Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Civil Services Commission - 05/17/1990 (5) CITY OF RENT CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS May 17, 1990 Members Present: Alex Thornton Ron Forest Absent: Robert Jarvis Others Present: Chief Frederiksen, Police Department Captain Byerly, Police Department Don Olsen, Personnel Director Bill Williamson, Assistant City Attorney Chief Fronsdahl, Fire Department Chief Aldridge, Fire Department Chief Angelo, Fire Department Ed Chow, City Administrator A number of others were present The meeting was called to order at 8: 06 by Acting Chairman, Ron Forest. Catherine Dixon the Secretary & Chief Examiner gave a report on the results of the Entry Level Police Examination as follows: There were 318 invited to the written exam of these there were 200 no shows. Seventeen of the 118 who wrote the exam were females. There were only six (6) failures in the written exam. Of the 102 participants invited to the Physical Assessment Center there were 14 no shows, 32 failures and 2 arrived with no Physicians Release Statements. The one Lateral Officer candidate failed his physical. The 26 top scorers were invited to the Oral Board. Twelve of these made the Eligibility List. There was a tie for the ninth position. Of the twelve, two are female. Chief Frederiksen added to this report the statement that the Police Department is very concerned with the lack of Lateral Candidates for the Department. One problem may be the competition in the area. Police Department is presently looking very strongly at the qualifications and standards that the department has for the Laterals. It may be necessary to reduce some of the standards. While the Chief would hate to do that because he feels that we have pretty minimal standards, two years of college, but that this seems to be a stumbling block. The Police Departments experienced officers will look in that area and explore some options for attracting more people. Page 2 Civil Service Commission meeting May 17, 1990 REPORTS Assistant City Attorney, Bill Willimason - no report Fire Chief, Norm Angelo- No report. Police Chief, Rod Frederiksen - no report Personnel Director, Don Olson - no report OLD BUSINESS Acting Chairman Ron Forest entertained a motion that the minutes from April 19, 1990 Civil Service Commission meeting be accepted. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. Acting Chairman Ron Forest motioned to accept into record the memo from Captain Byerly dated May 3, 1990 formally withdrawing his complaint and request for a Civil Service Commission Hearing. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. NEW BUSINESS Acting Chairman Forest motioned to accept into record the letter dated April 16, 1990 from Chief Frederiksen notifying Officer Paul Petersen of the successful completion of his probationary period and appointment to regular employment status. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. Acting Chairman Forest motioned to accept into record the letter dated April 18, 1990 to Chief Frederiksen from Officer Rick Snodgrass resigning his position with the Kent Police Department effective June 15, 1990. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. Acting Chairman Forest motioned to accept into record the letter from Chief Frederiksen dated April 23, 1990 notifying Frank J. Connelly of his reinstatement to his previous position as Patrolman 1 with Kent Police Department effective May 16, 1990. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. Acting Chairman Forest motioned to accept into record the Certification letter dated April 27, 1990 from the Secretary & Chief Examiner establishing the Entry Level Police Officer Eligibility List. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. Page 3 Civil service Commission Meeting May 17, 1990 Acting Chairman Forest opened the meeting for discussion of the memo dated May 3, 1990 from Chief Frederiksen to t h e Commission recommending that Detective Rodger Kellams be provisionally appointed to the rank of Sergeant to allow him to act as acting supervisor of the South King County Drug Task Force. Chief Frederiksen stated that the position was not a budgeted position, however he had brought the subject to the attention of the City Administrator. City Administrator has approved that the funding be taken from the Police Budget. There is no additional funding outside of the budget. We serve on the task force with the cities of Auburn, Renton and Tukwila. Each city supplies one detective to the Task Force Operation and we have shared in the responsibility of providing a supervisor for that unit. It is Kents turn to take that action. There is no current Eligibility List, therefore according to the Civil Service Rules the Chief can provisionally appoint a supervisor. He stated that he did need to bring this to the attention of the Public Safety Committee at a later time if there is going to be a regular appointment to fill the position for a longer period of time. Chief Frederiksen will be bringing this to the City Administrators office at that time. Acting Chairman Forest questioned that the appointment is only for 6 months. Chief Frederiksen concurred. Chief Frederiksen stated that Detective Rodger Kellams has been on the Task Force since its inception. He is an excellent Narcotics Officer, well experienced and highly qualified to serve as an acting Sergeant. Acting Chairman Forest motioned to accept into record the memo from Becky Fowler, Personnel dated May 10, 1990 advising of the non-duty disability retirement of Detective Sam Kelch from the Kent Police Department effective May 3, 1990 under the provisions of RCW 41. 50. 060. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. Acting Chairman Forest motioned to accept into record the memo to Chief Frederiksen from Corrections Officer Kim Germain tendering her resignation effective May 15, 1990. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. Page 4 Civil service Commission Meeting May 17, 1990 Chief Frederiksen asked the permission of Acting Chairman Forest to direct a question to the Assistant City Attorney regarding Detective Kellams provisional appointment. Chief Frederiksen stated that he understood that the provisional appointment had to be approved by the Commission. The Assistant City Attorney stated that that was so. Acting Chairman Forest then moved that the Commission accept Chief Frederiksens' recommendation. Seconded by Mr. Thornton and carried. Chief Angelo apologized to the Commission for his late arrival due to a prior meeting with the City Administrator. Mr. Forest accepted his apology. Chief Angelo reinforced the invitation to the Commission to the dedication of the West Hill Fire Station and Police Sub Station on Saturday, May 19 at 11:30. Meeting was adjourned at 8: 15 a.m. The nest regular meeting of the Civil service Commission is scheduled for June 21, 1990 at 8:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers. Respectfully submitted, Catherine M. Dixon Secretary & Chief Examiner Approved: Roo Forest, Acting Chairman