HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-12-15 PACKET 04.N.COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST:
Consider appointing Finance Director Robin Roland to Regular Status.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the appointment.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
❑ MEMO/LETTER: Memo from Ryan Schroeder.
❑ RESOLUTION:
❑ ORDINANCE:
❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION:
❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION:
❑ OTHER:
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Minnesota
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Ryan R. Schroeder, City Administrator
Date: December 13, 2010
Subject: Robin Roland Regular Status
Finance Director Robin Roland began employment with the City on November 30, 2009. With
a one year probationary period Council retains the authority at the Department Head level to
grant or to decline granting permanency status to Ms. Roland during this period. That granting
of regular status is recommended.
Ms. Roland has provided value added to this organization on several fronts. Initially, during
the 2010 Strategic Planning session she was very helpful in providing budgetary impacts well
into the future resulting from decisions made by Council at that planning retreat. Those same
abilities have been helpful during project cost estimating and funding /financing of the PSCH
project. Implementation of new finance software has been a significant challenge during her
tenure to date (from software purchased prior to her arrival) and we appear to be achieving
integration of that software at this time.
Under Robin's leadership we had a clean audit of 2009 and the budget process for 2011/12
has gone smoothly. Her skills and dedication to detail have also proven helpful in our internal
auditing of tax increment districts related to languishing development projects. She is also
attentive to staff and the needs of her department and provides input and service, when
appropriate, to the other operating departments as well.
Without hesitation I recommend positive consideration by Council.
Council Action: By motion approve regular status for Finance Director Robin Roland.