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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 October 18, 2021 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Paid On-Call Firefighters Mark Dickinson, Fire Chief <br />Mark Wandersee, Assistant Fire Chief <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, hiring the following as paid on-call firefighters effective November 4, 2021. <br /> <br /> Conor Allen  Gabrielle Luoma <br /> Dean Anderson  Justin Moehle <br /> Colin Hulinsky  Kassie Nelson <br /> David Johnson  Matthew Pooler <br /> Benjamin Jongewaard  Kristin Prescott <br /> Keith Koshiol  Ashley Sanders <br /> Camron L’Heureux  Maxx VanKrevelen <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />We went to market in June to hire on-call firefighters for current vacancies. At the July 6, 2021, City Council <br />meeting a resolution was passed to increase the staffing level to 60 to begin training firefighters for Station #3. <br />After hiring these 14 candidates, we will have a staff of 51 on-call firefighters. <br /> <br />We received 28 applications and reviewed each for response time requirements. Following, each completed a <br />firefighter agility test, background, physical, and psychological assessment. We recommend the above 14 <br />candidates for the position of on-call firefighter. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />The 2021 budget includes funds for the seven positions that are currently vacant. Seven of these new hires are not <br />accounted for in the 2021 budget and costs for uniforms and salary is expected to be about $5,000 for 2021. These <br />costs can be absorbed within the fire department budget. Costs for 2022 are included in the 2022 budget. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />This meets the Councils mission of growing responsibly and meeting the changing needs. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> N/A <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 />