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Background CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF THE ACCOUNTANT I By: Givonna Reed Kone, Human Resources Manager On April 15, 2008, Accountant I Angel Hoeffner submitted a letter of resignation. Ms. Hoeffner's last day of employment with the City will be April 28, 2008. Recently, staff was directed by the City Council to research the merits of a hiring freeze. The impetus for this discussion was the economic downturn and the hiring freeze recently enacted by the State of Minnesota in response to a projected budget shortage. Under the current State hiring freeze, "essential" and "critical" positions may still be filled if they become vacant. In late March, the Personnel Committee directed staff to create a list of criteria by which each City of Ramsey vacancy could be evaluated. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine whether a vacancy needs to be filled or, for example, whether the duties could modified, eliminated, or reassigned to other staff members. The list of criteria for the evaluation of vacant positions will be formally presented to the City Council for consideration in May In an effort to be proactive, the Finance Officer, Assistant Finance Officer and Human . Resources Manger met with the City Administrator to assess the need to fill the Accountant I position. The consensus of the group was to recommend to the City Council that the Accountant I position be filled. This recommendation is based on the attached assessment which was conducted by the Finance Officer. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council accept the resignation of Angel Hoeffner. Based on the attached assessment, staff further recommends that staff be authorized to begin the recruitment process to fill the Accountant I position. Funding Source The Accountant I position is included in the 2008 General Fund (95 %) and Enterprise (5 %) Budgets. Expenses related to the recruitment process are also included in the 2008 General Fund Budget. Committee Action Make a motion recommending that the City Council accept the resignation of the Accountant I and direct staff to begin the recruitment process to fill the Accountant I position. PC: 4 - 22 - 08 Reviewed By City Administrator —105—