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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Committees - Civil Service Commission - 05/28/2014 (2) CITY OF KENT - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA The City of Kent Civil Service Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in Chambers West. The following information will be discussed: I. COMMISSION BUSINESS: II. HEARING: III. OLD BUSINESS: A. Accept Into Record 1. Approval of the minutes from the April 23, 2014 Civil Service Commission meeting. IV. NEW BUSINESS: A. Accept into Record 1. Letter dated April 9, 2014 from Chief Thomas to Eric Wesson confirming his reinstatement as a Lateral Police Officer effective June 2, 2014. 2. Letter dated April 10, 2014 from Chief Thomas to Garrett Gunderson congratulating him on being hired as a Probationary Police Recruit Officer effective June 2, 2014. 3. Notice of Discipline dated April 22, 2014 from Chief Thomas to Ofr. Adam Rogers. 4. Notice of written reprimand dated April 25, 2014 from Assistant Chief Kammerzell to Ofr. John Crane. 5. Letter dated May 15, 2014 from Chief Thomas to Kathy Berrens congratulating her on being hired as the Administrative Services Supervisor effective May 16, 2014. 6. Letter dated May 23, 2014 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Rikki Schwab confirming that her name has been removed from the Lateral/Experienced Police Officer eligibility list per her request. B. Approve into Record: 1. Eligibility list for the position of Administrative Services Supervisor that was established on April 18, 2014. 2. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Lateral/Experienced Police Officer that was established on May 2, 2014. 3. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for the position of Entry Level Police Officer that was established on May 2, 2014. P:\RECRUIT\Civil Service\Agendas&MinutesCSMeetings\Agendas\2014\Agenda May 2014.docx C. Action Items for Discussion: There are no action items for discussion. P:\RECRUIT\Civil Service\Agendas&MinutesCSMeetings\Agendas\2014\Agenda May 2014.docx i POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police �v 220 4th Avenue South A, KE `�' Kent, WA 98032 WASHINGTOII Fax: 253-856-6802 April 9, 2014 PHONE: 253-856-5800 Mr. William Eric Wesson 1158 Calcione Dr Henderson, NV 89011-3108 Re: Employment Offer Dear Mr. Wesson; I have approved your request for reinstatement as a Police Officer with the City of Kent Police Department effective June 2, 2014. This letter is to confirm our recent offer of employment. Your rate of pay will be at the same Step F as when you resigned. The current salary is $6,334.00 per month. As a returning lateral police officer, you will be provided with a bank of 40 hours of annual leave and 40 hours of sick leave. All other benefits will follow your union contract. You will be placed on probationary status for one year and you will not be eligible for specialty assignments for the first six months of your employment. There will be no cash out value to the bank of sick leave if you separate from employment prior to completing probation. Upon receipt of this letter, please call Training Sergeant Bill Blowers at (253) 856-5858 for details on your duty assignment. Also, you have been scheduled for a new employee orientation on Monday, June 2"d, at 10:00 AM with Kari Endicott in Human Resources. If the terms of this offer of employment are acceptable to you, please so indicate by signing on the acceptance line and returning one executed original to Recruiting Officer Wayne Graff at the address listed above. I look f orwardto your return as a member of the Kent Police Department, Sin Accepted, Ken Thomas William E. Wesson Chief of Police cc: Civil Service Commission Human Resources o Accreditation rn Q c a) Y 3 ® MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Police Department-Accredited Police Agency POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police 220 4th Avenue South .,ENT Kent, WA 98032 WA WASHINGTO IJ Fax: 253-856-6802 PHONE: 253-856-5800 April 10, 2014 Mr. Garrett Eugene Gunderson 2009 164t' St E Spanaway, WA 98387 Re: Employment Offer Dear Mr. Gunderson; Congratulations on being hired as a Probationary Police Recruit Officer for the Kent Police Department. We are looking forward to working with you and know that you will have a great deal to offer the Department and the City of Kent. This letter is to confirm our recent offer of employment. Your employment with the City will be effective June 2, 2014. Upon receipt of this letter, please call Training Sergeant Bill Blowers at (253) 856-5858 for details on your duty assignment. Also, you have been scheduled for a new employee orientation on Monday, June 2nd, at 10:00 AM with Kari Endicott in Human Resources. Your starting base salary will be at Recruit Step A, at $4,864.00 per month. You will be eligible for a step increase on the first of the month following graduation from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. All other benefits will follow your union contract. If the terms of this offer of employment are acceptable to you, please so indicate by signing on the acceptance line and returning one executed original to Recruiting Officer Wayne Graff at the address listed above. Again, I look forward to having an individual of your qualifications as a member of the Kent Police partment. Sin dlJrely, Accepted, '�`Aa Ken Thomas Garrett Eugene Gun erson Chief of Police cc: Civil Service Commission Human Resources o Accreditation rn Q c � a� Y 3 3 MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Police Department-Accredited Police Agency POLICE ADM INISTRATION Kenneth E.Thomas Chief of Police 220 Fourth Ave. So. Kent, WA 98032-5895 ®1-a- Fax: 253-856-6802 KEi� a Phone: 253-856-5800 WA5HINOTON April 22, 2014 Via Re ular & Certified Mail and email 4RoL7eLS_(a)KenfWd,L4UV Officer Adam Rogers 6398 Grandridge Drive Port Orchard, WA 98367 RE: Notice of Discipline Officer Rogers: li to address possible On April 11, 2014, you attended a Loudaelrm iyourefais( eto r Hearing follow Sergeant Schanbacher's discipline for your late arrival to work, absent or 've regarding contacting him in the event �° will Assistance Chiefn attendance Kammerzell,were and directs g resentative Detective Ma you, your. KPOA rep rovided information and statements at the hearing. myself. Both.you and Detective Lorrette p you have continued a dated March 25, 2014, you failed to notify Sergeant Schanbacher, as As noted in the Notice of Pre-Disciplinary Hearing arch 4, 2014, and you did not call to advise pattern of late arrival to work. In addition, y of directed, of a planned absence. You were late on M the ate. In Sergeant Sch anbacher, or anyone else, that you would o would be tak ng ad sick day he following March 4, 2014, you notified Sergeant k with that you w day March 5, 2014) but failed to speak with Sergeant Schanbacher as directed. arch 4, Y ( the Loudermill/Pre-Disciplinary hearing, you indicated you were late to work on M During and stated that you did not call into the station 2014 due to an accident on the freeway, ur tanned absence for March 5, 2014. because You thought you would make it in on time. oYou did not provide information regarding your failure to contact Sergeant Schanbacher about y 2014, Notice of Pre- As prepared by Assistant Chief Kammerzell dated As a result of the above, as well m the facts contained in the March Z ' e determined that Disciplinary Hearing and them this reference), I have March 13, 2014 (each of which are aded herein aortpt ent Poi cy y13.1, Reporting for Duty and 13.1(T) you have violated Kent Police Dep Insubordination. discipline of a two day suspension. While this discipline is As a result, I am assessing P you with the option of utilizing two vacation days che k considered a suspension, I am providing y not atis the two day suspension so that theNnot be co ay suspension dered a ireductionpof the disact your c pline for satisfy . Permitting you to use the vacation days shall any manner. 'V 3 artment- Nationally Accredited 0 MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE OIICe City of Kent Police Dep j www.ci.kent.wa.us/p Officer Rogers April 22, 2014 Page 1 2 Be advised that your attendance at work and the requirement that you arrive on time are job requirements which will not be relaxed. You are required to manage your commute, no matter how far your commute is, in order to arrive to work on time. You have been placed on sufficient notice that unexcused lateness will not be tolerated, and further misconduct will result in discipline, up to and including termination. Since y, Ken china Police Chief KET:kak cc: Arthur"Pat" Fitzpatrick,.Deputy City Attorney Donevan Dexheimer, KPOA Vice-President Patrice Gillum, Acting Labor Relations Manager Dave Luxenberg, Attorney for KPOA POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police KENT 220 Fourth Ave. So. W-HIHOTON Kent, WA 98032-5895 POLICE Fax: 253-856-6802 Phone: 253-856-5800 To: Officer John Crane Cc: Personnel File From: Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell Subject: Discipline - Written Reprimand for Failure to Follow Direction Date: 4/15/14 You failed to timely provide completed light duty and return to full duty forms with physical limitations/work restrictions to the department administrative assistant. I directed you to have these necessary forms returned to the administrative assistant by a designated date. These forms were not timely completed and returned, and you provided no sufficient explanation to justify the delay. After the above failure to follow direction, you were given clear and explicit orders by Cmdr. Kasner as to how and when to get the above required documents completed and turned in. You failed to follow those orders, which resulted in confusion and a delay in you returning to work. You then failed to report to work on 3/25/14, as ordered by me on 3/24/14. After you failed to show for duty, I contacted you by phone. During our conversation, I explained to you the seriousness of your actions, and that you had failed to follow direction on several occasions regarding the requirements to supply medical documentation. Your response was merely that you thought you had only failed to follow my direction twice. You communicated on several occasions, to both Cmdr. Kasner and myself, that you did not desire to return to work on a light duty status, even if physically able, because you would make less money on light duty than you would make while out on disability status. This could appear to be your motivation for not following command staff's direction. When we met to discuss your failure to follow direction, you stated your lack of desire to return to work on light duty was not motivated solely by financial reasons. You stated you believed light duty would impede your ability to take pain medication and conduct physical therapy. I advised you that would have been an issue for your doctor, and that your doctor could have included those restrictions on your required documentation. If your doctor determined any restriction could not support your light duty work, that determination would have been followed. You also offered an explanation for your failure to report to work as directed. You stated there was a communication problem, and hearing me wrong on 3/24/14 when I directed you back to work on 3/25/14 caused you to fail to report to work on the correct day. I do not find these explanations sufficient mitigating factors to not warrant your discipline. Due to your failure to follow my clear direction on several occasions in violation of department Policy 13.1.1.T, Insubordination, you have been issued this Written Reprimand as discipline. Any further incidents of this nature will incur additional progressive discipline. A L,--P Derek Kammerzell Assistant Chief, Patrol Division www.KentWA.gov/police City of Kent Police Department— Nationally Accredited POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police 220 4th Avenue South KENT Kent, WA 98032 WASHINGTON Fax: 253-856-6800 PHONE: 253-856-5800 May 15, 2014 Ms. Kathleen Berrens PO BOX 2233 Sumner, WA 98390 Dear Ms. Berrens; Congratulations on being hired as a Police Administrative Assistant Supervisor for the Kent Police Department. We are looking forward to working with you and know that you have a great deal to offer the Department and the City of Kent. This letter is to confirm our offer of employment. Your employment with the city will be effective May 16, 2014, Sheila Knapp will be your point of contact and she will be in touch with you to provide you information pertaining to your first day. Also, you have been scheduled for a new employee orientation on Friday, May 16th, 2014, at 2:00 PM with Kari Endicott in Human Resources. Your starting base salary will be at AFSCME 32, Pay Grade Step E, which is $69,786.00 annually. You will be on probationary status for 12 months. You will work a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday or Monday off. Additionally, we will make the necessary arrangements to allow you the time off needed for your pre-planned vacation, to include schedule adjustments or other solutions allowed by the current AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). All other benefits will be determined by the current CBA. If the terms of this offer of employment are acceptable to you, please so indicate by signing on the acceptance line and returning one executed original to Recruiting Officer Wayne Graff at the address listed above. Again, I look forward to having an individual of your qualifications as a member of the Kent Police Department. Sincerely, Accepted, 19111i m Rafael Padilla Assistant Chief of Police KathleelX A. Berrens Y 3 Cc: Civil Service Commission, Human Resources, Accreditation 3 MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Police Department-Accredited Police Agency CIVIL SERVICE/RECRUITMENT DIVISION i Natalie Winecka Civil Service Chief Examiner ��• 400 West Gowe KKNT Kent, WA 98032 WASHINGTON Fax: 253-856-6270 OFFICE: 253-856-5282 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION May 23, 2014 Ms. Rikki Schwab Dear Rikki: I am following up on the e-mail that you sent our Recruitment Officer, Wayne Graff, requesting to withdraw from the Kent Police Department testing process. This letter is to notify you that your name has been removed from our applicant list for the position of Lateral/Experienced Police Officer. Per our city's Civil Service Rules and Regulations you will need to wait a minimum of six (6) months before you reapply for this agency. The Police department, as well as the Civil Service Commission office, thank you for your interest in the City of Kent and wish you the best in your future endeavors. If you have any questions, please call me at (253) 856-5282 Monday through Friday. Sincerely, Natalie Winecka Civil Service Chief Examiner & Secretary City of Kent 0 a1 ro c v Y 3 3 ® MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Human Resources Department Lorraine Patterson, Director CIVIL SERVICE/RECRUITMENT DIVISION Natalie Winecka 4^4� Civil Service Chief Examiner 400 West Gowe KENT Kent, WA 98032 wAsH114GTON Fax: 253-856-6270 OFFICE: 253-856-5282 IVIL SERVICE COMMISSION List established: April 18, 2014 Expiry date of list: October 18, 2014 Extended to: April 18, 2015: _Yes _No October 18, 2015: _Yes _No April 18, 2016: _Yes _No TO: THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION The following names represent the Eligibility List for the position of Administrative Services Supervisor in the Kent Police Department: Kathy Berrens 1 Joseph Martino 2 Patricia Disalvo 3 I hereby certify that this list was legally prepared and represents the relative rating of the names appearing thereon. Natalie D. Winecka Secretary & Chief Examiner Callius Zaratkiewicz Pauline Thomas Jeff Piecewicz Chair Commissioner Commissioner O v Y 3 3 P:\RECRUIT\Civil Service\EligibilityLists\Police\2014\Admin Services Supr.docx ® MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Human Resources Department Lorraine Patterson, Director CIVIL SERVICE/RECRUITMENT DIVISION Natalie Winecka Civil Service Chief Examiner 400 West Gowe KENT Kent, WA 98032 WASHINGTON Fax: 253-856-6270 OFFICE: 253-856-5282 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION List established: May 2, 2014 TO: THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION The following names represent the Continuous Testing Eligibility List for the position of Lateral/Experienced Police Officer in the Kent Police Department: Carl Harp (03/25/2014) 1 Jamey Hattaway (05/02/2014) 2 Eli Morris (05/02/2014) 3 Kevin Strong (05/02/2014) 4 Jeremy Snook (05/02/2014) 5 Seth Moore (05/02/2014) 6 I hereby certify that this list was legally prepared and represents the relative rating of the names appearing thereon. Natalie D. Winecka Secretary & Chief Examiner Callius Zaratkiewicz Pauline Thomas Jeff Piecewicz Chair Commissioner Commissioner 0 a1 ro c v Y 3 3 9 MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE P:\RECRUIT\Civil Service\EligibilityLists\Police\2014\Lateral PD Officer-May 2014.docx CIVIL SERVICE/RECRUITMENT DIVISION Natalie Winecka Civil Service Chief Examiner 400 West Gowe KENT Kent, WA 98032 W A 5 H I t!G T o N Fax: 253-856-6270 OFFICE: 253-856-5282 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION - List established: May 2, 2014 TO: THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION The following names represent the Continuous Testing Eligibility List for the position of Entry Level Police Officer in the Kent Police Department: Derek Teeters (03/27/2014) 1 Anders Wiggum (05/02/2014) 2 John Lee (05/02/2014) 3 Christopher Brunner (01/27/2014) 4 Chelsea Grimm (05/02/2014) 5 Wiza Nyasulu (05/02/2014) 6 David Schulz (11/15/2013) 7 Shaunn Murphy (05/02/2014) 8 Jordan Kellington (01/27/2014) 9 Arthur Plunkett (03/27/2014) 10 Jennifer Lindstrom (03/27/2014) 11 Gregory Connell (11/15/2013) 12 (tie) Eric Weishaar (01/27/2014) 12 (tie) Robert Nelson (05/02/2014) 14 Eric Hisey (01/27/2014) 15 (tie) Beau Mattheis (01/27/2014) 15 (tie) Joshua Johnson (05/02/2014) 17 Kyle O'Hagan (01/27/2014) 18 (tie) Matthew Ferguson (03/27/2014) 18 (tie) Joe Wisniewski (03/27/2014) 20 (tie) Aimee Rogers (05/02/2014) 20 (tie) Trista DeLong (11/15/2013) 22 Arturo Sykes (03/27/2014) 23 Tyler Mueller (01/27/2014) 24 Shawn Stredwick (11/15/2013) 25 Christopher Fayant (11/15/2013) 26 Kevin Day (11/15/2013) 27 (tie) Jacob Dorsey (11/15/2013) 27 (tie) m Gregory Baker (03/27/2014) 29 Eliot Storch (01/27/2014) 30 (tie) Daniel Bauer (01/27/2014) 30 (tie) Y Donald Adams (11/15/2013) 32 Brandon Comfort (11/15/2013) 33 ® MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE P:\RECRUIT\Civil Service\EligibilityLists\Police\2014\Entry PD Officer-May 2014.docx i Destry Wilcox (03/27/2014) 34 David Rose (03/27/2014) 35 Jordan Horn (01/27/2014) 36 (tie) Sokha San (01/27/2014) 36 (tie) I hereby certify that this list was legally prepared and represents the relative rating of the names appearing thereon. Natalie D. Winecka Secretary & Chief Examiner Callius Zaratkiewicz Pauline Thomas Jeff Piecewicz Chair Commissioner Commissioner I