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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.e. Appointment of Assistant Fire Chief; Acting Secretary; and Ratification of Fire Department Officers, Comittee Members and Training CoordinatorAGENDA ITEM: Appointment of Assistant Fire Chief; Acting Secretary; and Ratification of Fire Department Officers, Committee Members and Training Coordinator AGENDA SECTION: Consent PREPARED BY: Dawn Weitzel, Assistant City AGEN+ ATTACHMENTS: Appointments of Officers, Committee Members, and Coordinator Positions APPROVED BY RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the appointment of Mike Haeg a Assistant Fire Chief; Scott Engelmann as Acting Fire Department Secretary; and approve the Training Coordinator, Fire Prevention Personnel, Safety Officer, Captains and Lieutenants as presented for April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL City Council Meeting: April 18, 2006 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND This is a recommepdation to appoint Michael Haeg to the position of Assistant Fire Chief for another three years His current term expired at the end of March, and according to Fire Department policy, the assistant chief is to be selected from applicants meeting the minimum qualifications for the position. In this application process, Mike was one of two applicants for the position. An interview was held by a panel consisting of the Police Chief, Lieutenant, Assistant City Administrator and three firefighters Mike has been the Assistant Fire Chief for six years and a member of the Department since 1982. He is well qualified to continue in the position and it is thereby recommended that his assignment to the position of Assistant Fire Chief be confirmed by the Council. In addition, it is requested that Council approve the assignment of Scott Engelmann as Acting Fire Department Secretary Due to medical reasons, the Department has been without a secretary since October 1, 2005 and it is unclear when the appointed secretary will be returning to work Scott has been taking on some of the duties during the absence He is qualified to fulfill the full duties of this position Lastly, for Council's consideration is the attached list of suggested names for Fire Department officers, committee members and coordinator. Chief Aker used evaluation information and then consulted with the captains to determine who would fill each position. SUMMARY The Fire Department requests that Council approve the appointment of Michael Haeg as Assistant Fire Chief, the temporary assignment of Engelmann as Acting Fire Department Secretary; and appoint the attached listing of officers, committee members, and coordinators. Appointments of Officers, Committee Members, and Coordinator Positions Training Coordinator David Bailey Fire Prevention /Education Ed Kropelnickih Leigh Anderson Assistant Safety Officer Mike Haeg Captains Mike Reis Jim Voelker David Bailey Scott Engelmann Lieutenants Kevin Rambo Chris Dyson Joe Gerrits Garr Nelson Ed Kropelnicki Rosemount Fire Department April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007