In February of this year, City Council approved a resolution (#18-47) to abolish the Administrative Secretary position in the Health Department effective June 30, 2018.  We would like to revise the effective date to make it January 4, 2019.  The employee who is in the position is Deb Tritsch.

The primary reason for this request is that we are still in the process of transitioning duties from the former Health Department into the departments that are taking on those responsibilities.  Deb has been instrumental in these transitions, but there are still phone calls and issues that she is assisting with that may not be completed by June 30th.  Having more time to assist with these transitions would be helpful to us.  For example, due to the staff restructuring at the Recycling Center, we are in the process of hiring an Administrative Secretary, but we have not filled it yet.  Deb would be able to continue to assist with that support until that position is filled.

Additionally, we have three employees in City Hall who will be taking maternity leave this calendar year, and changing the effective date of Deb’s position ending would allow her to assist with covering their work while they are on maternity leave.  The employees work in HR, Finance, and the City Clerk’s office, and Deb has work experience in each of these areas in her current position as well as in positions she held prior to coming to work for the City.  She also knows the employees here, so that knowledge would definitely be helpful in assisting in whatever ways each department might be able to use her skills.

We have already spoken with Deb and she is agreeable to extending the effective date as requested if approved by the Council.