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~1 <br />River <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Ci Council <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Administration December 2Q 2010 Bradle R. Rolfe, Chief of Police <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED BY <br />Authorize Filling Current and Anticipated Future Vacancies in Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator <br />the Police Departrnent REVIEWED BY <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />The Mayor and City Council axe asked to authorize proceeding with the process to fill the <br />currently vacant Patrol Captain position as well as an anticipated vacant Patrol Sergeant and <br />Patrol Officer position, created by the promotion of a Patrol Captain. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />The retirement of former Chief of Police Jeff Beahen and promotion of former Patrol Captain <br />Brad Rolfe to Chief of Police has created a vacancy in the Patrol Captain position. It is desired <br />that the Patrol Captain position be filled from among current qualified department Sergeants. <br />That promotion will create a vacancy among the police department Sergeants. It is requested that <br />the vacant Sergeant position be filled from among current qualified Patrol Officers or Detectives <br />within the police department. <br />Filling the Patrol Sergeant position will create a Patrol Officer vacancy. The Patrol Officer <br />vacancy will be filled by either a qualified internal ox external candidate. The selection process fox <br />filling these vacancies will follow police department policy. Final candidate selections fox each of <br />the positions will be brought before the Council fox final approval. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />All requested positions currently exist within the police department and are budgeted. It is <br />requested that the Patrol Captain salary be authorized at level 13E in the city pay structure, which <br />was the level of the former Patrol Captain. The Patrol Sergeant will start at the entry level rate fox <br />sergeants per the existing collective bargaining contract now in effect. The Patrol Officer position <br />will start at the entry level rate fox Police Officer per the existing collective bargaining contract. <br />The Patrol Sergeant and Patrol Officer will not reach the top of their respective pay grades for <br />thirty six months, resulting in a net savings in wages and benefits fox the city over that time frame. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />-_ <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote _ <br />