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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 23, 2019 Page 3 Ms. Janet Henquinet and Ms. Randi Lundell briefly highlighted this item as de- tailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated September 23, 2019. Councilmember Groff asked what sort of process this Commission goes through to certify the applicants. Ms. Lundell indicated the Chief reviews for them, in some detail, the process. The Commission questions and challenges the Chief on things such as diversity. On the certification of the people, the Chief or Deputy Chief will review with the Commission the people who come out on the top of the list, give background, and answer questions. She noted the Commission is also invited to attend the inter- views and be a part of that and she has done that a few times. She explained the bar is high and very rigorous and where the Chief wants it to be. Councilmember Groff thought what the Commission is doing is very important, adds to transparency, and adds to citizen involvement in a process that some are concerned about. Ms. Henquinet indicated she has sat through a few interviews as well and had twenty-five years in human resource management, so she is a little picky on things and she was impressed with all of the panels. Mayor Roe asked if both of the hiring processes have been finished. It was indicated those processes have finished. Mayor Roe thanked the Commissioners for being at the meeting for the annual update. b. Consider Approval of Application for Pathways to Policing Grant from the Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs. Chief Rick Mathwig briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated September 23, 2019. Councilmember Groff asked if the money will be spent first and then reimbursed. Chief Mathwig indicated there is no financial risk on the city or taxpayers. The city would front the money and then be reimbursed. The qualification that is nec- essary to be reimbursed is that the candidate to be hired would have to pass the POST test, Police Officers Standards and Training Test, which is the last test to take in order to get a license. The Police Department is batting one thousand in the last ten years for a CSO to pass their POST test and with that, the city's reim- bursement policy necessitates getting a passing grade in those courses.