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Item No: 7I <br />Meeting Date: August 14, 2006 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />Administrator Review: _____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Chief of Police, Mike Sommer <br />Item Title/Subject: Approval to Hire Nicholas Erickson as <br />Police Officer <br />Date of Report: 8-14-06 <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City Council has approved the hiring of a Police Officer for a current vacancy in the <br />Police Department. The Police Civil Service has certified an active eligibility list for the <br />position based on previously conducted testing components, which included written <br />testing, and interviews. The top three candidates on the list are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Nicholas Erickson (Total score= 73.6) <br />2. Eric Kammerer (Total score=68.9) <br />3. Marcus Smith (Total score= 68,6) <br /> <br />The #1 candidate, Nicholas Erickson, has successfully completed testing procedures <br />including a background examination, and the physical agility testing. The medical <br />examination, and psychological examinations have been scheduled and his appointment <br />as Police Officer shall be contingent on successfully passing these examinations. <br /> <br />Staff have personally met and interviewed Mr. Ericson and recommends he be hired to <br />the position. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff seeks council approval to proceed with appointing Nicholas Ericson to the position of <br />Police Officer at the step one rate of pay for the position in accordance with the Law <br />Enforcement Labor Services Contract, which governs the compensation for this position. <br />This hire is to be effective on August 28th, 2006, contingent on him passing the required <br />medical and psychological examinations. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Mike Sommer <br />Chief of Police