Civil Service

Official Proceedings of the Battle Creek Civil Service Commission City Hall 10 N. Division Street Commission Chambers Battle Creek, Michigan July 13, 2020 3:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioners Al Giguere, Tim Martinovich and Michael Roller MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Clerk Victoria Houser: Nancy Mullett, Labor Attorney: Brian Sturdivant, Fire Chief: Michelle Hull, Human Resources Director CALL TO ORDER: Comm. Giguere called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM and recognized that a quorum was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Comm. Martinovich, supported by Comm. Giguere, made a motion to approve the Civil Service Commission meeting minutes of February 24, 2020. All yes, none opposed. Motion approved. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: There was none. REPORTS: There was none. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: 1. Civil Service Rules a. Rule 4: Filling Vacancies above the Rank of Firefighter i. Rule 4 (1) Vacancies ii. Rule 4 (2) Time in Lower Rank iii. Rule 4 (3) Interview/Oral Examination iv. Rule 4 (6) Promotional Score The proposed amendments to Rule 4 were provided to the Commission for review. Commissioners were also provided a memo from Chief Sturdivant regarding his request for the changes to Rule 4. Comm. Roller confirmed that promotional candidates would need to achieve at least 70% on the written test to move to the Assessment Center portion of the promotional process. Comm. Roller also confirmed the candidates must achieve at least 70% on the Assessment Center before the addition seniority points would be added to enhance their score to determine their placement on the eligibility list. Chief Sturdivant responded affirmatively, stating seniority points speak to the time in the department, but should not be held against other candidates, but would only be used to enhance a candidate’s score once the minimum score has been obtained. Comm. Giguere asked if there were any public comments regarding the amendments to Rule 4. Hearing no public comments, a motion was made by Comm. Giguere, supported by Comm. Roller, to approve the amendments to Rule 4(1) Vacancies, Rule 4(2) Time in Rank, Rule 4(3) Interview/Oral Assessment and Rule 4(6) Promotional Score. All in favor, none opposed. Motion approved. 2. Authorize the City Clerk to proceed with the 2020 Fire Lieutenant Testing Process Comm. Giguere asked why there was a need to open Fire Lieutenant testing if there was a current Lieutenant in another position, specifically the Training Officer position, who wanted to be moved to the vacant Lieutenant position. 1  Chief Sturdivant stated he was being proactive, noting there was currently a funded Lieutenant vacancy, noting there were also several lieutenants who would be eligible for retirement soon, some in the drop program. Chief Sturdivant stated that if the Civil Service Commission provided time for the department to develop the Assessment Center and complete the process, he would then transfer the current Training Officer/Lieutenant to the lieutenant vacancy. A motion was made by Comm. Martinovich, supported by Comm. Roller, to authorize the City Clerk to proceed with the 2020 Fire Lieutenant Promotional Testing Process. All in favor, none opposed. Motion approved. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was none. COMMISSION COMMENT: There were no additional Commission comments. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Giguere adjourned the meeting at 4:10 PM. 2