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Approved: 5/13/13
MINUTES
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Friday, April 5, 2013
8:00 a.m.
Council Chambers—Maplewood City Hall
1830 County Road B East
1. Call to Order
Chair Birkholz called the meeting to order.
2. Roll Call
Commissioners: Debra Birkholz, Chair, present
Jim Meehan, Secretary, present
Lisa Liddell, Commissioner, present
Others: Terrie Rameaux, Staff Liaison, present
Chuck Bethel, HR Attorney, present
3. Approval of Agenda
Ms. Rameaux requested that a discussion be held to select a commissioner to be
an interview panel member during Unfinished Business.
Commissioner Liddell motioned to approve the agenda as amended.
Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All
The motion passed.
4. Approval of Minutes:
a. February 15, 2013
Commissioner Liddell motioned to approve the meeting minutes for February 15,
2013.
Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All
The motion passed.
5. New Business
a. Attorney/Client Discussion Regarding Litigation--*Declaration of
Intent to Close Meeting
Mr. Bethel explained the reasoning for closing the meeting and explained the
meeting will reopen after items 5a-c have been discussed.
Commissioner Liddell motioned to close the meeting to discuss litigation, private
data and interview questions.
Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All
The motion passed.
b. Confidential Personnel Matters involving Private Data--*Declaration
of Intent to Close Meeting
c. Discuss and Develop Structured Panel Interview Questions (non-
public data)--*Declaration of Intent to Close Meeting
Chair Birkholz reopened the meeting. The commission discussed litigation,
narrowed down the list of Police Chief applicants to the top 8 to go through the
process and tabled the discussion of interview questions to allow commissioners
to forward their question suggestions to Ms. Rameaux for her to compile for the
panel interview.
6. Unfinished Business
a. Selection of Commission Member for Panel Interviews
The Commission discussed timelines and schedules of availability for the
interviews. Commissioner Meehan expressed an interest in serving on the
structured panel interviews and his schedule was flexible.
Commissioner Liddell motioned to name Jim Meehan as the Police Civil Service
Commission representative on the Police Chief structured interview panel.
Chair Birkholz seconded the motion. Ayes: All
The motion passed.
7. Visitor Presentations
8. Commission Presentations
9. Staff Presentations
10. Adjourn
Chair Birkholz motioned to adjourn the meeting at 10:32am.
Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All
The motion passed.