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Commissioners: Chair Callius Zaratkiewicz, Pauline Thomas, Jeff Piecewicz
Regularly Scheduled Meeting
October 26, 2016
5:30 p.m.
Item Description
1. The Meeting of the Civil Service Commission was called to order at 5:31
p.m. by Chair Zaratkiewicz.
2. Commissioners present: C. Zaratkiewicz, P. Thomas, and J. Piecewicz
3. There were no changes to the agenda.
4. Commissioner Thomas moved to approve the minutes, September 28,
2016, seconded by Commissioner Piecewicz. Motion carried 3-0.
5. Consent Items to Accept:
There being no questions, Commissioner Thomas moved to accept Items
A through M, seconded by Commissioner Piecewicz. Motion carried 3-0.
A. Letter dated September 22, 2016 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Priscilla
Bautista notifying her that her name has been removed from the Police Records
Specialist eligibility list effective September 22, 2016.
B. Letter dated September 30, 2016 from A/C Hemmen congratulating Jennifer
Arnold on being hired as a probationary Police Records Specialist effective
October 17, 2016.
C. Memo dated September 30, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission
that Cmdr. Jonathan Thompson will be assigned as Acting Assistant Chief
October 3-7, 2016.
D. Memo dated September 30, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission
that Cmdr. Jonathan Thompson will be assigned as Acting Assistant Chief
October 13-19, 2016.
E. Memo dated September 30, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission
that Cmdr. Jonathan Thompson will be assigned as Acting Assistant Chief
October 24-28, 2016.
F. Letter dated October 1, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying Ofr. James Sherwood
that he successfully completed the probationary period and is appointed to
regular employment status as a Police Officer effective October 1, 2016.
G. Memo dated October 3, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that
Det. Ian Warmington will be assigned as Acting Sergeant from October 4-11,
2016.
H. Letter dated October 3, 2016 from Andrew Rosenthal tendering his resignation
from the position of Parking Enforcement Officer and a corresponding memo
from Chief Thomas accepting the resignation effective October 9, 2016.
I. Memo dated October 5, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that
Sgt. Matthew Stansfield will be assigned as the Administrative Sergeant effective
February 5, 2017.
J. Memo dated October 18, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that
A/C Padilla will be assigned as Acting Chief from October 19-24, 2016.
K. Letters dated October 10, 2016 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Entry Level
Police Officer candidates Richard Navarette, Artem Derevyanchuk, Christopher
Hanrahan, Sean McNeel, Stuart Glasgow, Stephanie Napier, and Joshua Sharp
notifying them that their names have been removed from the Continuous Testing
Eligibility List for the position of Entry Level Police Officer effective October 10,
2016.
L. Letter dated October 10, 2016 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Brendan
Stiegman notifying him that his name has been removed from the Police Records
Specialist eligibility list effective October 10, 2016.
M. Letter dated October 11, 2016 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Justin Camp
notifying him that his name was removed from the Continuous Testing Eligibility
List for the position of Lateral/Experienced Police Officer effective October 11,
2016.
6. Consent Items to Approve:
There being no questions, Commissioner Piecewicz moved to approve
Items A thru D, seconded by Chair Zaratkiewicz. Motion carried 3-0.
A. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Lateral/Experienced Police
Officer that was established on October 3, 2016.
B. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Entry Level Police Officer that
was established on October 3, 2016.
C. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Lateral/Experienced
Corrections Officer that was established on October 7, 2016.
D. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Entry Level Corrections
Officer that was established on October 7, 2016.
7. Action Items:
Chief Examiner Winecka noted that this is the first time that we’ve
tested for this position as it wasn’t previously covered by Civil Service
but that the process follows testing and selection processes for similar
positions. There being no further discussion, Chair Zaratkiewicz made
the following motion: I make a motion to allow testing with the values
and process as listed. Commissioner Piecewicz seconded the motion.
Motion carried 3-0.
A. Memo dated October 7, 2016 from Chief Thomas requesting permission to test
for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer. The position will be opened in-
house first and, if there is an insufficient number of applications received, the
position will open externally with restrictions as set forth below. The department
requests that the following testing process and weights be applied:
a. Written Exam: 30% (70% passing score required)
The department requests that the top 20 applicants from the written exam and
data entry test move on to the oral board process.
b. Oral Board: 70% (70% passing score required)
c. Background: Pass/Fail
d. Polygraph: Pass/Fail
Commissioner Thomas made a motion to approve the extension of the
eligibility list for the rank of Police Sergeant, extending the list until
June 17, 2017. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Piecewicz.
Motion carried 3-0.
B. Memo dated October 11, 2016 from Chief Thomas requesting a six-month
extension of the Civil Service eligibility list for the rank of Police Sergeant per
rule 10.06(b). The current list is set to expire on December 17, 2016; this
extension would extend the expiration to June 17, 2017 and is the first extension
request of this list.
Commissioner Piecewicz made a motion to accept the requested
changes for the November and December 2016 meeting dates.
Commissioner Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
C. Memo dated October 20, 2016 requesting to change the meeting date for the
November and December meetings.
8. For the good of the order
There was nothing further to come before the Commission.
9. Adjournment
Commissioner Thomas made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Chair
Zaratkiewicz. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 5:41 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Natalie Winecka
Civil Service Secretary & Chief Examiner
Approved:
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Chair Zaratkiewicz