9.a Staff Report-Hiring Probationary Firefighters
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: October 17, 2017
To: City Council
From: Mike Hinz, Fire Chief
Re: Hiring of Probationary Firefighters
Background: At the September work session the Council approved accepting applications for the
Fire Department. Four applicants were interviewed by the City Administrator, two Assistant
Chiefs, and myself and took the Scandia Fire Department’s fitness test on September 30 and
October 1.
Issue: Who should the Council hire for the probationary firefighter positions?
Proposal Details: I would like to have the City Council approve hiring Jim Cook, Rob Hinsch, Shaun
Holtgreve, and Patrick McHugh as paid on-call firefighters conditional on passing the physical test
conducted by Osceola Medical Center.
If all conditions are met, the start date for these firefighters will be November 1, 2017
Fiscal Impact: Consistent with Resolution 07-18-17-06, the starting pay would be $10.30/hour.
After the probationary period and obtaining certain certificati ons, the firefighters would be
eligible for pay increases.
Options:
1) Approve hiring of all of the applicants as probationary firefighters effective
November 1, 2017 subject to passing a drug tests and medical evaluations and the
physical test,.
2) Do not hire additional probationary firefighters at this time.
Recommendation:
Option 1.