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AGENDA REQUEST FORM
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ITEM NO.______
NAME: Stan V. Whittingham
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DEPARTMENT: Police
DATE: July 28, 1987
MEETING DATE:
July 30, 1987
CATEGORY: Special Council Meeting
SUBJECT: 1 ) Resignation of Officer Jerome Wacker
2) Recommendation to Hire Mike Aamot
EXPLANATION: See attached letter and memo
REFERENCE MATERIALS/RESPONSIBILITY:
REFERRED TO: (NAME)
DEPARTMENT:
Larry Thompson City Administrator
Wayne Henneke Finance Director
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SIGNATURE
• MEMO TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Resignation and Recommendation to Hire
Full-time Police Officer
DATE: July 28, 1987
THRU: Larry Thompson, City Administrator
It is with the utmost regrets to accept the letter of resignation
from Officer Jerry Wacker of the Farmington Police Department.
Officer Wacker' s termination date would be September 11 , 1987.
Officer Wacker has been with the City of Farmington for over eight
years , starting April 3, 1979. Officer Wacker has done an out-
standing job as a professional law enforcement officer for the
City of Farmington.
Officer Wacker has decided to leave the law enforcement profession
and pursue a new career in the insurance industry. Officer Wacker
will be working for the Farm Bureau Insurance Company with offices
located in Farmington, MN.
I am requesting the council , at this time also, to fill Officer
Wacker' s position with one of our part-time employees , Mr. Mike
Aamot . During the time we were selecting an officer to fill
Officer Burns position, when he left for Minneapolis, Officer Dau
of Lakeville Police Department and Part-time Officer Mike Aamot
were the two top candidates for Officer Burns position. At the
time I recommended to the council , Officer Dau to replace Officer
Burns , in that Officer Dau had experience with the department and
would fit in a relatively short period of time. At that time also,
I had indications that Officer Wacker would be leaving the depart-
ment later on in the summer. Knowing this, my rational was to hire
the experienced officer, Dau, first, in order to help with the
training and breaking in of the new officer for the department.
Mr. Aamot has been with the Farmington Police Department since
July, 1985. Mr. Aamot currently holds a full-time peace officers
license from the POST Board, Number 9030. It is with very high
recommendation that Mr. Aamot be appointed to the position of
police officer with the City of Farmington.
I have discussed the position with Mr. Aamot and would ask also,
that he be hired on August 17 , 1987, at the starting rate of patrol
officer. After a six month review, I would like permission if the
evaluations are favorable to place Mr. Aamot at the one year patrol
officer's salary level and then continue through the steps for top
patrol pay.
Mayor & Council
July 28 , 1987 Page 2
Mr. Aamot is currently a full-time employee with VanDusen Aircraft
at the Minneapolis Airport. Mr. Aamot is pursuing a career change
into the law enforcement profession. It is the feeling of all the
members of the department that Mr. Aamot would be a very valuable
asset to the City of Farmington.
I appreciate your consideration and recommend to the council approval
of the above items. If there are any questions or concerns , please
feel free to contact me.
Respectfully submitted
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Stan V. Whittingham,
Chief of Police
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FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA 55024
612-463-3333
STAN V. WHITTINGHAM
Chief of Police
July 27, 1987
Stan WhittinghAm
Chief of Police
Farmington Police Dept.
Dear Stan;
This letter is to inform you of my intent to resign from my
position of Police Officer effective September 11, 1987.
As you know, I have decided to pursue a career outside of the
Law Enforcement field.
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,Jerome Wacker
Member of
DAKOTA COUNTY CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION