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To: The City Councils of Centerville, Circle Pines and Lino Lakes From City Administrators: Jim Keineth, Circle Pines Dallas Larson, Centerville Gordon Heitke, Lino Lakes As you all know, Milo Bennett will be retiring as fire chief at the end of August. The administrators are pleased to report that a long and methodical process of identifying and selecting a new fire chief has been completed. The process of finding a replacement began in January, 2008, as the Fire Steering Committee identified goals and priorities to guide the process, including a directive to bring three fmalists to them for consideration. After a nationwide solicitation, 31 applications were received. Those applications were scored and eleven preliminary interviews were conducted to reach three finalists. The three finalists were sent through an arduous management analysis conduced by an independent firm who predicted that all three would be successful in the position. The Steering Committee interviewed the three finalists and made a selection. That candidate underwent a detailed background check and the administrators negotiated terms and conditions for employment which have been accepted by the candidate. On May 21, 2001, the Steering Committee met and approved a recommendation to the City Councils that Jerry Streich be employed in the position of Fire Chief, beginning August 1,2008. Jerry lives in Anoka and comes with substantial experience as Fire Marshall and Assistant chief with the city of Ramsey and almost twenty years experience in the fire service. The Joint Powers Agreement between the three cities requires that the city councils must approve the selection of fire chief. We ask that the recommendation of the Steering Committee be ratified by City Council action approving that Jerry Streich be employed as fire chief beginning August 1,2008.