HomeMy WebLinkAboutCivilService 2016-07-05 MinutesJuly 5, 2016
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ity of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Mayor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
The following commissioners attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the Tukwila Civil Service
Commission: Steve Wheeler, Ron Johnston and Bruce Paquette. Others in attendance were Police
Chief Mike Villa, Deputy Chief Bruce Linton, Interim Fire Chief Chris Flores, Captain Dawn Judkins
(IAFF Local #2088 President) and Kim Gilman, Civil Service Examiner.
CALL TO ORDER
5:02 p.m. Chair Steve Wheeler called the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Chair asked if there were any corrections needed for the June
6th Commission Meeting minutes. No corrections were noted.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Public Safety Plan Deputy Chief Linton utilized a PowerPoint Presentation to share
the City's Public Safety Plan. He reported that the aim of the plan
is to have seismically sound buildings, with adequate storage,
thereby enhancing the service delivered by police, fire, and court
personnel. Fire Stations 51, 52, and 54 were prioritized as needing
new buildings under the plan. The plan also includes building a
new facility that would house Police and Court services.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions.
Rules Revision The Examiner shared samples from other cities regarding whether
the identity of test takers were masked for written civil service
tests. Some cities' language mirrored that of Tukwila and other
cities made no mention of test taker identity. After some
discussion, Commissioners agreed that the language of Rule VIII.
Examinations, Section 3 should remain as is.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Staffing Update Chief Flores reported that the two personnel on long -term
disability had returned to work, but that one Captain remains out
on disability. The Department plans to put 3 entry -level
firefighters into the Fall Academy and is in the process of
backgrounding 3 candidates from the list currently. He noted that
the Department is authorized in the budget to have 64 positions
plus 2 pipeline positions. Chief Flores reported that the addition of
pipeline positions has saved the Fire Department on overtime
costs.
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Request to Remain on List Chief Flores explained that he received a request from a candidate
to remain on the Entry -Level Firefighter eligibility list. Normally,
it is the City's practice to remove candidates from an eligibility list
that decline hiring offers. The Chief reported that the candidate
had an employment contract that would not allow start work this
summer, but that she would be available in October after her
contract ended. He has requested a revision to the Civil Rules to
allow for a deferred eligibility for the candidate in order to retain
quality candidates. Chief Villa also supported the revision which
would allow some flexibility for the hiring Department.
Commissioners discussed the request and reviewed the legal
opinion submitted by Steve DiJulio of Foster Pepper LLC
reporting that this is a common practice within Washington State
Cities. Commissioners asked for additional time to review the
request, so it will be tabled until the August meeting.
POLICE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Staffing Update Chief Villa reported that there is currently 1 vacant Police Records
Specialist position, and 2 vacancies for Police Officer. He noted
that Commander Eric Drever is currently attending the FBI
Academy and will be away for the next 10 weeks. He noted that
with the assignment of Deputy Chief Linton to the Public Safety
Plan, his Department is in need of 2 Acting Commanders.
Request to Extend a Temporary
Commander Assignment Chief Villa requested a 6 month extension to continue Sgt. Devlin
in a Temporary Commander assignment. Sgt. Devlin is the only
candidate on the existing Commanders' Eligibility List. The
extension is needed to continue operations coverage in light of the
Public Safety Plan Assignment of Deputy Chief Linton.
MOVED BY WHEELER, SECONDED BY PAQUETTE
THAT THE REQUEST TO EXTEND THE TEMPORARY
APPOINTMENT OF SGT. DEVLIN TO COMMANDER BE
APPROVED. THE EXTENSION WILL LAST FOR 6
MONTHS (TILL JANUARY 1, 2017) OR UNTIL
TERMINATED EARLIER BASED ON DEPARTMENT
NEEDS. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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ADJOURNMENT
6:20pm MOVED BY PAQUETTE, SECONDED BY WHEELER
THAT THE REGULAR MEETING BE ADJOURNED.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairperson Stephen Wheeler 'rp p Vice-Chairperson Br u a Paquette
Commissions' Ron Johnston
Phone: 206 -433 -1800 + Email: Mayor @TukwilaWA.gov * Website: TukwilaWA.gov