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I on To supplement permanent staff resources for specific periodic cleaning projects such as floor care (carpet cleaning and refinishing of vinyl floors), cleaning of HVAC system grilles and diffusers, window cleaning, and the like. The Custodial team currently uses two temporary employees to provide daily service coverage for two vacant positions. Recruitment is nearing completion to fill these vacancies, after which it is anticipated that one temporary employee will be used to assist in floor care and other non -daily cleaning assignments. Motor Pool: The Motor Pool division has historically used temporary labor to provide coverage during absences by permanent staff due to illness or position vacancies. Currently the Motor Pool division employs no temporary staff. Sanitation: The six Solid Waste Convenience Centers are open 58 hours weekly. In addition, four of the highest volume centers require double staffing on weekends. Therefore, 108 regular hours and 56 weekend hours of double staffing is needed to prevent full time permanent employees from working over 40 hours a week. Also, these temporary employees are relied on during periods of vacation and medical leave by full time permanent employees as well as when the centers are opened on a holiday, i.e. Christmas Eve, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday (closed Easter Sunday) and the day after Thanksgiving. The hours of the temporary employees will decrease with the hiring of the vacant Solid Waste Center Operator position. Purchasing and Central Services Temporary wages are used in Central Services to provide back up courier services when the courier expects to be out for a week or more. Recreation and Parks In the Recreation and Parks Department, approximately 58 employees are employed as temporary staff to run programs, open and close reserved facilities, provide coverage so that a facility can remain open to the public, assist with special events and park operations. Many of these employees are hired on a seasonal basis, In these cases, the individual works for the program or season, up to 40 hours per week, then is released at the end of the program or season. This is the case for 18 summer camp employees who provide the necessary 12/1 camper /counselor ratio, staff supervision and bus drivers. During the 2005 Summer Camp the department averaged 111 registered campers each week. It is also the case for three parks operations assistants to manage the heavy summer mowing and visitor season. These individuals are responsible for mowing, trimming, trash pick -up, lining, grooming, weeding, watering, trail work, repair, and other maintenance as needed and under supervision of full time staff, The majority of Recreation and Parks temporary employees are employed year'round. Each of these individuals may work up to 15 hours per week on average. Below are examples of the duties and functions of our 30 plus employees in this category.