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en tervitle March 22, 2018 Honorable Mayor and City Council 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council: One of our three major goals, outlined in Centerville Forward, is Succession Planning. As fate would have it, we are faced with developing succession plans for two key city positions in very short order. FINANCE DIRECTOR Currently, Ellie Paulseth serves as our Finance Director. She does so, on an hourly basis and typically works about 2 hours per week, mostly in the evening or on weekends, as she has full-time employment elsewhere. Ms. Paulseth has informed me that she intends to end her relationship with the city at the conclusion of the 2017 audit (May of 2018). Throughout the years, she has served the city as our Finance Director in both full and part time roles. We wish to thank Ellie for the years of dedicated service she has provided the city she calls home. Beginning with Ms. Paulseth, in or around 2002, the city has historically had a full-time Finance Director, up until the resignation of Mr. Jeziorski in 2013. At that time, administrator Larson believed he could handle the duties with some part time assistance. Ms. Paulseth came back to the city in that, now part-time, role. However, over the past few years, the amount of time she has been able to commit has diminished, to a point, where, even before her departure, we were not at a sustainable staffing level. In my short time here and through chatting with other staff members, I am of the opinion that the city may be able to function without a full-time Finance Director. However, we do have significant needs, which exceed a few hours per week. Initial thoughts on the position need are this: • Finance background/degree in Finance or related field • Minimum 16, Max 24 hours per week, • Must work on-site at least 2 days per week. 18