PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to request City Council adoption of the proposed resolution establishing the specification for the classification of Assistant Power Production Superintendent (CTC No. 0075), as shown in the attachments.

BACKGROUND

The Power Production Superintendent is responsible for the Operations, Maintenance, and Power Plant Controls and Monitoring sections of the Power Supply Division of Burbank Water and Power (BWP).  Each of these sections has its own supervisor that reports directly to the Power Production Superintendent (Power Production Operations Supervisor, Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor, and Power Plant Test Supervisor respectively).  These three supervisors are solely responsible for their own sections and their responsibilities differ significantly. 

The Power Production Operations Supervisor coordinates the operations of the Magnolia Power Plant with other cities.  The Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the maintenance of all the power plants and all of the utility�s construction and maintenance.  The Power Plant Test Supervisor provides power plant training for all power plant direct labor and is responsible for the administration of the plant�s water treatment agreements and its environmental compliance.

Considering the current Power Production Superintendent�s upcoming retirement, the Department would like to establish the classification of Assistant Power Production Superintendent and transition the current Power Production Operations Supervisor, Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor, and Power Plant Test Supervisor into the new classification. This new classification will encompass the functions of the three sections managed by the Power Production Superintendent and provide a viable line of succession upon the Power Production Superintendent�s retirement.

ANALYSIS & CONCLUSION

It is the intent of the Department that the three Assistant Power Production Superintendent positions rotate in the three functional areas. By doing so, each one will be exposed to all the responsibilities and duties over time and will be better suited to fill the future Power Production Superintendent position.  From this pool, there will be three strong candidates to select from upon the current Power Production Superintendent�s retirement.

This classification will be a Civil Service position, exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and will not be included in the City�s Conflict of Interest Code.  The Burbank Management Association (BMA) will represent this classification and the BMA has been advised of this establishment.  The General Manager � BWP concurs with this recommendation.  The Civil Service Board approved this establishment at their regularly scheduled meeting on April 5, 2006.

FISCAL IMPACT

The salary for this position will be set at $7,644 - $9,288, which is equal to the salaries of Power Production Operations Supervisor and Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor.  However, this salary range will result in a $1,276 monthly increase over the existing Power Plant Test Supervisor salary.  There are ample salary savings in this year�s budget to offset this salary increase and the recurring cost for this increase will be budgeted next fiscal year.   

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution establishing the specification for the classification of Assistant Power Production Superintendent (CTC No. 0075), as shown in the attachments.

Respectfully submitted,

Judie Sarquiz

Management Services Director