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CITY COUNCIL <br />REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 31 <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Meg Sawyer, Human Resources and Communications Manager <br />MEETING DATE: April 14, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Appointment of Accounting Clerk II <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The City Council is being asked to approve the appointment of Micheal Persons to the Accounting <br />Clerk II position within the Finance department. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Staff has completed the recruitment process, provided a conditional offer, and is recommending <br />the approval of Persons for the full-time position. <br />Persons has over 15 years of relevant accounting and tax experience, primarily at the State of <br />Minnesota Management and Budget. He also owns a tax preparation company. He has a <br />bachelor's degree in Economics and Management from Hamline University. <br />The starting wage for Persons will be at $35.32 per hour, which is step 5 of a 7 step wage scale for <br />the Accounting Clerk II position. With the Council's approval, Persons would start in the position <br />on April 15, 2025. <br />The hiring of Persons will backfill the Accounting Clerk II vacancy that was created on March 3, <br />2025. The 2025 Adopted Budget includes one full-time Accounting Clerk II in the Finance <br />department. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Please approve the appointment of Michael Persons to the Accounting Clerk II position. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />