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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />4.18 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />June 16, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Hire IT Network Specialist <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Jake Tourville to the position of IT Network Specialist effective June 17, <br />2025. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />We went to market to fill our vacant IT Network Specialist position. We received 55 applications and <br />interviewed 11 candidates. Following second interviews and background and reference checks, we <br />recommend Jake Tourville for the position. <br /> <br />Mr. Tourville holds an AAS in Networking and Data Services from South Central College in Mankato where <br />he also worked as a IT lab assistant. He served as an artillery data systems operator in the Army National <br />Guard and has been working as a service desk technician II at the Mankato Clinic for the past year. <br /> <br />Mr. Tourville will start at step A for this position. All pay and benefits will be consistent with city policy. <br /> <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />This is a budgeted position. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The Elk River Mission Statement. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />Page 171 of 637