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Pleasant Grove partners with Automation; pay for summer hires raised to $15 an hour
Summary
Automation staffing firm will payroll and screen recent graduates for the city’s summer youth placements. Council was told pay increased from $10 to $15 per hour, raising the service agreement; staff said vacancy funds are available and will be reallocated to cover the increase, with final transfer numbers to be provided at the next meeting.
Kristen Davidson, branch manager for Automation, described a staffing and payroll partnership with the city to place recent graduates in the summer youth program and handle background checks and payroll processing.
City leaders told the council that, because of low participation and competitiveness in the labor market, the program’s pay was increased from $10 per hour to $15 per hour for applicants. That change required revising the service agreement, which raised the total cost of the city’s contract with Automation.
Mayor Yolanda Lawson and finance staff said the city has budgeted vacancy funds that can be reallocated to cover the increased service costs for the summer help; staff will present the final transfer figures before the next council meeting so the council can formally approve the budget moves if needed.
Why it matters: the partnership provides a payroll and placement mechanism for the city’s summer hires and the pay increase aims to make placements competitive with other employers, allowing the city to staff youth-program positions and use existing summer help budget lines rather than hiring permanent staff.
What was unclear: the transcript includes a discussion of the service-agreement total changing (one line referenced a jump from "$13" to "18,20" and another speaker suggested "$18,000?"). The final contract total and precise accounting were not confirmed in the meeting record; staff said they will present final numbers before the next meeting.
Next steps: Automation will begin placing students in city summer positions; staff will finalize the service-agreement paperwork and provide exact transfer amounts for council review prior to the next regular meeting.
