HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Civil Services Commission - 03/28/1974 March 28, 1974
The regular meeting of the Civil Service Commission was
held on March 28. Present were Don Bell , Warren Bell ,
Hal Cline and Chief McQuery.
The minutes of the previous regular meeting and the special
meeting were approved.
A motion was made and seconded to amend Rule XIII to read
ds'.follows :
Section 1A . "Probationary Patrolman"
(1 ) Posse$ requirements .as established by civil
service commission as sbt out in application
for examination.
(2) Pass required entrance examination
Section 1B. "Patrolman "C" Grade•
(1 ) Must have successfully passed the probationary
period.
Section 2. "Patrolman "B" Grade"
Must have served satisfactorily with the Kent
Police Department for a period of two (2 ) years ,
including the probationary period, and must have
a passing grade on an examination prepared and
supervised by the Civil Service Commission or their
designee within the Kent Police Department above
the rank of Sergeant.
or
Must have served two (2) years as a full time,
commissioned peace officer with a municipal ,
county or state law enforcement agency and provide
conclusive proof of such service with a satisfac-
tory record, in addition to one year' s satisfac-
tory service including the probationary period,
with the Kent Police Department ; and must pass
the 'W Grade examination at the end of the one
years service. '<
or
Must have completed two (2) years of Police Science
in college and completed at least one year of
satisfactory service with the Kent Police Depart-
ment and must pass the "B" Grade examination.
In no event will an officer be up-graded to "B"
Grade Patrolman until he has served a full year
of satisfactory service including the probationary
period, with the Kent Police Department.
I .
March 28, 1974
Motion carried.
The Chief Examiner reported that there were 178 apblicants
for the Patrolman examination scheduled for April 7.
A motion was made and seconded to approve allowing the Chief
Examiner to have the answer sheets scored by computer at the
Univdrsity of Washington. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded to approve,las passing the written
examination, the top 20p of the scores of those present .
Motion carried.
The physical agility test will be held on April 13 at the
Kent Elementary Gym and passing will be a score of 60.
This is a pass/fail score and will not be used in the final
scoring.
Oral interviews will be held on April 16. Total passing
score on the examination will be 75?n.
Meeting adbourned.
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Approved
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