Civil Service Commission

RUSSELLVILLE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES March 28, 2023, 5:00 p.m., Central Fire Station, Russellville and Online via Google Meets Commissioners: City/Department Representatives: Mark Lykins, Chairman Present Trey Smith, City Attorney, Absent Toni Bachman, Present David Ewing, Police Chief, Present Jon Brown, Present Kirk Slone, Fire Chief, Absent Ruben Camacho, Present Brent Moix, Battalion Chief, Present Barbara Horton, Absent Tanessa Vaughn, Human Resources, Absent Phillip Lea, Absent Jason Ramsey, Absent Meeting Minutes Jon Brown pointed out an error in February minutes presented. Tyler Brown is incorrect name, Tyler Bower is noted as the correct name. Brown moved and Camacho seconded motion to approve minutes of February 28, 2023 as corrected. The Commission approved the minutes. Business  Jon Brown presented the updated Entry Level Policeman Authorized Certified List.  Date for Lieutenant promotional testing will be Thursday May 11. Chief Ewing indicated that the police department would use a video based format for this testing.  Chairman Lykins gave a list of suggested changes in the new hire process for the police department. The handout is attached. Discussion ensued focusing on the application process and whether to keep it open or not, the order and frequency of testing and the legal notice of testing. It was decided to keep the application process open at the police department and to keep an open testing date for written tests for the second Thursday of each month beginning with May 11 and then following each second Thursday.  Meeting was adjourned