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Item No: 9G M0.111�s�AMeeting Date: February 12, 2018 V IEW Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report NK - To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Rayla Sue Ewald, Human Resources Coordinator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8907, Approving the Hire of Brian Sawyer to the Position of Mounds View Police Officer Background: The Mounds View Police Civil Service eligibility list for Police Officer is no longer current, and the police department moved forward by creating a new eligibility list for a vacancy in the position of Police Officer. On November 13, 2017, the City Council approved Resolution 8859, authorizing approval to advertise for Police Officer. A new eligibility list for the purpose of hiring future Police Officers was created. Discussion: The most recent opening for Police Officer occurred due to veteran Officer Nate Garland being assigned to the Drug Task Force (VCET), which will occur this spring. Therefore, the process was initiated to replace this vacancy. The Police Officer position is an essential public safety position within the City, and ideally, having a replacement officer in place as soon as practical is critical to maintaining uninterrupted continuity of policing services in the City. On January 31, 2018, the Police Civil Service Commission certified an active eligibility list for the position of Police Officer based on previously conducted testing components, which included physical agility testing and oral interviews. The top candidates certified by the Civil Service Commission for the Police Officer position are as follows: 1. Brian Sawyer 2. Alexander Aase 3. Melissa Miller Mr. Sawyer successfully passed the required testing procedures, which included an oral board examination and physical agility testing. Mr. Sawyer is in the process of completing the background investigation, physical and psychological examinations. Staff is requesting to begin employment of Mr. Sawyer as a Police Officer on or about March 21, 2018.