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CM OF Agenda Section: 11 A. REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number: 94-1383 C ��06 Report Date: 11-29-94 STAFF REPORT Council Action: �� ❑ Special Order of Business CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE NOVEMBER 29. 1994 ❑ Public Hearings ❑ Consent Agenda Council Business Item Description: CONSIDERATION OF HIRING OF RECYCLING INTERN Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) SUMMARY; At the October 10, 1994 Council meeting, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4637 which approved the filling of the Recycling Intern position. The position is a temporary, part-time internship (up to 19 hours per week) that pays $8/hr. and receives no benefits. The duties and responsibilities of this position have not been fully performed since the departure of the City's Recycling Coordinator in April of this year. In the meantime, staff from the Community Development Department have been performing the necessary responsibilities of the position to keep the recycling program functioning. To fill this vacant position, a job announcement was placed in various publications. The job announcement required the successful candidate to have a bachelors degree in planning, public administration or related field and have municipal experience related to recycling. The desired qualifications included having or working toward a masters degree and having computer experience. Community Development Coordinator Paul Harrington and I interviewed the candidates who applied for the position. Of the six candidates, Laurie Mezera-Kerr was determined to be the best candidate for the position. Ms. Mezera-Kerr is completing an internship as a recycling coordinator for the City of Hugo where she started their recycling program from the beginning stages. She is also working towards a Masters Degree in Public Administration. Ms. Mezera-Kerr's references were checked and are satisfactory. If the Council approves the hire of Ms. Mezera-Kerr, she would be available to begin working for the City on Monday, December 5. 64-4.4k Tim Cruikshank, Asst. To City Admin. RECOMMENDATION; Motion to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 4665, hiring Laurie Mezera-Kerr for the position of Recycling Intern, funding to come from Ramsey County SCORE Grant budgeted in 290-4121-010.