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CITY COUNCIL <br />STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 4.A. <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Curt Boehme , Chief of Police <br />MEETING DATE June 23, 2025 <br />AGENDA ITEM: Consider Appointment of Police Officer <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The City Council is being asked to approve the appointment of Colton Timmons to the Police <br />Officer position within the Police Department. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Staff has completed the recruitment process, provided a conditional offer, and is <br />recommending the approval of Timmons for the full-time position. <br />Timmons is a Lino Lakes Police Cadet in the ICPOET program and will be graduating from the <br />program on July 8, 2025. <br />The starting wage for Timmons will be $42.22 per hour, which is Step 1 in a 7-step wage scale <br />for the Police Officer position. <br />With the Council's approval, Timmons will start in the Police Officer position once he receives <br />his POST licensure. <br />There are currently two vacant Police Officer positions within the Police Department. The 2025 <br />Approved Budget is funded for 28 sworn positions. The hiring of Timmons as an officer will <br />bring the police department to 25 sworn staff. Approval of this request will not result in an <br />increase to personnel cost for the police department. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Please approve the appointment of Colton Timmons to the Police Officer position. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />Page 93 of 142 <br />