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Item No: 07C Meeting Date: August 13, 2007 Type of Business: CB City Administrator Review: _____ Revised Staff Report as of 550pm on August 13th City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant to the City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7138, Appointing a Candidate to the Position of Cable TV Coordinator Background: In order to fulfill the City’s goal of improved public communication, the need for a Cable TV Coordinator has been discussed at many City Council Meetings and supported by the City’s Cable Committee. At the May 14, 2007, City Council Meeting, the City Council authorized Staff to start the process of hiring a Cable Television Coordinator for the Administration Department in accordance with Resolution 7051. This position would be a full time non- exempt position, and will be a union position under the AFSCME Union Contract. Discussion: We received thirty-four applications for this position, and of those, six were interviewed. The City had an interview panel which consisted of myself, Kurt Ulrich (Mounds View City Administrator), Jerry Skelly (Mounds View Cable Committee Chairperson) and Barbara Haake (Mounds View Cable Committee Member). . All candidates that were interviewed were required to submit a video tape. The panel agreed on two top candidates. The Mounds View Cable Committee will meet on Monday, August 13th at 5pm (just prior to this Council Meeting) to discuss the candidates and make their recommendation to the City Council. Staff will have a Resolution prepared to the City Council announcing the top candidate right after the Cable Committee Meeting. Personal and employment references were all found to be positive and all background checks have come back satisfactory on both candidates. The hourly wage scale for this position as approved by the City Council and negotiated by the City and the AFSCME union is as follows: Step One: $19.13/hr Step Two: $20.32/hr Step Three: $21.52/hr Step Four: $22.71/hr Step Five: $23.91/hr Following our standard personnel policy practice, the candidate would begin employment at Step 1, with an increase to Step 2 after six months of employment. Step 3 would occur after 12 months of employment with Steps 4 and 5 due 12 months thereafter, respectively.