Civil Service Commission

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Civil Service Commission Contact: Tami Micheau 360.753.8343 Wednesday, February 25, 2015 8:30 AM Room 112 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 8:35 a.m. 1.A ROLL CALL Chair Linda Villegas-Bremer was present by phone. Commissioner Callner acted as Chair Designate. Present: 2 - Chair Linda Villegas Bremer, and Commissioner Reiko Callner Excused: 1 - Commissioner Oscar Soule STAFF PRESENT Amy Cleveland, Chief Examiner/Secretary Tami Micheau, Human Resources Greg Wright, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Simmons, Local 468 President 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.A 15-0219 Approval of January 20, 2015 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved as amended. 3. BUSINESS ITEMS 3.A 15-0220 Approval of Assistant Fire Chief Register Ms. Micheau reported that two applicants applied for the position of Assistant Fire Chief: Michael Buchanan and Doug Hewell. Both applicants passed all tests and were placed on the register, scoring less than one point apart. The test was weighted at 70% for the oral board and 30% for the resume and written assignment, with an overall passing score of 70%. Deputy Fire Chief Greg Wright added that Olympia Fire Department was very pleased with how well both candidates did; the candidates scores were very close. City of Olympia Page 1 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes February 25, 2015 Commissioner Callner asked Chief Wright to elaborate. Deputy Chief Wright responded that one is a battalion chief with very good people skills, and the other is the training officer who has very good organizational/administrative skills. The position is a combination of both. Chair Villegas-Bremer added it’s exciting that we have two different perspectives, but certainly a lot of knowledge of operations at the fire department. Commissioner Callner asked if the Fire Department may lose one of the applicants if they are not hired for the position. Deputy Chief Wright explained it is certainly a concern. He further explained that no matter which candidate promotes, it creates a domino effect through the organization, creating further testing processes. The register was approved. 4. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:43 a.m. City of Olympia Page 2