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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.11 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent March 4, 2019 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Street Maintenance Operator II Tim Sevcik, Street and Park Superintendent <br />Chris Teff, Street Foreman <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Gordon Myette for the position of street maintenance operator II <br />effective March 6, 2019. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />We went to market to fill our street maintenance operator II position that was vacated last August. We <br />originally hired a candidate who was unable to begin work due to a family emergency. We went back to <br />market and received 42 applications. We initially interviewed 10 candidates and continued on to interview <br />an additional 9. Following background, reference checks, and pre-employment testing we recommend <br />Gordon Myette for this position. <br /> <br />Mr. Myette holds his Class A Commercial Driver’s License and has been working as a transportation <br />specialist for Core Mark for five years. Prior to this he was a warehouse associate/forklift operator at <br />Core Mark. Mr. Myette worked seasonally for Tallberg doing snowplowing and winter maintenance and <br />began working for the city in November as one of our newest firefighters. <br /> <br />This position is part of the IUOE Local 49 Union and all pay and benefits will follow union contract and <br />city policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />This is a budgeted position. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> None <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />