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t .. CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED "TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!" CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES — JULY 21, 2003 COUNCIL'S CAUCUS ROOM 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL: Chairman J. Thomay called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Chairman J. Thomay and Board Member R. Giesser ALSO PRESENT: Assistant Law Director Bryan O'Malley, Safety Director Jesse, and Fire Chief Klecan. H. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: The Civil Service minutes dated June 23, 2003 are submitted for approval Mr. O'Malley commented that he would like to voice a concern about the minutes. He suggested that the sentence on page 2 (Mr. O'Malley advised that the question of who is classified and un- classified should probably be a question directed to the Law Director for an answer). Set a tone in the minutes that does not give an accurate reflection of the discussion that took place. He believes the advice that was being provided to the commission was that the commission should seek the advice of the law department as to it's roll and for guidance's to performing their role, as opposed to the Law Director determining who is and is not classified. The point that he was trying to make throughout many sections of the meeting was that the commission is advised to seek its legal guidance from the Law Director. Ms. Giesser indicated that she did not have a problem with the sentence "nor" did she have a problem with the understanding Mr. O'Malley is giving to the context of the discussion. She believes Mr. O'Malley was saying we the Commissioners will make the ultimate decision. However, in terms of how the commission goes about it and how the framing of the decision is we should seek our guidance from the Law Director. Mr. O'Malley agreed that that was an accurate interpretation. He commented that the minutes are the records of the Civil Service Commission. It is for the Civil Service Commission to determine for itself whether the minutes are a fair and accurate representation of the course of the dialogue or how they are presented. Mr. Thomay indicated that the commission would move forward. J. Thomay motion to approve the minutes as written. R. Giesser seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved. III. CORRESPONDENCE: There were (16) pieces of correspondence received and (3) pieces of correspondence sent out Mr. Thomay voiced that he received a copy of the e-mail regarding the testing site and was concerned with the comments from the union local. It indicates that people were going in and out of the exam room. He questioned what time the meeting took place. Mrs. Rote indicated that the written exam took place on Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Thomay questioned if the first shift of the day was still on duty. Mrs. Rote indicated the day shift ended at 3:30 p.m. however there was a second shift on duty. Mr. Thomay indicated that the letter states there were people going in and out of the exam room to use the restroom while the test was being conducted. Furthermore, there were people entering the break room to check and work on the PA system.