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Date: July 25, 2018
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: Council Chambers West
Attending: Jeff Piecewicz- Chair; Pauline Thomas, Commissioner; Callius
Zaratkiewicz, Commissioner; Natalie Winecka, Secretary/Chief Examiner;
Agenda:
1. Call to Order
Chair Piecewicz called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM
2. Roll Call All Commissioners present.
3. Changes to the Agenda There were no changes to the agenda.
4. Approval of the Minutes
Chair Zaratkiewicz made a motion to approve the minutes from the
regularly scheduled July 25, 2018 Civil Service Commission meeting.
Motion was seconded by Commissioner Zaratkiewicz; motion passed 3-
0.
5. Consent Items to Accept
A. Letter dated May 17, 2018 from Chief Padilla congratulating Kelly Robinson on
being hired as a Probationary Lateral Police Officer effective August 1, 2018.
B. Letter dated May 22, 2018 from Chief Padilla congratulating Jordan Axelson on
being hired as a Probationary Police Recruit Officer effective June 1, 2018.
C. Letter dated May 23, 2018 notifying William Morrison that he successfully
completed the probationary period and is appointed to regular employment
status effective May 23, 2018.
D. Letter dated May 23, 2018 from Chief Padilla congratulating Joshua Arnett on
being hired as a Probationary Lateral Police Officer effective June 1, 2018.
E. Letter dated May 31, 2018 from Chief Padilla congratulating John Rainey on being
hired as a Probationary Lateral Police Officer effective August 1, 2018.
F. Letter dated May 31, 2018 from Cmdr. Tracey Padilla tendering her retirement
effective June 30, 2018.
G. Letters dated June 1, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Entry Level Police
Officer candidates Cody Baermann, Kristina Bokova, Steven Galligan, Connor
Wood, and Ryan Worley notifying them that they have been removed from the
Continuous Testing Eligibility List effective June 1, 2018.
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H. Memo dated June 1, 2018 from Chief Padilla accepting the retirement of Cmdr.
Tracey Padilla effective June 30, 2018.
I. Letter dated June 4, 2018 from Ofr. Jeffrey Reeves tendering his resignation
effective July 1, 2018.
J. Memo dated June 5, 2018 from Chief Padilla accepting the resignation of Ofr.
Jeffrey Reeves effective July 1, 2018.
K. Letter from Ofr. Patrick Donovan tendering his resignation effective June 4, 2018.
L. Memo dated June 5, 2018 from Chief Padilla accepting the resignation of Ofr.
Patrick Donovan effective June 4, 2018.
M. Email dated June 11, 2018 from Ofr. Robert Bonjukian tendering his resignation.
N. Memo dated June 12, 2018 from Chief Padilla accepting the resignation of Ofr.
Robert Bonjukian effective June 12, 2018.
O. Letter dated June 16, 2018 from Chief Padilla to Sgt. Dan Koehler notifying him
that he successfully passed the probationary period and is appointed to regular
employment status effective June 16, 2018.
P. Email dated June 19, 2018 from Ofr. Joshua Hartman tendering his resignation.
Q. Memo dated June 20, 2018 from Chief Padilla accepting the resignation of Ofr.
Joshua Hartman effective June 19, 2018.
R. Letters dated June 28, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Christopher Green
and Jacob Leenstra notifying them that their names have been removed from the
Continuous Testing Eligibility List for the position of Experienced/Lateral Police
Officer effective June 28, 2018.
S. Letters dated June 28, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Entry Level Police
Officer candidates Nicholas Alexopoulos, Sebastian Brainard, John Carpenter,
Cody Clark, Kyle Conley, Stephen Englund, Nathan Fabia, Nathan Hagaman, Mark
Hobson, Raphael Rivera, and Justice Tasby notifying them that they have been
removed from the Continuous Testing Eligibility List effective June 28, 2018.
T. Letter dated June 28, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Entry Level
Corrections Officer candidate Logan Thorning notifying him that he has been
removed from the Continuous Testing Eligibility List effective June 28, 2018.
U. Letter dated June 29, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka to Experienced/Lateral
Police Officer candidate Matthew Foy notifying him that he has been removed
from the Continuous Testing Eligibility List effective June 29, 2018.
V. Memo dated June 29, 2018 from Lou Daniels resigning from the department
effective July 2, 2018.
W. Memo dated June 29, 2018 from Chief Padilla accepting the resignation of Ofr.
Lou Daniels effective July 2, 2018.
X. Letter dated July 3, 2018 from Chief Padilla notifying Ofr. Patrick Rainer that he
successfully completed the probationary period and is appointed to regular
employment status effective July 3, 2018.
Y. Email dated July 11, 2018 from Ofr. Brian Lewis requesting to be removed from
the eligibility list for the rank of Sergeant.
Z. Email dated July 12, 2018 from Ofr. Ty Tomlinson resigning from his position as
Police Officer.
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AA. Memo dated July 17, 2018 from Chief Padilla accepting the resignation of Ofr. Ty
Tomlinson effective July 15, 2018.
BB. Memos dated July 17, 2018 from Sheila Knapp notifying AC Hemmen that
Records Specialists Leanne Hobbs and Megan Wright have successfully completed
their probationary period and are recommended to be appointed to regular
employment status effective July 17, 2018.
CC. Letters dated July 18, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka Entry Level Corrections
Officer candidates Jeremy Lord and Hyrum Montague notifying them that they
have been removed from the Continuous Testing Eligibility List effective July 18,
2018.
DD. Letters dated July 18, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka Entry Level Police
Officer candidates Joshua Avery, Kasey Barnes-Trask, Madeline Bratsch, Elijah
Groshell, Brain Grossman, Bradley Hair, Emily Holdeman, Jacob Holmes, Schuyler
Jackson, Landon Lydig, Cesar Palma-Vargas, Jon Thomas, and Lance Westgaard
notifying them that they have been removed from the Continuous Testing
Eligibility List effective July 18, 2018.
There being no questions, Chair Piecewicz made a motion to accept consent
items A-DD. Commissioner Zaratkiewicz seconded; motion passed 3-0.
6. Items to Approve
A. Eligibility list for the position of Community Education Coordinator that was
established on June 8, 2018.
B. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for Lateral/Experienced Corrections Officer that
was established on June 12, 2018.
C. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for Entry Level Police Officer that was
established on June 12, 2018.
D. Continuous Testing Eligibility list for Entry Level Corrections Officer that was
established on June 13, 2018.
E. Continuous Testing Eligibility List for Lateral/Experienced Police Officer that was
established on June 1, 2018.
F. Continuous Testing Eligibility List for Lateral/Experienced Police Officer that was
established on June 28, 2018.
G. Eligibility list for the rank of Assistant Chief that was established on July 18,
2018.
Chair Piecewicz made a motion to approve into record items A-G.
Commissioner Zaratkiewicz seconded the motion; motion passed 3-0.
7. Action Items
A. Memo dated June 21, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka explaining that
an additional dimension will be evaluated for both the Assistant Chief
and Commander promotional processes.
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Chief Examiner explained the clarification and then Chair Piecewicz
made a motion to accept the clarification. Commissioner
Zaratkiewicz seconded the motion; motion passed 3-0.
B. Memo dated June 25, 2018 from Chief Examiner Winecka and Ofr.
Wayne Graff requesting an amendment to rule 9.14..
Chief Examiner Winecka explained that this rule amendment would reflect
current practices with our continuous testing. Chair Piecewicz made the
following motion: “I make a motion to accept the June 25 amendment as
requested.” Commissioner Zaratkiewicz seconded the motion; motion
passed 3-0.
8. For the Good of the Order
Commissioner Zaratkiewicz explained that he may not be in attendance at the
September 2018 meeting due to jury duty.
9. Adjournment
Commissioner Thomas made a motion to adjourn. Chair Piecewicz seconded the
motion; motion passed 3-0. Meeting was adjourned at 5:36 PM.
Natalie Winecka
Civil Service Chief Examiner
July 25, 2018