HomeMy WebLinkAboutCivilService 2015-07-06 MinutesJuly 6, 2015
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: Ron Johnston and Bruce Paquette. Others in attendance were Police
Chief Mike Villa, Interim Fire Chief Chris Flores, and Kim Gilman, Civil Service Examiner.
CALL TO ORDER
5:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Chair Ron Johnston called the meeting to order.
The Chair asked if there were any corrections needed for
the June 1 st Commission Meeting minutes. No corrections
were noted.
Staffing Update The Chief reported that the Department is fully staffed and
that 4 entry -level Firefighters recently graduated the
Academy. The Department is in the process of filling 2
pipeline positions with the expectation that those 2
candidates will enroll in the September Academy. Chief
Flores noted that 2 Firefighters are currently out on long-
term disability and that 1 Firefighter is currently working
light duty.
Fire Battalion Chief Position Chief Flores tabled this agenda item to a future meeting.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Staffing Update Chief Villa reported that the Police Department is fully
staffed with 76 commissioned officers. He noted that there
are 2 lateral police officers, 1 entry police officer, and 1
records specialist currently in the background process. He
noted that there exists a vacancy for the Patrol
Administrative Assistant position and that the recruitment
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for that position will be happening soon. Overall, he stated
that the Tukwila Police Department does not have the same
staffing issues that other agencies are currently facing (with
an average of 5 -10 vacant police officer positions per
agency). Commissioners inquired about Tukwila's success
with recent hiring efforts and being able to maintain full
staffing in the Department. Chief Villa responded that he
attributed the success to their decision in 2013 to devote
time and resources to the recruitment effort, mainly in
terms of assigning a recruitment officer and a detective to
devote 100% of their time to recruitment and
backgrounding police officer candidates. He also explained
that substantial work has gone into pre -hire screening and
testing to ensure that the Department is getting quality
officers that will contribute to the Department's mission,
vision and values.
Certification of Police CommanderThe Civil Service Examiner presented two lists for
And Police Sergeant Eligibility certification. Two candidates tested for the Police
Lists Commander position. The test was held on June 4`h and
was comprised of 3 exercises which were scored by 4
Assessors from outside Police agencies. The Department
expects to see one vacancy due to retirement over the next
year. There were five candidates that tested for the Police
Sergeant Assessment Center on June 9`h. The Assessment
Center included 4 scored exercises evaluated by 8
Assessors from outside agencies. The Department
anticipates at least one vacancy at the Sergeant level once
the Commander position is filled.
NEW BUSINESS
MOVED BY JOHNSTON, SECONDED BY
PAQUETTE THAT THE POLICE COMMANDER
AND POLICE SERGEANT ELIGIBLITY LISTS BE
CERTIFIED. THE LISTS WIL BE VALID FOR A
PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, WITH THE OPTION TO
EXTEND AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, COMMENCING
ON JULY 6, 2015 AND ENDING ON JULY 5, 2016,
OR UNTIL DEPLETED. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
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City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Boulevard . Tukwila, Washington 98188
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Other News Chief Flores thanked the commissioners for their decision
not to terminate the entry -level firefighter eligibility list in
January, and recommending that the Chief interview the
last remaining candidate on that list. The Chief reported
that he followed this recommendation and this candidate
recently graduated at the top of his Academy class. Three
other Tukwila probationary firefighters received high
scores and numerous awards throughout the Academy.
ADJOURNMENT
5:20pm MOVED BY PAQUETTE, SECONDED BY
JOHNSTON THAT THE REGULAR MEETING BE
ADJOURNED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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