BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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E ABSENT: Councilmen: ANDERSON, and HILTON W. W. HILTON Mayor of the City of Redwood City ATTEST: RALPH S. DODGE Clerk of the City of Redwood City I hereby approve the foregoing resolution this 11th day of March, 1946. W. W. HILTON i Mayor of the City of Redwood City May Hilton entered the meeting but asked Councilman Granger to continue in the chair. j City Manager Blom presented specifications for the positions of Engineering Aid, Engineering Assistant and City Engineer which had been approved by the Board of Review. He explained that there is now provided in the personnel system the position of Engineering Aid and that the new specification was only slightly modified. There is no provision in the salary ordinance for this position and he recommended that a salary be set at 41800 to $2400 per annum. He asked that he be authorized to advertise the position within the salary range specified, Councilman Britschgi was of the opinion that the salary range was not high enough, however, it was the general opinion that this was an apprentice position and that this would be a fair salary. . ' Councilman Armstrong moved, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, that the reoom- mendation of the Board of Review and the City Manager be accepted with re- spect to the position of Engineering Aid. Motion passed unanimously. In regard to the specifications for the position of Engineering Assistant, City Manager Blom advised that there is a specification for this position in the i personnel system, however, it provides for only part time work. The new specifications provide for it to be a full time job and will cover any IS position in the engineering section between rodman, chairman up to city engineer. 'He said he would like to employ some one in the upper salary range who could be named as the assistant city engineer and some.one in the lower range with less experience. The salary range for this position was recommended from $2400 to $3600. Councilman Fletcher moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty, that the recommendation of the Board of Review and City Manager be accepted with respect to the position of Engineering Assistant. Under the question., Mayor Hilton questioned whether the wording in regard I iIs to years of experience under the section headed "Desirable Preparation for f' Work" should not be more specific instead of using the word "several". It was decided that the wording be changed to "at least one year's experience". ,fl Motion passed unanimously. The specifications for the position of City Engineer provide for full,charge of the Engineering Department responsible only to the City Manager. It pro- vides age requirements of not less than 30.years and not more than 49 at the time of appointment. Applicants must hold a state license as a civil 263