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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />Consent Februa 6,2006 <br />Item Description <br />Authorization to Advertise for Paid On-Call Firefi hters <br /> <br />Item Number <br />3.3. <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />Bruce A. West, Fire Chief <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Elk River Fire Department is requesting Council approval to advertise for paid on-call firefighters. <br />One firefighter resigned from the department and another firefighter, Dennis Anderson, is retiring after <br />21 years of service. I would like to thank Dennis Anderson for his dedication to the Elk River Fire <br />Department. With this resignation and retirement, I would like Council approval to begin the process of <br />finding replacement fuefighters. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />I anticipate the hiring process of the new firefighters to take approximately three months with the <br />screening of applications, interviewing of potential applicants, returning to the Council with the names of <br />potential candidates, fuefighter physicals, and stress tests. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />Minimum requirements of fuefighter 1 and fust responder training - $2,000.00 <br /> <br />Attachments - None <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />It is requested that the Mayor and City Council authorize the advertising of paid on-call fuefighters for <br />the Elk River Fire Department. <br /> <br />Council Action <br /> <br />Motion by _ <br /> <br />Second by _ <br /> <br />Vote <br /> <br />Follow Up <br /> <br />S:\Cauncil\Bruce\2006\Advertise far FF.dac <br />