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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Ci Council .6.13. <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Consent Se tember 6, 2011 T. ohn Cunnin ham, Fire Chief <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED B)/ <br />Authorization to Hire Firefighters Lauren Wi er, HR Re resentative <br /> REVIEWED BY (7 <br />i <br />Ci <br />" <br />~ <br /> Robert Thistle, Inter <br />m <br />ty <br />~ <br /> Administrator <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />The Elk River Fire Department is seeking approval to hire two firefighters to fill immediate vacancies. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />Currently, the Elk River Fire Department has 38 on-call firefighters and is seeking approval to hire two <br />additional employees to bring the roster to the Department's authorized staffing level of forty. <br />Using the existing eligibility list from the 2010 recruitment period, the Department interviewed a number <br />of interested applicants and a tentative offer was given to Steven Bourdeaux and J. Christopher Sisk, <br />pending a background check, pre-employment physical, and Council approval. Both applicants have <br />successfully completed the appropriate background checks and pre-employment physical and I am <br />recommending both to be hired as probationary firefighters. <br />Steve and Chris will be required to complete a mandatory probationary/orientation period in accordance <br />with department policies and procedures. Both will be assigned to Station #2 on Orono Parkway. <br />A future date will be scheduled for a formal swearing-in ceremony of the new probationary members. <br />It is my intent to expire the current eligibility list at the conclusion of this fiscal year. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />The City will be responsible fox paying for training expenses including Firefighter I and First Responder. <br />The Fire Department is waiting for a final dollar amount for the latest round of training funds available <br />through the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education which may offset some of the cost. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />C:\Users\jmiller\AppData\L,ocal\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\ContentIF,S\68D8GBW0\2011-09- <br />06%20Hue%20Firefighters [1].doc <br />