HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Civil Services Commission - 11/29/1977 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES
November 29, 1977
The regular meeting of the Civil Service Commission was called to order
by Chairman Ken Yahn at Fire Station 1. Present were Ken Yahn, R obert
Hankins, Chief Skewes, Chief Foster, Deputy Chief Freelove and Asst.
Chief Berg.
Minutes of the meeting of September 15, 1977 were approved.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the police examination test
material and to order 150 tests from I.P.M.A. Due to a time factor, the
Secretary was given permission to phone the order followed by a written
confirmation order. The Law Enforcement test will be given the week of
December 12th, the exact date dependent on the availability of the school
room.
A letter was read from Alfred N. Lotz, Houston, Texas, requesting waiver
of the written examination due to the fact he has a B.S. degree in criminology
and is a police officer in Texas. A motion was made and seconded to deny
the request on the basis of established requirements. Motion carried.
A letter and application for Law Enforcement Officer was received from
s Jack T. Jilg of Thousand Oaks, California, noting the fact he is past the
35-year age limit but still interested in taking the examination. On the
basis of the established LEFF age requirement for applicants, a motion
was made and seconded to disallow the applicant's request. Motion carried.
A letter of request for reinstatement was received from Curtis L. Klock.
Mr. Klock had resigned from the Fire Department to go to the Seattle Fire
Department and now wishes to return to the Kent Fire Department, Chief
Foster cited Rule XVI, Section 4, of the C.S. Rules and Regulations:
"Within two (2) years, a resigned employee with the approval of the chief
and consent of the Commission may be reinstated in the position from which
he resigned, if vacant, or in a vacant position in the same or comparable
class, or with the approval of the Civil Service Commission, . . ." . After
discussion with his superiors and based upon Mr. Klock's performance with
the Kent Fire Department, a motion was made and seconded to deny his
requaFet- for reinstatement. Motion carried.
The Commission accepted the resignation of Jack L. Boyington from the
Police Department effective October 29, 1977.
The promotions of Michael C. Evans to Firefighter I Class and MartinR.
Woodin to Firefighter%Mechanic II Class were approved by the Commission.
A letter was received from Peter P. Strand, attorney for Steve Malcolm,
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an applicant to the Fire Department, requesting all records on file
concerning Mr. Malcolm. Secretary was instructed to forward the
correspondence to City Attorney Mirk.
A request accompanying an application from Robert W. Limbocker was
read, noting that he will not be twenty-one years of age until July 3, 1978.
It was moved and seconded to deny his request to take the examination
in case he should make the eligibility list and be under the age limit at
the time of appointment. Motion carried.
It was moved and seconded to accept the Probationary Firefighter's test
material prepared by Asst. Chief Berg for the forthcoming examination
to be administered the week of December 19th.
Chief Skewe's letter of November 21, 1977 to the Commission concerning
Senate Bill 2418, effective January 1, 1978, which requires that ". . .
(basic law enforcement training) shall be successfully completed during
the first fifteen months of employment . . ." was discussed. It was moved
and seconded to accept Chief Skewe's recommendation of #2 in his letter
and to amend Rules and Regulations, Rule XV, Section 4, to include --
"Grounds of discharge - failure to successfully complete the basic law
enforcement training within the first fifteen months of employment."
Motion carried.
Chief Skewes reported he hopes to have the evaluation and performance
system for the Police Department worked out by January 1st..
The next meeting will be held on December 29, 1977.
Meeting adjourned. �•
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