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Item No: 07B Meeting Date: March 8, 2010 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Clerk-Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7586, Approving the Hire of Don Peterson as Public Works Supervisor in the Public Works Department Background: On December 15, 2006, Tim Pittman, the former Public Works Supervisor, resigned. Staff advertised for this vacant position in 2007. During the interview process in 2007, the former Public Works Director resigned. It was the consensus of Staff and City Council to hold off on the hiring process for the Public Work Supervisor until a new Public Works Director was hired. Nick DeBar was hired as the Public Works Director in March of 2009. Mr. DeBar was able to assess the needs of the Public Works Department, and recommended the need for a Public Works Supervisor Position, which would allow Mr. DeBar to perform in-house engineering, leading to reduced engineering consultant fees. . On December 14, 2009, the City Council authorized Staff to advertise to hire the Public Works Supervisor position. Discussion: Staff advertised the opening on the City’s website, the League of MN Cities website, and with the StarTribune. The anticipated starting salary for the position was advertised at $25.56/hour. Staff interviewed fifteen (15) candidates, and of those fifteen (15) candidates the City interviewed three internal City employee candidates. The interview panel consisted of Nick DeBar, and me. After the interviews were concluded, the panel narrowed it down to three candidates: These three candidates were interviewed for a second time by Jim Ericson, Jim Hess and Tracy Juell, and all candidates were also given a computer/writing skills test. It was the consensus of Staff to recommend Don Peterson to the position of Public Works Supervisor. Mr. Peterson is currently employed as a Safety Director with the Osseo-Brooklyn Bus Company, and was a former Public Works Supervisor for the City of Osseo for twelve (12) years. Reference checks and background checks are complete and satisfactory. The Public Works Supervisor position is an exempt, non-union position. Staff is recommending Step 1 of the City’s pay plan at $25.56/hour ($53,164.80/year) for Mr. Peterson, with an increase to Step 2 of the salary range (currently $27.16/hour) after six months of employment, and to Step 3 of he salary range (currently $28.76/hour) after 1 year of employment. Mr. Peterson has been notified that all increases are subject to a satisfactory performance evaluation and City Council consideration. Mr. Peterson would begin employment on Monday, March 29, 2010.