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Item No.7B Type of Business:CB WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Givonna Reed, Assistant to the City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 5625 Appointing a Finance Director/Treasurer Date of Report: September 19, 2001 Upon direction from the City Council to proceed with hiring for the Finance Director position, staff advertised the Finance Director position in a number of publications including the following: Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, League of Minnesota Cities Bulletin, Government Jobs.com and the City of Mounds View web site. We received 18 applications and interviewed four candidates. Mr. Charles Hansen stood out as the most ideal candidate. Mr. Hansen has 25 years of experience in municipal finance and 23 years of experience in senior municipal finance positions. For the last eight years Mr. Hansen has served as Finance Director for the City of Brooklyn Center and has managed a $40,000,000 budget and a $30,000,000 investment portfolio. His responsibilities included handling the budget and investments, risk and debt management and TIF. In addition, he supervised staff who were responsible for financial reporting, payroll, accounts payable and receivable and utility billing. As Assistant Finance Director in Brooklyn Center for seven years and as Assistant Finance Director in Robbinsdale for eight years Mr. Hansen was responsible for the preparation of annual financial reports, support of external auditors, preparation of monthly general fund statements and profit and loss statements. He was also responsible for supervising finance department staff. Based on how closely Mr. Hansen’s skills and experience match the City’s needs, staff recommends that the City Council approve hiring Mr. Hansen for the position of finance director. Staff further recommends that the Council appoint Mr. Hansen with a starting salary of $63,270.18 (step 3) annually with an increase to $66,785.66 (step 4) in 6 months pending a satisfactory performance evaluation and $70,300.20 (step 5) one year from the start date pending a satisfactory performance evaluation. The recommendation to start Mr. Hansen at step 3 is based on his extensive experience in senior municipal finance positions. Staff further recommends that the Council allow Mr. Hansen to accrue vacation at a rate of three weeks annually.