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Item No: 7F Meeting Date: October 24, 2016 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8652, Approving the Hire of Miles Wakumoto 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of Mounds View Police Officer Background: The Mounds View Police Civil Service eligibility list for Police Officer is no longer current, and the police department moved forward by creating a new eligibility list for a vacancy in the position of police officer.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 June 13, 2016, the City Council approved Resolution 8593, authorizing the creation of a new eligibility list for the purpose of hiring future police officers. Discussion: The most recent opening for police officer occurred after the resignation of probationary Officer Daniel Stone on May 20, 2016. Therefore, this 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. Delaying the replacement of this patrol officer position will result in a reduction of police service, and could result in additional expenses in terms of overtime cost to backfill the vacancy. On October 11, 2016, the Police Civil Service Commission certified an active eligibility list for the position of Police Officer based on previously conducted testing components, which included written testing, physical agility testing and oral interviews. The top candidates certified by the civil service commission for the police officer position are as follows: 1. Miles Wakumoto 2. Sarah David 3. Andrew Ronning The top candidate, Mr. Wakumoto, has successfully passed the required testing procedures, which included an oral board examination, physical agility test, written exam, and background examination. Staff is awaiting the results of Miles Wakumoto’s physical psychological examinations, which should be received by Friday, October 21, 2016. Staff has personally met with and interviewed Miles Wakumoto and feel that he would be an excellent addition to the department. Staff is requesting to begin employment of Miles Wakumoto as a police officer on or about November 15, 2016.