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<br /> <br />Councilmember Cook: <br />Councilmember Elvig: <br />Councilmember Jeffrey: <br />Councilmember Olson: <br />Councilmember Pearson: <br />Councilmember Strommen: <br /> <br />aye <br />absent <br />absent <br />aye <br />aye <br />aye <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br />Case #7: Report from the Personnel Committee <br />1) Authorization to Hire Paid On-Call Fire Fighters <br /> <br />Human Resources Manager Reed Kone stated the Personnel Co1l111iittee made a motion to <br />recommend the City Council authorize the following 'six individuals: be; hired as ob-call <br />firefighters: Carey Schiferli, Michael Nielson, DonaldYamauchi, Robert Tiegen, Jacob H$"\son, <br />and David Weigman. These individuals would be hired at an hourly wag~ of$12.50 and would <br />begin employment on November 29, 2006. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook stated all the above individuals have completed the background check and <br />medical exams and went through the preliminary testing. The hiringiofithesefirefighte~s will <br />bring the City up to the recommended 40 firefighters. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember i Pearson, to ratify the <br />recommendation of the Personnel Committee in Case No.1 and adopt Resolution #06-11 a66to <br />hire the following six individuals as paid on-call fire fighters: Carey Schiferli, Michael N,elson, <br />Donald Yamauchi, Robert Tiegen, Jacob Hanson, and David WeigmBJ.}. 'The individuals \V;ould <br />be hired at an hourly wage of $12.50 and would begin employment on November 29,2006; <br /> <br />Further discussion: Mayor Gamec asked if any of these :firefight~rs b~in~ hired are from I Burns <br />Township. Fire Chief Kapler replied none ofthesefrrefig~ters arefro11j1 BUrnsTownshtP.! !here <br />will be a second group of frrefighters presented for approval on qecember~ 12 thBrt wi~l be <br />primarily for Fire Station No. 3 located in Burns Township. Mr.! K~pler ; explained 'Carey <br />Schiferli and Michael Nielson are City employees. TIus hiring comes \Vith tbe sup~ort; qf the <br />Public Works Director and Police Chief. Thisis.another example.of how. staff works tog~ther to <br />share resources. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers. C90~' Pearson, Olsop, and <br />Strommen. Voting. No: None. Absent: CouncilmembersElvig andJe\ffr~Y. <br /> <br />2) Consider Reclassification of the ZoninglRecycling Coor4in"tor Bosition <br /> <br /> <br />Human Resources Manager Reed Kone stated the City's Environmenup Specialist, BrqcelBacon, <br />is retiring from the City of Ramsey after 29 years of service. Staffiis l'econunendirigtpBrt the <br />Zoning/Recycling Coordinator position be reclassified to Environmental Coordinator inqrder to <br />include the duties of the outgoing Environmental Specialist. With City Council approtal, the <br /> <br /> <br />P52 <br /> <br />City Council I November 28, 2006 <br />Page 12 of 16 <br /> <br />