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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Committees - Civil Services Commission - 12/18/1986 DOCIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINk3S : �� December 18, 1986 � `CITY OF. C1ry T The regular meeting was called to order by Chairman T. Richard Ried. ��n+i attendance: Commissioners Michele G. Hinz and Joseph A. Street, Assistant City Administrator Webby, Acting City Attorney Williamson, i`ire 'Chief Angelo, Police Chief Frederiksen, Assistant Fire Chief Berg, Poli�tjCa+ptain Byerly, Fire Battalion Chief Fronsdahl and Acting Police Captain Everett. Mr. Street moved to approve the minutes of the November 20;'1186 meeting as submitted. Ms. Hinz seconded, The motion carried. At the request of Chief Frederiksen, the meeting adjourned to executive session for the purpose of discussing a disciplinary action. The meeting reconvened at 9:33 a.m. Chief Frederiksen left *d attend another meeting. Acting City Attorney Williamson referred to Rule XV, Section V, which he had reviewed with the secretary under Revised Code 41.t ,08O. There appears to be some need for the State Legislature to addre ,vhart' appears to be an error in grammar, in particular, paragraph 6, "Conviirtion, of a felony, or a misdemeanor, involving moral turpitude." He believes,i,the paragraph can be read so that a conviction of a felony which does not involve any element of moral turpitude would not itself constitute grounds for di'scharge, or termination or other disciplinary action and he believes the! State Legislature should look at it during the next legislative session. OulP*ftles repeat what the state statute provides. In response to Ms. Hinz's question, he said his Office would bring it to their attention through the WashihoU League of Cities. The matter of the new firefighter eligibility list was t 4iext�item on the agenda. Chief Angelo asked if there is a date the old -Ti4 bkpires or if it automatically expires with the certification of the new l t. It was read that the "eligible list shall become effective upon approvAV thereof by the Secretary and Chief Examiner. " 'Though not defined by rul ,•gfor protocol , Mr. Street moved, Ms. Hinz seconded, to accept the firef ' r;list as follows: James G. Merritt Conrad V. Matsuoka ' Robert A. Venera Christopher A. Kroha ,k° { Christopher 0. Lindahl ' John K. Peiguss Kenneth R. Heintz Robert W. Johnson Robert A. Stubblefield John P. Nohr ; Robert G. Vel1ais Andre M. Yoakum Michael A. Mixon i , David Johnson Richard E. Elliott Clifton T. Oleszko James M. Swift Russell W. Albertson Robert S. Backstein Scott W. Howard Steven W. Parsons Sven L. Schievink Adam T. Wingert John D. Stoll Jeffrey D. Gilbertson Grant A. Lander Edward D. Anderson Christopher J. Piper Scott D. Ervin Jeffery A. Meagher James V. Matthews David J. Doll Joseph P. Krempl Aaron C. Loudenback David H. Hegre Duane S. Keyes Jerry L. Thibodeaux Steven R. Smith Motion carried. Mr. Williamson confirmed for Chief Angelo that the new list is effective upon approval of the new list. Captain Byerly reported that with the Conclusion of the second phase of the police officer exam, the following names have been deleted from the police officer eligibility list for failure of the physical assessment portion: Karl E. Calhoun, William R. Adair, Jr. , Kurt E. Siltman, Larry F. Davis, Melinda I. Irvine, Curtis N. Lutz, Edward E. Collins, Alex P. Lewandowsky, Darren D. Rawie, Ronald K. Bell , Theodore E. Da, i Jr. , Charlene A. Smith, Jeffrey A. Foster, Beth A. Mulcahy, Richard S. 44rdner and Michael S. Lancaster. The following names were removed for no-fir: Michael R. Neeley, Marlene K. Goodman, Robert L. Miller, Brian T. Moberg, Jim R. Dorian, Jeffrey P. McLane, Richard W. Michelsen, Tam D. Guthrie, Kathy M. Mare, Randy L. Olson, Marc D. Durand, Douglas J. Harris, Charles V. Kuzmer, Gerald E. Casey, Kelly D. Jenkins, Richard S. LaMonica, Sheri L. McMahon, Nikki N. Nisco, Paul D. Winters, Carla A. Michaelis, Wesley K„ Smith and Mark J. Carman. Captain Byerly also reported that an oral boar4 will be held on January 12 and 13, 1987 at the Police Department. Mr. Street moved to accept the revised list and to approve those who will be going ,on to the oral board, Ms. Hinz seconded, motion carried. As a point of information, Acting Captain Everett mentioned that one of the candidates in the physical assessment is a body builder and spends a lot of attention to body fat. He was measured seven days before our exam in a hydrostatic tank at 15.2 percent and the next day had an ultrasound at 15.3, which is a normal variance. After taking our exam, in which his measurement was 15.2 percent, he told Captain Everett that our calibers were that close. 7 4 Copies of the memo of October 21 , October 24 and November~., a 11i6 from Chief Frederiksen regarding temporary personnel changes were rah the Commission members prior to the meeting. They told of the temporary assignments of the following: Lieutenant Ken LaBelle to Acting Captain, Lieuten4nt-Dave Everett to Acting Captain, Sergeant Brian Jones to Acting Lieutenant and Officer Alan Emerson to Acting Sergeant. Ms. Hinz moved, Mr. Street soc*ffded, to accept the memos into the retard. Motion carried. The names on the eligibility list for the position of Batt4,T-jin ,Chief were read by the Secretary: Kenneth S. Weatherill Larry A. Webb Michael P. Scott Dale E. Robertson John R. Evans Robert A. Johnson Mr. Street moved to approve the Battalion Chief eligibility List as submitted. Ms. Hinz seconded. Notion carried. The memo from Mary Ann Kern of the Police Department regar4itiq request for revision of Rule VII was read. Chief Frederiksen requested that in Rule VII, Section 3, Paragraph 4; Section 4, Paragraph 4; and Section 5, Paragraph 3, delete "Applicant's personnel file will be scored only in case of a tie on the final examination grade." When asked by Chairman, Mr. Williamson responded that this request had not yet been received by his Office and he had no recommendation at this time. Chairman asked if there are any, appointments coming up which would be affected by the present rule. Captain Byerly responded that there is a selection process which will be commencing in early 1987 for the positions of Lieutenant and Sergeant. He explai.neO that the Chief has the option of a rule of three, and with the existing rule, he can use the candidate's personnel file only in the event of a tie on the final examination grade. Chairman expressed his opinion that the Chief should be allowed to review the personnel file without any rule applyaigg to it. Chairman inquired of the Fire Department's recommendation Of the deletion in Rule VIII pertaining to the Fire Department. Chief Angelo,,agreed with the recommendation, but had concerns about adequate notice to the bargaining units. Chairman assured him that rules adopted are not effective until 30 days after adoption. Ms. Hinz moved to delete the paragraphs noted in Ms. Kern's memo and corresponding paragraphs in Rule VIII, ,Section 5, Paragraph 3; Section 6, Paragraph 3; Section 7, Paragraph $; 'and Section 8, Paragraph 3. Mr. Street seconded. Motion carried. The Commission members had received copies of the letter of December 19, 1986 to Andrew Speier from the Secretary informing him of the a*p1ration date of the eligibility list with his name as of January 23, 1987. ' 14s. Hinz moved to accept the letter into the record. Mr. Street seconded. Nation carried. The memo of December 17, 1986 from Chief Angelo informing of the discharge of Firefighter Troy Nutter, effective December 15, 1986 at 2400 hours, was read. Mr. Street moved, Ms. Hinz seconded, to accept the memo into the record. Motion carried. -3- Chief Berg requested approval of a protional exam for the position of Fire Lieutenant during January of 1987. He- gave a brief description of the exam process for which 42 to 43 firefighte are eligible to take the exam. The written exam will be administered on January 6 and the top 18 scorers (70 percent or higher) will proceed to an Viral resume on January 8 and 9. Using a combined score between written and oral resume, the top nine scorers will go to an assessment center which is tentatively scheduled for January 15. There will be three exercises: (1 ) to tesi3OMergency scene management, (2) to test ability to conduct training session, 'and (3) a personnel problem. Chief Berg confirmed for Chairman that this test is specifically for an employee of the Kent Fire Department who wishes to become a first line supervisor. Mr. Street moved to approve the promotional exam for Fire Lieutenant. Secretary's question that deletion of paragraphs of sections in Rule VIII which were approved in the previous motion would not apply was confirmed. Chief Angelo also proposed to have Chief Berg review the written test with the Secretary prior to administration. Ms. Hinz seconded the motion and motion carried. Because the first Thursday is January 1 , a holiday, and to accommodate the Fire Department's exam, the next regular meeting will be held on the fourth Thursday, January 29, 1987 at 8:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 a.m. to ' o into executive session requested by the Fire Department, and concluded at :30 a.m. , Respectfully submitted, Amy E. Kato Secretary and Chief Examiner Approved: T. Richard Ried Chairman F h 204V-IV -4-