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Board sets new DPW janitor position at 35‑hour week, 7‑hour standard day for retirement reporting
Summary
A resolution creating a full‑time janitor position in the Department of Public Works was amended to specify a 35‑hour workweek and a standard 7‑hour workday for New York State retirement reporting and then approved 12–0 (3 absent).
The Allegheny County Board of Legislators on Sept. 11 amended and approved a resolution (Intro. 343‑25) creating a full‑time janitor position in the Department of Public Works, specifying a 35‑hour workweek and a standard seven‑hour workday for New York State retirement reporting.
Legislator Demick moved the initial amendment to set the standard workweek at 35 hours; Legislator Havey seconded the motion. During debate members then proposed a secondary amendment to state the standard workday as seven hours (to accommodate retirement reporting requirements under the New York State Retirement System). Legislator Demick moved the 7‑hour standard workday amendment and Legislator Root seconded it; the board adopted the amendment by voice vote and later approved the final resolution by roll call, recorded as 12 yes, 3 absent.
County staff on the floor explained the reason for specifying the standard workday: “Every position you have, you have to set a standard work day for the New York State retirement system,” a speaker identified in the transcript as the county attorney said during the discussion. The final adopted language therefore sets both a 35‑hour workweek and a 7‑hour standard workday for the new janitor position.
The resolution was offered by the Public Works and Personnel Committees. The transcript does not include a detailed hiring timeline, salary grade, or the specific budget line to fund the position; those will be subject to regular budgetary procedures or subsequent appropriations.
