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Item No: 5.D. 2024 M0L__TN_DitSVVWW Meeting Date: June 24, enda Type of Business: Consent Agenda Administrator review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Rayla Sue Ewald, Human Resource Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9943 Approving Police Community Service Officer (CSO) Job Description and Authorize a Recruitment Process Introduction: Staff would like to add a Community Service Officer (CSO) position and begin a recruitment process. This would be an ongoing part-time non-exempt position for individuals currently enrolled in a post -secondary law enforcement program or college level courses in criminal justice, or police science. The position is identified as an apprenticeship, grooming the CSO for the position of Police Officer upon completion of their academic program. Discussion: The CSO position would allow the Police Department Staff an opportunity to view potential candidates for future Police Officer openings, while providing non -licensed police support to the department. The CSO position creates an opportunity for the candidate to acquire on the job training, learn the City's geography, and discover the meaning behind the Mounds View Police Departments core values: Integrity; Service; Commitment. The HR Committee supports the request for the Police CSO position and would like to begin the recruitment process immediately. Staff requests Council approve the job description and allow staff to post the position as it becomes available moving forward. If funding no longer exists as Police Officer positions are filled in the future, staff will return for a discussion on continuation of the position. The CSO position will work 20 — 29 hours per week, and will accrue vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay. No insurance benefits are available for this position. The position was graded as a 4: 2024 - Grade 4 4% 3.75% 3.75% 3.75% 3.5% 3.25% 3% 2.75% Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Ste 9 $25.92 $26.96 $27.97 $29.02 $30.11 $31.16 $32.17 $33.14 $34.05 Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Create a culture where employees desire to work. Financial Impact: None, currently there is funding available as the Police Department is low on Police Officer staff. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of Resolution 9943, Approving Police Community Service Officer (CSO) Job Description and Authorizing a Recruitment Process. Respectfully submitted, Rayla Sue Ewald Human Resource Director Attachment: Res. No. 9943 Exhibit A— Police Community Service Officer Job Description The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community