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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO CIVIL• SERVICE MEETING - MAY 19, 1-176' Present: Commissioners, Robert Wendt, Tom Stroh; Secretary, Peg Hill. NOMBL members of the employees committee: Chairman, Donald Livingston; Tod Dagy; Larry Risko; Jim Bierman; Bob Kessler. Absent: Commissioner Madeline Brookshire. Minutes of the previous meeting approved as submitted. NEW BUSINESS Representatives of the NOMBL appeared before the commission to question the classification of the "service man" or "hostler" as civil service unclassified personnel. Air. Livingston, chairman, stated that these people have training in order to do their jobs, not primarily washing the busses. They are responsible for some minor maintenance on the busses having to drive the busses when there is a breakdown. Their responsibilities are to assist the mechanics. Among their other duties are minor building repairs, changing flat tires, securing the building on Fridays and Saturdays, along with numerous other duties. On that basis the committee feels they should be considered classified rather than unclassified. A copy of the job descriptions was also given to the commission. The verbage "hostler" is a term used by RTA. The committee feels this term should be recognized. To continue, Mr. Livingston stated that the hostler does minor repairs when the mechanic is unavailable. As a group of employees Mr. Dagy commented they go far beyond the laborer classification which he sees as using a broom, shovel, hammer or screwdriver. Their duties - are far beyond that. The job description, as submitted, will speak for itself. Mr. Wendt stated that the commission has been reviewing the civil service payroll list for quite a while as we have had concerns about signing payrolls in justifying the names of those people that are classified employees. We invited all city personnel to a meeting on February 10th and asked the city for job descriptions plus we requested the city tell us who is classified because many of our members are new to the commission and when we present our certified list it needs to be correct. Mr. Stroh checked out the service man question at the bus garage on a Saturday morning work session following the above meeting. Mr. Stroh questioned at that time as to what is a hostler? He was told by the bus personnel that the word "hostler" was the same as "laborer", as opposed to, for instance, a mechanic apprentice, or material handler. Based on what was told to Mr. Stroh the conclusion was that the job was one of laborer and based on this fact, laborers are not covered by civil service. Mr. Stroh continued by saying that if this group wants the title to be changed to "hostler" they either have the wrong job description or are doing to wrong job. Mr. Livingston answered by saying the word "hostler" is looked at one way -by downtown RTA and it is not the same in North Olmsted. (continued on page #2)