HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Civil Services Commission - 02/07/1948 ITER'TING OF ,
February 7, 1948 Continued.
MAYOR MOONEY, requested the Commission to certify to him a person
for Patrolman, to be used on a temporary appointment, necessitated
by the leave of absence granted , John Morris , for two weeks .
There being no eligible list appropriate for the position to be
filled, Mayor ^,looney, selected Louis Hughes, a person found to
met the minimum prerequisites for the positionof Patrolman and in
the abscence of a Secretary and Cheif Examiner, nominated Louis
Hughes to the Commission for Provisional Appointment, whereupon,
the Commission interviewed Louis Hughes and finding that he had
the necessary experience, training and other prerequisites for the
position, a motion was duly made, seconded and carried, that the
Commission Certify to Mayor Btooney for Provisional Appointmentto
the position of Patrolman in the Police Department of City of Kent,
for a period of ten ( 10 ) days and thereafter until Patrolman
John Morris returns from leave of absence .
IT WAS ALSO brought to the attention of the Commission that the
Police Department was operating without a relief man, and the
present employees needed their days off. It was pointed out that
the said relief man was provided for in the regular buget. The
Acting Secretary, agreed this should be looked into , and taken up
at the neat Special Meeting.
LETTER from Mayor Dave Mooney, serving as a recuistion on the
Commission fog- a certification of a qualified person as Chief of
Police of the City of Kent, read. This matter was discussed at
lengh.th�however, time not permitting the completion, was carried
over to the next Special Meeting to be called soon.
LETTER from Thomas J. Walker, read, a motion duly made, seconded
and carried that the Temp. Secretary wttte Mr . Walker, a letter,
Giving him his grade made in the examination of October 1947, and
advicing him, that the minimum requirements un the Rules and Regulations
are for a height of 51811 , and as he does have this height it would
be impossible for the Commission to consider his application or
examination. Mr. ''Walker, was complimented on his good grade.
MOTION duly,'made, seconded and carried, that this Special Meeting
adjourn, until such time as the next Special Meeting could be called
favorable to the Commission as awhole , to complete unfinished
business.
Res jectfully submitted
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February 7, 1948
A Special meeting of the Civil Service Commission of the City of
Kent was called to order by Chairman Jim Kelleher, at 10:30 A. m.
in the Firemans Dormitory, in the City Hall.
Commissioners present were: Jim Kelleher, Norm Anderson, Gertrude
Bovell.
IT was the intent of the Commission to interview applicants for
the position of Secretary and Chief Examiner, however, no applicants
appeared, so regular business was taken up immediately.
MEMBERS of the Commission each reported a thorough review and
investigation of the examination papers had been made and each
agreed that several irregularities appeared in the grading of the
examinations for patrolman conducted on the 22nd day of Jan. 19,18.
The results of these investigations were concurred in by Rev.
Harold T. Shay, the former Secretary-Chief Examiner. That the list
of applicants and their respective grades , heretofore, submitted
to Mayor Dave Mooned* was erroneous . Mayor Dave Mooney was notified
of this fact.
UPOT? motion duly made, seconded, and carried, it was ordered that
Regulation IV, Section 23, of the General Rules and Regulations of
the Civil Service Commission of the Citl' of Kent, be suspended and
a new Examination be given, open to all qualified and eligible
persons. That applicants taking any former examination would be
allowed to have their respective grades as corrected, placed upon
the Commissions eligible list or take the contemplated examinations ,
provided that, any applicant taking the new examination, would by
such action, wave his right to the corrected grade on the prior
examination. and the grade received upon contemplated examination
will be the grade of such applicant to be placed upon the eligible
list of the commission. Not with standing the provisions of said
Regulation IV, Section 23, hereby suspended.
THE COMIISSION considered Rule I, Section 2, of the General Rules
and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Kent,
upon motion duly made , seconded and carried, it wass ordered that
said rule be amended to read, Quote: Unless othe»wise provided in*
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these rules, no person w1ll be admitted to examination for the
position of patrolman in the Police Departm�:nt who is less than
twenty-one (21) or more than forty-five ( 45 ) years of age at the time
of examination, and no person will be admitted to examination for
position of Cheif of the Police Department who is less than thirty ( 30)
or more than fifty (50) years of age at the time of the examination.
Provided however, that the age limitation herein placed uoon applicants
for the _positions(-offered in the Police Department shall not apply
to applicants heretofore duly examined and graded or having an
existing Civil Service Commission of City Kent, eligiblity grad&ng
and further, provided that, under age applicants heretofore
admitted to examinations at prior examinations shall be allowed to
have their grade placed upon the eligible list and/or to be eligible
for cettification in order of preference, by the Civil Service
Commission.
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MEETING OF
February 7, 1948 Continued.
MAYOR MOONEY, requested the Commission to certify to him a person
for Patrolman, to be used on a temporary appointment, necessitated
by the leave of absence granted , John Morris , for two weeks .
There being no eligible list appropriate for the position to be
filled, Mayor Mooney, selected Louis Hughes, a person found to
met the minimum prerequisites for the positionof Patrolman and in
the abscence of a Secretary and Cheif Examiner, nominated Louis
Hughes to the Commission for Provisional Appointment, whereupon,
the Commission interviewed Louis Hughes and finding that he had
the necessary experience, training and other prerequisites for the
position, a motion was duly made, seconded and carried, that the
Commission Certify to Mayor Mooney for Provisional Appointmentto
the position of Patrolman in the Police Department of City of Kent,
for a period of ten ( 10 ) days and thereafter until Patrolman
John Morris returns from leave of absence.
IT WAS ALSO brought to the attention of the Commission that the
Police Department was operating without a relief man, and the
present employees needed their days off. It was pointed out that
the said relief man was provided for in the regular buget, The
Acting Secretary, agreed this should be looked into , and taken up
at the nest Special Meeting.
LETTER from Mayor Dave Mooney, serving as a req_uistion on the
Commission for a certification of a qualified person as Chief of
. Police of the City of Kent, read. This matter was discussed at
' lenghth.,however, time not permitting the completion, was carried
over to the next Special Meeting to be called soon.
LETTER from Thomas J. Walker, read, a motion duly made, seconded
and carried that the Temp. Secretary wtite Mr. Walker, a letter,
Giving him his grade made in the examination of October 1947, and
advicing him, that the minimum requirements un the Rules and Regulations
are for a height of 5'8t ? , and as he does have this height it would
be impossible for the Commission to consider his application or
examination. Mr. Walker, was complimented on his good grade.
MOTION dulycmade, seconded and carr&ed, that this Special Meeting
adjourn, until such time as the next Special Meeting could be called
favorable to the Commission as awhole , to complete unfinished
business.
Respectfully su itted
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