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explained the March handbook is very specific about the contents of the firefighter agility test, yet the police officer criteria is not present. One of his recommendations is to remove the specifics of the agility test, as the commission should determine the contents of the agility test at the time it is determined a test will be given. Chief Osterhouse clarified that this does not mean the commission has to determine the specifics of the agility test, as the company the commission chooses to use for the agility testing has their own criteria. The company works to make sure this criteria is validated for each position. Mr. Wilamosky noted some of this criteria important today, may not be as pertinent five years from now due to advances in technology. Safety Director Kasler explained another similar suggestion is to remove the naming of specific doctors from the handbook. Mrs. Kasler hoped to incorporate her suggestions into Director Wilamosky's document. The commissioners agreed not to make any changes to the handbook tonight. B) Report on handbook. At the December 1996 meeting the commission voted that the March edition of the handbook be considered the official handbook and the June edition be considered a suggestions workbook. The March edition of the handbook has been distributed. All directors and department heads have received a copy of the June edition on disk for their review. Please be advised, as of the mailing date, we were still awaiting some suggestions. We have received suggestions from the Law Department and Fire Chief Osterhouse. Please note: Mr. Power also had some suggestions at the October meeting. Hopefully, we will have more suggestions by the meeting date. This was discussed previously, and the commission hoped to discuss the handbook at the next meeting or when all the suggestions are received. C) Mr. Cummings noted the commission received several correspondences including: an e-mail sent to the department heads regarding the rules and regulations handbook; a letter sent to a secretarial candidate advising of removal; a letter to a firefighter candidate advising of removal; a letter to firefighter candidate advising of third pass by and removal; and a letter to a firefighter candidate advising of the second pass by; letter from Chief Osterhouse advising of Mr. Vanes' promotion to lieutenant; and a letter from Chief Osterhouse advising of two new hires within the fire department. V. NEW BUSINESS: A) Due to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council Certification (O.P.O.T.C.) requirement past procedure may need to be changed for the upcoming police test. In the past the commission placed a limit on the number of applications. If there is not a limit placed on the number of applicants it is difficult to estimate how many study guides will be needed. In response to Director Wilamosky's question, Captain Ruple estimated that there would be at least three openings in the next two years. Safety Director Kasler questioned how long the waiting period is to receive the testing materials. She wondered if there would be time between the deadline for filing applications and the date of the test to mail qualified people a study guide. The secretary explained that the testing company had suggested ordering the testing materials after the number of applicants is established. Commissioner Cummings noted that a date could be established for picking up the applications rather than mailing them out. Mr. Wilamosky believed 100 study guides could be ordered, and, when a definite number of applicants is established, the remainder of the testing materials could be ordered. The secretary advised that the testing company requires that all the materials (this includes. the tests as well as the study guides) must be ordered simultaneously. Captain Ruple agreed to talk to Chief Viola about the possibility of limiting the number of 2