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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent October 4, 2021 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Police Officer Ron Nierenhausen, Police Chief <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Brandon Johnson to the position of police officer effective October 18, 2021. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />At the September 20, 2021, meeting, the City Council approved the position description for crime prevention <br />specialist and approved filling that position this budget year. The position will be filled with a current police <br />officer. <br /> <br />As discussed at the September 7, 2021, work session, we had a strong candidate pool from our recent recruitment <br />to backfill this officer position. Following interviews, background, physical, and psychological testing, we <br />recommend Brandon Johnson for this position. <br /> <br />Following his service in the U.S. Army, Officer Johnson earned his certificate from Le Cordon Bleu College of <br />Culinary Arts. He returned to school in 2013 to begin his law enforcement career. Working as a community <br />service officer for Brooklyn Center through school, Officer Johnson became a police officer for Brooklyn Center <br />following graduation in 2015. In 2018 he continued his law enforcement education and obtained his bachelor’s <br />degree in 2020. <br /> <br />Due to his experience and consistent with our union contract, Officer Johnson will start at step 2 of the union pay <br />scale. Provided successful performance he will move to step 3 after 6 months. He will receive his next step <br />increase at one year of employment. All other pay and benefits will be consistent with the union contract and city <br />policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />This is a budgeted position. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> None <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />