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� C�i1NCIL MEt i IVv FE� 2 3 2015 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY OF ORONO DATE: February 23, 2015 ITEM NO: �O Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: Name Jessica Loftus City Administrator's Report Title City Administrator Item Description: Building Official Retirement/Recruitment After thirty years of service, our Building Official Lyle Oman has informed the City that he intends to retire in June of 2015. The City would like to proactively plan for Lyle's successor to have some overlap in May/June so the new hire could benefit from training and a transfer of working knowledge from Lyle. The Building Official position is important in providing essential services to meet our citizen's needs and I recommend filling it. Please see the attached cost-benefit analysis. A draft of the Building Official job description is attached for your review and comment. The Building Official is an exempt position and is currently in the salary schedule at level5. The current starting salary for level5 is $57,769, with a top salary of$77,026. A proposed timeline for recruitrnent: Feb 23 Ci Council ma a rove the recruihnent. Feb 24 Advertise the position with the attached job posting. We could advertise on our city website and the League of Minnesota's website at no charge. We would also consider paying to advertise with rofessional buildin associations. Mar 30 Application deadline. This allows for more than 30 days to submit applications after ostin . Apr 1-2 Review of Applications by the Committee. The Committee is proposed to be Jessica Loftus, L le Oman,Adam Edwards and Mike Gaffron. Apr 9-20 Interviews. I'm proposing the committee do the first and second round interviews in mid A ril. A r 27 A ointment. The committee would recommend the to candidate. Ma /June A start date will de end on the a ointee's obli ations to a current em lo er. Please revise the timeline, the attached job description, and job posting to fit the City Council's needs. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: Consider a motion to approve the Building Official position for advertisement.