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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Cook, Councilmembers Pearson, and Kurak. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Pearson, to recommend that the City Council authorize City Administrator, Jim Norman, to enter into an agreement with Inspectron, Inc. for inspections services for a period of six months beginning May 14, 2003. The rate of compensation to Inspectron, Inc. will be $65.00 per hour for approximately 20 hours per week. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Cook, Councilmembers Pearson, and Kurak. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Pearson, to recommend that the City Council appoint Ron Wasmund as the City's Building Official. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Cook, Councilmembers Pearson, and Kurak. Case #5: Case #6: Consider Authorization to Begin Recruitment Process for a Civil Engineer II Consideration of Authorization to Begin Recruitment Process for an Associate Planner Interim Human Resources Manager Reed stated that as part of the Town Center Fiscal Impact Study, departments were asked late last year to assess personnel needs over the next 13 years as the City experiences significant growth. The assessment by staff indicated that there would be an immediate need for additional civil engineering and planning staff to respond to the workload associated with implementing Town Center development plans. As the Town Center workload began to increase during the first months of this year, it became very apparent that the need to increase staffing in the areas of engineering and planning was imminent. At the April 29, 2003 budget meeting, City Administrator, Jim Norman, introduced a proposal to the City Council to begin the recruitment process for a Civil Engineer II position. There was consensus that this item should be brought forward for cohsideration by the Council. At this time, staff is requesting authorization to begin the recruitment process for a Civil Engineer II position and an Associate Planner position. The Civil Engineer II position would be responsible for civil engineering work that is moderately complex to very complex. Typical duties include performing professional civil engineering work in the design, constrUction or maintenance of engineering projects. Specifically, this position would assist with or be responsible for contract administration and plan review of the Town Center project and other miscellaneous subdivisions. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or related field plus 3-5 years of engineering experience in the public sector. The 2003 salary range for this position would be $44,000-55,000. As we are half way through the year, this position will cost approximately $30,000, which includes salary, benefits and workers' compensation insurance. Funding will be from the General Fund. It is anticipated that this position will be funded in part by franchise fees from the fourth quarter of 2003 and also from billable time as work is performed on the Town Center and other billable projects. The Associate Planner position is an entry-level professional planning position. Typical duties include performing professional work in community planning or a related area where an understanding of basic concepts, principles and tectmiques is required. The Associate Planner would assist the Community Development Department by reviewing land use applications, serving as a liaison to the Housing Committee and assisting the Principal Planner on various Town Center related projects. Those projects -24- Personnel Committee/May 13, 2003 Page 8 of 10