Agenda Item # 8
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
05/13/2014
Agenda Report # 119
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Driver Pool for Integrated Waste
INITIATED BY: Public Works
Recommendation: Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to direct
Human Resources to create a pool of temporary drivers qualified to work in
waste and recycling collection within the Public Works Department.
Background: Public Works has been experiencing on-going staffing
problems fielding sufficient drivers each day to complete waste and recycling
collection. This has resulted in long term excessive over time resulting in
exhausted staff and raising safety concerns. The normal hiring of temporary
workers through an agency is not an alternative because of the required
certifications needed to handle inmates.
Analysis: Hiring a pool of temporary drivers would reduce overtime costs and
allow all available trucks to be utilized each day for collection resulting in
better service.
Financial Considerations: Initially drivers would require training by the
City's Safety Officer and would require training by MCP to be allowed to handle
inmates. These training courses would be repeated as refresher training once
each year.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: The hiring of the driver pool would
help reduce overtime and improve efficiency to the citizens.
Legal Considerations: Drivers would have to attend initial Driver Training and
MCP inmate training. Drivers would have to attend refresher training for both
annually to continue working as temporary waste collection drivers
Recommendations/ Actions: Council approve the request to establish a driver
pool for Integrated Waste.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOW HUMAN RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH
POSITIONS FOR TEMPORARY DRIVERS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, Public Works has been experiencing on-going staffing problems fielding
sufficient drivers each day to complete waste and recycling collection. This
has resulted in long term excessive overtime resulting in exhausted staff and
raising safety concerns; and,
WHEREAS, hiring a pool of temporary drivers would reduce overtime costs and
allow all available trucks to be utilized each day for collection resulting in
better service; and,
WHEREAS, the normal hiring of temporary workers through an agency is not an
alternative because of the required certifications needed to handle inmates.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the City Manager is authorized to direct the Human Resources Director to
establish a pool of temporary drivers in Integrated Waste to be hired on an as
needed basis as part time employees only.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________ day of _________, 2014 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of
_____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor
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