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tip <br />i Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator <br />UL <br />DATE: November 21, 1985 tt}J� <br />SUBJECT: Police Officer Employment <br />INTRODUCTION - As you will recall the 1986 budget allows for the <br />hiring of three additional officers, one additional for Spring <br />Park, one additional for Long Lake and one addition to the basic <br />budget. In addition as we previously discussed the need for a <br />new officer to replace officer Griffiths, should he not be <br />returning. At present you will recall we have temporarily <br />assigned to is Robert Fischer of the Sheriff's office. Based on <br />information given by our insurnace carrier officer Griffiths will <br />not be carried as an employee of the City of Orono after February <br />15, 1966. At p*esent he is being carried on a worker's comp <br />account and curr,>ntly does nct draw apart from <br />accrued benefits any salary from the City. iowever, we are <br />paying an appropriate s.3lary tc the County for the employment of <br />officer Fischer. <br />Based _,n our 1986 need we commenced application and screening <br />process the beginning of October and had an initial screening <br />done by Sergeant Che3wick of approximately 40 candidates. This <br />was reduced to approximately 12 for a preliminary screening board <br />composed of 5 individuals affiliated with Orono and the contract <br />communities. From this group six individuals were selected for <br />interview by Chief Kilbo and myself. 5 of the 6 have completed <br />all preliminary testing, however one of the six, who is :1 Orono <br />Police Reservist., is presently in the process of comple,,ng his <br />skills course and has just taken one preliminary test that we <br />require, the results of which wail be received within the week. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS - Based on our employment needs and projections <br />we would recommend the following: <br />1. That officer Fischer be co-itinuted through the end <br />of December and an overlap per 1,od of up to 2 weeks while <br />we take on officer Griffiths' replacement. <br />2. That the top 4 candidate- from Chief Kilbo and my <br />interview be directed to take appropriate physiological <br />ana physical exams in order to determine a final order <br />of selection and appointment. <br />j. That the Administrator be granted authority to hire <br />Brian Clark, currently a part time officer and reservist <br />with the Scott County Sheriff's office, together with <br />being a Scott County dispatcher. no earlier than <br />December 15th, provided tie appropriately passes the <br />physiological and physical tests. <br />