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Special Meeting Minutes Kent, Washington
Approval Pending
Date: June 1, 2022
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: This meeting was held remotely via Zoom
Attending: Jeff Piecewicz, Chair; Pauline Thomas, Commissioner; Callius
Zaratkiewicz, Commissioner; Cmdr. Andy Grove, Eric Doherty, Natalie Winecka,
Secretary/Chief Examiner
Agenda:
1. Call to Order
Acting Chair Zaratkiewicz called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
2. Roll Call
All Commissioners were present.
3. Changes to the Agenda
There were no changes to the agenda.
4. Approval of the Minutes
Commissioner Zaratkiewicz made a motion to approve the minutes
from the April 27, 2022 Civil Service Commission regularly scheduled
meeting. Motion was moved and seconded by Commissioner Thomas;
motion passed 3-0.
S. Consent Items to Accept
A. Email from Ofr. Tom Burnside dated April 28, 2022 announcing his retirement
effective May 15, 2022.
B. Memo dated May 3, 2022 from Chief Padilla notifying the Commission of the
Provisional appointment of Cmdr. Chris Mills to Provisional Assistant Chief
beginning May 16, 2022.
C. Memo dated May 5, 2022 from Chief Padilla accepting the retirement of Ofr. Tom
Burnside effective May 15, 2022.
D. Memo dated April 21, 2022 from Chief Examiner Winecka with the eligibility list
removals through May 20, 2022.
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There being no questions, Chair Piecewicz made a motion to accept consent
items A-D. Commissioner Thomas seconded the motion; motion passed 3-
0.
6. Items to Approve
A. Memo dated May 19, 2022 from Chief Padilla requesting to extend the
probationary period of Ofr. Kiril Van Orman one year to June 12, 2023.
There being no questions, Commissioner Zaratkiewicz made a motion to
approve item A. Commissioner Thomas seconded the motion; motion passed
3-0.
7. Action Items
A. Memo dated May 20, 2022 from Cmdr. Andy Grove requesting permission to
create a custom PST list for entry level Police Officer candidates.
Commander Grove explained to the Commission the significant staffing
crisis that the department is currently facing and noted that the
department has adopted a robust recruiting campaign in hopes of filling
vacancies. The proposed process would provide a parallel list of applicants
that have undergone the same testing processes as other entry level Police
Officer candidates but have been specifically recruited by Kent PD
personnel to test for our agency. Commander Grove explained that the
department also hopes that this process will allow them to access
underrepresented groups.
Commissioner Zaratkiewicz asked if affected unions were ok with this
request and Commander Grove stated that KPOA was neutral on this issue.
Commissioner Thomas asked if this was a pilot program and Cmdr. Grove
confirmed that it was and that the department would be happy to come
back in a year with metrics.
Chair Piecewicz asked if the department would be giving testing coupons
to those people it was head hunting' and Cmdr. Grove explained that the
PD recruiters would be handing those out. Chair Piecewicz asked what
numbers would constitute success and Cmdr. Grove said that their goal is
to go from hiring —12 officers per year to 30 officers per year.
Chair Piecewicz asked if the department was looking at salaries in relation
to inflation and Chief Examiner Winecka explained that the salary is part of
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the negotiation process with the union that takes place every three years
with cost-of-living adjustments factored in for subsequent years of the
contract.
There being no further questions, Chair Piecewicz made the following
motion: "I make a motion to approve the request and grant permission to
create a custom list." Motion was moved and seconded by Commissioner
Thomas; motion passed 3-0.
8. For the Good of the Order
Chief Examiner noted that the meetings will be in-person again starting with the
June 22 meeting and that they'll be held in the Centennial building.
9. Adjournment
There being nothing further, Commissioner Zaratkiewicz made a motion to adjourn.
Commissioner Thomas seconded the motion; motion passed 3-0. Meeting was
adjourned at 5:43 PM.
Natalie Winecka
Civil Service Chief Examiner
June 1, 2022
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