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NOTIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN BY THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION FOR PLANT OPERATOR-IN-TRAINING
RECOMMENDATION
This item is informational only. No action is required.
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Summary
This report is to inform the Civil Service Commission of action taken by the Interim Director of Human Resources amending the classification specification for Plant Operator-In-Training. Per Rule IV, section 5(b) of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations for Miscellaneous Employees, the Director of Human Resources shall approve all new or amended class specifications and file with the Secretary of the Commission.
DISCUSSION
Background
The changes to this class specification are a result of a request by the Municipal Utilities Department. This specification was last updated on January 17, 2008.
Present Situation
Changes to the Plant Operator-In-Training class specification include updates to the other requirements, abilities, and the physical/mental abilities.
The draft class specification was provided to the Operating Engineers’ Local 3 (OE3) on March 6, 2018 for review and concurrence. On March 28, 2018, OE3 requested to meet and confer regarding the proposed changes. After meeting on March 29, 2018, OE3 had no objections to the proposed class specification amendments.
AUTHORITY
Rule IV, section 4 of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations for Miscellaneous Employees provides the Director of Human Resources the authority, on behalf of the Civil Service Commission, to maintain and approve class specifications making up the Classification Plan.