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Mounds View City Council August 14, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 20 1 I. Resolution 6917 Authorization to Hire a Replacement Police Officer for the 2 Mounds View Police Department. 3 4 Police Chief Sommer stated there is a current opening and there is an existing list of potential 5 officers and the next person on the list will fill the opening. He stated the next person on the list 6 is Nicholas Erickson who has completed all but two tests. He stated Staff recommends 7 approving Nicholas Erickson as a police officer contingent on passing psychological and medical 8 tests. 9 10 MOTION/SECOND: FLAHERTY/THOMAS. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 11 6917, Authorization to Hire a Replacement Police Officer for the Mounds View Police 12 Department. 13 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 14 15 J. Resolution 6903 Severance payment for Thomas Baumgart, Mounds View 16 Police Officer 17 18 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated Thomas Baumgart was terminated from his 19 position due to his inability to perform the essential functions of a police officer as concluded by 20 his health care provider. She stated the termination was effective July 10, 2006. She added that 21 the draft Resolution authorizes a severance payment to Mr. Baumgart for his accrued 22 compensatory and vacation time. She noted the payment is in accordance with the Mounds View 23 Personnel Manual and the current LELS Police Officers Labor Agreement. 24 25 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated the resolution provides a payout of Mr. 26 Baumgart’s vacation hours, which is $5,458.20. She noted it was calculated as 181.94 hours 27 times his hourly salary of $30.00. She added that the Resolution also provides for a payout of 28 his compensatory time, which is $337.50. She noted it was calculated as 11.25 hours times his 29 hourly rate of $30.00. 30 31 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated it has also come to Staff’s attention that the City 32 may be responsible for the continued contribution payment of Mr. Baumgart’s health insurance, 33 in accordance with Minnesota State Statute 299A.465, subd 1. She read from the Statue which 34 states: “The employer is responsible for the continued payment of the employer’s contribution for 35 coverage of the officer or firefighter and, if applicable, the officer’s or firefighter’s dependents. 36 Coverage must continue for the officer of dependents until the officer of firefighter reaches age 37 65. However, coverage for dependents does not have to be continued after the person is no 38 longer a dependent.” 39 40 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated that Staff recommends severance payment to 41 Thomas Baumgart in accordance with the current LELS Police Officers Labor Contract in the 42 amount of $5,795.70. 43 44 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane noted e-mail from Mr. Alsop, Kennedy and Graven, 45