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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-04-13 MINUTES CITY OF MAPLEWOOD POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Friday, October 4, 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, absent Others: Terrie Rameaux, Staff Liaison, present Chuck Bethel, HR Attorney, present Paul Schnell, Police Chief, present Dave Kvam, Deputy Police Chief, present Kathleen Juenemann, Council Member Liaison 3. Approval of Agenda Commissioner Meehan motioned to approve the agenda. Chair Birkholz seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. 4. Approval of Minutes: a. June 24, 2013 Commissioner Meehan motioned to approve the Meeting Minutes for June 24, 2013. Chair Birkholz seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. 5. New Business a. Attorney/Client Privilege to Discuss Matters of Litigation--*Declaration of Intent to Close Meeting Commissioner Meehan motioned to close the meeting. Chair Birkholz seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed Chair Birkholz reopened the meeting. b. Discuss and Approve Revised Police Officer Job Description, Proposed Recruitment Process and Posting Ms. Rameaux addressed the commission and went over the agenda report and attachments. Chief Schnell went over the new proposed recruiting process and the changes to the job description and answered questions. Commissioner Meehan motioned to approve the revised Police Officer job description, proposed recruitment process and posting. Chair Birkholz seconded. Ayes: All The motion passed. c. Discussion on Adding Provision to the Process for Approving/Rejecting Police Officer Candidate Backgrounds Ms. Rameaux addressed the commission and went over the report. Chief Schnell and Deputy Chief Kvam addressed the commission and answered questions. No action is required on this item. 6. Unfinished Business 7. Visitor Presentations Council Member Juenemann addressed the commission. She stated the Dispatching Policy Committee announced that the new CAD for the Consolidated Dispatch is in process and should be coming online by the end of 2014. 8. Commission Presentations Chair Birkholz addressed the commission and expressed appreciation for being invited to the swearing in ceremony and requested to be invited to future swearing in ceremonies. 9. Staff Presentations a. Future Hirings—Implications of Upcoming PERA Changes Chief Schnell addressed the commission and went over the upcoming PERA changes. b. Alternative Recruitment Opportunities Chief Schnell addressed the commission and went over alternative recruitment opportunities. The commission expressed interest in exploring these ideas in the future. c. Four-Year Degree as a Minimum Qualification for Police Officer Hiring Chief Schnell and Deputy Chief Kvam addressed the commission and discussed having the minimum qualification of a four-year degree for police officers. The commission expressed concern about limiting the candidate pool but would like more information to explore this idea further. 10. Adjourn Commissioner Meehan motioned to adjourn the meeting. Chair Birkholz seconded the motion. Ayes: All Chair Birkholz adjourned the meeting at 9:35 am.