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Council allows temporary overhire for police corporal to avoid costly assessment center
Summary
To avoid running a new promotional assessment center estimated at $20,000–$25,000, the council approved a short overhire/promotional step that will temporarily increase corporals to seven until June 1, saving about $3,600 for the interim period.
The City Council on March 11 approved an overhire/promotion approach in the Police Department that will temporarily increase the number of corporals from six to seven so the city can promote from an existing eligibility list that expires March 22, 2025.
Interim Police Chief Rod Stefan told the council the civil service promotional eligibility list was issued March 22, 2023 and the civil service commission may only extend that list for up to one year. Because the commission cannot extend beyond the one‑year extension, the city needed to promote before March 22 or hold a new assessment center to create a fresh eligible list. Stefan said another assessment center would likely cost $20,000 to $25,000; by authorizing the short period of overhire to cover a 68‑day span the additional payroll cost is estimated at roughly $3,600.
Emily Wagner, acting chief examiner of the civil service commission, explained the promotional list rules and confirmed the commission cannot extend the list further under rule 8.2. The council moved and unanimously approved an ordinance update process to allow the short overhire, with the city attorney to draft the ordinance amendment for formal presentation at the March 18 meeting.
Councilmember Ek moved the approval; the motion passed unanimously.
