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CIVIL SERVICE MEETING MINUTES MARCH 20-, 1995 PAGE 2 OLD BUSINESS Dr. Huffman also said that the Air'Force use to require pilots to wear eye glasses. These pilots flew very expensive air craft. He said, that just because a pilot's.vision goes down hill they are not going to get rid of that pilot after they spent all that time and money on training him. The pilots later changed from eye glasses to the soft contacts and found better results. Glasses can also move on the face and then you have to look threw the glasses at an angle. Dr. Huffman called the American Optometric Association, they sent him Police and Fire information on a vision course in St. Louis that he had attended. St. Louis went over their vision requirements and we were given copies of what Dr. Huffman had for our files. These are the National recommendation standards. They are not just what someone thought up. Dr. Huffman feels that this requirement would be more suitable for our city. After all was said and done, Jim. Hines voted to change the vision requirement, Glenn Marks 2nd it.. Tracy will type this vision standard up. and we will use it for our next Police/Fire exam. Dr. Huffman works across the street from the Police Station. He used to serve on the Commission and really has an understanding as to what we are looking at. Dr. Huffman said that he would be happy to do the vision screening tests for candidates being screened for the Police and Fire Departments.. The Fire Fighter's Entry Level Exam. is still on hold. NEW BUSINESS Jackie Smith who took our Secretarial -test attended this meeting. Jackie said that she was hired in the Police Department for a Secretarial II position, Jackie replaced Cheryl Sears. Later when Cheryl Sears wanted.to return to her .job, Jackie applied for the Building Department's Secretarial position, which was also a Secretarial II position. Jackie was given a typing test and was informed in writing that she did not get this job in the Building Department. A little while later, she met with Carolyn Kasler and Carolyn sai& that she did not get..this job because she did not type 45 wpm or better. Jackie was, at some point, then told on a Wednesday that she would be laid -off by the end of the work day on Friday. She received a 2 day lay-off notice.