City of
Common
Council Report
Meeting
Date: December 4, 2012
Item
No.:
Recommendation: That the Common
Council approve the attached Employee Leasing Agreement with GovTempsUSA LLC to fill on an interim basis the Finance
Director position from December 5, 2012 through April 5, 2013. Denise Vandenbush
would be the individual taking the position (resume attached).
Background: The Finance Director has announced the
resignation of his position effective Friday, December 7, 2012. The City has many ongoing financial matters
that require attention and it is recommended that the City fill the vacant
position on an interim basis until a new employee can be retained through a
recruitment process. The City
Administrator has researched options and found the services of GovTempsUSA can provide for temporary municipal employees for
interim staffing needs while communities are seeking the replacement of
employees. Attached is a contract for
services to fill this vacancy at the rate of $66.50 per hour. It is expected the City will actually see a
reduction in its costs over this period of time at this rate for an average of
30 hours work per week.
The individual filling this role will be an
independent contractor and be an employee of GovTempsUSA
which shall be responsible for providing worker compensation and all other
employee benefits along with payroll and benefit records.
Also attached is a job description for the
City’s Finance Director/Comptroller position.
I have been coordinating the recruitment process for this position with
Mayor Scaffidi. Our goal is to have the
position filled the first week in April.
Fiscal
Impact: Based on a 30-hour work week, City costs for
this service for a 14-week period would be $27,930 versus approximately $35,000
currently.
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Fiscal Review by: Mark Wyss Finance Director |
Prepared and Submitted by: Gerald R. Peterson, ICMA-CM City Administrator |