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Councilmember Backous stated there had been discussion on the Captain versus Leuitenant positions at the previous Personnel Committee meeting but he would like to hear comment from Police Chief Way. Chairperson Tossey stated he believes, for the record, that this is an unorthodox action to go from a Sergeant to a Captain position; however, some of the problems with public employment is orthodoxy and if we are getting the best person for the job he would not oppose the recommendation. Councilmember Kuzma stated a robust discussion was held on the pros and cons and because it is the recommendation of Police Chief Way, he will support the recommendation. Chairperson Tossey stated this was considered when Lieutenant Katers was promoted to prepare a path for Police Chief Way to retire but due to problems with the split command, it made sense that if of equal positions, the chain of command would ultimately go to the Chief. Chairperson Tossey stated he knows Mr. Katers and thinks he is the right person for the position. Police Chief Way stated he did talk with Chairperson Tossey about his concerns. Motion by Councilmember Kuzma, seconded by Councilmember Backous, to recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution #13-05-091, to authorize staff to promote Bradly Bluml, effective May 29, 2013, to the position of Sergeant at Step 4, which is $35.51 per hour and to promote Mr. Timothy Frankfurth, effective May 29, 2013, to the position of Captain at Step 4, which is $39.78 per hour. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Tossey, Councilmembers Kuzma and Backous. Voting No: None. 4.04: Resolution to Establish a Policy Regarding Non -Employee Interview Panel Participants Human Resources Manager Lasher reviewed the staff report and recommendation to establish a policy that identifies non -employee interview panel participants. She presented four options for consideration: 1) City Administrator, including Councilmembers on the interview panel for City Administrator only; 2) City Administrator and Department Heads, including Councilmembers on the interview panel for City Administrator and Department Heads; 3) City Administrator, Department Heads, and positions serving as a liaison to a Board or Commission, including Councilmembers and the Chair/Vice-Chair of the representative Board or Commission; and/or, 4) Case -by -Case, to establish the participants of the interview panel on a case -by -case basis as determined by the consensus at an earlier Work Session prior to the receipt of applications. It was noted that Option 4 is not recommended by staff. Human Resources Manager Lasher stated staff recommends following protocol: Participation of no -employee panel members will not be mandatory, if there is a scheduling conflict a designee may serve as an alternate, the interview schedule will not be delayed based on participant availability, all participants must be trained and Open Meeting Law applies. Personnel Committee / May 28, 2013 Page 3 of 5