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Item No: 07I <br />Meeting Date: March 24, 2008 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />City Administrator Review: _________ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator <br /> <br />Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 7229 Approving the Hire <br />of James Ericson to the Position of Clerk - <br />Administrator <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />Kurt Ulrich had resigned as Clerk-Administrator effective September 13, 2007. The City <br />Council sought proposals from recruitment professionals, and decided on Springsted to <br />assist the City in the Clerk-Administrator recruitment process. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />On January 28, 2008, the Council held a special meeting to review the top seven candidates <br />and to identify the finalists to interview. Three identified candidates were interviewed by the <br />City Council on Saturday, February 9, 2008, and it was determined by the City Council to <br />offer the job to the City’s internal candidate, James Ericson. The Mounds View City Council <br />met in closed Executive Sessions to discuss and negotiate Mr. Ericson’s employment <br />agreement. Mr. Ericson accepted the position and the terms of his contract. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Approve Resolution 7228, a resolution approving the hiring of James Ericson to fill the <br />position of Clerk-Administrator, effective February 11, 2008. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Desaree Crane