Civil Service Commission

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING 5:00 p.m., July 22, 2014 1st Floor Conference Room, Russellville City Hall Commissioners: City/Department Representatives: Toni Bachman, Chairman, Present Freddie Harris, City Council Liaison, Present Bert Fleck, Present Trey Smith, City Attorney, Present Garrie Kellam, Present Jeff Humphrey, Police Chief, Absent Jim Campbell, Present John Cochran, Fire Chief, Present Phillip Lea, Present Tracey Cline-Pew, Human Resources, Present Meeting Minutes Chairman Toni Bachman called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. The Commission reviewed the minutes of the June meeting. Phillip Lea made a motion that the minutes be approved. Jim Campbell seconded the motion and the minutes were approved. OLD BUSINESS Civil Service Commission  Bert Fleck shared the results of the Fire Department's promotional testing for Captain and Battalion Chief. Chief Cochran shared that the Fire Department would backfill a Driver and Firefighter position in November.  Toni Bachman reminded the Commission that they still needed to review the Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations. Two people are needed to perform the task that will begin with input from the Police and Fire Chief. She also said that the Commission needed to purge and shred old documents. Trey Smith was asked to research the document retention policy so that an Ordinance could be proposed allowing the Commission to shred documents based on retention guidelines. Tracey Cline-Pew was asked to get the shredding process protocol from Jerrold McKaughan. Police  None. Fire Department  Chief Cochran asked the Commission to consider dates for entry-level firefighter testing. Traditionally this is done in October. The following schedule was tentatively set: October 25, 2014 Written Test November 1, 2014 Tier Testing, PAT Testing and Oral Interviews NEW BUSINESS Civil Service Commission  Toni Bachman advised the Commission that Bert Fleck had been reappointed to the Civil Service Commission during the July City Council meeting.  Toni Bachman informed the Commission that they needed to elect officers. Jim Campbell made a motion that the current slate of officers be reinstated. Garrie Kellam seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Police Department  None. Fire Department  Chief Cochran advised the Commission that he was exploring the possibility of changing the assessment portion of the promotional testing in 2015 to resemble the protocol used by the Police Department. At 6:00 p.m. Jim Campbell made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Bert Fleck seconded the motion and the meeting was dismissed.