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'r. IV. OLD BUSINESS: A) Commissioners need to address Rule II & III of the Civil Service Landbook. Chairman Thomay indicated that he thought most of the items that need to be addressed would be in Rule 1, 11 and 111. Under Rule 11, section III there is a type -0 under vision standards. 1. Instead of reading deficient functional color perception related to the job description, it should read Must Posses functional color perception related to the job description. 2. Change deficiency in color perception of such a nature etc to read must posses color perception of such a nature etc. Mr. Thomay indicated that a new page 2 be typed up for review for the next regularly scheduled meeting. There was discussion regarding a. contact lens waver as to when it should be required and how and what should be written in the handbook. Mr. Thomay requested that the clerk contact the ophthalmologist that the City uses for the new hires and inquire if he/she could render an opinion on how the vision standard should be written. Before having the ophthalmologist submit anything find out if he/she is going to charge us for their opinion and let us know. Mrs. Zolar suggested finding out if laser surgery, soft/hard contacts and other options that are available today should be added to the handbook. Mr. Thomay suggested getting copies of other municipalities requirements so the board could do a comparison. Under Rule II section 7, Mr. Thomay questioned whether or not it is legal to have a 35 -year old age cut-off for Police and Fire hires. Mr. Farrell indicated that he would look into the legality of the age limit and have it for the next meeting. The Fire Chief thought the pension board set the age limits. Discussion regarding section ", D (Other Entry Level Police and Firefighter/Paramedic Requirements) regarding removing the word student from the paragraph. Fire Chief, Bak suggested wording the paragraph to allow students enrolled in the paramedic class and will be State Certified within 6 months of the test being given. For the most part, if students are going to drop out of the course they drop out after the first semester, this is EMT training. Mr. Farrell suggested adding wording indicating that the first semester (EMT) training must have been completed to take the test. Mr. Thomay instructed the clerk to add (Candidate must be eligible for State Certification within 6 months of the exam) and submit the new writing for review at the next meeting. Mr. Thomay indicated that Rule 11; Section 10 (Entry Level Clerical) will require rewriting as there will no longer be a proficiency evaluation. Chief Bak indicated that his department requires secretaries, who are computer literate, as the majority of their work is on computers. There was discussion as to how the Commission could come up with secretary duties for each department. The clerk indicated that the secretaries bargaining agreement does not have requirements for each department a secretary ll can work in any department. Chief Bak indicated that his department was in the process of establishing a requirement for their secretaries. Mr. Thomay indicated that the handbook should list the skills that will be tested. Mr. Thomay indicated that he would just dictate wording for the book and then the board could work from there. Entry Level. Secretarial; Secretarial applicants, e.g., must take and pass a computer based software program designed to test typing/keyboard, word processing, data entry, window application skills, and basic to moderate computer skills utilizing a variety of programs used within the City. Mr. Thomay indicated that the board would review the wording at the next meeting once it is retyped. Rule 111; Section 1. (Promotional Examination Notice;) (a). Should have unless waived by all persons eligible to participate removed from the paragraph. One not less than needs to be removed from the second sentence under (a). Section 2 (a) will have to be changed to read 60 months instead of 36 months. Mr. Thomay indicated that Section 3, (a) Police promotion would also need to be changed from 36 months to 60 months as well. Chief Bak requested that section 2, (c) read; In the event that there are not at least two candidates eligible for a Captain, Assistant Chief or Chief promotional test,. Mr. Thomay indicated that under section 3, a paragraph (c) would need to be added and the tests will be for Lieutenant, Captain and Chief. Mr. Thomay moved to section (e) Extra credit for efficiency. Mr. Farrell indicated that the board felt that section 8 (e) needed to be