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August 26, 1976
The regular meeting of the Civil Service Commission was held on August 26.
Present were Hal Cline, Ken Yahn, Norwood Cunningham, Chief Skewes,
Deputy Chief Freelove and Capt. Fronsdahl.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.
A letter was read from Ralph B. Harris requesting a waiver of age for the
Law Enforcement exam since he is 34 years old. After discussion, a motion
was made and seconded to deny his request. Motion carried.
A letter was read from Leo Mancilla requesting a waiver for the Law
Enforcement exam, from the requirement that an applicant be a citizen
of the Unites States. A motion was made and seconded that, due to the
R.C.W. stating that an applicant must be a citizen, his request be
denied. Motion carried.
A letter was read from Dorcus A. Jonesrequesting permission to apply
for the Law Enforcement exam even tho the deadline for applications
has passed, due to the fact that she had filed an application form with
the personnel department in March 1976, and had been assured by someone
in that department that the application was good for any position. Q)
motion was made to accept her application since the clerk in the personnel
department at that time is no longer there and there is no way of
knowing who made the error. Motion carried.
A letter was read from Megan D. Leigh, protesting the notice she received
from Mrs. Mauritsen rejecting her application for Law Enforcement Officer
on the basis that she marked on her application that she had only com-
pleted 11 years of school and had not graduated. She states that it
was an error and she has completed high school and has college credits.
A motion was made and seconded to empower Mrs. Mauritsen to call Mrs.
Leigh and tell her that if she will prove to Mrs. Mauritsen's satisfac-
tion that she has a high school diploma or the equivalent, she will be
allowed to take the exam. Motion carried.
The tentative dates for the Law Enforcement Officer written entrance
exam have been set as Sept 14 and 15th in the cafeteria at Kent Meridian
Senior High School. Mrs. Mauritsen and Chief Skewes were directed by
the commission to collect material and compile the written examination,
to be approved by the commission at a special meeting.
The commission budget for 1977 was discussed. Some adjustments were
made to the preliminary estimates made by Mrs. Mauritsen. A motion was`
made and seconded to direct Mrs. Mauritsen to find out the cost of
subscribing to the Washington State Law Enforcement Journal and the
International Firefighter and add it to the budget. Motion carried.
Armot on was�madeand seconded to have Mrs. Mauritsen add the costs
of the required LEFF medical exams to the commission budget since
they are part of the entrance examination procedure. Motion carried.
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August 26, 1976 minutes continued
A motion was made and seconded to add $350 under machinery and equipment
as there is a need for additional file cabinets. Motion carried.
There are some typographical errors in the retyping of the Rules and
Regulations. Mrs. Mauritsen was directed to see that they are corrected
and new pages distributed.
The next meeting will be Sept. 30, 1976, in the conference room in the
police department.
Meeting adjourned.
Secr sry and Chief Examiner
Approved