Civil Service Commission

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Civil Service Commission Contact: Tami Micheau 360.753.8343 Tuesday, July 15, 2014 8:30 AM Room 112 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. 1.A ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair Linda Villegas Bremer, Commissioner Reiko Callner, and Commissioner Oscar Soule STAFF PRESENT Amy Cleveland, Chief Examiner/Secretary Greg Wright, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Simmons, Local 468 Union President 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.A 14-0697 Approval of May 13, 2014 Special Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes The minutes were unanimously approved. 2.B 14-0698 Approval of June 17, 2014 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes The minutes were unanimously approved. 3. BUSINESS ITEMS 3.A 14-0701 OFD Lieutenant Paramedic and Medical Services Officer Classification Specification Changes Deputy Chief Wright reported the Olympia Fire Department (OFD) has had Paramedic Lieutenants for 40 years; we have one per shift. Due to recent retirements, OFD saw this as a good time to better define that this was a medical job and that it was associated with the line, or the shift. Many of the changes include changing the position name and taking away pieces of fire duty. Line Medical Officers will be doing medical training in the system called OTEP (Ongoing Training and Evaluation Program) and DEFIB. They will also work with new paramedics. Commissioner Callner asked if the Line Medical Officer goes out on a call, and there's not a medical issue, but it's a really busy fire; are they not supposed to participate? City of Olympia Page 1 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes July 15, 2014 Deputy Chief Wright responded that they are firefighters, but not fire officers. Line Medical Officers are regular shift paramedics with training responsibilities, and when they are not training they are operating as medics. Deputy Chief Wright reported that the Medical Services Officer gives Medic One a single point of contact when managing the paramedics at OFD, as a coordinating point. All Olympia firefighters are EMT's (Emergency Medical Technicians) and they need ongoing training each year with a three year recertification program, which requires a fair amount of labor intensive paperwork. So the Medical Services Officer would get help from the Line Medical Officers to ensure this happens smoothly. OFD's total number of EMT's has gone up from 56 to 71 Firefighter/EMT's. Commissioner Soule moved, seconded by Commissioner Callner, to approve the Medical Officer classification changes. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Chair Villegas Bremer, Commissioner Callner and Commissioner Soule 3.B 14-0702 OFD Medical Services Officer Testing Amy Cleveland reported the Medical Services Officer testing process that is proposed includes an oral interview weighted at 40% and a presentation and written assignment weighted at 60%. Since the training is such a big part of this position, the candidates will have a written assignment they prepare ahead of time and they will present that to the panel. Commissioner Soule moved, seconded by Commissioner Callner, to approve the proposed testing process. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Chair Villegas Bremer, Commissioner Callner and Commissioner Soule 3.C 14-0703 Removal of Names from Entry Level Police Officer Register Amy Cleveland reported the removal of three names from the Entry Level Police Officer Register. The candidates were notified in writing. The report was received. 4. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:06 a.m. City of Olympia Page 2