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CIVIL SERVICE MEETING OCTOBER 24, 1991 PAGE 2 them receive an increase in pay and it will also save the City money in testing. We will not run a Clerk's test at this time. One, there are no openings so there is no need to run the test. Two, when we do decide to upgrade this to a Secretarial B status it's going to take Union approval to do so. The Union's contract, I believe, is not up until sometime next year (the AFSCME is the name of the union). So until that time, the Commission has decided to do, if in fact an employee goes on as part-time in a clerks position, is to send out a letter to each department and Department Head that in affect the day that the clerk becomes a full-time employee for the City of North Olmsted that they will be subject to an examination and we will set up a Clerks Exam. at that time before 90 days because according to our guidelines they are entitled to take a test and pass it to retain their job before 90 days. The problem in the past here was that we had 2 people retain full-time status and they were on board over a year and became a member of the Union and they are no longer subject to the civil service guidelines. If we were remiss on not testing them, the truth of the matter is, they still retain status and they are Union represented and we are no longer authorized to test them. We are not responsible for them nor are we legally entitled to test these people. I assure you that we are going to watch this very closely. We will return the Clerk Study Guides back to McCann Associates since there is no need for them at this time. Status of the Correction Officer Test and when should a test be given? Henry Robinson said that the Commission has received information on the Correction Officer Test and we will look this over and will also give it to the Police Chief and see how it looks to him. We will then schedule a date to give this test. Al Kovelan said that the test will be scheduled more than likely in December or January. Henry Robinson discussed about the candidate who took the polygraph test that had supposedly been trying to control his breathing. The Commission received a copy from the officer who gave they polygraph to explain in more detail (he did not send the test results) he did send his qualifications which are impressive. Therefore, the Commission approved this information. Al Kovelan advised Chief Osterhouse that since the Chief would have to work with this individual and your people and the City of North Olmsted would have to deal with this individual that the Commission will leave it in your hands. Al said that that polygraph test is enough evidence for Commission.