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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 4.12 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />ConsentJanuary 20, 2015Lauren Wipper, Human Resource Representative <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Assign Lead Wastewater Operator Suzanne Fischer, Director, CODD <br />Matt Stevens, Chief Wastewater Operator <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Approve, by motion, the promotion of Nick Flaherty to the position of Lead Wastewater Operator. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The position of Lead Wastewater Operator has been vacant since Matt Stevens was promoted to the <br />Chief Operator position. We went to market to fill this position and received six applications. The two <br />candidates meeting the minimum qualifications were interviewed, one of them being current Wastewater <br />Operator Nick Flaherty. <br /> <br />Mr. Flaherty started with the City of Elk River in 2009, after receiving his AAS in Water Environment <br />Technologies from St. Cloud Technical College. Since that time he has shown initiative by <br />troubleshooting plant issues and programming the lift station panels. He is experienced with all <br />components of the plant and is a key team player. <br /> <br />Mr. Flaherty will start at step D of pay grade 7. Based on satisfactory performance, Mr. Flaherty will be <br />eligible for a step increase in six months. All other pay and benefits are consistent with city policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />This is a budgeted position and will create a Wastewater Operator vacancy. Chief Operator Matt Stevens <br />prefers keeping the operator position open until the new plant is near completion, therefore recognizing <br />an overall budget savings in this enterprise fund. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br /> <br />