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Item No: 8.C. Meeting Date: August 13, 2018 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Rayla Sue Ewald, Human Resources Coordinator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8991, Approving Hire of Alexander Aase to the position of Police Officer Background The Mounds View School District requested to have a School Resource Officer (SRO) position filled at Pinewood Elementary. Police Officer Kasey Keckeisen has been assigned to fill the SRO position. The City Council approved Resolution 8977 on June 11, 2018 in order to recruit for the vacant position created by Officer Keckeisen, Pinewood’s new SRO. Discussion: Officer Kasey Keckeisen will begin his new assignment as the Pinewood Elementary SRO effective September 4, 2018. A recruitment process started, with first interviews held July 19th for 15 candidates. Six (6) candidates were invited to return for a second interview followed by agility testing the next day. Four (4) candidates returned for interviews with the Chief. The top candidate in the interview process was Alexander Aase. You may recall Mr. Aase was offered a position as Police Officer in February 2018. However the offer from February 2018 was rescinded due to Mr. Aase’s failed hiring assessment. Mr. Aase continues to be a highly qualified candidate and has undergone a new hiring assessment with a different testing facility. It is with the concurrence of the second testing facility that City staff recommends Mr. Aase for the position of Police Officer with the City of Mounds View. Mr. Aase not only successfully passed the required hiring assessment, but he also passed all testing procedures which included oral board examinations, physical agility testing, a police background investigation, and a pre-employment physical. Staff is requesting to begin employment of Mr. Aase as a Police Officer on or about September 1, 2018. Unfortunately, at this time staff does not have additional candidates available to present City Council with an eligibility listing for future vacancies. There is a potential of two (2) viable candidates from this current recruitment process, however staff needs further time for consideration before moving the candidates forward.