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of Today and the Ramsey Lions. e. Developing a~ plan for regular communication between the Police Chief and the Council and between the Police Chief and other City department heads: Chief Gustafson explained that he hasn't really done anything about this, but that he will be working on doing a better job of communication. He plans to improve the monthly Police report to Council by having a potpourri of what's happening -not just statistics, f. Developing a plan for the Police Department's continuing education and training: He reported on a plan for continuing education and stated that the number of training hours has doubled. He expected to have everything in process or completed by the first of the year, 1998. No action necessary. Case #2: Discuss Job Description for Public Safety Aide Acting City Administrator Waite Smith presented a job description for a new position previously called Community Service Officer, but because the position will not be equivalent to the traditional CSO position, the title suggested is Public Safety Aide. The job description was developed jointly by the Administrative Services Manager, Police Chief and Police Sergeant Jim Way. The half-time position would begin after January 1, 1998. The Committee expressed concerns about the job description not necessarily being consistent with the knowledge and skills required and asked that the description be re-worded and brought back to the November meeting. Case #3: Receive Information on Exempt Salary History Compared to Union Salaries Acting City Administrator Waite Smith presented a history of the comparisons of increases for the exempt and non-exempt employees. No action by the Committee. Case #4: Recommend Fire Chief/Director of Public Works Appointment Acting City Administrator Waite Smith stated that in response to staffing needs identified, effective January 1, 1998, the Fire Chief position could be made full-time and that for the three years after that, the Fire Chief assume responsibility for supervising the Public Works Department which includes the Parks/Utilities and Streets. Council approved the creation of the position on September 15, t997, and authorized staff to l~ost the position internally. One application was received which was from the current Fire Chief Dean Kapler. He was interviewed by an interviewing committee, which included three members of the Council, and they are recommending the position to Mr. Kapler. Motion by Mayor Gamec and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to recommend City Council appoint Dean Kapler as Fire Chief/Director of Public Works, effective on or after January 1, 1998, at an annual salary of $51,000, and that Mr. Kapler serve a one-year probationary period in his new position, with performance reviews at six and twelve months. Personnel Committee/October 14, 1997 page 2 of 3 I I I I I ! I I I I I I i I I I I I i