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<br />Councilmember Kuzma introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #13-11-192 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION TO REPLACE THE VACANT FIRE MARSHAL POSITION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />at the City Council accepted the Fire Marshal’s resignation with his last day <br />being September 20, 2013; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the Personnel Committee directed staff to identify several options for <br />addressing the duties left vacant; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />staff has identified four options which have been listed in the order of <br /> <br />preference based on the City’s strategic goals; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the options are to authorize staff to recruit for, back-fill, or outsource as <br />follows: <br /> <br /> <br />1.To authorize staff to recruit for a fulltime Deputy Fire Chief; or <br /> <br />2.To authorize staff to recruit for a fulltime Fire Marshall; or <br /> <br />3.To authorize staff recruit for a fulltime Fire Inspector with reclassification to Fire <br />Marshall by the end of 2014 and to back-fill duties left unaccounted for via outside <br />sources; or <br /> <br />4.To authorize staff to contract out all functions of the second in command position; this <br />option is not recommended by staff. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />1) Motion to approve resolution #2013-11-192, to replace the vacant Fire Marshal position <br />based on one of the four options, as follows: <br /> <br />1.Motion to approve resolution #2013-11-192, to authorize staff to recruit for a fulltime <br />Deputy Fire Chief with the pay scale range of $30.14 to $37.67 per hour; or <br /> <br /> <br />2.Motion to approve resolution #2013-11-192, to authorize staff to recruit for a fulltime <br />Fire Marshall with a pay scale range of $27.79 to $34.69 per hour; or <br /> <br /> <br />3.Motion to approve resolution #2013-11-192, to authorize staff recruit for a fulltime Fire <br />Inspector with reclassification to Fire Marshall by the end of 2014 and to back-fill duties <br />left unaccounted for via outside sources with a pay scale range of $26.98 to $33.72 per <br />hour. This figure does not include any necessary back-filling expenses; or <br /> <br /> <br />4.Motion to approve resolution #2013-11-192, to authorize staff to contract out all <br />functions of the second in command position, the funding for this option is unknown. <br /> <br />