Civil Service Commission

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Civil Service Commission Contact: Nicole Camus 360.753.8213 Tuesday, June 20, 2017 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: 2 - Chair Linda Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Oscar Soule Excused: 1 - Commissioner Reiko Callner OTHERS PRESENT Greg Wright, Deputy Chief, Olympia Fire Department (OFD) Nicole Camus, Personnel Analyst, Human Resources Laura Wohl, Adminstrative Services Manager, Olympia Police Department (OPD) 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS - None 6. BUSINESS ITEMS 17-0674 Approval of May 16, 2017 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Soule Excused: 1 - Commissioner Callner 17-0675 Approval of Entry Level Firefighter Register Ms. Camus reported the Fire department is recruiting for two entry level firefighter positions. They invited 33 candidates to phase one suitability assessment off of the eligibilty roster. Twenty-three participated in phase 1 and 11 passed. Those 11 candidates were invited to oral board interviews and four successfully passed the oral interviews. City of Olympia Page 1 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes June 20, 2017 Thirty-three candidates were male. One candidate was Asian, thirty candidates were White/Caucasian, one candidate was two or more races, and one candidate was unknown. The interview panel consisted of OFD Captain Kate McDonald, OFD Battalion Chief JD Young, OFD Medical Services Officer Jim Brown, and OFD Firefighter Steven Busz. A provisional register was created in order to complete the Chief’s interview. No official job offers have been issued, pending certification of the register. Four candidates passed the written exam, physical ability test, phase 1 suitability assessment and oral interview and have been placed on the register in accordance with their scores. Final ranking scores range from 82.98%--94.61%. Commissioner Soule moved, seconded by Chair Villegas Bremer, to approve the entry level firefighter register. The motion carried with the following vote: Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Soule Excused: 1 - Commissioner Callner 17-0676 Approval of Entry Level Firefighter Paramedic Register Ms. Camus reported OFD is hiring for two firefighter/paramedic positions. Six candidates who passed the Medic One protocol were invited to participate in the phase one suitability assessment. Six candidates participated in phase 1 and 5 passed. Those five candidates were invited and participated in oral interviews and four successfully passed. Six candidates were male. The ethnicity of the candidates is unknown. The interview panel consisted of OFD Captain Kate McDonald, OFD Battalion Chief JD Young, OFD Medical Services Officer Jim Brown, and OFD Firefighter Steven Busz. A provisional register was created in order to complete the Chief’s interview. No official job offers have been issued, pending certification of the register. Final ranking scores range from 70%--80.56%. Commissioner Soule moved, seconded by Chair Villegas Bremer, to approve the firefighter/paramedic register. The motion carried as follows: Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Soule Excused: 1 - Commissioner Callner 17-0677 Removal of Names from Entry Level Police Officer Register Ms. Camus reported one candidate was removed from the entry level police officer register for failing the background investigation. He was notified in writing and has not appealed. The information was provided. City of Olympia Page 2 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes June 20, 2017 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 a.m. City of Olympia Page 3