Minutes Civil Service Commission 8 7 08CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Place of Meeting: City Hall — Conference Room B
Present: Commission Members Loras Kluesner, Otto Krueger, Dan White
Also Present: City Attorney Barry Lindahl; Police Chief Kim Wadding; Emergency
Communications Manager Mark Murphy
1. Election of Chairperson
Motion by Kluesner to elect Otto Krueger as Chairperson. Seconded by White.
Motion carried 3-0.
2. Approve Minutes of July 8, 2008
Motion by White to approve the minutes of July 8, 2008 as submitted. Seconded
by Kluesner. Motion carried 3-0.
3. Set Hearing Date for Appeal of Termination of Police Officer Scott Simpson
Assistant City Clerk advised the Commission that Mr. Simpson would not be
available from August 13th through the 18th and August 21St. Motion by Kluesner
to set the hearing date on the appeal of Police Officer Scott Simpson for
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room A of City Hall.
Seconded by White. Motion carried 3-0.
4. Establish Passing Point and Certify List for the Position of Public Safety
Dispatcher
Motion by Kluesner to receive and file the documents and to establish the
passing point for the position of Public Safety Dispatcher at 58 and above correct
answers. Seconded by White. Motion carried 3-0. Chairperson Krueger read
the list of names of those individuals with a passing score. Motion by Kluesner
to certify the list as read. Seconded by White. Motion carried 3-0.
5. Re -Certify List for the Position of Traffic Signal Technician II
Motion by Kluesner to re -certify the list for the position of Traffic Signal
Technician II as corrected due to a typographical error and stated that the list
would be good through the original certification date of May 2, 2010. Seconded
by White. Motion carried 3-0.
6. New Commissioner Orientation and Review of Hearing Procedures
City Attorney Lindahl provided the Commission with a Chapter 400 of the Code
of Iowa and provided a brief overview of what areas the Commission has
jurisdiction over. He also reviewed the process and procedures that are followed
in Civil Service hearings.
There being no further business, upon motion meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m.
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