Civil Service Commission

DocuSign Envelope ID: 20E7B7B1-074E-406D-BFB9-3B97AC8355EA TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES OF VIRTUAL MEETING March 9, 2023 Page 1 CONVENE: 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Chair Simon Tee and Commissioners Blake Chard and Eric Trimble. Staff: Secretary/Chief Examiner Juliann McGarva, Fire Chief Brian Hurley, and Police Chief Jon Weiks. CHANGES TO There were no changes to the agenda. AGENDA: APPROVAL OF MINUTES, FEBRUARY 21, 2023: MOTION: Commissioner Trimble moved, seconded by Chair Tee, to approve the minutes of February 21, 2023 as published. A voice vote approved the motion. MARCH STATUS Chief Examiner McGarva reported the eligibility list has not changed since the OF ELIGIBILITY last meeting. Later, a new list is proposed for the Lateral LISTS: Firefighter/Paramedic. APPROVAL OF Chief Examiner McGarva reported the City conducted three oral boards on UPDATED ENTRY March 1, 2023. All three applicants were male and two of the applicants LEVEL POLICE passed the oral board. The proposed eligibility list includes two new names OFFICER and removal of three names. Two of the candidates were hired by the City and ELIGIBILITY the third candidate failed the background investigation. The proposed list LIST: includes eight candidates. MOTION: Commissioner Trimble moved, seconded by Chair Tee, to approve the updated Entry Level Police Office Eligibility List as presented. A voice vote approved the motion. APPROVAL OF Chief Examiner McGarva presented the proposed Lateral Firefighter LATERAL Paramedic Eligibility List. At the end of February, the City conducted an oral FIREFIGHTER board with two applicants. One of the applicants did not pass the oral board. PARAMEDIC LIST: The proposal includes the addition of one name on the eligibility list. MOTION: Commissioner Trimble moved, seconded by Chair Tee, to approve the Lateral Firefighter Paramedic Eligibility List as presented. Chair Tee welcomed new Commissioner Blake Chard to the meeting. MOTION: A voice vote approved the motion. UPDATES: Fire Chief Hurley spoke in support of the Firefighter Paramedic candidate. DocuSign Envelope ID: 20E7B7B1-074E-406D-BFB9-3B97AC8355EA TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES OF VIRTUAL MEETING March 9, 2023 Page 2 The department has scheduled testing for Fire Lieutenant. Medic One is planning to conduct another entry-level paramedic testing process. Commissioner Trimble reported on his recent acceptance of a part-time position with the City of Tumwater beginning within the next week. Because of this new position with the City, he is resigning from the Commission. He acknowledged the good working relationships with the Chair, Fire Chief Hurley, and Police Chief Weiks. NEXT MEETING The next meeting is scheduled on Thursday, April 13, 2023. DATE: ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Trimble moved, seconded by Commissioner Chard, to adjourn the meeting at 5:39 p.m. A voice vote approved the motion. _________________________ ___________________________________ Simon Tee, Chair Juliann McGarva, Secretary Chief Examiner Prepared by Valerie L. Gow, Recording Secretary/President Puget Sound Meeting Services, psmsoly@earthlink.net