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CivilServiceBoard | 2013-10-02 | 4 | City of Alameda Page 4 Civil Service Board Minutes Regular Meeting October 2, 2013 Service Technician specification, #10 on the list of duties. After consideration, IBEW and Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) jointly recommend that #10 which currently reads: "May perform ground work for line crews or service lineworker when required." Be replaced with: "May occasionally perform work with service lineworker or electrical crews under limited circumstances." IBEW wanted language to ensure that AMP would not assign this type of work to this position on a regular basis. IBEW's interest is in line with AMP's original intent and AMP is supportive of this revision. Members McHugh and Santos stated that they think the rewording is an improvement. President Horikoshi stated that on the Distribution Engineer specification under Ability to: "performing engineering computations"; should be Ability to: "perform... " Senior Management Analyst Low stated that he would make the correction. Member Malloy asked why there is no requirement that they possess an Electrical Engineer Registration from the State of California. Senior Management Analyst Low stated that this is a sub- professional engineer classification. The City does have an Electrical Engineer classification which requires the certification. Member Malloy asked if there are people currently holding this position who do have the certification. Senior Management Analyst Low stated no. Member McHugh stated that it seems that Human Resources is trying to make it very clear that this is an entry level position. Is the difference between the Distribution Engineer and the Electrical Engineer that one may be doing some construction engineering and the other may be doing both some design and construction engineering? Senior Management Analyst Low stated that both will be doing some design work, but the work is distinguished by the complexity of the design work and the actual signing-off on plans attesting that they meet all the requirements of the electrical code of industry design. Only those individuals that have Professional Engineer Registration can sign-off on plans. The Distribution Engineer classification has been the City's way of growing electric power engineers in-house. Currently in the electrical industry, there are not a lot of college programs that specialize in power systems. AMP has had to bring in people who have electrical engineering degrees, maybe in a different specialty, then train them in the way of power systems and allow them to take the test for Professional Engineer Registration and then move qualified individuals into the professional engineer series by examination. Member Santos asked if this position was eligible for overtime. Senior Management Analyst Low stated yes. Member Santos asked if the next level is exempt from overtime. Senior Management Analyst Low stated yes. President Horikoshi stated that he had a minor correction for the Support Services Supervisor specification. In the Approved by CSB section at the top, the date is missing. Member Malloy asked G:\Personnel\CSB\All Minutes/2013 Minutes/2013-10-02 CSB Minutes-Final.doc | CivilServiceBoard/2013-10-02.pdf |