HomeMy WebLinkAbout15.E.5. Authorize the Hiring of a Natural Resource Specialist
IS. E,S:
CITY OF SHAKOPEE CONSENT
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
From: Mark Themig, Parks, Recreation & Facilities Director
Meeting Date: August 17, 2004
Subject: Hiring Natural Resource Specialist
INTRODUCTION
City Council is asked to hire Terry Meiller for the position of Natural Resource Specialist.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
As part of the reorganization of the natural resources function earlier this year, City
Council authorized the creation and advertising of a Natural Resource Specialist to
coordinate natural resource functions for the city. Scott County Employee Relations
worked with me to develop the employment notice and training and experience rating
form from the approved job description. We posted the position on May 21 and closed it
on June 16. We received 67 applications for the position, interviewed ten candidates in
the first round, and four finalists. Charley Kubler (Chair of the Environmental Advisory
Committee), Mark Noble (Planner), and Mark McNeill. all participated in the interview
process.
RECOMMENDATION
I am recommending that Terry Meiller be hired for the position of Natural Resource
Specialist with a start date of August 23, 2004. Mr. Meiller's most recent experience is
with the Crawford County (WI) Land Conservation Department as a Conservation
Specialist. He has a degree in Reclamation with an emphasis in biology from the
University of Wisconsin - Platteville.
I am recommending that Mr Meiller be hired at Grade 6, Step E ($43,708).
REQUESTED ACTION
Move to hire Terry Meiller as Natural Resource Specialist at Grade 6, Step E ($43,708),
effective August 23, 2004, contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment
physical and background check. The position would be subject to the successful
completion of a one-year probationary period.
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Mark Themig