REPORT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Modify the Class Specification and Weighting Plan for Grounds Maintenance Worker III (Job Code 495) and Add Grounds Maintenance Worker III (Job Code 495A) Class Specification
Report
BACKGROUND
The Human Resources Department proposes to modify the classification (class) specification for Grounds Maintenance Worker III (Job Code 495). The request for Commission approval of the modification is based on Personnel & Salary Resolution Sec. 6(d) which states, "Classification specifications for positions in the Classified Service must first be approved and adopted by the City of Santa Clara Civil Service Commission before they may be approved and adopted by the City Council."
The Human Resources Department requests Commission approval of a modification to the examination weighting plan for Grounds Maintenance Worker III (Job Code 495)
to remove the written exam and replace it with an oral board exam weighted at 100%. This request is based on the authority of Civil Service Rule 3.1, "The Commission shall determine whether the examination shall consist of a written, oral, or performance, or psychological, investigative, physical test, or any combination thereof, and shall indicate the procedure in the announcement." This request has been coordinated with the Parks and Recreation Department.
DISCUSSION
The Human Resources Department and Parks & Recreation Department coordinated to update the Grounds Maintenance Worker III (Job Code 495) class specification. The primary purpose of the classification update was to merge the Grounds Maintenance Worker III (Job Code 495) and Cemetery Worker III (Job Code 300) classifications into one classification titled Grounds Maintenance Worker III (Job Code 495). Merging the classifications will assist with staffing capacity and will allow incumbents to cross train across the Department. The Cemetery Worker III (Job Code 300) classification will be deleted. There is one (1) in...
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