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Item No. 6D Type of Business: SB WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; SB: Special Order of Business CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution No. 5987 Hiring Jeffery Hayes as a Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Employee Meeting Date: April 14, 2003 On January 18, 2003, City Council approved Resolution No. 5930 that authorized the Public Works Department to advertise for two currently vacant full-time positions: one in the Sanitary Sewer Division and one in Storm Water / Surface Water Division. Acting on this direction from City Council, Staff proceeded by advertising for these two positions in the city’s official newspaper, the New Brighton-Mounds View Bulletin, and the Star Tribune. The City received a total of forty-five (45) applications for the two positions. The applications were pointed and interviews were scheduled with fourteen applicants. The interview committee consisted of the Public Works Director, the Public Works Foreman, and the Public Works Administrative Assistant. First round interviews were held the week of March 10th. The field of candidates was then narrowed to four applicants, two for each open position. Second round interviews, which included a tour of Public Works building and a casual meeting with all members of the Public Works Department, were held the week of March 24th. Mr. Jeffery Hayes was unanimously selected as the best candidate for the Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Position. Mr. Hayes was employed as the Supervisor of the Fogerty Ice Arena in the City of Blaine for the past ten years. Mr. Hayes has experience with supervisory activities, facility and grounds maintenance, operations of heavy and light equipment, snow removal, and equipment maintenance. In addition, Mr. Hayes has also has been serving on the Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department for the past ten years, where he serves as a driver and station engineer. Mr. Hayes holds a valid commercial drivers license (CDL). The Public Works Department is confident that Mr. Hayes would be an asset to the City and is recommending that the Council hire him for the position of Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Employee, contingent on passing all pre- employment tests (i.e. drug and alcohol test, criminal background check, physical…). Mr. Hayes, if hired, would be a member of the Public Works Collective Bargaining Unit. As such, Mr. Hayes would be subject to the