HomeMy WebLinkAbout76-152RESOLUTION NO. 76-152
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 58-281 TO ADD THE NEW CLASS TITLE
OF ENERGY CONSERVATION ENGINEER
WHEREAS, on November 3, 1958, the City Council passed and adopted Resolution
No. 58-281, revising and re-establishing the Basic Compensation Plan for all officers
and employees of the City of Santa Aha; and
WHEREAS, Section 1004, Article X of the City Charter of the City of Santa Ana
requires the City Manager to prepare, install and maintain a position classification
and pay plan subject to civil service rules and regulations and the approval of the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has from time to time amended said Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously authorized the addition of a new position
in the 1976-77 Annual Budget for the Department of Building Safety and Housing to
implement a State-mandated program for the enforcement of energy conservation regula-
tions affecting the design and construction of non-residential buidlings; and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to add a new class to the list of class titles
contained in said Resolution No. 58-281, as amended, and to allocate salary and wage
schedules thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Section 3 of Resolution No. 58-281, as
amended, is hereby further amended by adding, in proper alphabetical sequence, the
class title of Energy Conservation Engineer at the salary range numbers specified on
the designated effective dates as next herein set out:
EFFECTIVE DATES
1/1/77 1/1/78 4/1/78
Salary Range Numbers 402 409 420
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this amendment shall take effect on January
, 197 ?.
ADOPTED, this 28th day of December , 1976--, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Bricken, Ward, Ortiz, Yamamoto, Garthe
NOES: COUNCILMEN: Evans, Brandt
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO I~ORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
,CITY OF SANTA ANA
CONSERVATION ENGINEER
DEFINITION
Under direction, performs difficult professional engineering work in checking con-
struction plans and specifications for compliance with uniform building code, State
regulations and accepted engineering practices, particularly as they relate to the
field of energy conservation and acoustical engineering.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Examines the plans, specifications and calculations of a variety of the more complex
buildings and structures to determine compliance with pertinept building requlations,
State laws and engineering principles as they relate to energy conservation and sound
transmission; approves or disapproves such plans; advises and assists architects,
engineers, contractors and property o~ners on preliminary and finaldesigns and
specifications in regard to the interpretation and application of pertinent local and
State building regulations; conducts field inspections involving mo~ifications of
or deviations from approved building plans on matters affecting energy conservation
end acoustical regulations; collects and develops statistical data and prepares
departmental reports; may assist in checking electrical, plumbing end structural
elements of plans and specifications; performs other related duties as required.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF T~E CLASS
An employee of this class performs highly responsible technical and complex work
requiring the exercise of good judgement in the application of precise engineering
knowledge, gained through training and experience, to a variety of engineering
problems, particularly in the areas of ener~-y conservation and acoustical factors
in the design and construction of a wide variety of buildings and structures. Work
is performed under the direction of the Plan Checking Engineer in the Department
of Building Safety and Housing.
I~COMMENDED MINIMUM qUALIFICATIONS
Craduation from an accredited four-year college o~ university with a degree in
engineering, preferably with specllization in mechanical engineering, and two years
engineerinS experience in the field of heatin$ and air conditioning, or closely
related area. This qualification may he met By an equivalent combination of education,
training and experience which provides specific and substantial preparation fort he
performance of the duties of the classification, including:
Considerable knowledge of the principles and techniques of engineering design, parti-
cularly as related to energy conservation standards in the design and construction
of buildings and structures; good knowledge of types of building construction methods,
practices and materials; ability to make independent investigations and analyses of
difficult engineerin$ problems; ability to read and interpret designs specifications
'end construction blueprints and to verify complex engineering calculations; ability
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