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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />Consent A rill0, 2006 <br />Item Description <br />Promotion of Investi ator Vita to Ser eant <br /> <br />Item Number <br />3.7. <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />effre A. Beahen, Chief of Police <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />Sergeant Tyler has announced his retirement as Investigative Sergeant. His last day is May 19,2006. A <br />replacement for this position needs to be selected and filled by that date to insure smooth operation of <br />the investigative daily workload. Selecting the person to be promoted now, allows the current Sergeant <br />seven weeks to mentor and train the selected party on their new duties and responsibilities. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />There are two qualified employees for this promotion. Investigator Bryan Vita and Juvenile Officer Eric <br />Balabon. Investigator Vita is currendy the relief for Sergeant Tyler when Tom is off or away. He has been <br />assuming the duties of investigative sergeant, assigning cases, supervising daily work and other tasks on <br />those days when Sgt. Tyler is absent. He has worked in both the juvenile and the investigative <br />assignments and has been doing investigative work since he was assigned there in 1987, almost twenty <br />years ago. Balabon has been assigned to the juvenile unit for four years and has not served as a criminal <br />investigator. Although we could test for the promotion, it is very clear that Vita is the more qualified <br />candidate for the position. Coupled with that, we have two investigative retirements, one possible medical <br />retirement and the reassignment of four officers to the investigative unit. Creating stability within the unit <br />is critical, and established leadership essential to the unit's success. Balabon has agreed to forgo any desire <br />to be involved in any testing process, and concedes that Vita is the appropriate choice for promotion. I <br />agree, and ask for the Council's review and approval of the promotion of Investigator Bryan Vita to <br />Investigative Sergeant effective May 19,2006. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />There is no financial impact. The promotion and assignments are all within the 2006 budget-as we are <br />replacing existing positions. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />No attachments. <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Approve the promotion of Investigator Vita to the position of Investigative Sergeant effective May 19, <br />2006. <br />