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03/20i95 09:48 FAX MN DEC BPC �C f� 0�2 Robert ICing, Chauman ltoseville PQ�ice Civil Servicc �orn�r,ission 2819 Dellwood Raseville. MN SS I 13 Dear �ltairm�n I�r�,: Maxcb 13, 1995 I am writing t�s letter on bel3alf af the rnembership ofLaw Enforcement La.bor Services ¢.�.�,. �) I.aca] #I 12. Loc�l #112 carnprises the gc�ol fram whicia ali �andid�t�s for Pali�e Sergcant in the City of Rosev�l.e will �ome from I wauld Iike ta address several issu�s c��` �ancern brou�hi ta my attentivn by aur 1oca1 m�mbers. O�rer the past aever� �nc�nths the palicc civil sc�vice comu3iss4on �as cor�tiucteci a[1 �xl�nsive search far the �roper agenc� and test oritexia fnr ��crgcant`s proraati�►�f cxam. T�ue cvm�nission's openness to n�w ide� a�xi iriput is ccc�ner�da6le. �t the �ebrufuy I3, 1995 meoting, the corr:�r�ission member� ag�eed t�n � five part testing proccss provided by personnel Decisians, Ine, (pUI}. 'We understnc�d thaf the bre.a.le down c��'testing criteria was s;nr�plv a warking �nnodel and nat s�t in ato�x� and that i# w�s ta be $s fcxllows: °�** �'oLice Career ind8ac (15%) . `� .*'�* Tn Basket E�crcises {�5°�0) .. - � �'� i]ral Interview (20°l0) - . • . .**# �ole Y�lay (20%) . *�* l.*rc�motabi�ity �z�dex (2Q°l�) . Our first concern comes frorre sta.t�rrl�nts made by cvrnm�ssion members that the Febn�ry 27th m��ting was goin� to i�e a cIosed. session me�tings and PDY sta.t�wou�c� be discussing speci�ic test data at �his rxre�t�g_ To our surprise, �e �'ebIuary '�7th meeting was not a, clas$d mee�ng. Thc norrn�l postin� tymes ftar past apen meeting h�.ve been at lea5t on� w�eek_ The poslang fc�r this meeting was d�ed Fetr��,y, 23r 1995; vAy thr� d�ys �prinr tc� the me�tit�g �,Iso_ it should be no�ted tlaat ±he usual aa�ices v:F pubiic meeting have been severely disrupted wi#.� the ongaing x�modet�ng of thc Rasevil1e �alicc Depart�nent_ These cirGUt�astanc�s Ieft the majority of my rn,�mb�r5hip without aay natilica�vn t}ia# thc Fcbivary �7t� mccting had bc�n changad to an ape� fors�a,t and theref�re they were ungbl� t� p$rticipat�. At the Febcuary 277 1995 me�t�g, the commission ete�ted �o a�u.ficantly �h�rrgc the garcea�tages �s�zgned ta the five test eampbnettts_ The commissian elsa ,�,*,reatly ch�anged il� st�n�e o� pccr evalu�ti�r� fhus reap�ing the super�iso�'s �v�uation and greatly reducing the overall p�rce�tage a,ssigned to the proFnatai�ility inciex_ It had beexi the camini�ssian's pasition that suparvisnrs are a�w�ys evahya�ng ernplayees throu�t perfarn�ance revieuvs and thus it wauld be unnec�ssary to repeat tlus in the testing pmcess.