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Mr. Ubaldi made a motion to amend the language as in the aforementioned outline for Rule II, Entry Level Qualifications, Section 9, Building Inspector Examination. Ms. Zolar seconded the motion and unanimously approved. V. NEW BUSINESS: Review the Promotional Assistant Fire Chief Examination Results Mr. Ubaldi addressed the Commission with a recap for the Promotional Assistant Fire Chief Examination results. There were thirty-four (34) Firefighters invited to participate in the written and oral assessment for Assistant Fire Chief. At a previous meeting, the Civil Service Commission set the passing score at 70% or better. Fifteen (15) Firefighters accepted and nineteen (19) declined. Thirteen (13) Firefighters participated in the written examination; two (2) did not attend. Seven (7) Firefighters passed and six (6) Firefighters did not pass. Four (4) Firefighters participated in the oral assessment. The four (4) Firefighters that participated in the oral assessment were David Boatman, Todd Kirkpatrick, James Miller and Jack Sevier. The ranking of the candidates are as follows: rank #1, Todd Kirkpatrick, received Thoroughly Competent — 2 points and has 10 years of service — 7.6 points with a final score of 101.77%; rank #2, David Boatman, received Thoroughly Competent — 2 points and has 14 years of service —10 points with a final score of 96.53°/x; rank #3, James Miller, received Thoroughly Competent — 2 points and has 21 years of service —10 points with a final score of 91.82%; rank #4, Jack Sevier, received Acceptable —1 point and has 21 years of service —10 points with a final score of 87.05%. Mr. Ubaldi made a motion to establish an eligible list for the position of Assistant Fire Chief. The candidates are Todd Kirkpatrick, David Boatman, James Miller and Jack Sevier. Mr. Hohmann seconded the motion and unanimously approved. Mr. Ubaldi made a motion to certify Todd Kirkpatrick to the appointing authority for the position of Assistant Fire Chief. Mr. Hohmann seconded the motion and unanimously approved. Mr. Kirkpatrick addressed the Commission and inquired about promotions, demotions, probationary period, unable to perform duties in the new position, abolishment of the Assistant Fire Chief's position. Chief Klecan responded to the questions. The probationary period is one (1) year. If a person is unable to perform the duties within the probationary period, that person may revert back to his last position, providing there is an opening. If an abolishment should happen, that employee's seniority rank will return to his last position and the employee with the lowest seniority would be bumped. The Civil Service Commission is under no obligation to give guidance or counsel. The Assistant Fire Chief is a non -bargaining position and there are no assurances provided tonight concerning the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Review Entry -Level Police Eligible List Agility Certifications An inquiry was made regarding official request to have names removed from the Entry -Level Firefighters Eligible Lists. There is no request at this time. A letter concerning the Agility Certification the Commission used last testing cycle to notify candidates on the Police and Fire Entry -Level Eligible Lists was reviewed. Modifications were made. The deadline for Entry -Level Police was June 18, 2007 and Entry -Level Fire is June 25,