ITEM 6.2 updated Hiring of Finance Assitant IIe
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DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Request for
City Council Action
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 Kathleen
McClure to fill the vacant Finance Assistant 11 position
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT? IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
No I No
BACKGROUN DM USTIFICATION:
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 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 Kathleen McClure.
Ms. McClure is currently employed at CBRE, a real estate management firm. She also has experience as
an accounting Administrator with The Pillsbury Company. Conversations with a former employer and a
former colleague produced very positive recommendations. She was characterized as competent, clear
in her communications, able to deal effectively with change, and needing only general supervision. She
holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Minnesota and an AA in Accounting from
Mankato Technical College. She has fifteen of progressively responsible accounting experience. She has
experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger, cost accounting, 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 Kathleen McClure 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: