HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.g. Hiring of Community Service Officer/Code Enforcement Officer CITY OF R08EMOIINT '
EXECOTIVE SIIMMARY FOR ACTION '
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 4, 1997 I!,
AGENDA ITEM: AGENDA SECTION:
HIRING OF CSO/CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CONSENT
PREPARED BY: AGENDA'�Q,=�
ELLIEL KNUTSEN, CHIEF OF POLICE E ,�
ATTACBMENTS: APPROVED BY:
NONE
Authorization was given to seek an additional part-time Community Service
Officer/Code Enforcement Officer to begin in early 1997. The police
department is now handling complaints received from our citizens regarding
certain cit ordinances that were handled b other cit de artments.
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Duties of the second CSO\Code Enforcement Officer will include spending
time surveying the city to maintain the aesthetics standards set by the
city council.
The target group for CSO candidates is law enforcement students. Five
' applications were received from the four colleges contacted. Oral
interviews were conducted and the recommended candidate is Brian Thureson.
Mr. Thureson is in his third year at Metropolitan State University and
maintaining a G.P.A. of 3 .65 in law enforcement. Mr. Thureson has worked
part-time for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety - Liquor Control
during 1995-1996 as a liquor control decoy. He has also held part-time
jobs as a security and loss prevention officer.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: MOTION TO APPROVE THE HIRING OF BRIAN THURESON
AS A PART-TIME CSO\CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AT A STARTING SALARY OF
$7. 50 PER HOUR.
COIINCIL ACTION: