HomeMy WebLinkAbout15.E.7. Telecommunications Coordinator Appointment
ISlE 7.
CITY OF SHAKOPEE
Memorandum CONSENT
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mark McNeill, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Telecommunications Coordinator Appointment
DATE: June 28, 2005
INTRODUCTION:
The Council is asked to approve the hiring of John Peterson as Telecommunications
Coordinator for the City of Shakopee.
BACKGROUND:
Former Assistant to the City Administrator Tracy Schaefer left employment with the City
in September, 2004. Since February, 2005, Telecommunications support services have
been provided by Ms. Schaefer through her new employer, Bradley & Guzzetta.
The Telecommunications Advisory Commission and staff have subsequently researched
what staffing should be recommended to the City Council. Rather than a Television
Production Specialist as had been the full time staffing before (augmented by the
Assistant to the City Administrator position), a new position was recommended, and
approved to be advertised. This Telecommunications Coordinator position is less "hands
on" in terms oftaping meetings and doing actual production work, although that would
still be part of the job description. It is intended that the Coordinator position would do
the technical research and support for the Telecommunications Advisory Commission,
and would eliminate the need for the Bradley and Guzetta support (with the exception of
Institutional Network and Cable franchising issues-those would continue to be billed on
a per hour, as needed basis.)
On June 30th, four finalist candidates were interviewed by an interview panel made up of
City staff, the Telecommunications Director from the City of Lakeville, and the Chair of
the Shakopee Telecommunications Advisory Commission. As a result, the candidate
that is being recommended for hire is John Peterson of Montrose, MN. He is currently
employed as Assistant Station Manager for the Lake Minnetonka Communication
Commission.
He would be hired at Step 1 of Grade 6 ($42,953), and it is recommended that he start
with one week of vacation "on the books". Anticipating that the background check and
physical exams are completed successfully, he would start July 25,2005.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Funding for this position comes from the Telecommunications Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
I recommend that John Peterson be hired as Telecommunications Coordinator for the City of
Shakopee, contingent upon the successful completion of background and physical exams, and
would be at Step I of Grade 6. He would start with one week of vacation on the books.
ACTION REQUIRED:
If the Council concurs, it should, by motion, authorize the hiring of John Peterson as
Telecommunications Coordinator for the City of Shakopee, at Step 1 of Grade 6
($42,953) with one week of vacation on the books, conditioned upon passage of a
background check, and pre-employment physical examination.
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Mark McNeill
City Administrator
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CC: Marilyn Remer
Kris Wilson
Telecommunications Advisory Commission