Civil Service Commission

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Civil Service Commission Contact: Nicole Camus 360.753.8213 Tuesday, November 15, 2016 8:30 AM Room 112 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Villegas Bremer called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. 1.A ROLL CALL Present: 2 - Chair Linda Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Reiko Callner Excused: 1 - Commissioner Oscar Soule OTHERS PRESENT HR Director Joe Olson HR Senior Personnel Analyst Amy Cleveland Assistant Fire Chief Mike Buchanan Deputy Fire Chief Greg Wright Public Works Program Specialist Tami Micheau 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Villegas Bremer noted Deputy Police Chief Aaron Jelcick isn't present because he's attending a special emergency meeting. 5. BUSINESS ITEMS 5.A 16-1279 Approval of Entry Level Police Officer Register Ms. Micheau report 28 candidates were invited to the Phase-1 suitability assessment. Of those 28, 13 participated and 10 passed. Those 10 were invited to oral interviews and three passed. Final scores ranged from 86.54 percent to 102.58 percent. Twenty-eight candidates were male. The complement consisted of one American Indian/Alaskan Native, one Asian/Pacific Islander, 24 White Caucasian, one Other/Two or More Races, and one Unknown. The interview panel consisted of OPD Lieutenant Sam Costello, Thurston County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Carla City of Olympia Page 1 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes November 15, 2016 Carter, and Washington Business Bank VP/Director of Marketing Joanna West. Commissioner Callner moved, seconded by Chair Villegas Bremer, to approve certification of the entry level police officer register effective November 15, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Callner Excused: 1 - Commissioner Soule 5.B 16-1280 Approval of Advanced Entry Police Officer Register Ms. Micheau reported three candidates were invited to the Phase-1 suitability assessment. All three participated in the assessment and two passed. Those two were invited to oral interviews and both passed. Scores ranged from 75.0 percent to 95.70 percent. The three candidates were White/Caucasian males. The interview panel consisted of OPD Lieutenant Sam Costello, Thurston County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Carla Carter, and Washington Business Bank VP/Director of Marketing Joanna West. Commissioner Callner moved, seconded by Chair Villegas Bremer, to approve certification of the advance entry police officer register effective November 15, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Callner Excused: 1 - Commissioner Soule 5.C 16-1281 Approval of Entry Level Firefighter Register Ms. Micheau reported 55 candidates were invited to Phase-1 suitability assessment. Of those 55, 27 participated and 17 passed. Those 17 were invited to oral interviews and five passed. Scores ranged from 82.62 percent to 95.16 percent. Three candidates were female and 52 were male. Fifty-one were White/Caucasian, three were Other/Two or More Races, and one was Unknown. The interview panel consisted of OFD Captain Kevin Bossard, OFD Firefighter Steve Gibson, Lacey Fire District 3 Firefighter Keri Hall, and OFD Lieutenant Jason Waters. Commissioners and staff discussed the testing process and the attrition rate. Commissioner Callner moved, seconded by Chair Villegas Bremer, to approve certification of the entry level firefighter register effective November 15, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Callner City of Olympia Page 2 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes November 15, 2016 Excused: 1 - Commissioner Soule 5.D 16-1282 Civil Service Secretary/Chief Examiner/ Appointment Ms. Cleveland noted she will be leaving City employment effective November 16 and recommended appointing Joe Olson to replace her as Civil Service Secretary/Chief Examiner. Commissioner Callner moved, seconded by Chair Villegas Bremer, to appoint Joe Olson as Civil Service Secretary/Chief Examiner. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Callner Excused: 1 - Commissioner Soule 6. OTHER TOPICS - None 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned. City of Olympia Page 3