4.2. SR 12-10-2012 Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION
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TO ITEM NUMBER
Mayor and City Council 4.2
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
Consent December 10, 2012 Bradley R. Rolfe, Chief of Police
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
Hire Community Service Officer Cal Portner, City Administrator
REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
Approve the hiring of Amy Berglund as a part-time Community Service Officer I (CSO I).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On June 22, 2012, Rebecca Thomas resigned her position as a CSO I,taking a police officer position at a
nearby agency. In the June 15, 2012, Council Update, the city administrator informed the Council that
the Police Department would be going to market to fill the position. At that time,the police chief
discussed several replacement options with the city administrator. It was decided that rather than
replacing the vacancy with a full-time CSO,it would benefit the Police Department to hire two,part-time
CSOS.
With two part-time positions, the city does not have to fund the benefit package that they would with a
full-time staff member. The savings realized from not paying out the full benefits package allows for an
additional eight hours of coverage per week. There is also a benefit to the Police Department,in that
they have two employees to mentor and evaluate for future potential police officer openings. This
information was communicated to the Council in the city administrator's update on July 27, 2012.
The Police Department conducted a selection process and two qualified candidates for the open positions
were identified. One of the two finalists,Amy Berglund,is a current police reserve officer. Berglund's
background has been completed and the Police Department is asking permission to hire her as soon as
possible. Once the background has been completed for the second candidate,the department will make a
second request to the Council for approval to hire.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The full-time CSO I position was budgeted for 2012. With the hiring of two part-time employees there
should be no significant financial impact,because of the cost savings involved with the benefits package
as detailed above. These two part-time positions have been included in the 2013 budget.
This position starts at pay grade level 2, Step A.
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