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CM' r? REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Agenda Section I1.J _ STAFF REPORT Report Number: 96~ f We 3C, Il afiNiM Report Date: 9/20/96 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE — — Special Order of Bus. yS TON 'DSeptember 23, 1996Consent Agenda '1",-Pan osi'''S _ Public Hearings X Council Business Item Description: Consideration of Resolution No. 5012 Approving the Hiring of James Ericson as Planning Associate. Administrator's Review/Recommendation: -No Comments to supplement this report -Comments attached. Explanation/Summaty(attach supplement sheets as necessary) Summary: • In August, Planning Associate Joyce Pruitt resigned to take a new job with the City of Hastings. The City Council then authorized the advertising for a replacement, and over 70 applications were received. The position was advertised in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the League of Minnesota Cities Bulletin, and the Mankato, MN and Ames, IA newspapers. Qualifications for the position included a Bachelors degree in planning or a related field, and at least one year of work experience in planning and/or code enforcement. A panel consisting of Cathy Bennett, Lynnette Morgan and myself conducted interviews of Ilof the candidates. Each of the candidates were asked to bring writing samples, and did a writing exercise lowing the interview. The field was narrowed to three candidates, and reference checks were conducted. he panel is recommending that James Ericson be hired as Planning Associate. Jim has been working as an Assistant Planner for the City of Maplewood since June 1995. He is responsible for code enforcement and for the review of preliminary and final plats, conditional use permits and site development plans. He has also been involved in the permitting of home occupations, computing of capital improvement plan forecasts, and preparing ordinance revisions. Prior to working for the City of Maplewood, Jim worked an a planning intern for one year for the City of St. Paul for one year, doing special research projects. Jim has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Metro-Urban Studies from Augsburg College, and a Masters in Planning degree from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and the University of Minnesota. With approval of the City Council, and subject to the satisfactory completion of a police background check, physical examination and a drug test, Jim expects to report to work on September 30. PIVr/i.ilik- 11AAL(tr --, - . Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director likCOMMENDATION: Adopt the resolution approving the hiring of James Ericson as Planning Associate.