ORDINANCE # 4, 1998

AN ORDINANCE WHICH ESTABLISHES THE POSITION(S) OF THE TOWN WORKER(S), THE POSITION OF FOREMAN, AND THE PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE GENERAL LABORER(S) OF THE TOWN OF BUNKER HILL, INDIANA.

ARTICLE I     THE POSITION OF TOWN WORKERS

The Bunker Hill Town Council shall establish the position(s) of Town Worker(s) for the purpose of general repair and maintenance of town property within the Town of Bunker Hill. The Town Worker(s) shall also be called General Laborer(s) of the Town of Bunker Hill, Indiana.

ARTICLE II     MINIMUM PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  1. Must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid Indiana driver's license and be able to attain a commercial driver's license if necessary.
  2. Must be able to perform the following physical activities, including, but not limited to:
    *   Hand excavation
    *   Working at routine heights of 60 feet and occasionally heights up to 125 feet.
    *   Walking and stooping for extended periods of time.
    *   Lifting by hand reasonable amounts of weight necessary to perform a given task efficiently, and yet safely and without personal injury.
  3. Must be able to perform the following mental functions, including, but not limited to:
    *   Basic math calculations
    *   Basic writing skills
    *   Calculations with weights and measures
  4. Must be willing to perform work under emergency and/or stressful situations
  5. Must be able and willing to be on the on-call rotation, and to respond, when necessary, to after hour situations
  6. Must be willing to gain a thorough working knowledge of the function(s) of the following:
    *   Each utility
    *   The town's water and sewage system
    *   The town's equipment
  7. Must be willing to develop craftsmanship skills in, but not limited to the following:
    *   Carpentry and plumbing
    *   Construction
    *   Equipment operation and maintenance
    *   Street and alley construction and repairs
  8. Must be willing to become knowledgeable in applicable regulations that effects the safety and well-being of other town employees as well as the safety and well-being of the general public. These regulations include, but are not limited to local ordinances, OSHA, EPA, and IDEM.
  9. Must be willing to attend training seminars, conferences, and/or attend classes to become more knowledgeable or licensed to be more effective and efficient in performing the functions of a town worker.
  10. Must be willing to attend town meetings in order to report the status of projects, maintenance, equipment needs, etc.
  11. Must be willing to perform general janitorial and maintenance duties which include, but not limited to, sweeping, scrubbing, polishing, waxing, and painting.

ARTICLE III.     ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FOREMAN'S POSITION AND DUTIES

  1. One of the full time general laborers may be appointed as a foremen to function in a working supervisory position. The foreman shall work with as well as supervise the other general laborers.
  2. The foreman shall receive compensation in accordance with the Wage, Salary and Fringe Benefit Ordinance.
  3. The foreman shall meet all of the requirements and qualifications in Article i.
  4. In addition to working along with the other general laborers, the foreman shall perform the following additional duties:
1.   Work planning
          Align the work crews to insure the effective and efficient use of personnel
Plan and direct the work effort(s) of all the town workers
Use knowledge gained from training classes, seminars, and conferences to train and cross-train other workers to insure craftsmanship on all work assignments
2. Materials, tools and equipment management
    Maintain an inventory of equipment and tools
Recommend to the Town Council representative the necessary tools and equipment replacement based on life cycle and condition
Determine the need for repair parts, materials & supplies, and obtain procurement of the necessary items with the Clerk-Treasurer and the Town Council's approval
3. Personnel management
    Monitor and report all absenteeism
Make requests for vacations and other excused absences - paid or unpaid
Discuss with Town Council, or Council's representative, disciplinary action needed, including discharge of a town worker
Follow-up as needed on probationary cases
Take part in interviewing prospective town workers if requested to do so by the Town Council
Monitor and control compensatory time
Monitor and control overtime
Provide the necessary keys to the town workers
Insure that all town workers are courteous and cooperative with town residents, supply salesmen and other business and professional personnel doing business with the Town of Bunker Hill.

ARTICLE IV.     POLICIES CONCERNING THE TOWN WORKER(S)

Employment procedures involving the Town Workers shall be contained in the BUNKER HILL PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL.

ARTICLE V.     AUTHORITY OF ORDINANCE

This ordinance shall supersede all previous ordinances, resolutions, policies, rules and regulations that were adopted to establish the position(s) of the town worker(s), the position of foreman, and the personal qualifications for the general laborer(s) of the Town of Bunker Hill, Indiana.

ARTICLE VI.     APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE

THIS ORDINANCE WAS APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF BUNKER HILL, MIAMI COUNTY, INDIANA AT A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE   2   th DAY OF   September   , 1998.

 
      Fredrick W. Kemp      
TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT
 
ATTEST:
 
 
          Janice Davis          
CLERK-TREASURER