City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Stephanie Van Steyn, Director of Human Resources
Date:
October 21, 2025
Subject:
New Job Classification of Urban Forestry Maintenance Technician Trainee; Updated Salary Matrix for Operating Engineers' Local Union No. 3/General Services; and Updated Side Letter Agreement with OE3 regarding Flex Staffing
Recommendation:
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Adopt a resolution approving: 1) Urban Forestry Maintenance Technician Trainee job classification; 2) Updated OE3 Salary Matrix; and 3) Updated Side Letter Agreement with OE3 regarding Flex Staffing.
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Background:
The Parks Maintenance Division has had difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified Urban Forestry Maintenance Technicians. In the current fiscal year budget, there are three (3) full-time Technician positions approved, which is the same as last fiscal year. For the past two fiscal years, there has been only one filled position, and Human Resources is continuously recruiting to fill 2 out of 3 positions. The pool of candidates has been limited presumably due to the working environment and license requirements. These positions play an important role in caring, maintaining and removing trees throughout the City.
On September 2, 2025, City Council approved a budget appropriation to purchase a new towable drum woodchipper for the Parks Maintenance Division in Public Works. The new chipper that will be purchased will only require a Class B driver's license, versus a Class A driver's license.
Human Resources staff worked with Parks Maintenance Division staff to lower the driver's license requirement on the Urban Forestry Technician job description to a Class B, and met and conferred with the OE3 bargaining unit. The qualified pesticide applicator license (QAL) was also removed, to assist with recruitment efforts. The Supervisor and Manager classifications already require the QAL, and therefore the Division has enough staff with this required license.
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