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<br />Item No: 7C <br />Meeting Date: April 26, 2010 <br />Type of Business:CB <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Thomas Kinney, Interim Police Chief <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7605, Authorizing the Hire of Jaren Zech to the <br />Position of Public Service Officer (PSO) <br /> <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />On January 25, 2010, the City Council approved Resolution 7568 to approve advertising <br />and creating an eligibility list for the currently vacant Public Service Officer (PSO) position. <br />The opening was created due to the resignation of Tyler Martin on January 4, 2010. This <br />position is a ¾ part time non-sworn employee handling various duties with animals and <br />code enforcement issues. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />The Interim Police Chief met with the Police Civil Service Commission regarding the <br />procedures for completing the hiring process and a new eligibility list of the following three <br />names was certified by the commission: <br /> <br />1. Jaren Zech <br />2. Jason Wong <br />3. Craig Swalchick <br /> <br />The top candidate on the list is Jaren Zech. A successful background investigation was <br />conducted on Mr. Zech. Staff from the Police Department has met with Mr. Zech and <br />recommends he be hired to the position. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff seeks council approval to proceed with appointing Jaren Zech to the position of Public <br />Service Officer at the step one pay rate according to the AFSCME labor union contract <br />effective May 3, 2010. The current step one rate of pay is $12.73 per hour. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />__________________ <br />Thomas Kinney <br />Interim Police Chief <br /> <br /> <br />