07-1047CouncIl File# 07-1047
Green Sheet # 3045832
RESOLIlTfON
Presented by
OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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1 WHEREAS, there is a vacancy for Chief of the Saint Paul Fire Department and the City requires the
2 vacancy to be filled; and
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4 WHEREAS, Tim Butler has applied for the position of Chief of the Saint Paul Fire Deparhnent; and
6 WHEREAS, Butler has over 20 years of emergency response and management experience,
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WI�EREAS, Butler has been at the forefront of emergency management in Saint Paul since 1990, when he
was hired as the Saint Paul Fire Communications Chief, where he supervised Fire and EMS dispatch
10 operations for nine years; and
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WHEREAS, when the City's Police and Fire communications centers merged in 1999, Butler was selected
as the Emergency Communication Center Manager, a position he held for five yeazs, and in 2004, Butler
took over responsibility of the city's emergency management and homeland security functions; and
WHEREAS, in April, Mayor Coleman appointed Butler as the City's first Director of Emergency
Management, where he made strides in building an enhanced infrastructure for emergency response and
lead the City's response to the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis and other emergencies in
recent months, and in recognition of his leadership in the emergency response community, Butler was
named the Metro area's emergency management Director of the Year at the annual conference of the
Associarion of Minnesota Emergency Managers (AMEM); and
WHEREAS, a retired member of the U.S. Coast Guard and Reserves, Butler has served in U.S. military
contingency operations in Grenada, Europe, Iraqi Air Operations, and mobilization for the September 11,
2001 attacks and Operation Enduring Freedom, and he also served as a liaison officer for the U.S. military
Crisis Action Team responding to the �ounding of the Exxon Valdez and as Chief of Staff for the U.S.
Transportation Command's Crisis Action Team; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Fire Depariment has a long tradition of providing great service to our residents,
and Butler has the dedication and talent to keep us moving into the 21 cenhuy by implementing the
findings of the audit and new strategic plan for the department; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Saint Paul Administrative Code, Chapter 12, Personnel, Sections 12.12.1 to
12.12.3, which address the qualifications, examining committee, duties, procedures and appointment of a
Fire Chief, the Mayor has appointed Tim Butler to the position of Chief of the Saint Paul Fire Department
and the consent of the City Council is required for the appointment;
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38 i30W THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council consents to appoint Tim Butler as the
39 Chief of the Saint Paul Fire Deparhnent effective November 26, 2007.
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Approval of a resolution rarifying the appointment of Tim Bufler as Fire Chief effective November 26, 2007.
itlat�ons: Approve (A) or R
Planning Commission
CIB Committee
Civil Service Commission
1. Has this person/firm ever �yorked under a contract for this departmenY?
Yes Na
2_ Has this person/firm ever 6een a city employee?
Yes No
3. Dces this person�rm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
curren[ city employee?
Yes No
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Initiating Problem, lssues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
In accordance with the process for appoinhnent of the Fire Chief as set forth in the City Charter, the Mayor has made a selecrion for
filling the unclassified Fire Chief posifion and is seeking the approval of the City Counci.
Advantages lf Approved:
The Fire Chief vacancy will be filled.
Disadvantages If Approved:
None.
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
Fire and Safery Services will have no directorlevel leadership.
Transaction:
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