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! <br />League of MinnesOta Cities <br /> <br />3490 Lexington Avenue North <br />St. Paul, MN 55126-8044 <br /> <br />August 31, 1994 <br /> <br />Ms. Kc\, McAjoney <br />Administrati ye I Services Manager <br />City of RamseS, <br />1515,3 Nowthe0 Blvd. NW <br />Ramsey, MN S5303 <br /> <br />RE: F~rehgh{er Hiring Process <br /> <br />Dear Ms. McAl!oney: <br /> <br />This letter is in [esponse to 5, our August 25, 1994, letter to Ellen Longfellow. In that letter <br />you described y~ur recommendations for new hiring procedures for firefighters. These <br />recommendation~ were based on my recommendations given at a Loss Control Workshop <br />which you atrenc!ed. I am glad to see that your city is considering chan~oes as a result of <br />su_o~estions mad~ at the Loss Control Workshops. . <br /> <br />You are correct ~hat secret ballots are not a proper method for determining positions in the <br />fire department, iRather, positions should be based on objective criteria including the 100 <br />point hiring system, it is a good idea to have input from the fire department during the <br />hiring process to ~ensure that your deparrrnent's needs are met. After the veterans preference <br />points are app!ie~ and finalists chosen for interview; the city is free to hire any of the <br />interviewees bases upon the ciD"s needs and the applicant's particular qualifications. It seems <br />your proposed sy~.tem would meet the requirements of all applicable laws and still maintain <br />the necessary inpm from the fire department. <br /> <br />You are also correct in your desire to list the administrative or supervisory positions in the <br />fire department as' '~temporary work assignments." I believe other cities have also used <br />tempora~ work a{signments in both their f~re and p6iice departments, h should be made <br />clear to ail those igvolved that these are in fact temporary.work assignments for a limited <br />time period and thgt another person may be chosen for the'.next term. <br /> <br />The fire chief is similar t6 a department head of an), other department within the 'city. They <br />are nor separate an~ autonomous from the review and discretion of the cit.5, council. If the <br />fire chief is: in faci., equi-valem to other department heads within the city based .on their <br /> <br />i~)~-5600 <br /> <br />[ AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/A_~FLRMATIVE ACTION EM_PLOIq~iR <br /> <br />1-800i~925-1122 plus your city code <br /> ? <br /> <br />TDD (612) 49¢9035 <br /> <br />Fax (612) 490-0072 <br /> <br /> <br />