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W CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED "TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!" CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SPECIAL METING MINUTES — JANUARY 13, 2003 MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM 7:00 PM I. ROLL CALL: Chairman Thomay called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. PRESENT: Commissioners J. Thomay, R. Giesser, and P. Martin ALSO PRESENT: Civil Service Secretary, A. Kilbane II. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: The Civil Service minutes dated December 19, 2002 have been submitted for approval. J. Thomay motioned to approve the minutes of December 19, 2002 as submitted. The motion was seconded by R. Giesser and unanimously approved. III. REPORTS: t There were 8 pieces of correspondence received and 2 pieces of correspondence sent out or submitted. J. Thomay made a motion to accept the correspondence report. The motion was seconded by R. Giesser and unanimously approved. IV. OLD BUSINESS: The Commissioners need to certify the promotional list for Fire Chief and advise the Appointing Authority to proceed with the promotion. Mr. Thomay indicated the board members received the fire promotional ranking list for the recently administered written test and oral assessment. The board has been asked to certify this list. He pointed out the number one ranking belongs to Mr. Tom Klecan, who is presently serving as the provisional fire chief. Mrs. Giesser indicated the entire list should be certified since it will be effective for two years. J. Thomay made a motion to certify the promotional list for Fire Chief, which will be effective until January 13, 2005. Mr. Klecan is ranked first on the list. Number two on the list is Ed Robertson. Number three is Scott Bartko. Number four is Jim Dunwoodie. All the candidates passed the exam. The clerk is to notify the Safety Director of the certification. The motion was seconded by P. Martin and unanimously approved. The Commissioners need to address making revisions to the Civil Service Handbook. Mr. Thomay asked if there were any suggestions as to how to approach the book. Mrs. Martin mentioned that they had previously talked about getting a conference room for a day so they could start the review process. Mr. Thomay indicated the previous board members went through approximately 1/3 of the book. There was some correspondence and revisions that should be reviewed by the present board members. Mrs. Kilbane indicated she will check the files and get any of the pertinent information to Mrs. Giesser and Mrs. Martin. Mr. Thomay said he will look through his files. He recalls seeing some revisions. He mentioned that one item that was previously discussed was the eye standards, which do not cover modern advances like laser