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Status of the Cemetery Operations July 8, 1996 Page 2 to the Council again at the meeting of July 16, 1996 to present them with a oral report on the status of the operations. The Cemetery is operating with a provisional Maintenance Worker III employee (one of the Cemetery employees that was laid off with experience in Cemetery operations) and a Maintenance Worker I employee that was laid off through the outsourcing of the Sanitation Department. Three services were held last week and three are scheduled so far this week. The services have gone well and with no complications. Recruitment for the full-time position of Maintenance Worker III was closed on July 3, 1996. We will be holding oral board interviews with qualifying candidates the week of July 15, 1996 and recommending a full-time appointment the same week. • As mentioned above, the general maintenance of the Cemetery grounds will be handled by a local landscape contractor, RP Landscape (also handling the Landscape Maintenance District). The contractor has already initiated work on the Cemetery grounds, on two dates, June 27 and July 3, 1996. . The City Manager and I toured the Cemetery grounds on July 2, and established a list of improvements that need to be addressed by Cemetery Staff over the next few weeks, with some assistance from other departments. We are working with Staff from the Electric Utility in reviewing the applicability of the GIS system to the operations of the Cemetery and will keep the Council apprised of these efforts. In summary, under the direction of the City Council, Staff has been successful in lowering the projected deficit at the Cemetery from approximately $75,000 to $25,000 this fiscal year. This has resulted in a minimal reduction in staffing. The layoffs of previous Cemetery employees occurred as a result of the application of employee approved layoff procedures. However, the Cemetery is presently and will be continuing to operate with 2 Maintenance Worker positions. The maintenance is being improved through the landscape maintenance contract, the operations will be improved through the application of the GIS system and we have been able to accommodate the needs of the community with the resources available to us. Should any of the Members of the City Council have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me.