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Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Ma Tor and CinT Council 4.15a <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent June 20, 2022 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hire Police Officer Ron Nierenhausen, Police Chief <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, Ci r Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, byT motion, the hiring of RyTan Co�uleyT to the position of police officer effective July 5, 2022. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Our recent recruitment for police officers netted 13 applications. T`vo candidates withdrew because theyT `vere <br />hired elsewhere. We interviewed 11 and moved 4 on to have an interview with Chief Nierenhausen. Chief <br />Nierenhausen moved three on to the background phase `vhere one `vithdre`v. The other two successfullyT <br />completed the background, phyTsical, and psyTchological testing. <br />RyTan CowleyT holds an associate degree in law enforcement and is POST Licensed. He worked as a securityT officer <br />at rllexandria Technical College, a water patrol office for Stearns Countyr Sheriff's Office, and an armed securityr <br />officer for General SecurityT Services Corporation `vhile he was attending college. Following college, he became a <br />corrections officer II for Stearns CountyT and since has been working as a deputyT sheriff for Wright CountyT since <br />2010. <br />Officer Co`vleyT `vill start at step 2 of the union pay scale. Provided successful performance he `vill move to step 3 <br />after 6 months. He will receive his next step incYease at one yrear of employment. All otheY pay and benefits will be <br />consistent with the union contract and cityT policy. <br />Financial Impact <br />This is a budgeted position. <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The Elk River l��ission <br />Attachments <br />■ None <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />PowEREo ar <br />�I'1 ���� <br />Up�iited.• August 2020 <br />