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Item No: 7G Meeting Date: Jan 23, 2006 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6723, Authorization to Hire a Temporary Full-time Building Inspector in the Community Development Department Introduction: With the approval of the Medtronic project and subsequent land sale, there is a need to hire additional staff to deal with the workload created by the Medtronic project construction. The Council authorized advertising for a full time temporary building Inspector on November 14, 2005. On December 4, 2005, the posting was published online with the League of Minnesota Cities, and in print in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Applications for the position were received through December 22, 2005. Discussion: We received twenty-two applications for this position, the majority of whom met the minimum posted qualifications. Building Official Osmonson and I interviewed six of the top candidates and agreed upon a top choice to fill the position, Isaac Stensland. Mr. Stensland is a certified building official and is working in that capacity for the cities of West Lakeland and Afton, Minnesota. Mr. Stensland has a background in construction and two and a half years of employment experiences as a building inspector. While it was not advertised as such, all candidates interviewed were fully apprised of the temporary nature of the full time position—Mr. Stensland acknowledges this fact. It was communicated that we would expect the position to be necessary for two years, however the position and his employment are subject to change at the Council’s discretion. The hourly wage scale for this position as negotiated by the City and the union is as follows: Step 1: $19.96 Step 2: $21.21 Step 3: $22.46 Step 4: $23.70 Step 5: $24.95 Following our standard personnel policy practice, Mr. Stensland 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. (It should be noted that the position may conclude prior to reaching Step 5.) Again, this step progression is as outlined in the City’s personnel manual. It has further been noted to Mr. Stensland that his employment would be contingent upon City Council authorization and satisfactory criminal background checks. Personal and employment references were all found to be positive.)