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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM MINUTES - FEBRUARY 28, 2005 7:00 P.M. I. ROLL CALL: Chairperson R. Giesser called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. PRESENT: R. Giesser, M. Ubaldi, and W. Hohmann ALSO PRESENT: C. Farver, Director of Personnel & Administrative Services; B. O'Malley, Assistant Law Director; A. Kilbane, Civil Service Secretary II. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: The Civil Service minutes dated January 24, 2005 have been submitted for approval. R. Giesser made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded by M. Ubaldi and unanimously approved. III. CORRESPONDENCE: There were 12 items of correspondence received and 120 items of correspondence sent out by the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Hohmann asked about the correspondence responding to the Police Chief's inquiry into how many candidates submitted agility certification. He asked if that indicates the Chief will be moving forward quickly with the hiring process. Mr. O'Malley said he doesn't believe there is currently a vacancy on the police force. He believes the Chief just wanted to be prepared because there are possible retirements and a vacancy could be created with a promotional exam. Chairperson Giesser pointed out a gentleman by the name of Jeff Bowser was present regarding the Police Entry Level Examination. Mrs. Giesser recommended changing the order of the agenda to accommodate Mr. Bowser (see New Business). IV. OLD BUSINESS: Mrs. Giesser pointed out the Commission did not elect a Chair and Vice Chair at its last meeting. She said although it is not on the agenda, she would recommend that they elect a Chair and Vice Chair. W. Hohmann made a motion to elect Mrs. Giesser the Chairperson and Mr. Ubaldi the Vice Chairman. The motion was seconded by M. Ubaldi and unanimously approved. ➢ Review Rules III and IX of Civil Service Handbook for updates The Commissioners decided to start the review at Rule III, Section 8c. There was a great deal of discussion about seniority points and efficiency points. The concern is how and when points are distributed. Mr. O'Malley commented that the appointing authority should have performance evaluations completed before any promotional examinations are initiated. The Commissioners and Assistant Law Director discussed several changes to the language in Section 8. The discussion lead to another dialog of home rule and conflicts with state law regarding seniority points. Discussion continued regarding Section 8b and 8c. It was determined that 8b will now read, "Efficiency and seniority credit shall be awarded to an applicant's final score, subsequent to the examination." Section 8c shall read, "Time considered for seniority credit shall begin on the date of hire and end on the date of the examination. Efficiency credit shall be based on the most recent efficiency review prior to the appointing authority's request for a promotional examination." There was discussion about the list of factors considered by the Police Department for awarding efficiency points, under Section 8e. It was