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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Civil Services Commission - 06/15/1989 S ' Vwe CITY OF KENT D CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES AUG 2 4 1989 June 15, 1989 CITY OF KEIyT CfTY CLERK Members present: Bob Jarvis, Chairman Robb Dreblow Alex Thornton Others present: Ed Chow, City Administrator Rod Frederiksen, Police Chief Norm Angelo, Fire Chief Mike Webby, Personnel Director Jed Aldridge, Assistant Fire Chief Bill Williamson, Assistant City Attorney Candi Faupell, Commission Secretary Tom Shepard, Fire Union Kathy Holt, Police Union The meeting was called to order at 8:01 a.m. by Chairman Jarvis. REPORTS City Attorney, Sandra Driscoll - absent; Bill Williamson, Assistant City Attorney attending in her place; noted the item under New Business, proposed rules extending coverage to Corrections Officers and Records Specialists; as he had not been a party to this procedure, would make a note of any questions and refer them to Sandra Driscoll upon her return. Fire Chief, Norm Angelo - testing for Lieutenant position will take place in July. Informed the Commission that Fireman Mike DeHart had been injured the previous evening on an emergency call in a heed-on collision. The exact extent of his injuries were still not know. Police Chief, Rod Frederiksen - no report Personnel Director, Mike Webby - no report; he Will present a letter and proposed order from Steve DIAT%aio regarding Civil Service Rules during New Business. OLD BUSINESS Chairman Jarvis entertained a motion to approve the Minutes of the May 18, 1989 meeting. 'Motion was made by Mr. Dreblow, seconded by Mr. Thornton. Motion carried. Page 2 Minutes (continued) June 15, 1989 NEW BUSINESS Chairman Jarvis entertained a motion to accept into the record a letter dated May 25, 1989 frog Rod Frederiksen, Police Chief to Connie Welr, Records Specialist regarding the successful com letrion of the six month probationary period. Motion w o ,made by Mr. Dreblow, seconded by Mr. Thornton. Moti(carried. Chairman Jarvis entertained a motion to accept into the record a memo dated June 6, 1989 from Ci dj Faupell, Secretary/Chief Examiner on behalf of tii� Dire Department to remove from the current E1. gibility List the names of participants who are no longer interested in being considered as eligible for the position of Firefighter. Motion was made by Mr. Dr4eblgw, seconded by Mr. Thornton. Motion carried. Captain Miller of the Police Department read the proposed rule revision regarding the concurrent Eligibility Lists for Entry Level and Lateral Entry iolice Officer. The reasons for such a change being ecrossed as due to the needs of department at various tim4s; it may be more beneficial to hire either unexperleacgd Officers or more experienced Officers. There appears to be a need to balance age, maturity, and experience with "new blood" within the Department. Each type'''has various good points and bad points as were pointsd �out and discussed by Captain Miller. Chairman Jarvis inquired as to the hisfiory of separate lists. Captain Miller noted that theganal Civil Service Rules did not make allowances ;,` - Lateral Entry, only Entry Level positions. At i�*,r�3.4ter date, Lateral Entry provisions were added. a this : addition, it has been seen that to coo4sibly Awte testing would allow for a smoother procedure, . less expense and allow a better balance of p*r"'nnel within the department. After further discussion, Mr. Dreblow zopV 4 that the changes to the Civil Service Rules and jRgqulations be made as presented. Chairman Jarvis seceded. Motion carried. Iwo, Page 3 Minutes (continued) June 15, 1989 The Police Department informed the Commission that Lateral Entry Testing would take place this fall. Exact dates will be presented at a later date. The Police Department requested the item corning the Corrections Officers testing be withdrawn. Mike Webby present a letter and proposed rule modifications from Steve DiJulio, outside counsel retained by the Commission for the purpose of amending the rules in light of extended Civil Service coverage. 'Mr. Webby further explained the background of the .required revision and identified three documents that need to be completed: 1. Rule modifications - Civil Sexv'ice Commission 2. City Ordinances - City Attorney ' 3. Memos of Understanding - Perscmnpl Department Items #2 and #3 are not yet complete, hops: to be presented to the City Council and Union, . respectively within the next 30 days. Questions were raised as to the use of term "Corrections Officer" instead of "Jailor", with the explanation being that the facility in Rent is considered a Corrections Facility, not a Fail, hence the appropriate terms. Chief Angelo of the Fire Department questioned the ambiguity of Amendment 3, Section 3.1 - could possibly be interpreted that officers of the Fire Department had been excluded from Civil Service cover ,; maybe a semi-colon could be inserted in place ofthe comma after the wording ". . .Police Departmento, . Additional questions were raised as toi," inecessity of the proposed Emergency Clause. Bill W41ii ason, Assistant City Attorney pointed out that even with the Emergency Clause in place, the wording!°of such would require that any change enacted under 1,t4isiclause be reviewed at the next regular Civil Ser�r'igw Commission meeting to reconsider the previous rlq►le action. Page 4 Minutes (continued) June 15, 1989 After further discussion, it was suggestid that a postponement of any action on the prop000d changes would be in order due to the fact that the information had not been received by the Commissioxmrs until two minutes prior to the meeting and further review was necessary. Also, time was needed to allow the Police and Fire Department and unions to respond. It was decided to have a special meeting within the next two weeks, as schedules allowed, with proper 'no'tice being given to the public and departments. t 4irman Jarvis moved to call a special meeting for the purpose of discussing the proposed rule changes. Mt. Dreblow seconded. Motion carried. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:53 . The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 20, 2989 at 8: 00 a.m. in the Council Chambers. All interested parties will be notified as soon as possible, as to the date, time and place of the special meeting. Respectively Submitted Z'. Candi L. Faupell Secretary and Chief Examiner Approved: be Jarvis Chairman