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Comprehensive Review of S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options v2.1 20 10/22/12 2.2.4.2 Commercial Collections Personnel Commercial collections staff are comprised of four (4) Equipment Operator III positions and one (1) Commercial Supervisor. Each of these positions operates the two (2) front loader trucks, the knuckleboom truck, and the hook-lift truck. While the knuckleboom truck operation is assigned to the commercial collections within the Town budget, its function is primarily engaged in yard waste collection, primarily a residential collection activity. 2.2.4.3 Task-Based Earnings Structure and Full-Time Benefits Each of the solid waste collections staff positions are full-time positions. No part-time positions are currently included in the SWSD organizational structure. SWSD collections staff currently work on a task-based payment structure. Employees are compensated their full annual salary (i.e., equivalent 8-hour workday) upon the completion of their collection route and other assigned daily tasks, and thus are not compensated commensurate with hours worked; however, as described in Section 2.2.2 above, typical residential and commercial routes comprise between 5 and 6 hours on average. Accordingly, many of the staff engage in other employment and coordinate their schedules accordingly (e.g., afternoon jobs). Full-time benefits include: medical insurance, disability and life insurance, worker’s compensation, and retirement benefits. 2.2.4.4 Overtime and Temporary Personnel Occasionally the Town solid waste collections staff is required to work overtime. These occasions include: responding to storm events, collection delays caused by hazardous weather (e.g., ice and snow), holidays, and special events (e.g., festivals, sporting events). Review of the Town SWSD annual operating budget indicates an allowance for overtime equivalent to approximately 5% of annual salary. At the time of this review, division positions are intentionally being held vacant, pending the results of this study. In the interim, the Town has contracted four (4) temporary personnel who supplement the Solid Waste Collector full-time positions currently authorized but unfunded in the SWSD organizational structure. In addition, the Town routinely budgets temporary labor from staffing agencies during illnesses and absences. 2.2.5 Solid Was te Collections Cost Exhibit 2-9 summarizes SCS’s review of the Town’s SWSD budget for fiscal year 2012-13, depicts a comparison to the previous fiscal year, and reflects the projected percent change from the previous fiscal year.