Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br /> <br />Police Civil Service Commission <br />Police Civil Service Commission Minutes <br />Tuesday, January 10, 2012 <br />Elm Conference Room, City Hall <br /> <br />Commissioners Present: <br />Chairperson Don Drackert, Commissioner Jim Campbell, Recording Secretary <br />Zoe Jenkins <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> Rick Mathwig, Chief of Police <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Drackert at 1:00PM. <br /> <br />The Minutes of the November 7, 2011 meeting were reviewed and approved. <br /> <br />The purpose of this meeting is to review Chief Mathwig’s request for approval of a <br />one-time change in the procedure for entry level opening in the police department. <br />The Chief has been given approval by the City Manager to move forward on an <br />internal hiring process for a police officer. This process will require a minimum of <br />five internal candidates each of whom must be a current City employee. The <br />candidate list will include volunteer reserve officers. This process is also seen as a <br />way to reward and recognize the service of the Reserve and CSO staff. There is one <br />opening in the Patrol Division and it is anticipated that there will be at least eleven <br />internal candidates interested in applying. These candidates will be interviewed one <br />time by the interview panel. Should there be fewer than five internal candidates this <br />process will not go forward and the Police Civil Service Commission will be notified. <br /> <br />Don Drackert moved and Zoe Jenkins seconded to support Chief Mathwig’s <br />recommendation for a one time change to the hiring process for an entry level <br />officer. <br /> <br />It was agreed the Commission should discuss the present rules regarding entry level <br />positions at a future meeting. There was consensus that it may be necessary to <br />have a provision that would allow for variations in the process under special <br />circumstances. <br /> <br />The process for determining the Police Civil Service Commission agenda was <br />discussed. Chief Mathwig will talk to Kelly Roberto about current practices. Chief <br />Mathwig will also share “power points” of today’s meeting with her. <br /> <br />The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 1:00PM in the Elm <br />Room of City Hall. <br /> <br />There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 1:40PM. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Zoe Jenkins <br />Recording Secretary <br />January 11, 2011 <br /> <br />