CITY OF FORTUNA
UTILITY WORKER QUALIFICATION/INCENTIVE MATRIX ATTACHMENT “A” Reviewed and Updated June 2024
NOTE: MUST BE MINIMUM OF 18 YEARS OF AGE IN ORDER TO DRIVE CITY VEHICLES.
Utility Worker II Utility Worker III Utility Lead
Minimum Level of
Supervision
General Supervision of lead utility worker General direction of lead utility worker
General direction of General Services
Superintendent
Skill Level Entry, no experience or certification
required at time of hire.
Mid-level experienced, with
certification
Top-level experienced, front line
supervisor, with certification
Probationary period 24 months 18 months 18 months
Certifications/Job
Requirements
Note: Required at time of
hire unless otherwise
noted.
Valid CDL
D1within 24 months
Class B CDL within 6 months
Valid CDL
D1
D2 within 18 months
T1 or T2 within 18 months
Class B CDL within 6 month
Valid CDL
D2
T1
Class B
D3 within 18 months
T2 within 18 months
BF within 18 month
Covered by DOT? Yes – Class A or B CDL Yes – Class A or B CDL Yes – Class A or B CDL Drug Testing Yes. DOT- pre employment and random Yes. DOT- pre employment and random
Yes. DOT- pre employment and
random
Respond to callouts/pager duty? If yes –
30 minute response
required.
Yes Yes Yes
Desired Level of
Education/Experience
Prior work in related field preferred 2 years of increasingly responsible work experience similar to Fortuna
Utility Worker II
3 years of increasingly responsible
work experience similar to Fortuna
Utility Worker III, including one year in
a position requiring D2 and T1, and 1
year of supervisory experience
CITY OF FORTUNA
UTILITY WORKER QUALIFICATION/INCENTIVE MATRIX ATTACHMENT “A” Reviewed and Updated June 2024
City Paid Training
(Job Class plus one level
up.)
BF
D1
D2
T1
T2
Class B
BF
D2
D3
T1
T2
Class B
BF
D3
D4
T2
T3
Class B
Incentives per MOU
If certificate achieved
before July 1, 2011
$50/month residency incentive
2.5% for each (no limit):
T1, T2, BF, D2, D3
Pager pay: $29/day
$50/month residency incentive
2.5% for each (no limit):
T2, BF, D2, D3
Pager pay: $29/day
$50/month residency incentive
Pager pay: $29/day
Incentives per MOU
If certificate achieved on,
or after, July 1, 2011
$50/month residency incentive
$630/yr. for each:
T2, BF, D2, D3
Pager pay: $29/day
$50/month residency incentive
$630/yr. for each:
T2, BF, D3
Pager pay: $29/day
$50/month residency incentive
$630/yr. for each:
D4, T3
Pager pay: $29/day
*Certifications: WW - Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator: State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) T - Water Treatment: State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) D - Water Distribution (Utility Workers): State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Laboratory Technician California Water Environment Association (CWEA), OR American Water Works Association (AWWA)