Civil Service Commission

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Civil Service Commission Contact: Nicole Camus 360.753.8213 Monday, December 4, 2017 8:30 AM Room 112 Special Meeting 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 Reiko Callner Excused: 1 - Commissioner Oscar Soule OTHERS PRESENT Mike Buchanan, OFD Assistant Chief Greg Wright, OFD Deputy Chief Rich Allen, OPD Lieutenant Nicole Camus, Human Resources / Civil Service Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS - NONE 6. BUSINESS ITEMS 6.A 17-1254 Approval of October 17, 2017 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 6.B 17-1251 Approval of Entry Level Firefighter Register Ms. Camus reported 38 candidates were invited to the phase 1 suitability assessment. Of those 38, 22 candidates participated in the phase 1 suitability assessment, and 11 passed. Those 11 candidates were invited to oral interviews, 9 attended interviews and 3 successfully passed the oral interviews. City of Olympia Page 1 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes December 4, 2017 One candidate was female, 36 candidates were male, and one was unknown. One candidate was Asian/Pacific Islander, 35 candidates were White/Caucasian, one candidate was two or more races and one candidate was unknown. The interview panel consisted of OFD Battalion Chief JD Young, OFD Lieutenant Russell Herman, Lacey Fire District 3 Firefighter Keri Hall, OFD Firefighter Steven Busz, and OFD Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Hughes. The final scores ranked from 82.48% - 91.76%. Commissioner Callner moved, seconded by Chair Villegas Bremer, to approve the register. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Callner Excused: 1 - Commissioner Soule 6.C 17-1252 Removal of Names from Entry Level Firefighter Register Candidate Andrew Porter was removed from the Entry Level Firefighter Register. The information was provided. 6.D 17-1253 OFD Fire Lieutenant Classification Change Ms. Camus explained that OFD was requesting to add the assignment of training and related credentials to the job classification of Fire Lieutenant. Commissioner Callner moved, seconded by Chair Villegas Bremer, to approve the job classification change. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Chair Villegas Bremer and Commissioner Callner Excused: 1 - Commissioner Soule 7. REPORTS Deputy Chief Greg Wright provided the Commissioners a copy of a Memorandum of Understanding with IAFF. OFD and the union are starting to bargain future certification and education requirements that will take effect in 2022. In 2022, the new requirements will take effect and be formalized in the job classifications approved by the Commission. 8. OTHER TOPICS Assistant Chief Mike Buchanan announced Dave Haag and Greg Wrightmier have been promoted to Battalion Chief effective 1/1/2018. Lieutenant Rich Allen reported Officer Rousch successfully graduated academy and PTO and Bradley Kutzler just graduated the academy. The Police Department passed a public safety measure that was on the ballot and will be City of Olympia Page 2 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes December 4, 2017 hiring for 8 police officer positions. Commissioner Callner praised the police department on their response to a protest at the Port of Olympia. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:55 a.m. City of Olympia Page 3