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OF c000 JAMES W. SHIRA,P.E.
CITY ENGINEER/UTILITIES DIRECTOR
150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE•OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761
PHONE(407)656-2322 EXT.142•FAX(407)656-7835
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 30, 1998
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners
FROM: James W. Shira, P.E.
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City Engineer/Utilities Director
SUBJECT: Conversion from Contract Employment to Full- Time Employment
Fred Gardner
On January 22, 1997, we hired Mr. Gardner as a contract employee using funds made available
through the 1997 Water and Sewer System Improvement Revenue Bond issue. Mr. Gardner's
job as Construction Administrator involves coordination of plan review, right-of-way acquisition
and utilization, construction inspection and contract payment issues for the many utility projects
that are part of the 1997 bond issue.
By having Mr. Gardner on staff, we have already realized, and will continue to realize significant
savings in terms of construction administration fees that would have been paid to consulting
engineering firms for work performed on these projects. Mr. Gardner was chosen in part due to
his proven track record as a capable construction administrator during the construction of the
West Oaks Mall. During the past year,he has shown himself to be equally capable in his dealings
with municipal construction projects. His contract does not provide for pension benefits, and in
order for the city to guarantee the full benefit of Mr. Gardner's experience and expertise, I feel it
is important to provide this benefit to him. To that end, I feel that it is appropriate now to make
Mr. Gardner a full time employee of the city.
The recent transfer of two employees from the Utility Department to the Public Works
Department has resulted in our ability to add Mr. Gardner to the full time staff with no increase
in the overall payroll requirements for the Utility Department.
I recommend that the City Commission authorize the placement of Mr. Gardner on the payroll as
a full time employee of the Utility Department, effective February 4, 1998.
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