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 19, 2018 8:30 AM Room 207 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called 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 Olympia Fire Chief Greg Wright Chief Examiner Joseph Olson Human Resources Nicole Camus Olympia Assistant Fire Chief Mike Buchanan 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS Ms. Camus anounced three police officers are swearing in at 9:00 a.m. in Council Chambers. Chief Wright reported Assistant Chief Rob Bradley announced his retirement effective the end of July 2018. 6. BUSINESS ITEMS 18-0597 Approval of May 15, 2018 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 18-0598 Approval of Entry Level Firefighter Register Ms. Camus reported 75 candidates were invited to the Phase 1 suitability assessment. Of those 75, 36 participated, and 18 passed. Those 18 candidates were invited to oral interviews; 18 attended and 7 successfully passed the oral interviews. City of Olympia Page 1 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes June 19, 2018 Five candidates were female, and 70 were male. One candidate was American Indian/Alaskan Native, 65 were White/Caucasian, and 7 were two or more races. The interview panel consisted of OFD Battalion Chief Dave Haag, OFD Firefighter Pete Gibney, Tumwater Fire Dept Lt Jon Kalar, OFD Firefighter/Paramedic Kelen Sachet, and OFD Firefighter Tyler Bottin. Seven 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 78.9%-88.54%. Assistant Chief Buchanan reported the department will make 3 job offers. Commissioner Callner moved, seconded by Commissioner Soule, to approve the register. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Chair Villegas Bremer, Commissioner Callner and Commissioner Soule 18-0599 Approval of Lateral Firefighter Register Ms. Camus reported 14 candidates were verified to have the required experience and invited to the phase one suitability assessment. Of those 14, 12 participated in the phase 1 suitability assessment, and seven passed. Those 7 were invited to oral interviews. Seven attended and four successfully passed. All 14 candidates were male. One candidate was Hispanic/Latino and 13 candidates were White/Caucasian. The interview panel consisted of OFD Battalion Chief Dave Haag, OFD Firefighter Pete Gibney, Tumwater Fire Dept Lt Jon Kalar, OFD Firefighter/Paramedic Kelen Sachet, and OFD Firefighter Tyler Bottin. 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 83.8%-87.45%. Ms.Camus reported two appeals were received and settled by Chief Examiner Joe Olson. The nature of the appeals related to academy qualification and the time requirement the candidate must have completed academy within. Chief Wright explained these positions are grant-funded, and it may be challenging to get lateral applicants to accept job offers. Commissioner Callner moved, seconded by Commissioner Soule, to approve the register. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Chair Villegas Bremer, Commissioner Callner and Commissioner Soule City of Olympia Page 2 Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes June 19, 2018 7. REPORTS - None 8. OTHER TOPICS Commissioners decided they want to do a page-by-page update to the rules, to be spread out over the next several meetings. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. City of Olympia Page 3