ITEM 6.2 Hiring of Finance Assitant IIRequest for
Co eCity Council Action
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DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: REQUESTOR: MEETING DATE:
Administration Dan Jordet, ASD 23 June 2014
PRESENTER(s): REVIEWED BY: ITEM #:
Dan Jordet, ASD Lori Johnson, CA 6.2 Recommendation of Hire for
Finance Assistant II
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council consider adopting a motion authorizing the hiring of Julie
Cheney to fill the vacant Finance Assistant II position
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT? IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
No I No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Staff received approval on April 28, 2014 to recruit to fill the position at a starting wage of $ 20.54 per
hour for 32 hours per week. Applications to fill the position were solicited through the League of
Minnesota Cities, the State Workforce Centers, several local newspapers and the City of Otsego website.
72 applications were received by the May 22, 2014 deadline.
The applications were subjected to review and scoring on a 100 point scale allowing for additional points
if the applicant was a veteran or disabled veteran. Six of the top scorers were interviewed on Tuesday,
October 22, 2013 by a panel consisting of Kathy Grover, Finance Assistant III and Daniel Jordet,
Administrative Services Director. Those interviews narrowed the applicant field to two. Mr. Jordet
called references for both final candidates. Following those conversations Mr. Jordet recommended to
Ms. Johnson that the Council be asked to approve the hiring of Julie Cheney.
Ms. Cheney worked most recently with Merrill Corporation as a staff accountant. Conversations with
two former employers produced very positive recommendations. She was characterized as competent,
able to communicate her knowledge effectively, deal with a variety of projects efficiently and
effectively, required only general supervision and was well liked by clients and co-workers alike. She
holds a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Metropolitan State University. She has twenty one years
of accounting experience ranging from accounting clerk for a small manufacturer to Controller for a
manufacturing services provider. She has experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll,
general ledger, financial reporting and fixed assets accounting.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: ❑ ATTACHED X NONE
POSSIBLE MOTION
Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.
Move that the City Council authorize the hiring of Julie Cheney as Finance Assistant II at a starting wage
of $ 20.54 per hour with prorated benefits on a 32 hour per week schedule.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING: BUDGETED: X YES
Provided through the Personal Services
allotment for in the Finance Department ❑ NO
Budget for 2014.
ACTION TAKEN
❑ APPROVED AS REQUESTED ❑ DENIED ❑ TABLED ❑ OTHER (List changes)
COMMENTS: