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SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF KENT
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
AGENDA
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
August 31, 1990
6:30 A.M.
A Special Meeting of The City of Kent Civil Service Commission is
scheduled for Friday, August 31, 1990 at 6: 30 a.m. , in the Council
Chambers of Kent City Hall.
The following information will be discussed:
Memo dated July 30th, 1990 from Chief Fronsdahl requesting
permission to begin the testing process for Probationary
Firefighter. (ACTION ITEM FOR DISCUSSION)
Also on the same memo a request to adopt a new Medical
Standard entitled "Minimum Medical Standards for Firefighters
in Washington Cities and Fire districts - Large Cities and
Fire Districts" to be used during the hiring process for
Is future Firefighter candidates. (ACTION ITEM FOR DISCUSSION)
Memo dated August 14, 1990 from Chief Fronsdahl requesting the
retroactive extension of the Firefighters Eligibility List
which had an expiry date of June 20, 1990. (ACTION ITEM FOR
DISCUSSION)
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DIXON,CATHERINE / KENT70/AD - HPDesk print.
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Message. Dated: 07/30/90 at 1623 .
sect: CIVIL SRERVICECOMMISSION AUGUST AGENDA.
er: Don FRONSDAHL / KENT70/FR Contents: 2.
T : Catherine DIXON / KENT70/AD
Part 1.
FROM: Don FRONSDAHL / KENT70/FR
TO: Catherine DIXON / KENT70/AD CIVIC SERVICE COMMISSION
CC: Jed ALDRIDGE / KENT70/FR AU, 0 11990
Norm ANGELO / KENT70/FR
Part 2 .
CATHY--PLEASE ADD TO YOUR AUGUST AGENDA OUR REQUEST TO CONDUCT A NEW
FIREFIGHTERS EXAMINATION. WITH THE BOARD'S CONCURRENCE WITH OUR PROCESS
WE WILL BE ABLE TO CERTIFY A NEW ELIGIBILITY LIST JUST AS THE PRESENT
LIST EXPIRES. WE DO NOT WISH TO EXTEND THE PRESENT LIST.
ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE ANOTHER ITEM ADDED TO YOUR AUGUST AGENDA. . WE WOULD
lw THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT A NEW MEDICAL STANDARD TO BE USED DURING THE
HIRING PROCESS FOR FUTURE FIREFIGHTER CANDIDATES. THIS NEW STANDARD IS
ENTITLED "MINIMUM MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN WASHINGTON CITIES
AND FIRE DISTRICTS -' LARGE CITIES AND FIRE DISTRICTS" . IT IS PUBLISHED
JOINTLY BY THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES AND THE WASHINGTON STATE
ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS. THIS NEW STANDARD HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AFTER
YEARS OF STUDYING THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND LEVELS OF STRENUOUSNESS PLACED
ON FIREFIGHTERS. WE ARE PREPARING TO PROCEED WITH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHO WILL BE CONDUCTING OUR MEDICAL PHYSICALS FOR THE
NEXT THREE YEARS, SO OUR PROPOSED ACTION IS TIMELY.
THIS NEW STANDARD HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY 30 PLUS DEPARTMENTS THUS FAR AND MORE
ARE REVIEWING IT FOR ADOPTION.
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DIXON,CATHERINE / KENT70/AD - HPDesk print.
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esage. Dated: 08/14/90 at 1200.
ject: FIREFIGHTER ELIGIBILITY LIST
SFftder: Don FRONSDAHL / KENT70/FR Contents: 2.
TO: Catherine DIXON / KENT70/AD
Part 1. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
FROM: Don FRONSDAHL / KENT70/FR AUG 14 IM
TO: Catherine DIXON / KENT70/AD ---------
Part 2 .
CATHIE-- APPARENTLY SOMETHING FELL THRU THE CRACK. I WAS SURE THAT
WE HAD ASKED TO EXTEND OUR FIREFIGHTER ELIGIBILITY ANOTHER 6 MONTHS.
WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR SO THAT WE HAVE AN ACTIVE LIST THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR AND THAT LIST WOULD RUN OUT JUST AS WE ARE ESTABLISHING A NEW
LIST. IN REVIEWING THE MAY MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION,
I DO NOT SEE THAT ITEM COVERED. THIS BEING THE CASE, I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK THE BOARD TO EXTEND THE LIST RETRO-ACTIVE TO JUNE 20 TO EXTEND
14SL DECEMBER 20TH AT WHICH TIME WE WILL BE CERTIFYING A NEW LIST.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVEVIENCE. WE HAVE TWO CANDIDATES READY
TO HIRE SEPTEMBER 17TH.
THANKS AGAIN
DIXON,CATHERINE / KENT70/AD - HPDesk print.
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Message. Dated: 08/24/90 at 1256.
Subject: PROMOTIONAL LISTS
Se er: Carolyn LAKE / KENT70/LW Contents: 2 .
T atherine DIXON / KENT70/AD
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Part 1.
TO: Catherine DIXON / KENT70/AD AUG 2 71990
Don FRONSDAHL / KENT70/FR
Part 2 .
RE: WHETHER A ELIGIBLE LIST EFFECTIVENESS MAY BE RETROACTIVLEY
BE EXTENDED, AFTER IT'S EXPIRATION.
APPLICABLE RULE:
CIVIL SERVICE RULE XI RELATES TO ELIDGIBLE LISTS (AND PROMOTIONAL
LISTS) . `
SECTION THREE OF THAT RULE IS ENTITLED " EFFECTIVE LIFE OF LISTS" AND
PROVIDES AS FOLOWS:
" 2 . 2 . ENTRY. ELIGIBLE LISTS AT THE ENTRY LEVEL SHALL REMAIN
IN EFFECT SIX (6) MONTHS, AND MAY BE EXTENDED BY ACTION
OF THE COMMISSION FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL SIX (6) MONTHS.
NO ELIGIBLE LISTS SHALL BE IN EFFECT FOR MORE THAN A TOTAL
OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS. "
ASSIS:
THE RULE IS SILIENT ON THE ISSUE OF RETROACTIVITY. IT DOES NOT PREVENT
RETROACTIVE EXTENSION.
THE RULE DOES GIVE THE COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE LISTS FOR UP
TO AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS. THE ONLY LIMIT ON THE COMISSION AUTHORITY TO
EXTEND THE LISTS, IS THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A LIST BEING IN EFFECT FOR
MORE THAN TWELVE MONTHS.
ACCORDINGLY, SINCE RETROACTIVITY IS NOT SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED, THE
COMMISSION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE LIST REYTROACTIVELY WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF THE RULES. HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION CANNOT EXTEND THE LIST
BEYOND THE DATE WHICH IS TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE THE LIST FIRST BECAME
EFFECTIVE .
EXAMPLE: IF THE LIST WAS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1990 AND EXPIRED JULY 1, 1990--
THE COMMISION COULD EXTEND ONLY THROUGH THE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 1991,
IRREGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY ACTED TO EXTEND.
I TRUST THIS ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. PLEASE ADVISE IF QUESTIONS REMAIN.
--THANKS, --CAROLYN.
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