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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />APPROVED <br />t CITY OF L11140 LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />4 DATE :May 24, 2021 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 6:28 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Lyden, Rubland, <br />8 Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT <br />None <br />10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Director of Public Safety John <br />1 I Swenson; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />]2 <br />13 1, Police Division Staffing — Public Safety Director Swenson reported on two <br />14 requests relating to cwrent staffing: <br />15 <br />t 6 There is a sergeant that is currently out and that leaves the department short on <br />17 supervision. He is asking permission to promote an evening police officer to a sergeant <br />18 position until the regular sergeant returns to duty. <br />19 <br />20 The department is engaged in a hiring process (currently running at 24 officers). Coming <br />2t. on board is one new officer that will bring strength to 25. A hiring process would bring <br />22 two new officers, bringing it to 27. He is asking the council, if there is a third candidate <br />23 that the department finds appropriate, may they hire that officer as well and bring the <br />24 department to full strength of 28 (as of July 1) at an additional cost of $12,000+. The <br />25 sergeant temporary upgrade would have a cost but it can't be pinpointed because it isn't <br />26 at that point (and it may never happen if the sergeant were to return before it is <br />27 implemented). In any case, there would be no increase to the approved personnel budget <br />28 for the department. <br />29 <br />30 Councilmember Cavegn asked about the temporary upgrade. Is it an assumption that the <br />3t temporary sergeant could become permanent without any council action? Director <br />32 Swenson noted that it will not be a normal promotion process because of the temporary <br />33 nature; if it were to become a permanent situation, that regular promotion process would <br />34 occur and he expects there would be individuals interested that may not have wanted a <br />35 temporary position. <br />36 <br />37 Councilmember Stoesz received confirmation that the 28' position wouldn't create other <br />38 expenses such as auto. <br />39 <br />40 The council and Director Swenson discussed the hiring process and the cmrentjob <br />4I market for police officers. <br />42 <br />43 The council concurred in supporting staffs requests. <br />44 <br />