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Evaluation Criteria for Vacant and New Positions <br />1. Is the position essential? Yes <br />2. Is the position critical? <br />Critical positions are positions that are, for example, one -position job classes or <br />positions with duties that cannot be modified, reassigned or eliminated. Detailed <br />responses to the following questions will be required in determining whether or <br />not a position is "critical" to providing high -quality services to residents, business <br />owners and/or employees: <br />• Explain how this position is key to achieving the strategic goals identified <br />by the City Council. Public safety is the number one priority ofa City. It <br />is the goal of the City to provide this service and this must he done by <br />licensed police officers. Citizens expect officers to respond to their needs <br />and Ramsey is currently staffed to provide this service. <br />• Can the duties be re -engineered or automated? Please explain. The <br />position of police officer must he done by someone who holds a State of <br />Minnesota issued license. The majority of the dirties an officer pezforms <br />must he completed by a licensed officer, as per Minnesota State Statute. <br />• Can the duties be reassigned temporarily or permanently? Please explain. <br />No. Ifwe do not fill the position, we will he short officers that respond to <br />calls. The city would incur overtime costs to cover the hours of the officer <br />that is scheduled to leave. <br />• Can the position remain unfilled temporarily or permanently? Please <br />explain. We will he short an officer to fill shifts. We currently have four <br />officers assigned to 12 hour shifts and having an officer missing for an <br />extended period of time will cost the City in overtime to cover the shifts <br />when officers are on vacations, holidays, sick, or in training. <br />• Can the position be filled internally? Yes. However, if an internal <br />candidate (eligible to he licensed by the State of Minnesota) were hired for <br />the position, that would leave a city vacancy, which may or may not need <br />replacing. (i.e., a vohmteer police reserve officer would not have to he <br />replaced) <br />