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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL <br />HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1993 <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Dietz, Councilmembers Scheel, Farber, and <br /> <br />Holmgren <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Mayor Duitsman <br /> <br />Staff Present: <br /> <br />Pat Klaers, City Administrator; Sandra Thackeray, City <br />clerk; steven Ach, City Planner; Tom Zerwas, Chief of <br />Police <br /> <br />1. Call Meeting To Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River <br />City Council was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Vice Mayor Dietz. <br /> <br />2. Consider 10/4/93 City Council Agenda <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO APPROVE THE 10/4/93 CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED <br />4-0. <br /> <br />3. Consider 9/27/93 City Council Minutes <br /> <br />The City Administrator noted a correction to Item 5.5., changing the <br />phrase "TIF contribution" to "TIF #4 contribution". <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER SCHEEL MOVED TO APPROVE THE 9/27/93 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br />AS AMENDED. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br />CARRIED 4-0. <br /> <br />4.1. Authorization to Hire Police Officers <br /> <br />Police Chief Tom Zerwas informed the Council that the selection process <br />for the hiring of police officers is nearly completed. He noted that <br />the selection process consisted of a written examination, report <br />writing test, physical agility test, background investigation, <br />psychological evaluation, and a medical examination. He indicated that <br />all testing has been completed except for the psychological and medical <br />exams. He requested authorization to hire Daniel Block from Anoka, and <br />Linda Ellingsworth from Anoka, as they were the top two candidates. He <br />further requested the Council to authorize the hiring of these two <br />individuals contingent upon them successfully passing their <br />psychological and medical examinations. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE POLICE CHIEF TO HIRE DANIEL <br />BLOCK AND LINDA ELLINGSWORTH FOR THE POSITIONS OF POLICE OFFICER <br />CONTINGENT UPON EACH OF THEM SUCCESSFULLY PASSING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND <br />MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE <br />MOTION CARRIED 4-0. <br />