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V� 3 MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: CLERK -ADMINISTRATOR) DATE: MAY 21, 1987 (Jv SUBJECT: PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY DIRECTOR y MARY SAARION'S PROBATIONARY REVIEW r; In .December of 1986 the City Council approved the recommendation of the committee appointed to select a Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director by appointing Mary Saarion to that position effective December 1, 1986. Pursuant to City Code, a six month probationary period has followed that promotion. The purpose of this memorandum is to apprise the City Council of Mary's performance during the probationary period, make recommendation regarding her permanent assignment to that position and recommend a position description for the position of Parks, Recreation and Foresty Director reflecting the changes to the position's responsibility resulting from the reorganization of the department. Although Mary had been the City's Recreation Program Supervisor for nearly nine years prior to this promotion, Mary has experienced many of the burdens of being a department head and handled them well. For such a "high image" department, the reorganization and transition in leadership has been accomplished in an almost flawless manner, Where difficulties have been encountered, Mary has shown she is capable of adapting herself to the situation and dealing with citizens in a diplomatic fashion. This is not to say that Mary hasn't had her difficulties nor has she avoided mistakes, but I can comfortably say that she has learned from them and become a better employee and department head as a result of that learning process. Also, during the reorganization the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department has functioned effectively and accomplished the transition smoothly. Such would not be the case, in my opinion, if Mary had been unable to make the transition from Staff member to Department Mead in a smooth and cooperative fashion. It would be my recommendation that Mary Saarion be permanently appointed Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director effective June 1, 1987. Attached to this memorandum is a Position Accountability Write -Up developed by Mary for the Director's position with input from me. I recommend that this be approved as the official write-up for this position effective June 1, 1987 with the understanding that it may be revised further once an Occupational Analysis Questionnaire and Time Spent Profile are completed by Mary in early 1988.