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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 10, 2012 Page 13 public relations and exposure for the OVAL and the Roseville community should be tremendous. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Ms. Wearn reiterated that the Po- lice and Fire Departments, in their meeting with her today, were confident with security surrounding the event; and noted that VIP walkie/talkie communication would be in place throughout the day. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Ms. Wearn expressed her interest in working with City staff to attempt to make the event as much of a "zero waste" event as possible. b. Joint Meeting with the Police Civil Service Commission Mayor Roe welcomed members of the Commission to the table. Those Com- missioners present included Mr. Brad VanderVegt and Ms. Zoe Jenkins; with Commissioner Jenkins noting that Commissioner Don Drackert was unable to attend tonight's meeting. Ms. Jenkins reviewed the duties and functions of the. Commission, under MN Statute 419 and Roseville City Code to provide oversight on the practices of the City's Police Department, including hiring and promotions. Ms. Jenkins noted that the hard work done by previous Commissioners in revis- ing rules and regulations and subsequently adopted by the City Council in Janu- ary of 2011, in addition to the support of Chief Mathwig and the entire Police Department, had made the current Commission's work very uncomplicated and efficient. On behalf of the Commission and herself, Ms. Jenkins commended the Chief and the entire department for their hard work, and the overall positive atmosphere of the department and its personnel. As a member of the Park Pa- trol who was in and out of the Police Department frequently, Ms. Jenkins ex- pressed her personal observations of the department, opining that "she had nev- er run into a nicer group of people, who were always friendly and cooperative, and terrific to work with." Ms. Jenkins attributed that work environment to the leadership of Chief Mathwig. As discussed by the Commission, Ms. Jenkins noted that fair policies were cur- rently in place, creating a very smooth operation; and making for fewer and shorter meetings for the Commission. Ms. Jenkins opined that this meant things were going very well, and advised that she and the Commission were very proud of that. Ms. Jenkins advised that she had met with City Manager Malinen and Commu- nications Specialist Carolyn Curti last week; and the Commission was now ap- prised of the desire for consistency among commissions; and noted that they were in receipt of Rosenberg's Rules of Order, and they would be distributed to each Commissioner.