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Item No: 7D <br />Meeting Date: May 26, 2009 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />Administrator Review: _____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Chief of Police, Mike Sommer <br />Item Title/Subject: Approval to Hire Kirsten Lafean as Police Officer <br />Date of Report: 5-26-09 <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City Council has approved the hiring of a Police Officer for a current vacancy in the <br />Police Department. The Police Civil Service has certified an active eligibility list for the <br />position based on previously conducted testing components, which included written <br />testing, and interviews. The top three candidates on the list are as follows: <br />1. Kirsten Lafean <br />2. Duwayne Nelson <br />3. Kenneth Koss <br /> <br />The #1 candidate, Kirsten Lafean, has successfully completed all of the required testing <br />procedures, which included a background examination, physical examination, <br />psychological examination and physical agility testing. <br /> <br />Staff have personally met and interviewed Ms. Lafean and recommends she be hired to <br />the position. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff seeks council approval to proceed with appointing Kirsten Lafean to the Position of <br />Police Officer at the step one rate of pay for the position in accordance with the Law <br />Enforcement Labor Services Contract, which governs the compensation for this position. <br />This hire is to be effective on June 1st, 2009. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Mike Sommer <br />Chief of Police <br /> <br />