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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 5200 Dover Center Road • North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 Phone: 777-8000 Ext, 232 Fax: 777-5889 CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES -May 19, 1997 I. ROLL CALL: THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF MAY 19, 1997 WILL NOW COMMENCE.... PRESENT ARE: Chairman Cummings; Commissioner Zolar; Commissioner Benjamin; Police Chief Viola; and Assistant Clerk of Commissions Cornish. H. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: S. Benjamin motioned to approve `the.minutes'of Apri121,` 1997, seconded by E. Cummings and unanimously approved. III. REPORTS: A) The written portion of the Police Officer's examination was held April 23, 1997 at 7:30 P.M. Approximately 207 police officer applications were distributed; 148' applications were returned; 8 applications were rejected;'2 rejections were overturned; 3 requests for waiver of filing fee were granted; 142 candidates were scheduled to be tested; 125 were tested; and 1 candidate tested was not eligible due to rejection of application. The results were sent out May 12, 1997, out of 124 candidates tested,, 86 passed; 38. failed; and two passing candidates are tied. The clerk advised approximately.three people have contacted the civil service office asking to review'-,test material. Page 6 of the rules and regulations,manual grants the right` to review testing materials if it is in accordance with. the testing company's procedure. The clerk has contacted Stanard & Associates, the testing company, and they are-willing to provide the materials for review under.-:the condition that such candidates will be monitored. All candidates.participating.in`the review will be prohibited from taking any material from the review site: The chief advised this should be extensively monitored sothat candidates cannot tape record or write `any questions down, as many times candidates ,sellthe questions. These tests are standardized and validated tests therefore no scores will be. affected as'a result of review. B) The top 50 candidates<are -scheduled-to take the agility test on July. 26, 1997 at the North Olmsted Recreation Complex in;the'tennis courts. The clerk advised, if a candidate declines testing or does not respond to the .otice.within;the time period allotted, they will not be permitted to participate in the agility test. C) Possible report on secretarial vacancy. The clerk advised Judith Ptacek has been appointed to the Secretary II opening in the Building Department. Such appointment came off the civil service eligibility list. D) Firefighter Hickman has retired, effective April 30, 1997. Mr. Roger Hutkay, Jr. was hired from the eligibility list for Firefighter on April 28, 1997. E) Patrolman Kibler has resigned from the police department effective April 28, 1997. F) Per Chairman Cummings direction the secretary of the commission conducted a survey on secretarial positions and provisional openings. The results of the survey will be discussed at a later date. G) The Dispatcher test originally scheduled for June 17, 1997 has been postponed because there was insufficient time to review packets before the advertisement would be required to run. The clerk advised it would be very difficult to administer a dispatcher test in the summer. The Chairman would like to call the dispatcher test for sometime in the fall- Chief Viola was concerned that a full