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TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: VIII-C-l MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Dave Osberg, City Administrator August 16, 2007 Fire and Emergency Services Director Appointment RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION It is unanimously recommended by the Public Safety Committee (City Councilmembers Ed Riveness, Danna Elling Schultz and Barb Hollenbeck) that the full City Council take action appointing Assistant Fire Chief Mike Schutt to the position of Fire and Emergency Services Director, with an effective date of September 29,2007. The recommended compensation scheduled, based on current 2007 rates is as follows: Start; 1-1-08; 9-29-08; 1-1-09; 1-1-10; BACKGROUND Level "E": Level "D": Level "e": Level "B": Level "A": $79,788.80 $82,846.40 $85,904.00 $88,982.40 $92,040.00 Current Fire Chief Mark Holmes is scheduled to retire effective September 28,2007. Throughout the last several weeks, Staffhas been working with the Public Safety Committee and ultimately the full City Council approved, a scheduled for the advertisement, recruitment and hiring ofthe person to fill the position of Fire and Emergency Services Director. On Tuesday July 31,2007 nine candidates were interviewed for the position of Fire and Emergency Services Director. Each of the nine candidates was interviewed by two different oral interview panels. One room included six members, asking more technical questions, and another panel included five members, asking more general questions. City Councilmember Ed Riveness and Assistant City Administrator Melanie Mesko Lee were in the Volunteer Room with the panel asking the more general questions. Each of the nine candidates also visited with me in my office, for about 30 minutes, discussing a variety of topics, and addressing a few questions.