Commission Chairman Szalda called the meeting to
order at 7:40 PM.
ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Szalda, Nixdorf,
and Zenk.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Nixdorf moved and Commissioner Zenk seconded to approve the Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes of
January 4, 2006. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
A.
DISCUSS STATUS OF NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Commissioner Szalda opened
for discussion the status of the New Civil Service Rules. Chief Lane reports he wants to go over the proposed
changes he had sent to the Commissioners to be sure the changes to the City
Ordinances reflect the changes to the new Civil Service Rules. Chief Lane would
like to have the Lieutenant’s position removed as he does not foresee this
agency ever having both a Sergeant and Lieutenant position filled at the same
time. Chief would like to add the position of Police Detective as it will also
be a supervisory position to the Civil Service Rules. Discussion ensued regarding
whether a Police Detective position should be a Civil Service issue.
Discussion ensued regarding
changes to the Probationary Period language and qualifications. It was
requested Secretary Halverson notify Public Safety Testing to add the applicant
shall be a non-smoker to the list of qualifications for advertising purposes.
Further discussion ensued
regarding the Detective position. Commissioner Nixdorf requested Secretary
Halverson contact the Civil Service Attorney for clarification regarding this
position. Further discussion ensued. It was determined the Chief would remove
the supervisory section from the proposed
Detective classification.
Commissioner Nixdorf moved and Commissioner Zenk seconded to
strike
the Lieutenant’s position from the new updated Bylaws - Section
8.7.3. Motion carried.
Further discussion ensued
regarding corrections to grammar and spelling errors.
Commissioner Szalda
reiterated once the proposed changes are made the rules should be ready for
adoption. Chief Lane reported the proposed changes to Ordinances will go to
workshop on Tuesday the 7th and will be on the consent agenda for
the Tuesday the 14th. The proposed new By Laws will also be made
available to the City Council for review and comments.
Chief Lane informed the
Commission he believes the Rules will need to be adopted by the City Council by
Resolution. Secretary Halverson will contact Civil Service Attorney, Mr.
Dijulio, to clarify the process for adoption. Further discussion ensued.
NEW BUSINESS
A.
DISCUSS HOW TO PROCEED WITH CIVIL SERVICE RULES FOR NON UNIFORMED
APPOINTED PERSONNEL.
Commissioner Szalda opened
for discussion how the Commission would like to proceed with the Civil Service
Rules for Non Uniformed Appointed Personnel. Commissioner Nixdorf reviewed
correspondence received from Attorney DiJulio which stated he would have to
review all the City contracts, ordinance, etc… before he could make any
determination or give any guidance. Mayor Colinas informed the Commission the
City is currently in the negotiating process with the clerical and public works
staff. Discussion ensued regarding the civilian staff’s grievance procedure to
Civil Service per contract. It was determined it would be beneficial to have
the negotiations completed prior to moving forward with this issue. The topic
will be placed on the next agenda for further discussion.
B.
ABOLISH CURRENT ENTRY LEVEL ELIGIBILITY LIST.
Commissioner Szalda opened
for discussion abolishment of the current Entry Level Eligibility List. Chief
Lane informed the Commission there are only two candidates left on the current list.
One of the candidates responded with an incomplete background packet so he is
no longer interested in him. The Chief requested the remaining candidate be
placed in the new eligibility list. Secretary Halverson informed the Commission
of the possibility of a challenge if they authorized integrating lists as the
current rules do not allow for it. The Chief explained the remaining candidate
will be processed but wants the new list certified so he can look at the new
candidates when this list becomes exhausted. It was determined abolishment is
not an issue as this list will exhaust itself.
C.
CERTIFY NEW ENTRY LEVEL ELIGIBILITY LIST
Commissioner Szalda opened
for discussion the Certification of the new Entry Level Eligibility List.
Secretary Halverson reports testing was completed today, February 1, 2006, and
candidates scored as submitted. No further discussion.
Commissioner Zenk moved and Commissioner Nixdorf
seconded to certify the new Entry Level Eligibility List. Motion carried.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
A.
Mayor Colinas thanked the Commissioners for their time and
participation
on the Civil Service Board.
ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner
Nixdorf moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Szalda declared the
meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM.
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