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1� I. II. IV. \a CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED B $ CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING CITY COUNCIL CAUCUS ROOM MINUTES - JULY 219 2008 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL: Chairman M. Ubaldi called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. PRESENT: M. Ubaldi, B. Hohmann and K. Zolar ALSO PRESENT: Human Resources Director C. Farver, Law Director J. Dubelko, Safety Director L. Thomas, Service Director D. Limpert, Asst. Fire Chief T. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. M. Kirkpatrick, Fire Fighter D. Boatman, Fire Fighter M. Peters, Fire Lieutenant K. Hehnen, Civil Service Secretary D. Eccleston DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: The Civil Service minutes dated June 16, 2008 have been submitted for approval. A general discussion commenced regarding a few typographical changes to the minutes. Mr. Ubaldi made a motion to accept the amended minutes. Mr. Hohmann seconded the motion and unanimously approved. COMMUNICATIONS: There were 17 items of correspondence received and 9 items of correspondence sent out by the Civil Service Commission. An inquiry was made concerning the public records request email from the Law Department. The Law Department indicated they received this request from Joseph W. Diemert Jr. & Associates Company, L.P.A. for a client of his. The request was received right before the Law Director was leaving on vacation and did not have an opportunity to speak with Mr. Diemert. The records request was completed and forwarded to the law firm. OLD BUSINESS: Discuss Memo from Firefighter David Boatman Regarding Rule XI, Section S b3 At the Commission's last meeting, Mr. Boatman was invited to submit a formal expression of his concerns regarding Rule XI, Section 5b, Subsection 3. It was requested of the Commission by the Law Department that a definitive decision be delayed. The Assistant Law Director is unable to attend this meeting due to a scheduled vacation. The Law Director reviewed the rules and does see the issue; the provisions for displacement after a lay off is broken down into three (3) parts within classification which were promoted from within a classification series and then from Subsection 3 which appears to involve a situation where somebody of the last civil service position has the requirements for an unrelated classification series. Any situation that requires a displacement would come before the Civil Service Commission. If the Commission looks at the classified positions for the Fire Department, the Commission may consider that all the classifications are in