4.8. SR 12-02-2019
Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 4.8
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Consent December 2, 2019 Lauren Wipper, Human Resource Manager
Item Description Reviewed by
Hire Part-time Secretary/Receptionist Tina Allard, City Clerk
Reviewed by
Cal Portner, City Administrator
Action Requested
Approve, by motion, the hiring of Jolene Richter as part-time secretary/receptionist effective December
4, 2019.
Background/Discussion
Staff went to market to fill the job share part-time secretary receptionist position vacated when Cathy
Dalchow retired. We received 107 applications for this position and offered interviews to 11 candidates.
Following background check, we recommend Jolene Richter for the position.
Ms. Richter worked for the city previously and took some time out of the workforce for family. She is
ready to come back to work and we are pleased that this timing worked out. She was actually hired for
this same position in December 2014 and then moved to a front desk position in the building department
in August of 2015 where she worked until May of 2017.
Because of her previous employment with the city and in this very position, Ms. Richter will begin at step
B of pay grade 6N and will begin accruing vacation at the level of 2 years and 5 ½ months of service.
Financial Impact
This is a budgeted position.
Attachments
None
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