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<br />Item No: 7B <br />Meeting Date: October 25, 2010 <br />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 7690, Approval to Hire Craig Swalchick as the <br />Public Service Officer (PSO) <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />On August 9, 2010, the City Council authorized resolution no. 7660 to approve the hiring <br />process from the active eligibility list for the currently vacant Public Service Officer (PSO) <br />position. The opening was created due to the resignation of Jaren Zech on August 13, <br />2010. This position is a ¾ part time non-sworn employee handling various duties with <br />animals and code enforcement issues. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />The Police Chief met with the Police Civil Service Commission on October 11, 2010 <br />regarding the procedures for completing the hiring process and an updated eligibility list of <br />the following three names was certified by the commission: <br /> <br />1. Craig Swalchick <br />2. Ryan Hegarty <br />3. Andrew Cherland <br /> <br />The top candidate on the list is Craig Swalchick. A successful background investigation <br />was conducted on Mr. Swalchick. Staff from the Police Department have met with Mr. <br />Swalchick and recommends he be hired to the position. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff seeks council approval to proceed with appointing Craig Swalchick to the position of <br />Public Service Officer at the step one pay rate according to the AFSCME labor union <br />contract effective October 26, 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 />Chief of Police <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />