23 March 2022
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 27 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on March 23, 2022, focused entirely on a presentation by a consultant of Operation Consulting regarding an evaluation of the Public Works Department. The consultant, a former public works director, presented a detailed report with recommendations based on fieldwork, data analysis, and interviews with the township manager, public works management, and elected officials. He noted the department currently has two non-union managers and 23 union employees under a contract running through June 2024, plus a part-time administrative assistant. Key recommendations included restructuring the department under a single Public Works Director, converting the Operations Manager and Facilities Manager into Assistant Director positions, and adding a full-time administrative assistant. The consultant also recommended prioritizing CDL licensing when hiring, adopting a formal right-of-way maintenance plan, increasing supervisory and employee development, and evaluating new work order and fleet management software. For winter operations, he suggested expanding salt storage capacity to at least 10,000 tons and adding GPS to equipment. Other proposals included a formal multi-year road resurfacing program, improvements to the mechanic shop, phasing out the composting facility and including that service in the solid waste collection contract, and increasing certified playground inspector and applicator certifications. For parks, he recommended a formal operations and maintenance plan and contract mowing for outparcels. The township manager recommended retaining the consultant as an ongoing consultant to assist with writing job descriptions and hiring for the restructured department. The board thanked the consultant for his presentation. No public comments were offered. The meeting adjourned at 6:13 p.m.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on March 23, 2022, focused entirely on a presentation by a consultant of Operation Consulting regarding an evaluation of the Public Works Department. The consultant, a former public works director, presented a detailed report with recommendations based on fieldwork, data analysis, and interviews with the township manager, public works management, and elected officials. He noted the department currently has two non-union managers and 23 union employees under a contract running through June 2024, plus a part-time administrative assistant.
Key recommendations included restructuring the department under a single Public Works Director, converting the Operations Manager and Facilities Manager into Assistant Director positions, and adding a full-time administrative assistant. The consultant also recommended prioritizing CDL licensing when hiring, adopting a formal right-of-way maintenance plan, increasing supervisory and employee development, and evaluating new work order and fleet management software. For winter operations, he suggested expanding salt storage capacity to at least 10,000 tons and adding GPS to equipment. Other proposals included a formal multi-year road resurfacing program, improvements to the mechanic shop, phasing out the composting facility and including that service in the solid waste collection contract, and increasing certified playground inspector and applicator certifications. For parks, he recommended a formal operations and maintenance plan and contract mowing for outparcels.
The township manager recommended retaining the consultant as an ongoing consultant to assist with writing job descriptions and hiring for the restructured department. The board thanked the consultant for his presentation. No public comments were offered. The meeting adjourned at 6:13 p.m.
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