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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.11 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent December 6, 2021 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Park Maintenance Worker - Gallagher Tim Sevcik, Street and Park Superintendent <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Tim Gallagher for the position of park maintenance worker effective December <br />13, 2021. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />A park maintenance worker was terminated at the November 15, 2021, council meeting. We had recently collected <br />applications for this position and were able to move forward with one of these candidates to fill this vacancy. <br />Following background check and reference calls we recommend Tim Gallagher for this position. <br /> <br />Mr. Gallagher has been working mainly in the golf course industry since 1996. In January of this year, he began <br />working for the City of Johnston, Iowa Park Department and found his passion. Desiring to move closer to <br />family, he applied for our position. Mr. Gallagher holds a bachelor’s degree in Horticulture and a pesticide <br />applicator’s license. <br /> <br />This is a IUOE Local No. 49 position, and all pay and benefits will be consistent with 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 /> <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 />