Civil Service Commission

MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING December 7, 2022 – 8:00 A.M. Members Present: Chairman Jan Naso Commissioner Tom Kot Commissioner Lisa Zeno Carano Non-Members Mayor Dave Kline Present: Human Resource Director Jill Stritch Fire Chief John Underwood ______________________________________________________________________________ The December 7, 2022 Civil Service Commission meeting was called to order. Minutes of the November 9, 2022 meeting were approved as published. Chairman Naso stated that 18 people took the Police Officer Exam and 15 passed. After the Agility Test, for those that showed up, there are four remaining people on the list. I’ll move to certify the Police Officer Eligibility List. Motion was seconded and passed with no discussion. Mr. Naso said that we need to elect a chairman for next year. Mrs. Carano elected (made a motion) Mr. Naso as Chairman of the Civil Service Commission for 2023 and Mr. Kot seconded the motion. He also commended Mr. Naso for his knowledge of everything needed to do the job and said Jan does a great job and I think that’s a good reason for him to continue as Chairman and I thank him for that. Motion was seconded and passed with no discussion. The Mayor, on behalf of the City and the Administration, thanked and congratulated the three commissioners for the phenomenal job they do. Historically, the City was very busy this past year with the Fire Department. The Mayor stated that for Civil Service, Chief Underwood was duly sworn-in starting November 28, 2022. Ceremonially, he will be sworn-in at Council tomorrow night, Josh Goldner was also sworn-in as a Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic beginning November 20, 2022 which opened up a spot for Nick Sansom for Battalion Chief effective November 28, 2022. We have one spot open because Nick was a Lieutenant. When Todd Hurd gets back from his vacation, I think he will accept the position as Lieutenant which then fills all our spots. Mr. Naso said that that then would exhaust our Lieutenant’s List. Mayor Kline stated that there were seven on the list, we swore in six. Page 2 December 7, 2022 Mr. Naso mentioned hiring Police Officers through the emergency system instead of giving tests. Over the next 12 to 18 months, you will probably see another three or four and if this is the results we are getting from tests…we have the ability to hire under emergency situations without giving a written exam. We might want to start looking at that process, but we still have time maybe to give another test. You might want to talk to the Police Department about that. There was an extended discussion on the situation and what our options are. Meeting adjourned at (no time stated on recording). An audio file of this meeting is available in the Civil Service office. Jan T. Naso, Chairman Civil Service Commission TALLMADGE OHIO JTN:asi