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· Beginnin~,o ~*!~':~ work areas and create more valuable employees, intermediates. ~d. advanced courses are offered for each of these software packages. ~ e~i?. HUm~ Resources Manager He,la stated ~at .~e costs ~d len~h of class t~:{'x~. In reviewing different brochures Eom local co~uni, colleges or education c~f~'~S~%E~appe~s 9 and 300 for M~croso~ courses andmeet~;~r~ee~e~ngs they ~pically mn belden $1_5 $ ' ~:~:::,;~.~;; for four hours each ~ght. She stated that staff would like ~er discussf3~:'~ the ~rect~on on how to roceed prior to m~ing a reco~endati~? ~ .; Co--tree and d P . ~ ;:~,~,~ ~?:? Counci~ember ~derson mqu~ed ~f they would be proposm~ 1o pay .~e enbre cost of th computer course and only one-half ~e cost on other courses~,, :,~-~:'~:;'?' Human Resources Manger Hecta replied that ~y co~k~:~at is job~:~cific would be 100% sed ~d an hin ost secondau is 50 % reimb~f2~?~:: Councilmmber Zi~eman inquired if staff had done any res~ch"~°ther ci~'s policies. Human Resources Manger He,la rep!~.¢t:p.~, but indicated that she ~!~,~.~:~.;?~??'- '~-'~ . Councilmember Hendfiksen stated':::~'~:-:~i~:~i~ be r.e~ukea ~ata staff:~>;r p~s the course in order to get reimbursed for~:~°~. He' ~:~k~ S~g~ted that ~e ~i~ invest' in some self- paced materials where ~ ~diVfdual co~2se ~ose Councilmember ~derson stated that shi:;j~¢c0~ffied ~ to~:~ computer ~ai~ng would be treated differently ~7 other ,pe of Co~i~memb~?~%ddk~d~Pn~d that ~om~ ~ing i~ becoming a ~ ba~nn~ ~d, b~t i~ ~ b~ h~a that not ~4~o~e po~s~s i~4'~¢e~'.e ~ai~g as ~ i~entiv~. Cons~s'~af:~e Co~a~ ~a .~ dire~7~:~ to p~t tog~*~r wo~ding ~at wo~d include ~*~':~: Auth0~e Hir~g of Pa~ol Officer ~__~:'~:21~,~ ~a;'~~ ~tat~a ~t on S~pt~mb~ S, 2000, ~t~ ~ived to be~n me:(process to ~2 ~tl-tlme pa~ol officer. ~e pomt~on was advemsed ~n sev~rat ~ -~ · ~:~ ~'~'" o~er munici alities ~d a encies/~stimtions representing l~catmns mcrudmg newspapers, P , g diverse popula~s.tTq::, 77 applications were received by ~e September 27* deadline ~d 21 applic~ts camera for p~el inte~iews on October 4~ and October 5~h. FolloWing ~e first round ':?~4~:~; of p~el inte~i~Ws, five individuals were contacted to remm for second inte~iews on October '~':: II~*. B~e~:0,n the panel's reco~endation following second inte~iews, staff would l~e C~ncW~U~hofization to offer a position to one of ~e five final c~didates. ~ere me several rea~3m:~hy staff is requesting authorization to be able to make an i~ediate job offer to one of the:fiVe candidates. First, because of the tight job market, staff is concerned that if a -t02- Personnel Committee/October 10, 2000 Page 4 of 5