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City Council Minutes <br /> September 2, 2014 <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br /> resignations. He stated that he is requesting to advertise to replace two of <br /> the firefighters. There are currently 27 firefighters on the force. <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER GARDNER MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE FIRE <br /> DEPARTMENT TO INTERVIEW FOR HIRING TWO ADDITIONAL <br /> FIREFIGHTERS. COUNCIL MEMBER SJOBLAD SECONDED THE <br /> MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> 7.2. Acknowledgement of Firefighter Resignations <br /> The Council acknowledged the resignations of Dan Loven and Nate <br /> Wgeishofski from the Fire Department. The Council thanked Dan Loven <br /> for his many years of service to the fire department and acknowledged <br /> both resignations. <br /> 7.3. Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER AKERSON MOVED TO ACCEPT THE DNR <br /> GRANT FOR UP TO $1,600 FOR FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT. <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER GARDNER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE <br /> MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> 8.1. Request to Hire Additional Part Time Officers <br /> Chief Klang requested to hire two part time officers at $17.82 per hour for <br /> 2014. The hiring is contingent upon the officers passing a background, <br /> psychological and physical test. The Chief stated that there are currently <br /> seven part time officers of which three will be submitting resignations. <br /> Caitlin Robinson and Jeffrey Jerve. The Council questioned the cost to <br /> hire part time officers. The Chief stated that normally the officers have <br /> been trained and testing is completed from a previous job. He noted that <br /> the two part time officers proposed to be hired are not currently working in <br /> law enforcement and will have to be trained, tested and qualify for fire <br /> arms. <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER GARDNER MOVED TO HIRE CAITLIN ROBINSON <br /> AND JEFFREY JERVE AS LIMITED PART TIME POLICE OFFICERS <br /> BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 3, 2014, AT $17.82 PER HOUR. COUNCIL <br /> MEMBER SJOBLAD SECONDED THE MOTION. <br /> Mayor Adams stated that in the future the names of the applicants should <br /> be available to the Council prior to the Council meeting. Council Member <br /> Sjoblad stated that the Council should have an opportunity to review the <br />