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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Committees - Civil Service Commission - 01/28/2015 (2) CITY OF KENT - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA The City of Kent Civil Service Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday, January 28, 2015 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 December 17, 2014 Civil Service Commission meeting. IV. NEW BUSINESS: A. Accept into Record 1. Memo dated July 9, 2014 from Cmdr. Todd Durham to Ofr. Amanda Quinonez-Ross providing her with a written reprimand regarding cases 13-14466, 14-1367, and 14-9256. 2. Letter dated November 14, 2014 from Chief Thomas to Matthew Rausch congratulating him on being hired as a Probationary Police Recruit Officer effective January 2, 2015. 3. Memo dated December 7, 2014 from Cmdr. Todd Durham to Ofr. Garth Corner providing him with a written reprimand regarding an incident that occurred on November 27, 2014. 4. Letter dated December 18, 2014 from Chief Thomas to Brian Cortinas congratulating him on being hired as a Probationary Police Recruit Officer effective January 2, 2015. 5. Memo dated December 16, 2014 from Assistant Chief Padilla notifying the Commission that Ofr. Rigoberto Gonzalez will be temporarily assigned as a Recruiting Officer effective January 1, 2015. 6. Memo dated December 17, 2014 from Ofr. Jason Jones to Chief Thomas tendering his resignation effective January 3, 2015. 7. Email dated December 17, 2014 from Chief Thomas to Jason Jones accepting his resignation. 8. Memo dated December 19, 2014 from Assistant Chief Padilla notifying the Commission that Sgt. Tim Ford will be assigned as Acting Commander effective December 18-26, 2014, 9. Memo dated December 23, 2014 from Assistant Chief Padilla notifying the Commission that Det. Tami Honda was assigned as Acting Sergeant from September 2-12, 2014. PARECRUIT\Civil Service\Agendas&MinutesCSMeetings\Agendas\2015\Agenda January 2015.docx 10.Memo dated December 29, 2014 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that A/C Kammerzell will be assigned as Acting Chief December 29 through January 2, 2015. 11. Email dated December 30, 2014 from Paul Peter to Chief Thomas giving notice of his intent to retire effective January 31, 2015. 12. Letter dated January 1, 2015 from Chief Thomas to A/C Kammerzell notifying him that he successfully passed the probationary period and is appointed to regular employment status as a Police Assistant Chief effective January 1, 2015. 13. Letter dated January 1, 2015 from Chief Thomas to Cmdr. Todd Durham notifying him that he successfully passed the probationary period and is appointed to regular employment status as a Police Commander effective January 1, 2015. 14. Memo dated January 5, 2015 from Chief Thomas accepting the resignation of Paul Peter effective January 31, 2015. 15. Memo dated January 6, 2014 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that Ofr. Jonathan Rausch will be assigned to SWAT effective January 6, 2015. 16. Memo dated January 7, 2015 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that Cmdr. Tracey Church will be assigned as Acting Assistant Chief effective January 22 through February 1, 2015. 17. Letter dated January 10, 2015 from Chief Thomas to Crystal Sundquist notifying her that she successfully passed the probationary period and is appointed to regular employment status as a Police Records Specialist effective January 10, 2015. 18. Memo dated January 13, 2015 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission of who will be acting Assistant Chief while A/C Kammerzell is on military leave from January 19-30, 2015. 19. Memo dated January 21, 2015 from Chief Thomas notifying the Commission that Ofr. Kevin Eades will be assigned as Acting Sergeant from February 3-27, 2015. B. Approve into Record There are no items to approve into record. C. Action Items for Discussion There are no action items for discussion. P!\RECRUIT\Civil Service\Agendas&MinutesCSMeetings\Agendas\2015\Ag end a January 2015.docx RECEIVED POLICE ADMINISTRATION JAN 0 6 2015 Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police SCENT 220 Fourth Ave. So. ,v.=„,„�ro„ Human Resources Kent, WA 98032-5895 POLICE City of Kent - Fax: 253-856-6802 Phone: 253-856-5800 To: Officer Amanda Quinonez-Ross Cc: Sergeant Jon Thompson From: Commander Todd Durham Subject: Discipline-Written Reprimand Date: 07/09/2014 After review of cases 13-14466, 14-1367, and 14-9256 it was determined that all three accidents were preventable. These accidents all appeared to be caused by driver inattention. Following the Kent Police Department Accident Matrix and progressive discipline you are receiving a written reprimand for your three accidents over the last 9 months. I am also recommending that remedial training be conducted by our EVOC team. As a reminder, our department looks at all accidents that officers are involved in over the last two years of service. If you are involved in another preventable accident (with these 3 accidents still on your record) over the next 15 months it will most likely result in time off without pay. Todd Durham Commander, Patrol Division www.KentWA.gov/police City of Kent Police Department - Nationally Accredited POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police 400220 4th Avenue South r =KENT Kent, WA 98032 WAS H IN GTON Fax: 253-856-6800 November 14, 2014 PHONE: 253-856-5800 Mr. Matthew Lee Rausch 3100 W 16 ST #20D Yuma, AZ 85364 Re: Employment Offer Dear Mr. Rausch; 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 January 2, 2015. 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, January 5, at 10:00 AM with the benefits staff in Human Resources. Your starting base salary will be at Recruit Step A, at $4,971.00 per month. You will be eligible for a step increase on the first of the month following graduation from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. You will be placed on probationary status for 12 months following successful completion of 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 epartment. Si ce rely Accepted, Ken Thomas Matthew L. Rausch Chief of Police > cc: Civil Service Commission a, Human Resources Accreditation C a) Y 3 3 MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Police Department-Accredited Police Agency RECEIVED POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police '' KENT JAN O 6 2015 220 Fourth Ave. so. 4A5H1HG`O" Kent, WA 98032-5895 Human resources POLICE City of Kent Fax: 253-856-6802 Phone: 253-856-5800 To: Officer Garth Corner Cc: Sergeant Joe Gagner Sergeant Bill Blowers From: Commander Todd Durham Subject: Discipline-Written Reprimand Date: 12/07/2014 I have reviewed the email you sent to Commander Scholl regarding the lost rifle. On November 27th, 2014 you had responded to a Valley SWAT callout in Federal Way. You were responsible for bringing the Bearcat armored vehicle to the incident. At the conclusion of the incident you returned the Bearcat to the secure impound yard. You began to unload the Bearcat and in the process you set your assigned SWAT rifle on the trunk or roof of your patrol vehicle. A few moments later you were dispatched to a call on 100th Ave SE. You forgot about the placement of your rifle and responded to the call. You had not cleared the call when you realized that your rifle was missing. You notified Sergeant Gagner and immediately initiated a search for the rifle. You retraced your route from the impound lot and located the rifle at the intersection of 1001h and SE 240th St. While the changing out of equipment and after the SWAT callout from the Bearcat to your patrol vehicle has been performed many times, it is unacceptable to have forgotten to secure your rifle. As you realized the moment you noticed your rifle was missing, this is a very serious issue that could have been catastrophic. I do thank you for your honesty in dealing with this issues and notifying your Sergeant immediately. Your actions violate the Kent Police Policy Manual, Section 13.1, Letter J, Equipment Care and Maintenance. Based on the above information you are receiving a written reprimand for your actions on this incident. Any further incidents involving negligence as it relates to SWAT may result in removal from the SWAT team. www.KentWA.gov/police City of Kent Police Department— Nationally Accredited i POLICE DEPARTMENT Kenneth E. Thomas, Chief of Police • Phone: 253-856-5888 KENT Fax: 253-856-6802 WASH 1 N G T G N Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S Kent, WA 98032-5895 Memo DATE: December 16, 2014 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Rafael Padilla, Assistant Chief of Police //0/ RE: Assignments, Rule 3.08 Effective January 1, 20-15, Officer Rigoberto Gonzalez will be temporarily assigned as a Recruiting Officer in the Support Services Division. I i i I • KE1'rIT Kent Police Department 1Vw sri w crone Kenneth Thomas Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5888 Memorandum DATE: December 17, 2014 TO: Chief Thomas FROM: Officer J. Jones, K179240 RE: Letter of resignation Chief Thomas, I am providing you with my letter of resignation set for January 3, 2015. I am thankful for the opportunity to have worked at Kent PD but have accepted employment with the King County Sheriff's Department. Officer Jason Jones,MJA Kent PD Berrens Kathy From: Thomas, Ken Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 6:27 AM To: Jones, Jason Cc: Hollis, Robert; Patterson, Lorraine; Scholl, Robert; Kammerzell, Derek; Berrens, Kathy Subject: Re: Resignation Jason I accept your resignation. Good luck to you in the future. Chief Thomas Sent from my iPhone On Dec 17, 2014, at 5:39 AM, "Jones,Jason" <JJones@I<entwa.gov>wrote: Chief Thomas, Thank you for your time and assistance. If there are any questions you have in reference to this, feel free to call me anytime. Sincerely, Jason J. Jones, M-7a Police Officer I Kent Police Department 220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032 Voicemail: 253-856-5800 1 Fax 253-856-6330 jjones@KentWA.gov CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON KentWA.gov PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS E-MAIL <resignation letter.doc> i POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police 220 4th Avenue South KENT Kent, WA 98032 l Fax: 253-856-6800 WASHINGTON PHONE: 253-856-5800 December 18, 2014 Mr. Brian Michael Cortinas 8815 62 Avenue Court East Puyallup, WA 98371 Re: Employment Offer Dear Mr. Cortinas; 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 January 2, 2015. 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, January 5, at 10:00 AM with the benefits staff in Human Resources. Your starting base salary will be at Recruit Step A, at $4,971.00 per month. You will be eligible for a step increase on the first of the month following graduation from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. You will be placed on probationary status for 12 months following successful completion of 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 Department. Sincerely, Accepted, Ken Thomas A44 CkfW-' AiitLz� Brian M. Cortinas Chief of Police 0 Q' cc: Civil Service Commission Q Human Resources c Accreditation W Y 3 3 3 i 4 MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Police Department-Accredited Police Agency i POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5820 KEN T Fax: 253-856-6802 WASHINGTON Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 Memorandum DATE: December 19, 2014 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Rafael Padilla, Assistant Chief of Police lAe RE: Acting Appointment, 11.06 Sergeant Tim Ford will be assigned as Acting Commander for the Investigations Division from December 18 to December 26, 2014 while Commander Tracey Church is on vacation. I i i POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5820 KETIT Fax: 253-856-6802 WASH IN G T O N Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 Memorandum DATE: December 23, 2014 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Rafael Padilla, Assistant Chief of Police RE: Acting Appointment, 11.06 Detective Tami Honda was assigned as Acting Property Detective Sergeant from September 2, 2014 to September 12, 2014 while Detective Sergeant Tim Lontz was on vacation. i POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5820 KENT Fax: 253-856-6802 WASHINGTON Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 Memorandum DATE: Dec 29, 2014 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Ken Thomas, Chief of Police RE: Acting Appointment, 11.06 Assistant Chief Kammerzell will be assigned as Acting Chief on Dec 29, 2014 thru January 2, 2015 while I am out of the office. Fowler, Becky From: Thomas, Ken Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:56 AM To: Peter, Paul Cc: Fowler, Becky; _Police Command Staff Subject: Re: Retirement Paul, Congratulations on your pending retirement. You have had a good 32 and a half years of service to the Kent community. Your efforts are appreciated. Good luck in your retirement and your future activities. Well deserved! Thanks, Ken Sent from my iPad On Dec 30, 2014, at 8:14 AM, "Peter, Paul" <PPeter@I<entwa.gov>wrote: Chief Thomas, I am sending you this E-mail as a way to inform you of my intent to retire from Kent PD at the end of the month of January. My last day as an employee will be January 31, 2015. 1 have been with Kent PD for 32 and a half years and have some fond memories of my time here. We have some great people working here and it has been a pleasure to work with them. Now it is time for me to retire and enjoy other activities in my life. Thanks, Paul 1 i POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police 220 4th Avenue South g� ® Kent, WA 98032 KENO" WASHINGTON Fax: 253-856-6800 PHONE: 253-856-5800 January 1, 2015 Police Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell Kent Police Department 220 4th Avenue South Kent, Washington 98032 Dear Assistant Chief Kammerzell, I am pleased to notify you that on January 1, 2015, you successfully completed the twelve (12) month probationary period for the position of Police Assistant Chief as required by the Kent Civil Service Rules, and are hereby appointed to regular employment status as a Police Assistant Chief for the Kent Police Department. Congratulations on your achievement and best wishes for your future success. Sin rely Ken Thomas Chief of Police cc: Civil Service Commission Human Resources a a� Y 3 3 I 0 MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Police Department-Accredited Police Agency I I POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police 220 4th Avenue South �� Kent,WA 98032 Fax: 253-856-6800 11 SH T. PHONE: 253-856-5800 January 1, 2015 Police Commander Todd Durham Kent Police Department 220 4th Avenue South Kent, Washington 98032 Dear Commander Durham, I am pleased to notify you that on January 1, 2015, you successfully completed the twelve (12) month probationary period for the position of Police Commander as required by the Kent Civil Service Rules, and are hereby appointed to regular employment status as a Police Commander for the Kent Police Department. I Congratulations on your achievement and best wishes for your future success. Si c rely, Ken Thomas Chief of Police cc: Civil Service Commission Human Resources Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell i 0 a C Y � II � I 0 MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE City of Kent Police Department-Accredited Police Agency POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5888 E NT Fax: 253-856-6802 K WASHINGTON Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 Memorandum DATE: January 5, 2015 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Ken Thomas, Chief of Police RE: Notice of Resignation, Rule 13.02 I have accepted Officer Paul Peter's notice of retirement dated December 30, 2014, announcing his retirement from the Kent Police Department. Paul's last day of work with the Department is January 31, 2015. Paul is a veteran officer of 32 and a half years with the Kent Police Department. We wish him well in his future endeavors. I I i I POLICE DEPARTMENT Kenneth E. Thomas, Chief of Police • Phone: 253-856-5888 Fax: 253-856-6802KENT WASHINGT Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S Kent, WA 98032-5895 Memo DATE: January 06, 2015 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Ken Thomas, Chief of Police RE: Assignments, Rule 3.08 Effective January 06, 2015, Officer Jonathan Rausch will be assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) in the Patrol Division. Ili i i POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police \-14740 Phone: 253-856-5888 KF- Fax: 253-856-6802 WASHINGTON Address: 220 Fourth Ave. S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 Memorandum DATE: January 7, 2015 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Ken Thomas, Chief of Police RE: Acting Appointment, 11.06 I Commander Tracey Church will be assigned as Acting Assistant Chief for the Investigations Division from January 22 through February 1, 2015 while Assistant Chief Jon Straus is out of the country on vacation. I I I I I i i ' I POLICE ADMINISTRATION Kenneth E. Thomas Chief of Police 100 g/1� ® 220 Fourth Ave. So. li Jl Kent, WA 98032-5895 W A 5 H I N G T O N Fax: 253-856-6802 Phone: 253-856-5800 January 10, 2015 Crystal Sundquist Kent Police Department 220 4th Avenue South Kent, Washington 98032 Dear Crystal, I am pleased to notify you that on January 10, 2015, you successfully completed the twelve (12) month probationary period for the position of Police Records Specialist as required by the Kent Civil Service Rules, and are hereby appointed to regular employment status as a Police Records Specialist for the Kent Police Department. Congratulations on your achievement and best wishes for your future success. Sin rely, Ken homas Chief of Police cc: Civil Service Commission Human Resources Assistant Chief Rafael Padilla I I L 3 C U 3 3 O MAYOR SUZETTE COOKE www.ci.kent.wa.us/police City of Kent Police Department— Nationally Accredited it POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5820 KETIT Fax: 253-856-6802 WASH IN GTO N Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 Memorandum DATE: January 13, 2015 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Derek Kammerzell, Assistant Chief RE: Acting Appointment, 11.06 Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell will be on military leave from January 19, 2015 through January 30, 2015. During this time the following Acting Assistant Chief - assignments will be in effect: January 19-23, 2015 Commander Mike O'Reilly January 26-30, 2015 Commander Todd Durham i i' i POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5820 KEN T Fax: 253-856-6802 WASHINGTON Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 Memorandum DATE: January 21, 2015 TO: Civil Service Commission FROM: Ken Thomas, Chief of Police RE: Acting Appointment, 11.06 Officer Kevin Eades is assigned as Acting Sergeant for the Patrol Division-Day Shift from February 3, 2015 through February 27, 2015 due to Sergeant Darin Majack's leave of absence. I i i I