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Davenport City commission approves minimum qualifications for new transit dispatcher and operations coordinator positions
Summary
The Davenport City Civil Service Commission approved minimum qualifications to convert previously contracted transit work into city positions, creating multiple dispatcher slots and one transit operations coordinator role with specified training and drug-testing requirements tied to Federal Transit Administration grants.
Davenport City Civil Service Commission members voted to establish minimum qualifications for two new transit positions as the city moves previously contracted transit services in-house.
The commission approved minimum qualifications for a transit dispatcher role and a transit operations coordinator, which will accompany a conversion from private contractors to city employees, Public Works Director Nicole Gleeson said. “Historically the city had contracted with a third party, First Transit and then Transdev, to provide these services. And their contract is expiring in July. And through a cost analysis, it was determined that we could likely perform the services in house for a little less money,” Gleeson said.
The vote followed a staff presentation explaining operational needs and training requirements. Nut…
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