HomeMy WebLinkAboutCivilService 2017-11-06 MinutesCity of Tukwila
Mayor's Office - David Cline, City Administrator
November 6th, 2017
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
The following commissioners attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the Tukwila Civil Service
Commission: Bruce Paquette, Stephen Wheeler, and Ron Johnston. Others in attendance were Deputy Police
Chief Rick Mitchell, Fire Chief Wittwer, HR Analyst/Civil Service Examiner, Sara Valdez.
CALL TO ORDER
5:04 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
POLICE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Staffing Update
Certified Police Support Officer
Eligibility List
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Staffing Update
Review of Promotional Testing
Chair Bruce Paquette called the meeting to order.
The Chair asked if there were any corrections needed for the October 2nd,
2017 Commission Meeting minutes. No corrections were noted.
Deputy Police Chief Rick Mitchell was in attendance in place of Police
Chief Linton and presented the Commission a staffing update. There are
a total of 78 Commissioned staff out of 83 authorized positions leaving 1
regular position vacant and 4 pipeline positions. 5 entry level Police
Officers currently in the Academy and one scheduled to graduate mid-
December and one every two weeks after. All non-commissioned
positions are filled with the exception of one current vacancy. The new
Transport Support Officer(TSO) is in the first phase of the background
process. Written testing is scheduled for this week for the Support
Operations Administrative Specialist position and Oral Boards will take
place the following week.
It is to be recorded that the Police Support Officer Eligibility List
was certified outside of a regular meeting commencing on October
16th, 2017 and ending on October 15th, 2018, or until depleted.
Chief Wittwer provided the Commission a staffing update with a copy of
an employee roster. The Fire Department is currently fully staffed
including the 5 approved pipeline positions and anticipate upcoming
retirements potentially around the first part of next year.
Chief Wittwer gave the Commission an update for an upcoming
promotional testing for a Captain eligibility list that is anticipated to take
place in March/April 2018.
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Request to Extend Entry Level
Eligibility List
ADJOURNMENT
5:35PM
Chief Wittwer requested the extension of the current Fire Entry
Level Eligibility List that is scheduled to expire November 28th,
2017 due to the fact that there are nineteen eligible names
remaining on the list and thirteen have confirmed they would like
to request to remain on the eligibility list if the extension is
approved. This would save time and funds of having to go through
the process again before reaching out to those available remaining
on the eligibility list first.
MOVED BY JOHNSTON, SECONDED BY PAQUETTE
THAT THE CURRENT CERTIFIED ELIGIBILITY LIST BE
EXTENDED ONE YEAR EXPIRING ON NOVEMBER 28TH,
2018 OR UNTIL THE LIST IS DEPLETED. MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVED BY JOHNSON, SECONDED BY PAQUETTE THAT THE
REGULAR MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairperson Bruce Paquette
Commissioner Steve Wheeler
Vice-Chairper n Ron Johnston