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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-13-13 MINUTES CITY OF MAPLEWOOD POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Monday, May 13, 2013 8:00 a.m. Council Chambers—Maplewood City Hall 1830 County Road B East 1. Call 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 Dave Kvam, Acting Police Chief, present 3. Approval of Agenda Commissioner Liddell motioned to approve the agenda. Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. 4. Approval of Minutes: a. April 5, 2013 Commissioner Liddell motioned to approve the minutes for the April 5, 2013 meeting. Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. 5. New Business a. Discussion involving Non-public Data from Police Chief Exam Mr. Bethel clarified the discussion of non-public data. Relevant test scores on candidates are public data; however the names of the candidates are considered private data until, in this case, the top three finalists are selected to proceed on to the final interview. Ms. Rameaux addressed the commission and went over the testing process and the results. b. Accept Exam Results for Police Chief Process; Establish Police Chief Eligibility List; Certify Top Three Candidates pending Backgrounds Commissioner Liddell motioned to accept the exam results. Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. Chair Birkholz motioned to accept the eligibility list for Police Chief. Commissioner Liddell seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. Commissioner Meehan motioned to certify the top three candidates for Police Chief, pending background investigations. The candidates’ names are now public. They are Dave Kvam, Scott Gerlicher and Paul Schnell. Commissioner Liddell seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. c. Discuss and Approve Police Sergeant Posting and Hiring Process Acting Chief Kvam addressed the commission and discussed the need to fill a current vacant sergeant position. He also went over a proposed change to the position profile. Commissioner Liddell motioned to approve the position profile with the proposed changes. Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. Ms. Rameaux went over the posting and hiring process. Commissioner Liddell motioned to accept the posting as proposed. Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. Commissioner Liddell motioned to leave the written exam and promotability index as is. Commissioner Meehan seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. 6. Unfinished Business Ms Rameaux gave an update on the Police Chief hiring process. 7. Visitor Presentations 8. Commission Presentations 9. Staff Presentations Acting Chief Kvam gave an update on current happenings within the department. 10. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 8:40am.