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Item No: 7G Meeting Date: May 22, 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 6824, 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. On January 23, 2006, the City Council authorized the hire of Isaac Stensland. Mr. Stensland began his employment with the City on January 30, 2006 and worked until May 3, 2006, at which point he took a permanent full time position in another community. Because of Mr. Stensland’s departure, however unfortunate, we reconsidered our options relative to staffing levels necessary to address our present needs. Discussion: Upon learning of Mr. Stensland’s resignation, Building Official Osmonson and I considered our options regarding replacement. Three viable alternatives were considered—readvertising for the position, hiring the next available candidate originally interviewed in January, or contracting with a private inspection firm on a long-term basis to satisfy our inspection needs. Each of the alternatives were reviewed based on the anticipated pros and cons. OPTION PROs CONs Re-advertise for the position o Create a new list of potential candidates to fill the position o Cost to advertise is expensive o Amount of time involved at least two months Hire Candidate #2 o Application process complete o Interviews already conducted o Candidate can start immediately o Limits applicant pool to those who applied in December Contract with a private inspection firm o Can begin immediately o Little or no training required o Cost to exceed $65 per hour o Would not do administrative tasks, necessitating the hire of a pt temp admin assistant Based on the above considerations, Ms. Osmonson and I concluded that it would be most cost- effective and most expeditious to offer the position to the next qualified candidate, that person being Mr. Donald Burda.