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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 September 6, 2022 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Senior Communications Coordinator Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Starr Sorheim to the position of Senior Communications Coordinator <br />effective September 12, 2022. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Staff went to market to fill the vacant Senior Communications Coordinator position. We received 19 applications <br />and interviewed five candidates. Second interviews were conducted with two candidates and following background <br />and reference checks, we recommend Starr Sorheim for this position. <br /> <br />Ms. Sorheim holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and has been the communications director for Resurrection <br />Lutheran Church in Monticello for five years. She will start at step A of pay grade 7E. All pay and benefits will be <br />consistent with city policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />This is a budgeted position. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The Elk River Mission <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 />