Minutes_Civil Service Commission 2 15 12MINUTES
Government Body: CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Date: February 15, 2012
Time: 9:30 AM
Place of Meeting: City Hall — Conference Room A (Lower Level), 50 W. 13th Street
Chairperson White called the meeting to order at 9:50 a.m. (Commissioners were delayed due
to car trouble.)
Present: Commissioners Dan White and Betty Takes.
Others Present: Randy Peck, Mark Dalsing, Terry Tobin, Neill Weiss
1. Approve Minutes of February 2, 2012 Meeting
Motion by Takes to approve the minutes as submitted. Seconded by White Motion
carried 2 -0.
2. Approve the Police Officer Recruitment Process
Motion by Takes to approve the
a. certification process to include the transfer and acceptance of POST scores,
b. administering the agility test prior to the written exam,
c. and the recommendation that the list be certified for 10 months from the time the
Commission certifies it to avoid a gap between the testing /application process
and the expiration date of the list.
Seconded by White. Takes questioned the "preferred qualifications" reference in the
recruitment process. Chief Dalsing explained the concept of mini interviews and short
essays given during the agility /testing process as another tool to identify the intangible
qualifications of potential candidates who may not test well. Motion carried 2 -0.
There being no further business, White motioned to adjourn at 10:15 a.m. Seconded by
Takes. Motion carried 2 -0.
Civil Service Commission
Approved at the meeting
Submitted by Kevin S. Firnstahl, City Clerk