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Item No: 7C Meeting Date: December 13, 2010 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Thomas Kinney, Chief of Police Item Title/Subject: Promotion of Benjamin Zender to the Position of Police Sergeant Discussion: On July 30, 2010, Sgt Mike Kampa retired as a police sergeant for the Mounds View Police Department. This created a vacancy for this position and the city council and police civil service commission both approved the process to fill this vacant supervisory position from internal candidates. On October 11, 2010, the Police Civil Service Commission approved the promotional process to fill the sergeant position from internal candidates. The following procedures were followed: • The position was posted for internal candidates with five years experience with the Mounds View Police Department. Five internal candidates applied for the position. • Three steps were followed for the process of assessing the candidates. The steps were: 1. A review of the candidate’s resume and letter of interest. Conducted and scored by the Chief of Police and Assistant City Administrator. 2. Promotability index. A score based on an index of: past performance, commitment to departmental management philosophy, integrity, dedication and conscientiousness, writing skills, concern for fellow employees, communication skills, and effectiveness in dealing with the public. The Police Chief completed this portion of the scoring. 3. Oral Interview. Conducted by a panel of interviewers from outside the department. The panel consisted of a Captain with the White Bear Lake Police Department, a Commander with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department and a Detective Sergeant with the Roseville Police Department. The panel members scored the interview. A meeting of the Police Civil Service Commission was held on December 2, 2010. Based upon the scores of the applicants, the Commission certified the top five candidates for the position. The top scoring candidate on that list was Officer Benjamin Zender. The Police Chief has met with Officer Zender and recommends he be promoted to the position of police sergeant.