HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975/04/29 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular e ort of Employee Appointment - Personnel Director
. n adopting the 1975 Annual Budget , the City Council provided for the
position of a full - time Personnel Director ,. since that time , the City
Fas been recrulting , screening and interviewing applicants for this
positron .
The City has advertised this vacancy in numerous nation - wide state and
local publications ; has written letters to state universities ,
personnel organizations and state municipal leagues ; and contacted
individuals in the graduate school at the University of Minnesota and
individuals from various local businesses and governmental agencies .
Over 100 applications from individuals throughout the United States
were received and evaluated ., Twenty - five individuals were interviewed
and five of these evaluated by Dr . Richard Gillmer . After screening
and interviewing numerous candidates , Mr , Duane Peterson , has been
selected to fill this vacancy , subject to Council confirmation .
Mr . Peterson was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Dbgree , Magna Cum Laude ,
from the University of Minnesota in Duluth in 1968 with a major in
Psychology and minors in Business and Economics . Following graduation ,
he entered the United States Air Force where he spent over four years
and achieved the rank of Captain . During his tenure in the Air Force ,
Mr . Peterson supervised numerous staff personnel , counseling and
assisting them with day - to - day problems and serving as a coordinator
and liaison with the base personnel office .
During an assignment in the state of Washington , Mr . Peterson taught
General Psychology and Learning and Motivation at the University of
Pudget Sound . While on assignment in Duluth , Mr . Peterson obtained
further personnel experience and served as the base training officer .
He also % taught human relations and adjustment at the Duluth vocational
school .
In 1973 , Mr . Peterson entered the University of Minnesota School of Business
where he received a Master of Arts Degree with a major in Personnel and
Indu5) trial Relations , minor in labor law and economics , Mr . Peterson has
also served as an assistant under the director of the Industrial Relations
Center at the University . Some of his course work included : compensation
and wage and salary administration ; labor arbitration ; labor law ; collective
bargaining , recruiting , staffing and employment ; manpower management ; insurance
and benefits ; etc .
As a result of his many research projects , Mr . Peterson is familiar with all
recent Minnesota public sector grievance and arbitration cases as well as
both state and national labor laws ,, In addition , Mr . Peterson has been
employed as an instructor for the Industrial Relations Center ' s Employer
Education SeNi ce . In this position , he developed and presented workshops
and seminars relating to personnel administration and public sector contract
negotiations which have been presented throughout the State of Minnesota ,
including Hennepin County . He has also developed and conducted conferences
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across the state in labor relations , compensation , manpower training and
development , supervisory management and organizational behavior .
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• worked with National Supermarkets Inc , teaching
Mr . Peterson has also
supervisory and personnel management and labor relations and working
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handling ; and has recently completed a uoinprehensive and ' t and proposed ` E
recommendations for the total personnel function for the Tenant Company ,
Mr . Peterson is married and lives in Hopkins , Minnesota His references ,
educational background and experience , particularly in she field of
personnel management and public sector labor relations , make him
qualified to fill the position of Personnel Director for the City Of
St . Louis Park .
The beginning salary for this position is recommended at $ 16 , 000 .
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