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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.5 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent July 6, 2021 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Recreation Sports Coordinator Michael Hecker, Parks & Recreation Director <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the hiring of Warren Ellingworth to the position of Recreation Sports Coordinator effective <br />July 27, 2021. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />This recreation coordinator position has been vacant since Tim Dalton became the superintendent at the <br />Furniture and Things Community Event Center. With reduced programming in 2020 due to the pandemic we <br />delayed filling this position. We went to market in April of this year and received 166 applications. <br /> <br />We offered interviews to five candidates and were moving forward with one candidate when he informed us, he <br />took a different position. We then offered interviews to seven additional candidates. Following second interviews, <br />background, and reference checks we recommend Warren Ellingworth for the position. <br /> <br />Mr. Ellingworth has been working in the recreation field since 2015. Although a native Minnesotan, he has been <br />working for the City of Oceanside, California for the past two years. Mr. Ellingworth holds a bachelor’s degree in <br />Sports Management from St. Cloud State University and is a Certified Park and Recreation Professional. <br /> <br />Mr. Ellingworth will start at step B of pay grade 8E. All pay and benefits will be consistent with city policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />This is a budgeted position. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> None <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />