HomeMy WebLinkAboutCivilService 2016-06-06 Agenda6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, Washington 98188 Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Hazelnut Conference Room (aka 43)
6200 Southcenter Boulevard
Tukwila, WA 98188
Monday
June 6, 2016
5:00 p.m.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5/2/16)
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
a. Staffing Update
b. Certification of Entry-Level Firefighter list
POLICE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
a. Staffing Update
b. Police Sergeant Test Timeline
GENERAL BUSINESS
a. Rules Revision: Change to Identify of Candidates in
promotional testing process
b. Change to method of sending candidate scores (via email vs.
postal mail)
ADJOURNMENT
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The following commissioners attended the regularly scheduled meeting
Service Commission: Steve Wheeler and Bruce Paquette. Others in at
Chief Mike Villa, Interim Fire Chief Chris Flores, Firefighter Jim Schel
Gilman, Civil Service Examiner.
CALL TO ORDER
5:05 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Staffing Update
Chair Steve Wheeler called
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Chief Flores reported that the Fire Department is fully
staffed and that they have 2 pipeline positions filled. He
noted that one staff member is returning from long -term
disability after being off work since July, 2015. He added
that one Captain is currently off on long -term disability.
The Department will be holding Oral Boards at the end of
May to form an entry -level firefighter eligibility list. They
have one current vacancy to fill from the resulting list, and
are in talks with Administration to allow additional hires to
are for future vacancies.
List The Chief Examiner presented a ranked list of 11 names for
the position of Fire Captain. She explained that 13
candidates applied to test and that 2 of those candidates did
not make the list due to low test scores on either the
Tactical Exam or the Assessment Center.
MOVED BY PAQUETTE, SECONDED BY
WHEELER THAT THE FIRE CAPTAIN
ELIGIBILITY LIST BE CERTIFIED. MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Extension of B/C List
POLICE DEPAR
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Chief Flores explained that the Department does not
currently have the staffing or funding to hold a Battalion
Chief promotional test in 2016. The Chief noted that the
Department has partnered with the Training Consortium for
the last few years and participated in their Tactical for both
Battalion Chief and Captain Testing, and that the
on Chief tactical
Consortium does not plan to offer a Battali
exam till the spring of 2017. For these reasons, the Chief
requested to extend the current list.
MOVED BY PAQUETTE SECONDED BY
WHEELER THAT THE CURRENT FIRE
BATTALION CHIEF ELIGIBILITY LIST BE
EXTENDED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR TILL
MAY 31 2017 OR UNTIL THE NEXT FIRE
BATTALION CHIEF TEST, WHICHEVER SHOULD
OCCUR FIRST. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
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Stang Update Chief Villa reported that the Department is fully staffed
there is one entry -level candidate in background and they
look forward to bringing on a second entry -level officer on
June I". Both hires will fulfill the COPS grant
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requirement, and their hiring will backll the officer
positions vacated with the formation of the Community
Engagement Team.
GENERAL
Open Public Meetings Act training The Examiner shared a training, via video, regarding
Act. The
Washington State's Open Public Meetings
training was prepared by the Tukwila City Clerk's Office
in 2015.
and originally shared with the City Council
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ADJOURNMENT
5:37pm
Chairperson Stephen Wheeler
MOVED BY PAQUETTE, SE
WHEELER THAT THE REG
ADJOURNED. MOTION PA
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MEETING BE
UNANIMOUSLY.
Bruce Paquette
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Rule VIII. Examinations
Section 5. Notification of Results. Each competitor shall be notified by -mail of the results of
the examination, and, if successful, of his or her final earned rating and relative position on the
eligible list. Any applicant shall have the right of inspecting his or her own test papers, within a
30 -day review period following candidate score notification, except when prohibited by rental
agency test security agreements.
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