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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.9 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent May 7, 2018 Lauren Wipper, Human Resource Representative <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Senior Communications Coordinator Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Kaylin Clement to the position of Senior Communications <br />Coordinator effective May 29, 2018. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The 2018 budget includes the new position of Senior Communications Coordinator. We went to market <br />to fill this position and received 33 applications. Initial interviews were conducted with seven candidates <br />and four were invited back for a second interview. Following second interviews, reference, and <br />background checks, we recommend Kaylin Clement for the position. <br /> <br />Ms. Clement holds a degree in Communications from St. Cloud State University. Following school she <br />worked for the City of Bloomington as a Communications Specialist for four years while at the same time <br />worked for FOX Sports North as an On-Air Host and Marketing Assistant. Ms. Clement covered Elk <br />River’s Hockey Day Minnesota for FOX Sports North. Most recently Ms. Clement has been working as a <br />Communications Specialist for the Town of Flower Mound in Texas. Desiring to be closer to family, <br />Kaylin and her family are moving back to Minnesota this month. <br /> <br />Ms. Clement will start at step A of pay grade 8. All pay and benefits will be consistent with city policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />This is a budgeted position. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> None <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />