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Item No: 05C <br />M- --- ---- Meeting Date: January 6, 2020 <br />»S VWW Type of Business: Consent Agenda <br />Administrator Review: <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />Nor— <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nate Harder, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9218, Approving the Promotion of Brian Schultes <br />to the Position of Police Sergeant <br />Background: <br />The Police Department has an immediate need to fill the police Sergeant position with the <br />promotion of Ben Zender to Deputy Chief. <br />Discussion: <br />In December 2019, Deputy Chief Steve Menard retired from the Mounds View Police <br />Department leaving the position of Deputy Chief vacant. A promotional process was <br />conducted with Sgt. Ben Zender promoted to Deputy Chief leaving the Sgt. position open. <br />The Mounds View Police Department conducted a Sgt. promotional process with Brian <br />Schultes being recommended for promotion. Brian Schultes has been the acting Sgt. for <br />several months, after Zender was injured during a pursuit. <br />At this time, staff would like to promote Brian Schultes to Sergeant. <br />Mr. Schultes successfully passed the required testing procedures, which included an oral <br />board, and an assessment and interview with Dr. Laura Pendergrass at Martin McAlister. <br />As officer Schultes has been the acting Sgt. since August 12, 2019, we are requesting <br />the promotion be immediate upon council approval (January 6, 2020). <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends City Council approval of Resolution 9218 a resolution authorizing the <br />promotion of Brian Schultes to Police Sergeant. Sergeant Schultes will be at Step 3 <br />($41.81 per LELS contract) with probation until August 12, 2020 at which time he will go <br />to step 4. <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Nate Harder <br />Chief of Police <br />