02-06 Meeting No. 252 RICHFIELD CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
MEETING #252
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Steven Hurvitz Vice President/Commissioner
Mary Stratton Secretary/Commissioner
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Francie Fletcher President/Commissioner
OTHERS PRESENT:
Jay Henthorne Director of Public Safety/ Police Chief
Mike Koob Deputy Director of Public Safety/Deputy Police Chief
Joe Griffin Police Lieutenant
Mark Shelley Police Lieutenant
Wayne Kewitsch Fire Chief
Mike Dobesh Assistant Fire Chief
Mark Armstrong Fire Captain
Kevin O'Connell Firefighter
Dale Perrault Fire Lieutenant
James Kinsella Firefighter
Mark Watczak Firefighter
Jenell Wood Firefighter
Jesse Swenson Assistant Human Resources Manager
Kari Sinning Deputy City Clerk
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Hurvitz at 8:00 a.m.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING OF
DECEMBER 6, 2016
M/Hurvitz, S/Stratton to approve the minutes.
Motion carried 2-0.
III. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS
M/Hurvitz, S/Stratton to approve Francie Fletcher as President/Chair, Steven Hurvitz as Vice
President, and Mary Stratton as Secretary of the Civil Service Commission for 2017.
Motion carried 2-0.
IV. DECERTIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICER ELIGIBILITY LIST
Police Chief Henthorne stated that the current police officer eligibility list will need to be
decertified before the new process can take place.
M/Hurvitz, S/Stratton to approve the decertification of police officer eligibility list.
Motion carried 2-0.
V. CERTIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICER ELIGIBILITY PROCESS
Police Chief Henthorne reviewed the spring 2017 police officer testing process (see attached).
Commissioner Hurvitz asked if the process had been passed by the union. Police Chief
Henthorne stated that it had not been.
Commissioner Hurvitz also noted that the previous process had a two person interview panel.
Police Chief Henthorne stated that having a three person interview panel will help better gauge
the candidates.
M/Stratton, S/Hurvitz to approve the certification of police officer eligibility process.
Motion carried 2-0.
VI. CERTIFICATION OF FIRE CAPTAIN PROMOTIONAL ELIGIBILITY LIST
Fire Chief Kewitsch stated the fire captain process and an overview of the point system.
Commissioner Hurvitz asked of the firefighters present who took the test and a few raised their
hands and he also proceeded to ask those that raised their hands ask if the test was fair of
which a few raised their hands again. Vice President Hurvitz posed this question in an answer
to the discussion had at the December 6, 2016 Civil Service Commission meeting to make the
process more balanced for both sides of the process.
Commissioner Stratton asked if this process had been brought before the union. Fire Chief
Kewitsch stated that the process has been in place for the last five years and all the command
staff and regular staff were consulted before the process was finalized.
Commissioner Hurvitz read the eligibility list aloud.
M/Hurvitz, S/Stratton to approve the certification of police officer eligibility process.
Motion carried 2-0.
VII. OTHER BUSINESS
None.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
The Civil Service Commission Meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:13 a.m.
Submitted by:
Kari Sinning
Deputy City Clerk
Date of Approval: April 4, 2017 4/I �1
Francie Fletcher, President
v
/Steven Hurvitz, Vice Presi ent
Mary Stratton, Secretary