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from their own angle. Mr. Thomay indicated that the information provided by PRADCO would be passed. on to the appropriate people. Mr. Kapusinski confirmed that they do various levels of screening, including clerical. They like to have a job description for anything they do. They like to talk to the hiring manager or human resource person involved. Mr. Thomay thanked Mr. Kapusinski and Mr. Carobine for their presentation to the board. Comrnissioners need to review/approve the Report of Activitiesfor 2001 to be submitted to the State Personnel Board of Review Mr. Thomay wondered if there had been any promotional exams in 2001. Mrs. Kilbane indicated she believes there were no exams but she will check the records. Mrs. Martin mentioned she called George Bode, the chairman of the Rocky River Civil Service Commission. She was also in contact with Vera Goss, the chairman in Westlake. Mr. Bode informed her that they are currently re -doing their rules. Mrs. Martin said she will contact him again next week. Mrs. Martin distributed a copy of the rules from Westlake for the board members to review. She also spoke with Mr. Richard Novak who is involved with county civil service. Please refer to the attached notes from Mrs. Martin. Mr. Thomay pointed out that the board is a member of the county civil service organization. Mrs. Martin indicated the next meeting for the county group is April 18th. Mrs. Martin asked if North Olmsted falls under Home Rule or State Rule. Mr. Thomay replied that we are under Home Rule. Mr. Thomay asked Mrs. Kilbane to check with Donna Rote, the Civil Service Secretary, for information about the county association. They have gotten information on the association in their packets in the past and he would like to ensure that they continue to receive information. Mrs. Martin brought up the idea of communities getting together to administer agility tests. Mr. Thomay said he has pushed for that. Mrs. Martin mentioned the idea of an 18 -month card being given to candidates. The association is trying, in units that are close to each other, to have all candidates go for an agility test at the same time, with the same administrators giving the test. Mr. Thomay explained that the review of the rules may be difficult because the new members have not gone through any testing or use of the rules. He asked if the board members had a chance to read through the handbook. Mrs. Martin wondered if there was still a ;possibility of setting aside two days to go through the entire book. Mr. Thomay indicated he will talk with Mrs. Rote, the Civil Service Secretary, before the next meeting. He said they got through about a 1/3 of the book. He added that one difficulty has been other issues taking over, and by the time the board is able to get back to the book, it is hard to pick it up again. They have made the most progress when they were able to hammer it out. He mentioned they had just finished a review of the rules when he first came onto the board. He has been a board member for 4 years and so there really are a lot of areas that are outdated, particularly concerning eye exams. He added that with the hiring freeze.. they will have more time to devote to the book. Mrs. Kilbane will check with Mrs. Rote on the possibility of setting aside a couple of days for the commissioners to work on the handbook. Mr. Thomay said he did a memo a year or so ago to police Chief Ruple requesting his changes. He said they have those recommendations, along with the suggestions of Chief Bak. J. Thomay made a motion to approve the Report of Activities for 2001 to be submitted to the state. The motion was seconded by R. Giesser and unanimously approved. X. ADJOURNMENT:- The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M. Thomay,, Chairman (pate Annie Kilbane, Civil Service Secretary