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Item No: 5 Meeting Date: January 4, 2010 Type of Business: Work Session Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Clerk - Administrator Item Title/Subject: Part-Time Public Service Officer (PSO) Position Introduction: Tyler Martin, Public Service Officer (PSO), resigned. His last day of employment is Monday, January 4, 2010. Mr. Martin has taken a new position as a police officer with the City of Newport. Discussion: The Mounds View Police Civil Service Commission maintains an eligibility list for the position of Public Service Officer (PSO), which will expire in February 2011. The PSO is currently a ¾ part time, union, non-sworn position within the Police Department who also assists with code enforcement. The police department has an opening for this position due to the resignation of Tyler Martin. The current eligibility list has four (4) more candidates that the City could contact and re-interview. If these four candidates on the eligibility list are not available for employment, then the City will need to create a new eligibility list for this position, and re-start the interview and hiring process. The duties of the PSO include: • Pick up stray animals as required or as requested by citizen complaint. • Assist officers with traffic control, traffic and radar surveys. • Perform house-watch duties to help ensure the safety and security of property belonging to residents out of the city for a period of time. • Trap and relocate undomesticated animals. • Assist in the maintenance of agency equipment and medical supplies. • Transport equipment or personnel as requested. • Answer administrative phones when needed. • Recovery of stolen, lost or abandoned property (i.e. bicycles) • Assist with code enforcement throughout the city. Below is the current pay scale for the position. STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 $12.73/hr $13.52/hr $14.32/hr $15.11/hr $15.91