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City of <br /> Elk - Request for Action <br /> River O. <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 4.10 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Consent March 3, 2014 Lauren Wipper, Human Resource Representative <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Hire Economic Development Specialist Brian Beeman,Economic Development Director <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Action Requested <br /> Approve,by motion,the hiring of Colleen Eddy as Economic Development Specialist effective March <br /> 24, 2014. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> We received 13 applications for this position,interviewed four candidates and recommend Colleen Eddy <br /> to be our new Economic Development Specialist. <br /> Ms. Eddy comes to us with seven years of experience as the President for the Forest Lake Area Chamber <br /> of Commerce. She has a strong background in marketing and business retention and expansion activities. <br /> Ms. Eddy will start at step A of pay grade 7. Based on satisfactory performance,Ms. Eddy will be eligible <br /> to move to step B in six months. All other pay and benefits will be consistent with city policy. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> This is a budgeted position. <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ None <br /> P a w E A E U s r <br /> NaA f RE] <br />