HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.E.3. Hiring of IT Specialist
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CITY OF SHAKOPEE CONSENT
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
From: Kris W~lson, Assistant to the City Administrator
Meeting Date: June 6, 2006
Subject: Authorization to Hire for IT Specialist Position
INTRODUCTION
The City Council is asked to authorize hiring Raoul Boudreau for the position oflT
Specialist.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City's IT Specialist position was vacated when Carrie Duckett was promoted to IT
Coordinator last fall. After advertising the opening, the City received 55 applications and
interviewed seven candidates. The interview panel, which consisted of Carrie Duckett,
former IT Coordinator Kim Henke and myself, recommends that the City hire Mr. Raoul
Boudreau for the position.
Mr. Boudreau has five and half years of experience in the IT field, most recently working
as a Help Desk. Technician for the Government of New Brunswick, Canada.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council authorize hiring Raoul Boudreau for the position
oflT Specialist, with a starting salary at Grade 6, Step F ($44,242 per year).
This action is contingent on successful pre-employment screening.
REQUESTED ACTION
If Council concurs, it should move to authorize hiring Raoul Boudreau for the position of
IT Specialist at Grade 6, Step F of the 2006 City Pay Plan, contingent on the successful
completion ofthe City's required pre-employment screenings.