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Council approves detective position and several personnel changes; AFSCME on‑call rotation expanded
Summary
The Committee of the Whole approved creating a detective of evidence and digital forensics position in the police department, endorsed an AFSCME letter of understanding to widen on‑call rotation for wastewater collection operators, and approved several updated job descriptions and advertising for recruitment.
Virginia City’s personnel committee recommendations advanced on Tuesday after discussion and votes on several staffing and classification items.
The council approved creating a new detective of evidence and digital forensics position in the police department, a role the personnel committee and police leadership said is intended to centralize evidence collection, digital forensics and chain‑of‑custody responsibilities before submission to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Councilor Buck Schneider moved the creation; Councilor Paulson supported the motion and the committee carried the vote.
The committee also approved a letter of understanding with AFSCME to expand the wastewater collection operators’ on‑call rotation from two employees to four and to limit each on‑call rotation to one week. The change, supported by councilors as a burnout‑mitigation and cross‑training measure, was moved and supported in committee and carried by voice vote.
Several classification and job description actions were discussed and advanced: the personnel committee recommended no immediate change to the Accounting Clerk III classification after an administrative review committee proposed a reclassification; the council accepted the personnel committee’s recommendation to leave that classification and pay at its current level. The council also reviewed and approved updated job descriptions for an administrative assistant in parks and recreation, a utility worker (park), an updated finance director job description (with a work‑schedule edit asking the finance director to be available for evening council meetings), and an updated human resources/safety coordinator job description that consolidates payroll confidentiality duties within HR.
Recruitment steps: Council authorized advertising for the updated finance director and HR coordinator roles. Councilors discussed timing for those recruitment steps given an upcoming phased retirement and asked staff to bring final advertisements forward.
Next steps: Staff will post vacancies as directed and return to council with finalists and any recommended wage adjustments when applicable.
