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1-1 ~~ <br />Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />River <br />To Item Number <br />Ci Council 8.3. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Administration A ri120, 2009 Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />A. Authorize Hiring a Temporary Part-Time Inspector <br />B. Pay Adjustment for Interim Fixe Chief Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />A. Authorize hiring a temporary part-time fire inspector until the fire marshal is no longer serving as <br />interim fire chief. <br />B. Consider a pay adjustment for the fire marshal while he serves as interim fire chief. <br />Background/Discussion <br />A. I have met with Fire Chief Bruce West and Interim Fire Chief Cliff Anderson to discuss various duties <br />and responsibilities following Chief West's departure and continuing until the fire chief position is filled. <br />Fire Marshal Anderson will be serving as interim fire chief but will continue to fulfill his current duties at <br />the same time. However, while serving in both capacities, he will have less time to complete fire <br />inspections. Therefore, we are recommending that a part time inspector working up to a maximum of 24 <br />hours per week be hired to temporarily assist with fire inspections while Mr. Anderson is serving as <br />interim fire chief. The position would be posted and filled internally with fire fighters who possess the <br />qualifications for the position. <br />B. When the City Council approved appointing Cliff Anderson to be interim fire chief, I indicated I <br />would return to the Council with a pay adjustment recommendation. The recommendation takes into <br />consideration the fact that Mr. Anderson will continue to fulfill the duties of fire marshal and will spend <br />part of his time fulfilling fire chief duties and responsibilities. The pay adjustment I am recommending is <br />$640.00 per month. This is half-way between the top step for the fire marshal and the bottom step for <br />fire chief. If approved, the pay adjustment would be effective the same date of the appointment of <br />interim chief, which is Apri124, 2009, and continue until a new fire chief begins employment. <br />Financial Impact <br />• The actual cost for the part time inspector will depend upon the hours needed and the time it <br />takes to fill the fire chief position. A reasonable estimate is between $8,000 and $9,000. Funding <br />would come from the Council Contingency if funds are not available in the Fire Department <br />budget at year end. <br />• The cost for the pay adjustment for the interim chief will also vary as noted above. 'The estimated <br />cost is approximately $4,000 with Council Contingency funding the expenditure if funds are not <br />available in the Fire Department budget at year end. <br />S:\Council\Lori\2009\Fire Chief interim pay and temp inspector.doc <br />