HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Civil Services Commission - 11/17/1994CITY OF KENT
• CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES
Thursday, November 17, 1994
Members Present: Mike Pattison
Ron Banister
Scheduling Conflict: Callius Zaratkiewicz
Others Present: Lt. Shepard, Cpt Jim Miller, Lt. Cline, A/C Aldridge, Officer K. Holt, others
present.
Chair Pattison called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m.
COMMISSION BUSINESS:
II. REPORTS
City Attorney, Roger Lubovich- No report
Fire Chief, Norm Angelo- No report
Police Chief, Ed Crawford- Scheduling conflict
Human Resource Manager, Sue Viseth- Scheduling Conflict
III. HEARINGS
None
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Chair Pattison motioned to approve and Accept into Record the minutes from the October 20,
1994 Civil Service Commission Meeting. Seconded and carried.
B. Action Items for Discussion
Chair Pattison opened for discussion, proposed Resolution for an amendment to Rule XVI
Section 4, relating to reinstatement following resignation.
Lt Cline questioned if the Resolution covered resignation and reinstatement of those of a higher
rank than Entry Level. He questioned if, for example a Lieutenant wishing to return could ask to
be put at the top of a Sergeants Eligibility List?
City Attorney Lubovich stated that Chief Angelo who had drafted the proposed resolution was
not at the meeting to address the intent.
Lt Cline said that his reading of the proposed resolution was that if he resigned as a Lieutenant,
that he would need to return as a Lieutenant and if he didn't, there would not be a spot for him.
He suggested that those positions be considered in the proposed Resolution before adopting it.
The positions are so limited and so far and few between that the Rule might consider to allow
entry into a lower position.
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Chief Aldridge stated that the issue of rank was not considered at the time of drafting the
resolution and that it is a point that should be.
Officer Kathy Holt representing the Police Guild stated that the Guild would like a chance to
review the proposed Resolution prior to its adoption.
Chair Pattison asked the Examiner to send a letter to all parties concerned, requesting their
input and recommendations on the proposed resolution in order to revise the resolution for the
next Civil Service Meeting. He then moved to Table the Resolution until the December Civil
Service Meeting. Seconded and carried
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Acceot into Record
Chair Pattison motioned to accept into record the letter dated October 17, 1994 from Chief
Examiner Guiguet to Claudine M. Gupton notifying her that she has been removed from the
Police Word Processing Technician/Transcriptionist Eligibility List. Seconded and carried.
Chair Pattison motioned to accept into record the letter dated October 18, 1994 from Chief
Crawford to Record Specialist Kevin Axelson notifying him of his successful completion of his
• probationary period effective October 18, 1994. Seconded and carried.
Chair Pattison motioned to accept into record the letter dated October 18, 1994 from Chief
Crawford to Record Specialist Robin Gaither notifying her of her successful completion of her
probationary period effective October 18, 1994. Seconded and carried.
Chair Pattison motioned to accept into record the memo dated October 20, 1994 from Chief
Angelo notifying the Commission that Lt. Tom Shepard's appointment to Provisional Battalion
Chief will conclude Monday, October 24, 1994. Seconded and carried.
Chair Pattison motioned to accept into record the letter dated October 26, 1994 from Chief
Crawford to Jennifer L. Sudweeks confirming her appointment as Probationary Police Word
Processing Technician/Transcriptionist effective November 1, 1994. Seconded and carried.
Chair Pattison motioned to accept into record the letter dated November 9, 1994 from Chief
Examiner Guiguet to Timothy A. Stoeckle notifying him of his removal from the Entry Level
Police Officer Eligibility List due to his failure of the Background Investigation portion of the
selection process. Seconded and carried.
Chair Pattison motioned to accept into record the memo dated November 15, 1994 from Chief
Angelo notifying the Commission that Lt. Roger Kacmarcik has successfully completed his
probationary period effective November 15, 1994. Seconded and carried.
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B. Action Items for Discussion
Chair Pattison opened for discussion the memo dated November 14, 1994 from Lt. Cline
requesting approval to conduct a Lateral Police Officer Testing prior to Entry Level Police Officer
Testing.
Lt Cline stated that they would like approval for both Entry Level and Lateral Police Officer
testing. The details of the testing to be worked out at a later date. They would like the option of
either running the two tests at the same time, or separately. Some portions of the testing could
be carried out concurrently.
Chair Pattison moved to grant approval to the Police Department to begin the selection process
for both Entry Level and Lateral Police Officer. Seconded and carried.
There being no other business to come before the Commission the meeting was adjourned at
8:19 a.m.
The next Civil Service Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 15, 1994 at 8:00 a.m. in
Council Chambers West.
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Mike Pattison, Chair
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Respectfully submitted,
Catherine M. Guiguet
Secretary and Chief Examiner