Civil Service Commission

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Civil Service Commission Contact: Nicole Camus 360.753.8213 Tuesday, February 21, 2017 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: 3 - Chair Linda Villegas Bremer, Commissioner Reiko Callner and Commissioner Oscar Soule OTHERS PRESENT HR Director Joe Olson OPD Administrative Services Manager Laura Wohl Deputy Fire Chief Greg Wright Personnel Analyst Nicole Camus Assistant Fire Chief Mike Buchanan Deputy Fire Chief Aaron Jelcick 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 6. BUSINESS ITEMS 6.A 17-0203 Approval of January 17, 2017 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 6.B 17-0204 Laura Wohl, OPD Administrative Services Manager, will present an oral report on department outreach efforts Ms. Wohl presented a report on the Police Department's efforts to recruit diverse candidates. The report was received. ANNOUNCEMENTS - NONE City of Olympia Page 1 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes February 21, 2017 6.C 17-0201 Approval of Entry Level Police Officer Register Ms. Camus reported 26 candidates were invited to the phase 1 suitability assessment. Of those 26, 8 candidates participated in the phase 1 suitability assessment, and 5 passed. Those 5 candidates were invited to oral interviews, and 4 successfully passed the oral interviews. Twenty-five candidates were male and one was female. One candidate was Asian/Pacific Islander, one candidate was African American/Black, twenty-one candidates were White/Caucasian, and three candidates were Other/Two or More Races. The interview panel consisted of OPD Officer Kory Pearce, OPD Officer Aaron Ficek, and Alisha Blain, Program Coordinator for Leadership Thurston County. Commissioner Soule moved, seconded by Commissioner Callner, to approve the entry level police officer register effective February 21, 2017. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Chair Villegas Bremer, Commissioner Callner and Commissioner Soule 6.D 17-0205 Removal of Names from Entry Level Police Officer Register Ms. Camus reported five names were removed from the register. Four failed the background investigation and one requested to be removed. The report was received. 8. OTHER TOPICS Ms. Camus reported four new firefighters started work in February. The Police Department is hiring for five police officer positions. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m. Upcoming Open Public Meetings Act training will be provided at the end of the March Civil Service Commission meeting for those who need to renew. City of Olympia Page 2