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Item No: 7A <br />MOT ,, IS t TTE Meeting Date: April 14. 2014 <br />U�L �/1 Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: / <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Thomas Kinney, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8239 Approving the Hire of David Radtke as a Police <br />Officer <br />Introduction: <br />On November 13, 2012, the City Council approved Resolution 8011 authorizing the creation of a <br />new eligibility list for the purpose of hiring future police officers. One vacancy will soon exist within <br />the police department due to an upcoming departure of Officer James Stoffel. Officer Stoffel is <br />resigning effective April 21, 2014, to work for another law enforcement agency. <br />Discussion: <br />Filling this officer position vacancy as quickly as possible will maintain the appropriate staffing of the <br />department and will avoid any additional expenses in overtime costs to backfill the vacancy. <br />On March 28, 2014, the Police Civil Service Commission certified an active eligibility list for the <br />position of Police Officer based on previously conducted testing components, which included written <br />testing, physical agility testing and oral interviews. The top candidates certified by the Police Civil <br />Service Commission for the police officer position are as follows: <br />1. David Radtke <br />2. Brandon Bragg <br />3. Joshua Pirkola <br />The top candidate, David Radtke, has successfully completed all of the required testing procedures, <br />which included an oral board examination, physical agility test, written exam, background <br />examination, physical examination and a psychological examination. Staff has personally met with <br />and interviewed Mr. Radtke and feel that he would be an excellent addition to the department. <br />Staff is requesting to begin employment of David Radtke as a police officer on April 27, 2014. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends City Council approval of Resolution 8239, a resolution authorizing the hiring of <br />David Radtke to the position of Police Officer at Step 1 ($21.32/hr) of the compensation schedule in <br />accordance with the Law Enforcement Labor Services Contract (2013 rate), effective on April 27, <br />2014. <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Thomas Kinney <br />Chief of Police __�/ <br />