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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCivilService 2014-07-07 Minutesikigovu July 7, 2014 City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, Washington 98188 Jim Haggerton, Mayor The following commissioners attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the Tukwila Civil Service Commission: Dennis Sivak, Ron Johnston and Stephen Wheeler. Others in attendance were Police Deputy Bruce Linton, Interim Fire Chief Chris Flores, Dawn Judkins, President of IAFF Local #2088, and Kim Gilman, Civil Service Examiner. CALL TO ORDER 5:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS Staffing Update Chair Dennis Sivak called the meeting to order. The Chair asked if there were any corrections needed for the June 2nd Commission Meeting minutes. No corrections were noted. Minutes were approved as written. Interim Chief Flores reported that their entry -level candidate recently completed the Academy. He is scheduled to start working on shift starting in September. He noted that one firefighter is out on long -term disability and another is on short-term disability. City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, Washington 98188 POLICE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS Staffing Update Jim Haggerton, Mayor Deputy Chief Linton reported that the Department's strategy to recruit and hire lateral officers is going well in large part due to the outreach efforts of Officer Zack Anderson. He noted that 4 lateral officers have been hired recently and are currently in training. He noted that one entry -level officer is currently in the Academy. One non- commissioned staff person has been hired, and will start work July 16th as a Police Records Specialist. A candidate is also in background to fill the remaining vacancy for that position. The Department is also backgrounding 4 lateral candidates in consideration for the existing vacant police officer positions. He noted that there are 3 officers currently off work on medical leave, and one officer that recently returned from long -term military leave. Professional Standards Admin. Draft copies of the revised document were distributed to Specialist Job Description RevisionCommissioners prior to the meeting. The Civil Service Examiner explained that a minor revision was recommended by the Police Department for this position to provide clerical assistance to Commanders regarding Internal Investigations and other confidential matters. She noted that Commanders have discretion on what clerical tasks are assigned to the Specialist position. The Chair authorized the revised job description as presented. Seniority Determination: NEW BUSINESS National Night Out At the June meeting, Commissioners inquired how seniority would be determined if officers are hired on the same day. The Chief Examiner read from the Civil Service Rule XII Transfers, Layoffs, and Reductions, Section 2: Layoffs, which states "In case of the same hiring dates, the lowest entry test score ". Deputy Chief Linton reported that there were 20 neighborhood events done in 2013 as part of the City's Night Out celebration. Tukwila staff are currently processing sign -ups for this year's event. Information on how to register neighborhood groups was distributed to the 2 O City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, Washington 98188 ADJOURNMENT 5:13pm Jim Haggerton, Mayor Commissioners. This year's event will be held on Tuesday, August 5th from 5:00- 9:OOpm. MOVED BY SIVAK, SECONDED BY JOHNSTON THAT THE REGULAR MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED. Chairperson Dennis Sivak Vice- Chairper =on Ron Johnston Commissioner Stephen Wheeler