Authorization to hire a Part-time Police Technician

The purpose of this case is to request the City Council to hire a part-time Police Technician. As the City Council will recall, during the 2025 budget discussions the Council agreed by consensus to add a new part-time (25 hour per week) Police Technician.  As a result, Staff conducted two recruitment processes in order to secure a candidate for this role; this included an internal and external recruitment, first and second interviews, an extensive backgrounding process and other pre-employment tests.   Staff selected Ms. Rachael Jaremko, who will be subject to a six-month probationary period, the AFSCME labor agreement and the City’s Personnel Policy.  It should be noted that Ms. Jaremko has six years of experience as a Police Records Clerk. 

In summary, this position performs a wide variety of technical and specialized functions as well as administrative work in support of the Police Department, including but not limited to  customer service support; entering, maintaining, retrieving and compiling factual information through numerous computerized systems and disseminating this information to authorized agencies and persons; monitoring compliance by applying knowledge of data privacy practice requirements, responding  to the public via telephone or in-person contact;  and classifying crimes pursuant to applicable state and federal reporting systems. 

The total funding required for this position is included in the 2025 budget.

Staff recommends hiring Ms. Rachael Jaremko as the City’s new Police Technician, effective on or near March 26, 2025, at $30.235 per hour, which is step 2 of the wage scale.

Motion to authorize hiring Ms. Rachael Jaremko as the City’s new Police Records Technician, effective on or near March 26, 2025, at $30.235 per hour, which is step 2 of the wage scale.