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Board debates maintenance coordinator job description as incumbent retires Sept. 1
Summary
Board members pressed staff after a proposed maintenance coordinator job description appeared to narrow hands-on responsibilities and add an associate-degree requirement; staff agreed to rewrite the description and return a clearer draft before the next meeting because Arthur Godfrey is retiring Sept. 1.
Board members questioned an updated maintenance coordinator job description presented by HR staff, arguing that it appeared to remove hands-on maintenance duties and relegated the role to supportive 'assist' tasks while adding an associate-degree requirement. Eric (speaker 8) said the draft reads like a desk job and that the district may not need a middle-management position that no longer performs direct maintenance tasks.
Nicole (speaker 12) and Bill (speaker 9) acknowledged the concerns and agreed to revise the language to make clear the position is a working role with hands-on responsibilities. Staff said they would deliver an edited version to the board before the next voting meeting given the incumbent's upcoming retirement (Sept. 1). "It just says assist... I just don't want that to happen," Eric said, urging a rewrite that preserves practical maintenance duties.
