HomeMy WebLinkAboutCivilService 2012-01-11 MinutesCity of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Boulevard Tukwila, Washington 98188
January 11, 2012
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
The following commissioners attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the Tukwila Civil
Service Commission: Dennis Sivak, Carol Zuvela, and Ron Johnston. Others in attendance were
Police Chief Mike Villa, Fire Battalion Chief Dave Ewing, and Kim Gilman, HR Analyst.
CALL TO ORDER
5:03 p.m. President Zuvela called the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOVED BY SIVAK, SECONDED BY JOHNSTON
THAT THE MINUTES OF THE TUKWILA CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON
DECEMBER 5, 2011, BE APPROVED. MOTION
CARRIED.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Per civil service rule, Dennis Sivak will serve as
Chairperson during 2012 and Ron Johnston will fill the
position of Vice Chair.
Commissioners briefly discussed the meeting schedule for
2012. Meetings will occur the first Monday of the month,
unless canceled or postponed by the Chair. However, due
to the Labor Day Holiday in September, Commissioners
will look at rescheduling September's meeting. Plans for
that meeting will be set at the August meeting.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Staffing Update B/C Ewing reported that the Fire Department is at full staff.
POLICE DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
Staffing Update Chief Villa reported that although 2 candidates started the
Police Academy in November, 1 was terminated due to an
integrity issue. There are 3 officers currently in the FTO
program (1 lateral and 2 entry level) and all 3 officers are
scheduled to come off in February. He noted that 1 entry
level candidate recently failed the background process, and
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subsequently was removed from the eligibility list. He
further explained that half of all candidates that receive a
tentative offer of employment with Tukwila fail the
background check process.
Chief Villa reported that due to a budget increase, the
Police Department went from 68 officers to 71 officers.
Above that, the department is authorized to have 4 pipeline
positions. Oral boards for entry -level will occur at the end
of January for 20 candidates.
Eligibility lists for both lateral -entry (2 names) and
certified -entry (1 name) were distributed for
Commissioners' approval.
ADJOURNMENT
5:10 pm MOVED BY SIVAK, SECONDED BY ZUVELA
THAT THE REGULAR MEETING BE ADJOURNED.
MOTION CARRIED.
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Chairperson Dennis Sivak
Commissioner C 1 uvela
Vice- ChairpAr'son Ron Johnston