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Commission tables conversion of landfill groundskeeper to operator pending more information
Summary
The Ottumwa/Wapello Solid Waste Commission voted to table a proposal to convert a groundskeeper who has been filling in as an operator to a formal operator position under a new union contract; members requested additional information from Solid Waste staff before taking action.
Commissioners discussed converting a landfill groundskeeper — who has been filling in as an operator when needed — into a permanent operator position ahead of a new union contract that begins July 1. The commission noted the role is a civil service position and that the new contract will change the pay structure.
Councilmember Caviness moved to table the proposal pending additional information from Solid Waste staff; Councilmember Hoffman seconded. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote recorded in the minutes as "all ayes." Commissioners asked questions for Solid Waste Superintendent Lori Creech and requested more details on pay structure and civil-service implications before advancing the item.
The decision was procedural: no change to staffing or pay was adopted at the April 23 meeting. Staff will return with the requested information at a later date.
