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j B Item No: 9.F. - Meeting Date: October 9, 2017 MUS W I Type of Business: Council Business ------ - Administrator review: City of /n�ounds View �t�aff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nate Harder, Chief of Police Item Title/:subject: Resolution 8843, Appointing Maggie Hicks to Police Support Specialist Background The Mounds View Police Department has employed a Support Specialist and a Records Technician to support police operations. The police department has undergone changes as a result of a new records management system and changing policies and procedures. The Police Support Specialist has recently tendered her resignation. This is a key position for the police department and it is important that the position be filled as soon as possible. Discussion With the adoption of a new records management system and other changes within the department, Maggie Hicks has taken a lead role within the department and has been doing many of the duties that the Support Specialist would do. To fill the current vacancy in the Police Support Specialist position staff would like to promote Maggie Hicks to Police Support Specialist. She is the only internal candidate that would be eligible to apply for this position and she has done an exemplary job as Records Technician. This promotion would be subject to a 6 months probationary period. Staff will also be reviewing both position descriptions to reflect the changing duties for both the Support Specialist and the Records Technician and will bring that back to Council at a future date with a request to fill the Records Technician position. Recommendation Staff recommends Maggie Hicks be appointed to Police Support Specialist effective Monday, October 9, 2017 at step 4 $27.00 per hour from her current pay of $25.17 per hour. Respectfully submitted, 4�v� Nat arder Chief of Police