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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 4.6 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />ConsentOctober 5, 2015Lauren Wipper, Human Resource Representative <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Wastewater Treatment Systems Operator Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br />Matt Stevens, Wastewater Chief Operator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Jason Ames for the position of Wastewater Treatment Systems <br />Operator effective October 26, 2015. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />Following retirement of Chief Operator Gary Leirmoe and the successive internal promotions of Lead <br />Operator Matt Stevens to Chief Operator and Nick Flaherty Lead Operator, Mr. Stevens opted to leave <br />the vacant operator position open through the initial plant reconstruction. <br /> <br />With the plant reconstruction proceeding as planned, we went to market to fill the vacancy. We received <br />12 applications and interviewed six candidates. We recommend the hiring of Jason Ames. <br /> <br />Mr. Ames is a former city employee, working from 2006 through 2009 as a seasonal employee for <br />Pinewood Golf Course. He worked for People Service following his graduation from St. Cloud <br />Technical College with a degree in Water Environment Technologies and has worked for the City of <br />Bloomington for the past five years. <br /> <br />Pay steps for our wastewater operators are based on the license they hold. Mr. Ames holds a D license so <br />will begin at step B of pay grade 6. All pay increases and benefits will be consistent with city policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />This is a budgeted position. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br /> <br />