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~/ <br />City of <br />Elk -,.-, <br />River <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />To Item Number <br />Ci Council 3.6. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent October 4, 2010 T. ohn Cunnin ham, Fire Chief <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Paid On-Call Firefighters Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Lauren Wi er, Human Resources <br />Action Requested <br />The Elk River Fire Department is seeking approval to hire three firefighters to fill immediate vacancies. <br />Background/Discussion <br />On June 7, 2010, City Council authorized the advertisement for firefighter candidates to fill three <br />immediate vacancies in the Elk River Fire Department. After a very successful recruitment and <br />application period, the department received 32 applications. All of the applications were carefully <br />reviewed, scored, and ranked. Upon completing a physical agility test, eleven candidates moved forward <br />to the oral interview. A panel of senior Elk River firefighters/officers and one outside representative <br />(Assistant Chief from the Big Lake Fire Department) conducted interviews and brought forward a list of <br />candidates for final consideration by the Fire Chief. <br />Pending Council approval, the department is ready to hire three candidates: <br />Bryan Provo (Elk River) <br />Jason Grosskreutz (Elk River) <br />Mark Lees (Elk River) <br />Conditional offers of employment have been made pending final Council approval. All candidates have <br />completed an extensive background check and pre-employment physical. <br />The fire department will be coming forward at a later date to request the additional hiring of one, and <br />possibly two, new firefighters due to the retirement of Mike Trunnell on November 2, 2010 and the <br />anticipated resignation of a current firefighter due to relocation. The goal is to maintain staffing of the <br />department at forty on-call firefighters. <br />All new firefighters will be required to complete a mandatory probationary/orientation period in <br />accordance with department policies and procedures. <br />To help minimize future costs of recruitment and to provide a quicker mechanism for filling vacancies, <br />the fire department has established an eligible list of qualified candidates. <br />A future date will be scheduled for a formal swearing-in ceremony of the new probationary members. <br />C:\Documents and Settings\XPMUser\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK66\2010-10.04 3 6 Firefighter Hiring.doc <br />