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w13' MEMO TO: Mounds View City Council FROM: Bruce K. Anderson, Direct'�� 1 Parks, Recreation and F'or.st( y DATE: November 3, 1983 RE: 1983-84 MEEB Program Staff has submitted and received preliminary approval through the Ramsey County Job 'Training program to employee six (6) individuals in the City of Mounds View on a part-time/full-time basis. The program that staff has applied to is called the MEED Program which stands for the Minnesota Emergency Employment Development Act.. The program has been established through the Governor's office to provide working environments for those individuals who have exhausted their current unemployment benefits. The program is coordinated through the Ramsey County Job Training Program which is housed in Maplewood and as I indicated, we have received the preliminary approval for the six positions as per the attached sheets. The six positions that staff has submitted proposals for include the hiring of a clerical assistance to work throughout the entire City operations. The clerical position would be employed on a full year basis, half-time or 20 hours per week. The position would directly report to the Parks and Recreation office but would eventually become responsible for the phones upstairs at which time we would free our existing receptionist to do other clerical 'skills as her clerical skills are extremely good. The other position that is being applying for is through the City Finance Department for a half-time or 20 hours per week, yearround City Accounting Clerk. This position has been budgeted for the 1984 City Finance Department and staff envisions subsizing the proposed $4.00/hour from the MEED Program to bring the rate of pay up to $6.00/hour. The Finance Department is not sure if an acceptable applicant would be available, but they have requested at least one position to see if they can save the City some existing budgeted monies. It should be noted that the Finance Department will be requiring this position whether or noL Lhe MEED Program is able to find someone or not. The remaining four positions are proposed to be hired in the Public works Department to assist in all areas of Public Works ranging from park maintenance, i.e. rink flooding; water department, such as rebuilding City hydrants and cleaning out the water reservoir; as well as the street department working with related winter plowing operations. Staff has spoken with the City Public Works Department crew and they have been receptive to the possibility of employing four individuals on a full-time/six month basis.