The City of Longmont Is Proposing Hiring 17+ New Employees in 2018

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The City of Longmont is proposing growing it's staff by 17.65 new employees in 2018.

The full list of FTE's (Full-Time Equivalents) broken by function and fund is below.

There are a total of 17.65 new FTE being added in the 2018 proposed budget: 12.9 in the General Fund, 1.0 in the Public Safety Fund, 0.09 in the Sanitation Fund, 1.59 in the Water Fund, 0.44 in the Sewer Fund, 0.13 in the Storm Drainage Fund, 1.16 in the Street Fund, and 0.34 in the Open Space Fund:

• 0.25 FTE Administrative Analyst in Enterprise Technology Services – This is an increase

in an existing position from 0.75 FTE to a full FTE. The position is needed to support

management of the UPS and generators throughout the network.

• One FTE Billing System Technical Project Manager in Enterprise Technology Services –

The City is moving toward a major project to replace its 20-year old customer

information utility billing system. This positon is needed to serve as the co-project

manager to manage technical requirements and functions of the project. In 2018 the City

will move to identify system requirements and begin the process to select a product

vendor.

• One FTE Systems Administrator I in Enterprise Technology Services – Increasing

internal workloads for PC Specialists and Systems Administrators drive the need for this

positon, which would provide PC and network support to the organization.

• One FTE Project Manager I in Enterprise Technology Services – A records management

system (RMS) is needed in both Police and Fire as is a Courts and Probation system. All

three of these systems will be replaced in the coming years beginning with one or two in

2018 as one is part of the proposed budget while others would be part of the proposed

Public Safety tax increase, which is not part of this proposed budget. This position is

needed to manage technical requirements and functions of the project.

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• One FTE Administrative Analyst in Public Safety or Courts – This position is also related

to the need for the replacement of the RMS systems and the Court and Probation system

referenced above.

• One FTE Customer Service Representative in Utility Billing – This position is needed

due to increasing workloads in Utility Billing stemming from increased disconnects from

outsourcing, increased related call load from the same, impacts from composting, and the

need to assure better data integrity.

• One FTE Digital Media Specialist in the City Manager’s Office – This position would be

added to the Public Information Office in the City Manager’s Office. Engagement from

our residents through social media has increased exponentially over the past few years,

and recent surveys show that people now get most of their information through social

media channels. This position is needed in order to be responsive to our customers’ needs

for information, market the City through these channels and organize Citywide efforts.

• 0.50 FTE Administrative Assistant in the City Attorney Office – This is an increase in an

existing position from 0.50 FTE to a full FTE to accommodate the need for increased

support of the City Prosecutor.

• 0.15 FTE Assistant Curator in the Museum – This is an increase in an existing part-time

position from 0.60 FTE to 0.75 FTE. The position is needed to continue programming

highly interactive exhibitions that attract admission-paying customers to the Museum as

these exhibitions require more planning and staffing.

• 0.25 FTE Registrar in the Museum – This position is being added on a one-time basis to

assist with the move of the museum collections to a new storage facility during 2018.

• One FTE Community Services Project Coordinator – The position will help manage

collaborative efforts within the community and region that have been established to

address homelessness and housing stabilization, mental health, and ongoing human

service funding.

• One FTE Public Relations and Marketing Specialist in Community Services – This

position is needed to support Community Services in making sure that our community

can access the services they need and will also support the larger External Services team,

including Planning & Development Services, in addressing the increasing needs for

public information, community outreach and engagement associated with development

and growth activities.

• One FTE Code Enforcement Inspector I in Code Enforcement – This position is needed

to help keep pace with the population increase and put the City in a better position to do

proactive code enforcement.

• One FTE Fire Protection Engineer in Public Safety – This position will be funded with

incremental development revenue and is needed to keep up with demand on plan review

projects and inspections.

• One fixed-term FTE EAB Arborist Technician in Public Works and Natural Resources –

Natural Resources – This position is needed to begin a proactive management approach to

dealing with the Emerald Ash Borer and is funded by tree mitigation revenues.

• 0.5 FTE Economic Sustainability Coordinator in Public Works and Natural Resources

Environmental Services – This position is needed to begin implementation of immediate

and near term strategies of the sustainability plan.

• 0.5 FTE Project Manager II in Public Works and Natural Resources-Natural Resources –

This position is needed to support an increase in projects such as new City development

projects, new park development, park renewal, ADA compliance, and safety issues.

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• 0.5 FTE Volunteer Coordinator in Public Works and Natural Resources – Natural

Resources – This position is needed to research available community resources, organize

and direct projects, and oversee work in various areas ranging from open space and parks

to ditches, greenways and neighborhoods.

• 0.5 FTE Laboratory Technician in Public Works and Natural Resources – Environmental

Services – This is an increase in an existing position from 0.50 FTE to a full FTE. This

position is needed to meet growing demands from increasing regulatory requirements and

sampling and testing for internal customers.

• 0.5 FTE Neighborhood Resources Specialist funded from Public Works and Natural

Resources – Environmental Services – This is an increase in an existing position in

Neighborhood Resources from 0.50 FTE to a full FTE. The position is needed to

implement immediate and near term strategies in the sustainability plan to support

neighborhood-related sustainability objectives. The position will also identify gaps in

existing neighborhood programs, including barriers to participation from underserved or

underrepresented neighborhoods.

• 1.0 FTE Water Utility Technician Lead in Public Works and Natural Resources –

Operations – This position is needed to support the SCADA system that will no longer be

outsourced.

• 1.0 FTE Traffic Signal Tech II in Public Works and Natural Resources – Engineering

Services – This position is needed to provide maintenance services on traffic signals.

• 1.0 FTE Communications Specialist in Public Safety – This position is needed for the

understaffed communications center, which has an increasing call load