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ilk _ <br />River <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Mayor and City Council <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Consent December 10, 2012 Bradley- R. Rolfe, Chief of Police <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By <br />Request to lure candidate for part -time Community Service <br />REVIEWED BYOfficerIposition. <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Approve the hiring of Army Berglund as a part -time Community Service Officer I (CSO <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />On June 22, 2012, Rebecca Thomas resigned her position as a CSO 1, taking a police officer position at a <br />nearby agency. In the June 15, 2012 Council Update, the City Administrator informed the Council that <br />the police department would be going to market to fill the position. At that time the Police Chief <br />discussed several replacement options with the City Administrator. It was decided that rather than <br />replacing the vacancy with a full-time CSO, it would benefit the police department to hire two, part -time <br />CSOS. <br />With two part -time positions, the City does not have to fund the benefit package that they would with a <br />full-time staff member. The savings realized from not paying out the full benefits package allows for an <br />additional eight hours of coverage per week. There is also a benefit to the police department, in that they <br />have two employees to mentor and evaluate for future potential police officer openings. This <br />information was communicated to the Council in the City Administrator's Weekly Update, dated July 27, <br />2012. <br />The police department has conducted a selection process. Two qualified candidates for the open <br />positions have been identified. One of the two finalists, Amy Berglund, is a current police reserve officer. <br />Berglund's background has been completed and the police department is asking permission to hire her as <br />soon as possible. Once the background has been completed for the second candidate, the department <br />will make a second request to the Council for approval to hire. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />The full-tithe CSO I position was budgeted for 2012. With the hiring of two part -time employees there <br />should be no significant financial impact, because of the cost savings involved with the benefits package <br />as detailed above. These two part -time positions have been included in the 2013 budget. <br />This position starts at pay grade level 2, Step A. <br />pawEa €a sr <br />R \My Documents \Council Request \CSO Hire request Dec 2012.doc A LI