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<br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.12 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent August 3, 2020 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Police Officer Michael Welsh Ron Nierenhausen, Police Chief <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Michael Welsh to the position of police officer effective August 10, <br />2020. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />With resignations this past year we find ourselves short two police officers. Our last recruitment effort, which <br />was in January, exhausted the pre-COVID applicant market. At this time, we are requesting to hire one <br />applicant that was a finalist in an earlier pool and another that was from an internal recruitment. <br /> <br />Michael Welsh was a finalist for this position in 2017. He has been working as a police officer for the <br />University of Minnesota Police Department since August 2006. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal <br />Justice. <br /> <br />Due to his experience and consistent with our union contract, Mr. Welsh will start at Step 2 of the union pay <br />scale. Provided successful performance he will move to Step 3 after six months. He will move to the top of <br />the pay scale at one year of employment. All other pay and benefits will be consistent with the union <br />contract and 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 />