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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Civil Services Commission - 12/20/1979 CITY OF ZMT CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION December 20, 1979 TO: THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION The following names represent the Eligibility List for the position of Law Enforcement Captain: ' Sgt. Dennis E. Byerly Sgt. Kenneth R. LaBelle Sgt. Knute W. Hammer I hereby certify that the list was legally prepared and represents the relative rating of the names appearing thereon. Amy E. Kato Secretary and Chief Examiner i r- P.O.BOX 310/220 SO.4th AVE.1 KENT,WASH INGTON 98031 /TELEPHONE (206)852-1534 KENT CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES December 20, 1979 The regular monthly meeting was called to order by Commissioner Donald Whitener. PresentW6re: Commissioner T. Richard Ried, Chief Foster, Chief Skewes, and Detective Miller. The minutes of the meeting of November 15, 1979 were approved. At this time the meeting went into executive session for both the Police and Fire Departments. Upon resumption of the meeting, Chief Skewes recommended that Michael W. Upton, who is No. 5 on the L.E. Eligibility List, be removed from the Eligibility List be- cause of the evidence presented by the polygraph examination. A motion was made and seconded to remove Mr. Upton's name from the Eligibility List. ! Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded to remove Patrick J. Burt and Randall G. Robinson from the L.E. Eligibility List because of failure to show for the Oral Board. Motion carried. Secretary reported that the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission had notified the Police Department just ten days ago that due to an incorrect key to one of the questions in the Attitudinal portion of the L.E. examination, two applicants who had previously been placed on the "Fail" list are now on the "Passing" list. A motion was made and seconded to add the names of Robert Cline and Greg D. Edwards to the Eligibility List because of the information received on the test: Motion carried. Chief Skewes reported that he had received,information from the WSCJT Commission that the Human Rights Commission had issued a complaint against the five participat- ing agencies based on the previous test. In regard to the question of minority recruit- ment efforts, Chief Skewes felt his department was in compliance because one of the four candidates hired from the previous test was from the protected class and one of the two hired from the last test was from the protected class. Chief Skewes gave a report on the assessment lab for the Captain's examination which was held December 18 and 19. A motion was made and seconded to certify the Eligibility List prepared and submitted by the Secretary and Chief Examiner for Police Captain as follows: Sgt. Dennis E. Byerly Sgt. Kenneth R. LaBelle Sgt. Knute W. Hammer Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded to certify the Eligibility List for Firefighter pre- pared and submitted by the Secretary and Chief Examiner as follows: Neil C. Thomas Jim C. Thompson ' Jeffrey R. Drake Tim M. Sanderson Robert C. Pessemier Terry J. McCartin Charles M. Duffy Jr. / i Kent Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes - Page 2 • December 20, 1979 Kenneth S. Weatheriil Troy W. Nutter Thomas W. Smith James K. Rogers Richard A. Rathvon Joseph R. Weiler Kent J. Huntington Scott A. Helfrich Antony V. Sirgedas Mark L. Olmstead Les R. Kenworthy Dave C. King Arthur E. Arpin David A. Cooper Jr. Quinn E. Lanier Motion carried. The letter of resignation effective December 23, 1979 from Officer Dean Janavice was read and accepted into the records. ' The letters from Chief Skewes regarding the employment of Alan J. Paulsen for the position of Probationary Law Enforcement Officer effective December 10, 1979 and Ernest J. Quitiquit for the position of Probationary Law Enforcement Officer, also effective December 10, 1979, were accepted as part of the records. Chief Skewes remarked that the Captain's qualifications were changed to include prior experience outside the Kent Police Department and the same should be in- cluded for the lieutenant and sergeant's qualifications.. ."Must have satisfactorily served the Kent Police Department for a minimum of one year and with a munici- pal, county-, state or federal agency for a period of 24 months". Detective Miller objected to the Chief's proposal because it would give a Patrolman C-1 credit for six months to the 36 months' requirement. A motion was made and seconded to approve the Chief's recommendation for qualifications for Sergeant to read as follows: "Must have served satisfactorily for 36 months as a commissioned police officer with a municipal, county, state or federal law enforcement agency with a minimum of 12 months with the Kent Police Department." Motioncearried. A motion was made and seconded to revise Sections 7 and 8 of Rule VH for Lieutenant and Captain with the same wording as Section 6: "Must have served satisfactorily as a sergeant or equivalent for 36 months with a municipal, county, :state or fed- eral law enforcement agency vVjth_a-minim_uin of 12 months with the Kent Police Department." Motion carried. Chief Skewes requested applications be accepted for a Sergeant's examination. A motion was made and seconded to grant Chief's request. Motion carried. Application forms will not be required, only letters of request to take the exami- nation and resumes'. Deadline for accepting applications was set for 5:00 p.m. , January 18, 1980. Kent Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes - Page 3 December 20, 1979 Commissioner Whitener requested information for the next agenda on how the Kent Police Department compares with the surrounding area departments as to promotions among ranks. Chief Skewes consented to obtain the information. The letter from Fredrick R. Yohann, requesting his name be temporarily removed from the L.E. Eligibility List, was read and accepted into the records. The next meeting date is January 24, 1980 at 8:00 a.m, at Fire Station Headquarters. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, 'L'7 f ,C Amy E. Kato Secretary and Chief Examiner A roved: Itt to SDonald Whitener Acting Chairman