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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent August 2, 2021 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Multimedia Specialist Position Descriptions and Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Assignments <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> Approve, by motion, position descriptions for Senior Multimedia Specialist and Multimedia Specialist. <br /> Assign, by motion, Jake Pace to the Senior Multimedia Specialist position effective August 3, 2021. <br /> Assign, by motion, Micaela Strand to the Multimedia Specialist position effective August 16, 2021. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />During the administration division’s budget meeting on July 26, 2021, the Council was presented with the two <br />attached positions descriptions which were intended to replace the current government access cable coordinator <br />and cablecaster positions. Council agreed to implement this change in budget year 2021 rather than wait until <br />2022. These positions will be filled with current cable staff and the existing positions will be eliminated. <br /> <br />Jake Pace is currently being paid at the top step of pay grade 3N. The Senior Multimedia Specialist position is <br />scored into paygrade 7E. Mr. Pace will begin at step C. <br /> <br />Micaela Strand is currently part-time and paid outside of our pay plan. The Multimedia Specialist position is scored <br />into paygrade 8E. Ms. Strand will begin at step A and be eligible for insurance benefits as a full-time employee. <br /> <br />Pay and benefits for these employees are consistent with city policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />The changes will be accounted for through current year existing position vacancies. Funding would come from <br />cable-rebated funds and transfers from the FTCenter in future budgets. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Foster a culture of exceptional service and community participation. Cultivate/Revolutionize an environment to <br />encourage and inspire diverse and meaningful engagement. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Senior Multimedia Specialist position description <br /> Multimedia Specialist position description <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 />