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authority is to affirm to reverse or to modify. If the Commission requires three to vote, there could be an extension at a later date when all three could attend. A suggestion was made to keep two (2) as a quorum. Mr. Herbster had inquired about the quorum. "I had a question about two (2) members present short disciplinary. This body is supposed to be a neutral body, correct and by if you have a one (1) to one (1) split, one says if they think the City is right and one thinks the applicant or the grievant is right, to me that would mean that there is some merit there to the case and you've weighted the panelizes towards the employee and given the employer benefit whole leg up by having two people present and not having the opportunity to have that third person cast a vote either yea or neigh so I am wondering if by adopting that ruling you are not neutral anymore but you've actually given the employer the benefit that is not afforded to the employee". The Commission will take this under advisement. Rule I Section 1 a: "Reasonable notice of competitive entrance examinations shall be given through the local newspapers. A notice of upcoming competitive entrance examinations shall also be posted in conspicuous places, as determined by the Commission for a period of at least two (2) weeks before the examination date". A suggestion was made to keep the spirit of the change but revise the language: "a notice of upcoming competitive entrance examinations shall be posted in conspicuous places as determined by the Commission on a date no less than two (2) weeks before the date of the examination". A general discussion followed concerning the beginning of the sentence with "Reasonable"; examination timeline; a sound rule for other Commissioners to follow. The Commission decided to reject the changes at this time. Rule I Section lb: "Should an eligibility list expire subsequent to the start of the interview process, the Appointing Authority may continue to hire from the expired eligibility list for thatparticular position ". A suggestion was made for this section to be removed and add it to Rule VIII, Section Id. This section instructs or guides the interaction between the Civil Service Commission and the appointing authority. Rule II, Section la: "Applicants shall be citizens of the United States and those persons who have legally declared their intentions of becoming United States citizens' . A general discussion followed concerning amendments to state law; revised language; residency requirement. The Law Department will look into this matter. Rules II, Section lc: "Applicants shall possess all other prerequisite qualifications established by the Commission, which may include educational requirements as a condition of taking such examination, as determined by Rule of the Commission with regard to prerequisites expressly imposed by law or which the appointing authority may propose and the Commission may determine to be specifically job-related': A recommendation was made to accept the language verbatim. A general discussion commenced concerning Rule II, Section 3 through 5. An inquiry was made if it is the Commission's concern what vision standards Police and Fire use. In some degree the Commission is setting the rules and providing the forum for the appointing authority on the qualification of a candidate. If the standards are not spelled out, the appointing authority does not have any guidelines to follow. Rule II, Section 8a: "Entry-level candidates for the Police Department shall be required to pass an agility test. The test will be the "Police Agility Exam " administered by Cuyahoga Community College. Candidates shall be responsible for registration in the program and meeting all prerequisites and fees as stipulated by the test administrator. Candidates shall submit valid