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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: June 06, 2016 ITEM NO: 5 ______________________________________________________________________________ Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: Name Adam T. Edwards JML Public Works Director/ Title Public Works Director/City Engineer City Engineer’s Report ______ ______________________________________________________________________________ Item Description: Public Works Supervisor Appointment _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Purpose. The purpose of the agenda item is to gain Council approval to appoint a new Supervisor within Public Works. 2. Background. The Public Works Department has two supervisor positions. The Public Works Supervisor positions are critical to meet current service needs and is essential to city operations. In May, Supervisor Tim Amundsen left the city. 3. Recruitment. The selection process for the Public Works Supervisor position has been completed. The process involved application screening, two interview panels and reference checking. 4. Recommended Candidate. The top candidate is Mr. David (DJ) Goman. DJ has been employed full time with the City of Spring Park for the past 15 years, most recently as their Public Works Superintendent. Prior to that he worked for Spring Park as part time and seasonal employee for 15 years. DJ is already familiar with our systems and process and brings a combination of customer service focus and technical skills necessar y to excel in the position. 5. Recommended Compensation. I recommended that Mr. Goman be appointed to the position of Public Works Supervisor effective June 29th, 2016. a. Salary: Starting salary of $31.29/hr. (Grade 10, Step 5) b. Vacation: Starting vacation to be earned at a rate of 15 days (120 hours) per year. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: Consider a motion to appoint Mr. David Goman as Public Works Supervisor.