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e . e , 9. Fire Chief Job Description The City Administrator indicated to the Council that he had prepared. as per their request. a proposed Fire Chief job description. a memo discussing the allocation of time for the Fire Chief. a memo discussing the 1989-90 goals for the Fire Chief. a memo on the selection of a future Fire Chief after Russ Anderson and a memo on the wages for a full time Fire Chief. ~ The Council discussed the job description presented for a Fire Chief/Fire Marshal. A concern the Council had was regarding minimum qualifications and experience. It was the consensus that five years training and experience in a volunteer fire department was not sufficient as a minimum qualification. The volunteer description should be moved under desireable qualifications and further that the five years be changed to ten years experience in a Fire Department. The Council discussed the Fire Chief allocation of time which was submitted by the City Administrator. Mayor Tralle questioned whether the Captains in the Fire Department would be given more responsibility. Fire Chief. Russ Anderson. indicated that he felt the firemen were working at capacity now as they are volunteer and they spend many hours at the Fire Station and on duty. Page 9 Elk River City Council Minutes // March 20. 1989 Councilmember Kropuenske stated that he would like to see less time in the maintenance of vehicle and station area and more time put in by the Fire Chief in building inspections. Discussion was held by the Council regarding the Fire Chief's salary and the full time position and whether he would receive extra pay for attending fires. The consensus of the Council and Fire Chief was that he would receive no additional pay. The Council discussed the fact that making the Fire Chief position a full time position would result in recommended modifications to the applicable bylaws and ordinances. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL MOVED TO APPROVE THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FIRE CHIEF /FlRE MARSHAL AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ADMINI STRATOR WITH THE CHANGE UNDER MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. AND EXPERIENCE. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. . THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. It was the consensus of the City Council to accept the estimated percentage of time for duties and responsibilities as submitted by the City Administrator and further that these duties be monitored and the progress of the goals be monitored so as to see if a change will be required in these estimated percentages. It was the consensus of the City Council to act on the bylaw changes in May in order to give the Fire Chief time to present these changes to the Fire Department. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE SALARY OF THE FULL TIME FIRE CHIEF. RUSS ANDERSON. AT $37.000 PER YEAR STARTING APRIL 1. 1989. WITH A 9 MONTH PROBATION. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.