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Commissioners: Chair Callius Zaratkiewicz, Pauline Thomas, Jeff Piecewicz
Regularly Scheduled Meeting
March 23, 2016
5:30 p.m.
Item Description
1. The Meeting of the Civil Service Commission was called to order at 5:36
p.m. by Chair Zaratkiewicz.
2. Commissioners present: C. Zaratkiewicz, J. Piecewicz
3. There were no changes to the agenda.
4. Commissioner Piecewicz moved to approve the minutes, dated February
24, 2016, seconded by Chair Zaratkiewicz. Motion carried 2-0.
5. Consent Items to Accept:
Chair Zaratkiewicz moved to accept Items A through P, seconded by
Commissioner Piecewicz. Motion carried 2-0.
A. Memo dated February 18, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission
that Sgt. Andy Kelso will be assigned as the NRT Sergeant effective March 1,
2016.
B. Memo dated February 18, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission
that Ofr. Andrew Grove is promoted to the rank of Sergeant effective March 1,
2016.
C. Letter dated February 19, 2016 from A/C Jon Straus notifying the Chief of his
retirement effective March 31, 2016.
D. Memo dated February 22, 2016 from Chief Thomas accepting the retirement of
A/C Straus effective March 31, 2016.
E. Letter dated February 25, 2016 from Chief Thomas to Stephen White
congratulating him on being hired as a Probationary Police Recruit Officer
effective March 16, 2016.
F. Letter dated March 1, 2016 from Chief Thomas to Ashley Orlowski congratulating
her on her new position as Probationary Evidence Custodian effective March 1,
2016.
G. Letters dated March 2, 2016 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Albert Kim, Brett
Nunez, Randy Roberts, Evan Jones, and Eilidh Voris notifying them that their
names have been removed from the Continuous Testing Eligibility List for the
position of Entry Level Police Officer effective March 2, 2016.
H. Letter dated March 3, 2016 from Chief Thomas to Michael Anderson
congratulating him on being hired as a Probationary Lateral Corrections Officer
effective March 16, 2016.
I. Memo dated March 7, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that
Cmdr. Jarod Kasner will be assigned as Acting Assistant Chief from March 7-11,
2016.
J. Letter dated March 8, 2016 from Chief Thomas to Jonathan Thompson
congratulating him on being promoted to the rank of Commander effective April
1, 2016.
K. Letter dated March 8, 2016 from Chief Thomas to Matthew Holmes
congratulating him on being promoted to the rank of Commander effective April
1, 2016.
L. Letter dated March 8, 2016 from Chief Thomas to Matthew Stansfield
congratulating him on being promoted to the rank of Sergeant effective April 1,
2016.
M. Letter dated March 8, 2016 from Chief Thomas to Jason Bishop congratulating
him on being promoted to the rank of Sergeant effective April 1, 2016.
N. Memo dated March 8, 2016 from Chief Thomas outlining the various assignment
changes that will go into effect on April 1, 2016.
O. Memo dated March 12, 2016 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that
Jennifer Lindstrom has satisfactorily completed probation and has gained regular
employment status as Police Officer.
P. Letter dated March 14, 2016 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Michael Yelle
notifying him that his name has been removed from the Continuous Testing
Eligibility List for the position of Entry Level Police Officer effective March 14,
2016.
6. Consent Items to Approve:
Chair Zaratkiewicz moved to approve Items A through C, seconded by
Commissioner Piecewicz. Motion carried 2-0.
A. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Lateral/Experienced
Corrections Officer that was established on February 24, 2016.
B. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Entry Level Corrections
Officer that was established on February 29, 2016.
C. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Entry Level Police Officer that
was established on March 14, 2016.
7. Action Items:
There being no questions, Chair Zaratkiewicz made the following
motion: I make a motion to give permission to test for the position of
Records Specialist with the weights as listed. Commissioner Piecewicz
seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.
A. Memo dated March 16, 2016 from Chief Thomas requesting permission to test
for the position of Records Specialist. 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)
b. Typing Test: Pass/Fail
The department requests that the top 20 applicants from the written exam and
typing test move on to the oral board process.
c. Oral Board: 70% (70% passing score required)
d. Background: Pass/Fail
e. Polygraph: Pass/Fail
8. For the good of the order
There was nothing further to come before the Commission.
9. Adjournment
Commissioner Piecewicz made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Chair
Zaratkiewicz. Motion carried 2-0. The meeting adjourned at 5:41 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Natalie Winecka
Civil Service Secretary & Chief Examiner
Approved:
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Chair Callius Zaratkiewicz