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ORONO POLICE DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />Date: April 25, 2016 <br />Item No: 10 <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name: Correy Farniok JML Public Safety Report <br />Title: Police Chief <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Item Description: Part-Time Police Officers <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Part-Time officers are utilized to fill shifts in a cost effective manner and to limit overtime <br />expenses. An opening exists for two part-time police officers within the Orono Police Department. <br />At present, William Carstens and Brian Beniek have completed a background investigation <br />including a medical, psychological and physical agility examinations. <br /> <br />It is recommended that William Carsten and Brian Beniek be hired for the open positions of part- <br />time police officer. <br /> <br />William Carstens is currently employed as a Security Officer at the Metro Regional Treatment <br />Center with the City of Anoka. Carstens has worked with the City of Anoka since October of <br />2015. Carstens was also Lifeguard at Bunker Beach Water Park in Coon Rapids from 2011-2015. <br />Carstens attended and graduated from Hibbing Community College in May 2015 and is currently <br />attending Century College. Carstens passed the Peace Officers Standards and Training exam in <br />June 2015. Carstens is excited to begin his career as a police officer with the Orono Police <br />Department. <br /> <br />Brian Beniek is currently the owner/president of Beniek Property Services/Outdoor Living and <br />Landscaping, Inc. Beniek was also a Sergeant with the Plymouth Police Department. Beniek <br />retired after more than 25 years from the Plymouth Police Department in April 2014. As an officer <br />with Plymouth Police Department, Beniek was a field training officer, hostage negotiator, a <br />member of the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team and patrol sergeant for 8 years. Beniek <br />also received the Medal of Honor, two commendation awards and three lifesaving awards. Beniek <br />is excited and looking forward to working as a police officer again with the Orono Police <br />Department. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Consider a motion to hire William Carstens and Brian Beniek as part-time police officers at a <br />pay rate of $25.35(start) per hour for William Carstens $27.04(after six months rate due to his <br />experience,) for Brian Beniek with a start date of April 25, 2015. (For Union purposes William <br />Carstens will have seniority over Brian Beniek.