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'. ~ ~HILLS e MEMORANDUM DATE: July 12,2004 TO: Mayor and City Council }'ROM: Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator ~'-~ SUBJECT: Appointment of Schawn Johnson as Assistant to the City Administrator BACKGROUND The position of Assistant City Administrator became vacant when Aaron Parrish resigned April 30, 2004. After reviewing the position duties and needs of the City, the position was changed to "Assistant to the City Administrator" and was advertised through the end of May. Over 50 applications were,received and reviewed by City staff. Six candidates were selected for the first round interviews. (One later dropped out.) The first round of interviews were conducted by City staff including myself, Scott Clark, Murtuza Siddiqui, and Jackie Gritz. There was unanimous . agreement as to a top two candidates for the second round of interviews. Those interviews were conducted on Thursday, July 1. Mayor Aplikowski and Councilmember Rem were part of the interview panel along with me. DISCUSSION The recommended candidate is Mr. Schawn Johnson. Mr. Johnson earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Hamline University, He also has a Bachelor's Degree in GovemmentIPolitical Science from St. John's University. He has been employed by the City of Colwnbia Heights since August 1999 as an Administrative Assistant in the Public Works Department. In that capacity he has been involved in budget preparation, review and monitoring of public works expenditures, preparation of grant applications, assisting with the development of the capital improvement program, involvement with the labor-management committee, safety committee, and other special projects as assigned. He also researches and revises older city policies and ordinances, acts as City weed inspector, and was responsible for implementing and monitoring the new GASB 34 regulations for Public Works. In addition, he develops newsletter articles, neighborhood project bulletins, and other public works related publications. Prior to his work in Columbia Heights, Mr. Johnson also worked for the City of New Hope Public Works Department. There he was the City's ICMA Performance Measurement Coordinator, managed the safety training program, maintained and coordinated OSHA docwnentation and safety records, worked on various ordinances and procedures, and developed . and maintained various data bases.