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CASE # 2 ~ STATUS OF THE PATROL OFFICER HIRING ~By: Kay' McAloney, Administrative Services Manager Background: On November 20 and 27, 1994 an advertisement ,,,,'as placed in the Sunday Minneapolis Star Tribu~ for the position of Patrol Officer, with a deadline of 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 2i 1994. The minimum requirements for the position were: 1) a full-time POST license, and p.) two years full-time licensed law enforcement experience. Sixty-seven((67) applications were received for the position. Five (5) applications were received after the deadline expired. Twenty-eight (28) did not meet the minimum qualificationS;. Thirty-four (34) met the minimum qualifications and scored between 60 and 90 (on a 100:point veterans' preference scale). The Police Chief and Sergeant chose to interview all of those applicants rating 76 and above, whic[h ,.vas a natural break in the scoring. The first interviews will take place December 1}th, t6th, and 19th using an intervie~ panel of an outside agency's Sergeant, our Sergeang Personnel and two current Patrol Officers. The Police Chief will attend the interview bu~: not be a scoring member. The top ten i~coring individuals will be sent for a pass/fail physical agility test through Anoka Counly. Those passing the physical agility will come back for a second interview with the sam~ panel members and the City Administrator. The Police Chief will take the place of the 6utside agency's Sergeant during this phase of the interviewing process. Police Chief :Auspos and City Administrator Schroeder will make their recommendation to the Personnel:Commmee once a finalist has been determined. Recommendation: None. Infomiational only. Committee ,~ction: None. Infor~tional only. Review Chei:klist: City Adminismator Police Chief Administrative~Services Sergeant Manager PC: 12/13/9,4 ,:7197