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Item No: 6 Meeting Date: August 21, 2017 Type of Business: Work Session City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Discuss Potential HR Specialist Position Introduction: The resignation of Assistant City Administrator Desaree Crane has created an opportunity to review the job description and make changes to better reflect our current needs. Staff believes that at this point, there isn’t a compelling need to maintain an assistant city administrator position, however one of the core duties of the position should persist as a position on its own—that being human resources. A couple years ago we had discussed internally how such a position would be defined and a job description was created. Discussion: The attached job description for a Human Resources Technician is similar to other HR positions in suburban communities. Given the combination of HR duties, business licensing and City Clerk responsibilities, the position should continue to be full time. The position could serve directly under the City Administrator or perhaps report to the Finance Director. Recommendation: Review the draft job description for the position of Human Resources Specialist or HR Technician to replace the Assistant City Administrator position. If the Council feels it would be important to move forward with the position in advance of hiring a new City Administrator, I would recommend asking Springsted to point the new position and generate a market-rate compensation schedule before posting the position. Given the present staffing deficiency, the City Council could ask an HR consultant to assist in the marketing, collection, ranking and backgrounding of candidates for the position. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ James Ericson City Administrator