner in areas receiving heavy public use.
Perform basic records and report of work accomplished, vandalism, and maintenance requests.
Assist in instructing and directing temporary help and entry level workers; may act as a crew
leader on a relief basis.
Assist other divisions in maintenance activities as assigned.
Operate a motor vehicle to transport materials and perform job duties.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities:
Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions,
and procedure manuals.
Write routine reports and correspondence.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals. Compute rate, ratio, and percent and interpret bar graphs.
Comprehend and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the
work.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger,
handle; or feel; .reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is
required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance;
stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust
focus. The employee must be able to perform heavy physical labor, including having sufficient
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strength to lift and carry tools and materials weighing up to 90 pounds. While performing the
duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, wet
and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic
chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment may be moderate to loud
depending on working conditions.
Qualifications
Knowledge of:
Theories, principles, methods, materials and equipment used in landscape cultivation and park
maintenance.
Basic supervisory principles and practices, including employee training.
Safety practices and procedures relating to the work.
Recordkeeping methods related to the work
Education and Experience
Any combination equivalent to the education and experience likely to provide the required
knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. Atypical way to gain such knowledge and
abilities would be:
Education:
Equivalent to graduation from high school.
Experience:
Four years experience in landscape and park maintenance, and/or course work in horticulture,
or landscape maintenance and construction. Prior experience or course work in supervisory skills
or demonstrated lead responsibility.
Certifications/Licenses:
Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.
Possession of a valid Qualified Applicators Certificate or License is desirable.
Established:
Revised:
Reformatted:
Revised:
Department;
FLSA Status:
03/90 -Resolution #: 90-147 N.C.S.
07/10/00 -Resolution #: 00-187 N.C.S.
06/30/06
05/27/ 10 -Resolution #: 2010-075 N.C.S
Public Works
Non-exempt
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City of Petaluma, California
CLASS SPECIFICATION
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Date: 05/27/10
Job Class: 02PMLW
Parks Nlaantenance Lead IiVorker
Summary
Plan, organize, and direct the work of several crews performing park maintenance work in a
section of the City.
Class Characteristics
General supervision is provided by the Parks and Landscape Manager; responsibilities may
include the indirect supervision of support staff.
Parks Maintenance Lead Worker is the working lead level in park maintenance work in which
incumbents plan, schedule, assign, and direct the work of crews engaged in park maintenance
work and provide technical assistance as necessary. This class is distinguished from Parks and
Landscape Manager, which is responsible for citywide day-to-day parks maintenance activities.
Essential Duties, Skills, and Demands of the Position
The duties, skills, and demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made. to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential
duties, skills, and demands.
Duties:
Plan, schedule, assign, direct, and review the work of crews engaged in park maintenance
work.
Personally perform skilled landscaping and park facilities maintenance duties.
Instruct and provide for the training of Park Maintenance Workers in work methods, use of tools
and equipment, and relevant safety precautions.
Review work orders and inspect locations where work is to be performed, note special
equipment needs and difficulties which may be encountered.
Estimate time, cost, labor, and materials needed for job, personnel, and order necessary
equipment and materials; discuss job details with subordinates.
Review work in progress and work completed.
Ensure work conformity with work orders and specifications.
Ensure safe work practices and procedures are followed.
Conduct safety meetings.
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Make recommendations for work by contract when appropriate.
Inspect contract work for conformity with specifications.
Respond to questions and complaints from the public and ensure satisfactory resolution.
Requisition of materials, supplies, and equipment for maintenance and repair work and ensure
adequate supply inventories.
Keep a variety of reports and records and make periodic and special reports of work performed.
Recommend and implement improved work methods and procedures.
Arrange for and coordinate work with other City organizational units.
Provide for emergency work as required.
Act as the Parks and Landscape Manager on a relief basis.
Operate a motor vehicle to transport materials and perform job duties.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities:
Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions,
and procedure manuals.
Write routine reports and correspondence.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals, compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar
graphs.
Comprehend and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the
work.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger,
handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is
required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance;
stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust
focus. The employee must be able to perform heavy physical labor, including having sufficient
strength to lift and carry tools and materials weighing up to 90 pounds. While performing the
duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, wet
and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic
chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment may be moderate to loud
depending on working conditions.
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Qualifications
Knowledge of:
Theories, principles, methods, materials, and equipment used in landscape cultivation and park
maintenance.
Basic supervisory principles and practices, including employee training.
Safety practices and procedures relating to the work.
Recordkeeping methods related to the work.
Education and Experience
Any combination equivalent to the education and experience likely to provide the required
knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. Atypical way to gain such knowledge and
abilities would be:
Education:
Equivalent to graduation from high school.
Experience:
Four years experience in landscape and park maintenance, and/or course work in horticulture,
or landscape maintenance and construction. Prior experience or course work in supervisory skills
or demonstrated lead responsibility.
Certifications/Licenses:
Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.
Possession of a Qualified Applicators Certificate or License.
Arborist Certification from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) is desirable..
Established: 03/90 -Resolution #: 90-147 N.C.S.
Revised: 07/10/00-Resolution #: 00-187 N.C.S.
Reformatted: 06/30/06
Revised: 05/27/ 10 -Resolution #:2010-075 N.C.S.
Department: Public Works
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
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