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.Counci Resolution
Presented By
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Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
RESOLVED, that the Cou cil of the City of Saint Paul hereby
appoints Gerald J. Strathma to the position of Director of
the Council Research and nvestigation Center effective upon
publication of this Resoluti n.
COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of:
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A►ppro y 14avor: Date �R �� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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ASSIGN NUN�ER, FOR ROUTING ORDER Cli All L tions for Si nature .:.
� Department Director, personnel Office 2 Director of Management/Mayor
Finance and Management Services Director � 3 City Clerk
Budget Director .
,� City Attorney
WHAT WILL BE ACHIEVED BY TAKING ACTION ,ON TN ATTACHED MATERIALS? (Purpose/
Rationaie) :
This: Resolution establishes Co �cit appointrnent of a
, Qirector .of Couhcil fiesearch .S Inuestigation Center, �
effective upon publication of he Resolution. -
COST BENEFIT BUDGETARY AND PERSONNEL IMPACT ANTICIPATED:
, Budgetary impact not known. T e position is funded currently
in the 00002 account of Genera Funds. •
FINANCING SOURCE AND BUDGET ACTIVITY NUN�ER ARGED OR CREDITED: (Mayor's signa-
twre not re-
Total Amaunt of "Transaction: , N!A quired if under
� �io,000� .
Fundiftg Source:
Activity Number: . _
ATTACHMENTS List and Number All Attachment
Resolution., in one p�ge; signed y Councilman Scheibel . �
DEPARTMENT REVIEW CITY ATTORNfY REYIEW
Yes No Council Resolution Required? ' Resolution Required? Yes No
Yes No Insurance Required? Insurance Sufficient? Yes No
Yes No Insurance Attached:
(SEE •REVERSE SIDE R INSTRUCTIONS) _ ,
Revised 12/84
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January 21, 1988 •'
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Personnel Office
Room 265
City Hall
St. Paul, MN 55102
Enclosed is a copy of my resume for c nsideration for the position of Council Investigation
and Research Center Director. '
As reflected in the resume, I have wor ed in highly responsible positions in the�publlc
se�i.or for fifteen years; I have expertis in the areas of ublic ol�a�sis,program
ev�.t�tat�on.a�.�resear�h methodology; and I have extensive administrative and managerial
exp�rience. _.,..,, ....,,.M,_ ._ .
One of my particular strengths is that work exceptionally well with people across diverse
functions and organizational lines. T� s is evidenced in my current special assignment
where I work directly with Chief Exe tive Officers,professional, technical and clerical
staff in five different facilities and Cen ral Office. I was selected by Commissioner Pung
for this assignment because I have de onstrated an ability to manage difficult projects and
to "get things done:' These are skills hich I believe would be most valuable to the City
Council.
I am at a point in my career where I a looking for new challenges, and I believe that this
position will provide an opportunity t apply my skills in an important public arena.
Sincerely,
Gerald J. Strathman
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GE D . STRATHMAN
563 Laurel Aven e, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
224-2704 ( ome), 642-0341 (Office)
EMP ENT B E IVE
Wish to use my experience in policy an ysis; my knowledge of program evaluation and
research methodology; and my skill in anagement to assist in the development of public
policy and programs.
PR FES IONAL EXPERIENCE
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'M�nesota I?ep�rbaaent�f.Corrections Septembe1r, 1987.to September, 1988)
-Organized major agencywide pr 'ect to improve�roduction management and finan-
cial systems for $6,000,(�0 per ye prison industries program
-Responsible for success of Co 'ssioner's top-priority management initiative to
improve prison industries profita ility �
-Direct the,activities of Chief Exe utive Officers, accountants, industries managers
and systems analysts in preparing and implementing project plans
-Provide leadership for Commissi ner's Special Prison Industries Group
y=���i�e�or,�o�tian=�d�a1
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�'so�a�7epa��nt=afCoi�+�ons� 19�S�to'�pr�sent)
-Conduct a.nalysis of proposed le 'slation and present written and oral reports on
their social and fiscal impact to 1 islative and executive groups
-Manage 20 professional, techni 1 and clerical staff with an annual budget of nearly
$1,000,000
-Respond to daily requests for ' rmation from legislators, executive agencies, the
courts and the general public
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-Provide interpretation of statute dealing with sentencing, privacy and other public
policy areas
-Responsible for more than 100 r search projects covering a wide range of issues and
utilizing virtually every accepted cial research methodology
-Planned and managed the growt of the departmental Information Systems activity
from an annual budget of less tha $20,000 to a major program with a budget in
excess of$600,�0
-Directed a comprehensive progr evaluation of a multi-million dollar statewide
subsidy program �
-Wrote and managed more than 1,000,000 in Federal grants
-Headed a controversial interage cy project which resulted in improved crime report-
ing systems and which received fo mal recognition from the Minnesota Department
of Administration
-Appointed by the Governor and lected to the Board of Directors of a nationai
criminal justice policy organizatio
-Served as advisor for National I titute of Justice research projects
-Elected President of State of Mi esota Career Executive Service
Director mmuni orre ions Im ct tud
Minnesota Department of Corrections 1974-1975)
. -Designed and managed an evalu tion to determine the effectiveness of a new State
subsidy program.
-Analyzed State subsidy equalizat on formula and drafted legislation which resulted
in major revisions in State law
-Designed and wrote original co puter programs to determine county subsidy eligi-
bilities
R�search Associate
Minnesota Govemor's Commission on rime Prevention and Control (1973-1974)
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-Conducted program evaluation f the Office of the Minnesota Ombudsman for
Corrections and seven pretrial di ersion programs
-Designed and implemented com uterized data processing systems to facilitate the
evaluation of grant programs
PR FE I N LEADER HIP I N
Chairman of the Board Social Tech logies for a Livable Community, Inc.,
St. Paul, Mi esota (1984-1985) '
Board of Directors SEARCH Grou , Inc.,
Sacramento, Cal' ornia (1984-1986)
President Minnesota Career Exe tive Service (1985)
Chairman Minnesota Offense Cod Task Force (1984-1985)
EDUCATION
Institution Fi 1 Degree Da�g
University of Kentucky Political S 'ence Ph.D.candidate 1973
Kansas State University Political S ence Masters of Arts 1974
• Kansas State University Political S ence Bachelor of Science 1969
University of Southern Manageme t and
California Administrat on Certificate 1979
University of Michigan Research
Methodolo Certi�icate 1972
MI ITARY ERVI E
Military Cry�tanalyst-Top Secret Secu 'ty Classification
U.S.Army Security Agency(1964-1968