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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING COUNCIL'S CONFERENCE ROOM MINUTES - JANUARY 24, 2005 7:00 P.M. I. ROLL CALL: Chairperson Giesser called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. PRESENT: Chairperson R. Giesser, M. Ubaldi, and W. Hohmann ALSO PRESENT: Director of Personnel and Administrative Services C. Farver, Assistant Law Director B. O'Malley, and Civil Service Secretary A. Kilbane II. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: The Civil Service minutes dated November 29, 2004 have been submitted for approval. Mr. Ubaldi indicated he received a marked up copy of the minutes and there appears to have been some grammatical changes made. Mrs. Farver indicated that she and the new Civil Service secretary, Mrs. Kilbane, made some corrections to the minutes. Mrs. Farver respectfully requested that the commission consider the corrections. M. Ubaldi made a motion to approve the corrected version of the November 29, 2004 minutes as submitted by Mrs. Farver and Mrs. Kilbane. The motion was seconded by W. Hohmann and unanimously approved. III. CORRESPONDENCE: There were (38) pieces of correspondence received and (124) correspondences sent out by Civil Service. 0 Chairperson Giesser pointed out that three letters were received from police entry level candidates who are requesting an extension of, time to submit agility certification. The board members then discussed the issue of whether or not the Commission has the authority to grant an extension. Mrs. Giesser said she does not believe they have that authority. Mr. Hohmann said he believes the Commission may have or should have leeway. Mr. Ubaldi stated that the Commission had dictated that agility certification was required to be submitted within 60 days. Mr. O'Malley said the Commission has the ability to grant an extension due to unforeseen conditions yet they do not have to feel compelled to grant the extension. There was further discussion about reviewing the language of the Civil Service rules on this subject and possible changes. Mr. Ubaldi reviewed the requests. R. Giesser made a motion to have the Civil Service secretary respond to the requests and quote the Civil Service rules precisely and explain there are no provisions to grant an extension. The motion was seconded by M. Ubaldi. Roll call on the motion: R. Giesser; yes, M. Ubaldi; yes, and W. Hohmann; no. Motion Carried. There was a brief discussion about the letters that were sent to those candidates who have not submitted agility certification. The letters indicated there will be a hearing conducted at the next Civil Service meeting on February 28 to determine disqualification and removal from the eligibility list. IV. OLD BUSINESS: 0 Continue reviewing Civil Service Handbook for updates