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the best overall candidate to be considered as the next Ramsey Fire Chief/EMD; Final Interview: The City Council <br />interviewed Mr. Kohner on February 23, 2016. Panel members included the Ramsey City Council (with the <br />exception of Councilmember LeTourneau who was out of town), City Administrator Ulrich, Police Chief Katers, <br />Human Resources Manager Lasher, Elk River Fire Chief Cunningham, and two members of the Nowthen City <br />Council, specifically Mayor Pilon and Councilmember Reighard. <br />Notification: <br />Attached: 1) Ramsey Fire Department Organizational Chart 2) Resolution <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />It may be of interest to note that Mr. Kohner has been on the Ramsey Fire Department since 2002 and has worked <br />his way up beginning as a paid -on-call Firefighter through his current role as the City's paid -on-call Assistant Fire <br />Chief, working out of Fire Station #2. Mr. Kohner's experience also includes fulltime work at three fire departments <br />as a Fire Inspector, Fire Marshal (with Ramsey from 2008-2013), and as Assistant Fire Chief. He is currently <br />certified by Homeland Security as an Emergency Manager and by Hamline University in Public Safety <br />Administration. <br />Funding Source: <br />The 2016 funding required to hire Mr. Matthew Kohner, excluding health insurance, is $87,225. <br />Recommendation: <br />To hire Mr. Matthew Kohner as the City's new Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director, effective April 11, <br />2016, at an annual salary of $95,877 which is step 3 of the 2016 wage scale and to provide a credit of five vacation <br />days. <br />Action: <br />Motion to adopt resolution #16-03-050 to hire Mr. Matthew Kohner as the City's new Fire Chief/Emergency <br />Management Director, effective April 11, 2016, at an annual salary of $95,877 which is step 3 of the 2016 wage <br />scale and to provide a credit of five vacation days. <br />Resolution 1603050 <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 03/03/2016 11:46 AM <br />Form Started By: Colleen Lasher Started On: 03/01/2016 07:32 AM <br />Final Approval Date: 03/03/2016 <br />