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Motion by Mayor Gamec and seconded by Councilmember Anderson to recommend City Council adopt a resolution ending Brian Swanson's probationary period effective March 15, 2OO0. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec and Councilmember Anderson. Voting No: None. Absent: None. Case #2: Authorization of Hiring a New Patrol Officer Human Resources Manager Heryta stated that a panel consisting of Corporal Timothy Dwyer, Sergeant Robert Kuhn, Patrol Officer Bradley Paplham, Patrol Officer Gary Voit, and herself met on March 9, 2000, and interviewed the finalists for the position of Patrol Officer. An offer was made to Jeffrey Katers who will be able to start on March 28. Motion by Mayor Gamec and seconded by Councilmember Anderson to recommend City Council hire Jeffrey Katers at a salary in compliance with the labor agreement. Further Discussion: Police Chief Gustafson noted that Jeffrey is coming from Sherburne County where he has one year's experience as a detention deputy and several years' experience in other capacities of law enforcement. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec and Councilmember Anderson. Voting No: None. Case/43: Temporary Out-of-Class Pay for Police Technician City Administrator Norman noted that this issue came before the City Coancil in January, at which time Councilmembers had concerns about this type of action possibly occurring when someone goes on vacation or sick leave and others have to cover the duties. He stated that past practices for out-of-class pay has been awarded when a position has been vacated and recruiting is underway for a qualified replacement. In those cases, Council appointed an Acting City Administrator, Acting Finance Officer, Acting Senior Accountant, and Acting Community Development Director. He added that approximately five years ago a janitor was being used for snow plowing duties, for which he was awarded out-of-class pay, however such practice was discontinued. For these reasons and because there are no provisions in the labor agreement or in the City Code Personnel Policy to warrant out-of-class pay, staff recommends that City Council deny the award of out-of-class pay to Police Technician Linda Aaseby during the absence of Police Records Manager Arlene Stafford. He noted staff was not in complete agreement on this matter. I I Mr. Norman also stated that a survey was sent out to TUG (a group consisting of Personnel Directors from cities in the metropolitan area), and I7 responses were received: 5 had out-of- class pay in their union contract language, 5 had it in their personnel policy, and 7 had nothing. Mr. Norman stated he views this as a bargaining issue, not to be awarded upon request. Councilmember Zimmerman stated it's common labor practice to have employees fill in during employee absences. I I I Personnel Committee/March 14, 2000 Page 2 of 4