10-22-2019 Civil Service Commission MeetingRICHFIELD FIRECIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING
MEETING #263
October 22,2019
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DATE:Tuesday,October 22, 2019
TIME:8:00 a.m.
LOCATION:Bartholomew Room,Richfield Municipal Center
6700 Portland Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
AGENDA
I.Call to Order
II.Approval of the Minutes of August 12,2019
III.Approval of the Firefighter Eligibility Roster
IV.Approval of the Fire Lieutenant Promotional Process
V.Other Business
VI.Adjournment
RICHFIELD FIRE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
MEETING #262
AUGUST 12, 2019
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mary Stratton President/Commissioner
Lisa Eder Vice President/CommissionerJeffrey Bruzek Secretary/Commissioner
OTHERS PRESENT:
Wayne Kewitsch Fire Chief
Mike Dobesh (arrived 8:02)Assistant Fire Chief
Jesse Swenson Human Resources ManagerMary Tietjen City Attorney
Maria Regan Gonzalez Mayor/Council LiaisonDale Perrault Fire CaptainTim Haider Fire Lieutenant
Mark Butler FirefighterAlex Crofford Firefighter
Chris Faint Firefighter
Sherri Kazmarcyzk FirefighterJosh Nelson Firefighter
Kevin O’Connell Firefighter
Mark Watczak FirefighterKari Sinning Deputy City Clerk
I.CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Commission President Stratton at 8:00 a.m.
II.APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING OFFEBRUARY 4, 2019
M/Stratton,S/Bruzek to approve the minutes.
Motion carried 3-0.
President Stratton asked the commissioners to introduce themselves.
III.APPROVAL OF REVISED RICHFIELD FIRE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION RULES AND
REGULATIONS
Secretary Bruzek asked about the typos within the document and how it would be fixed.
City Attorney Tietjen stated that the rules could be approved contingently.
Vice President Eder had a question about the medical portion of the regulations. Fire Chief
Kewitsch explained that it is only required for new hires.
Fire Chief Kewitsch stated that the rules and regulations were updated to be compliant with
State Statute and case law.
M/Stratton, S/Bruzek to approve the revised Richfield Fire Civil Service Commission Rules
and Regulations contingent upon typographical error corrections.
Motions carried 3-0.
IV.CANCELATION OF THE CURRENT FIREFIGHTER ELIGIBILITY ROSTER
M/Stratton,S/Eder to cancel the current firefighter eligibility roster.
Motion carried 3-0.
V.APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINATION PROCESS FOR THE POSITION OF FIREFIGHTER
Fire Chief Kewitsch gave an overview of the process and outlined the scoring matrix. He also
explained that the process was changed to use the same procedures as other departmentsand that the written test was removed from the process.
President Stratton stated that the commissioners could sit in on the screening interviews. FireChief Kewitsch stated that they could, but only one designated commissioner could be present
and that they would have to be present for all of the interviews with one panel. Fire Chief
Kewitsch also stated that a commissioner could be present for the final interview.
Vice President Eder asked how there would be documented training/knowledge of theFire/Building Codes if there was no longer a written test.Fire Chief Kewitsch explained thatthere would be a certificate of training or the applicant would have a certification.
Secretary Bruzek asked how the bilingual skills would be assessed. Fire Chief Kewitsch asked
Human Resources to answer the question. Human Resource Manager Swenson stated that
the application has a section for applicants to indicate their second language and their fluencylevel.
M/Stratton,S/Bruzek to approve the examination process for the position of firefighter.
Motion carried 3-0.
VI.OTHER BUSINESS
Fire Chief Kewitsch shared with the commission a timeline of the next meetings which would
be in October for the Lieutenant Process and firefighter eligibility roster. Fire Chief Kewitschalso stated that the Fire Department has requested a new Battalion Chief position which will
go before City Council for approval this fall during the budget process. It has an anticipated
start date of summer 2020.
VII.ADJOURNMENT
The Civil Service Commission Meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:20 a.m.
Submitted by:
Kari SinningDeputy City Clerk
Date of Approval:October 22, 2019 _________________________
Mary Stratton,President
_________________________Lisa Eder,Vice President
_________________________Jeffrey Bruzek, Secretary