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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />Consent 16, 2007 <br />Item Description <br />Authorization to Hire En ineerin Technician I <br /> <br />Item Number <br />3.11.* <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />T er Maurer, Ci <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction <br />An Engineering Technician I position was created and included in the 2006 budget. We have <br />been looking for candidates to fill this position for over six months. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />Staff is proposing Chris Rice as a candidate for the Engineering Technician I position. The <br />minimal qualifications for this position are successful completion of a civil technician program <br />with no work experience needed. Mr. Rice who is from Belfast, Northern Ireland and has <br />recently immigrated to the United States has received the Higher National Certificate of Civil <br />Engineering Studies from the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education. He also has six <br />years of experience with a civil engineering company located in Northern Ireland. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />Mr. Rice would start at Pay Grade 4, Step D ($19.29 per hour). He would receive a cost of living <br />increase January 1,2008 and consideration for a step increase in that same time frame depending <br />upon a successful performance review. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />The Council is asked to approve the hiring of Chris Rice for the Engineering Technician I <br />position at Pay Grade 4, Step D ($19.29 per hour) effective January 22,2007. <br /> <br />Council Action <br /> <br />Motion by _ <br /> <br />Second by _ <br /> <br />Vote <br /> <br />Follow Up <br /> <br />S:\Engineer\Hire Tech l.doe <br />