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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.6 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent Agenda October 2, 2023 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Community Service Officer II/Evidence Ron Nierenhausen, Police Chief <br />Technician <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Scott Clark to the position of Community Service Officer II/Evidence <br />Technician effective October 23, 2023. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The city has two, vacant 24-hour-per-week Community Service Officer (CSO) I positions. These positions are <br />designed to provide work experience to law enforcement students and employment in these positions lasts no <br />longer than three years. Our fulltime CSOII/Evidence Technician is planning to retire early next year. We would <br />like to hire a CSOII/Evidence Technician now in place of hiring two part-time CSOIs. This will allow time for <br />training and transition of duties to provide for seamless operations. <br /> <br />Scott Clark was a police reserve officer for us from September 2018 to April 2022. He rejoined the reserve force <br />in March of this year. His full-time career has been in the automotive service field working as a service manager <br />since 2009 and managing a body repair shop prior to that. He holds an associate’s degree and certifications in the <br />automotive service technician field. Chief Nierenhausen feels Mr. Clark will make an outstanding replacement for <br />our current CSOII/Evidence Technician whose shoes will be hard to fill. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark will start at step A of pay grade 5N. Pending successful performance, will move to step B in 6 months, <br />and Step C on his 1-year anniversary. All other pay and benefits will be consistent with city policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />Due to staff vacancies, there will be no budget impact in 2023. The two part-time CSOI positions are budgeted for <br />2024, however not eligible for insurance benefits. The 2024 gross wage budgeted for the part-time positions is <br />$6,500 more than one full-time CSOII at step A. The department is also budgeting for an additional records clerk <br />that would not be filled until March, creating available funds to cover potential insurance costs. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The Elk River Mission <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: January 2023 <br /> <br />