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F9 that the Commission's designee can evaluate. The Commission has to determine whether or not testing is practicable. An example of a position that cannot be tested for is the Plumbing Inspector in the Building Department. The Building Commissioner gave numbers and a very utilitarian argument which essentially the Commission would only receive candidates who would either be unqualified or were qualified but does not have a very rare certification. The Road Foreman's test can be as early as September 13, 2008 and the appointing authority is looking for an appointment sooner than September. The Forestry Foreman will be on call 24/7 through whatever time frame it will take after the examination to fill the vacancy. The Commission is treating the Road Foreman position as entry-level. The Safety Director indicated that this is a supervisory position and supervises entry-level positions. A general discussion followed concerning the research of the Charter; unclassified positions; the Road Foreman position is not promotional according to case law. Akron had a similar situation allowed people to apply entrance level and promotional level from an unclassified position to a classified position. The Commission classified positions in 2005; unskilled laborers that are labeled C and D are considered unclassified and Service Laborers A and B are considered classified. The Safety Director indicated the Road Foreman's position should be considered promotional and therefore, can be done by a different type of examination. The Law Director was under the presumption that all positions under the foreman's position were considered unclassified and indicated that the rules do provide for a temporary appointment with a 120 day window. This issue needs to be reviewed more thoroughly and how Akron utilized this testing system. Lakewood has utilized the hybrid testing before. The objective is to hire the most qualified person. The Commission has to decide if this is a testable position; promotional or entry-level; be in compliance with the Charter and any other pertinent laws. The Commissioners concluded that this is a testable position and recommends contacting Ramsey & Associates about alternatives to a written examination; request from the Law Department judgment based on the new information. The Commission does not have a problem with hiring a temporary appointment for the Road Foreman. If a temporary appointment is made, the Service Department will still be down one (1) employee and they are already down eight (8) employees as oppose to last summer. The process starts with the appointing authority choosing an employee to fill the vacancy and then notifying the Civil Service Commission; the Rule indicates, if applicable, the Commission may determine to proceed with competitive testing and establish an eligible list. A motion is not needed due to the Rules in place. Rule IX indicates such noncompetitive temporary appointment is authorized for a period of not longer than one hundred and twenty (120) days. The appointing authority must notify the Commission of the vacancy, its duration, the date and the urgent circumstances related thereto. The Chairman instructed the secretary to contact the testing company and testing site regarding future dates in October for testing. Certify Names for the Corrections Officer Vacancy Mr. Ubaldi made a motion to certify the following seven (7) names and forward to the appointing authority contact information for the position of Corrections Officer: James McWilliam, Steven Kopniske, Jeremy Betsa, Peter Pajunas, Colleen Eynon, Stewart Knapp, and Jeffrey Yost. Mr. Hohmann seconded the motion and unanimously approved. Discuss the Service Director's Email Regarding WWTP Employees The Waste Water Treatment Plant will be following the reorganizational model that was prepared by ATS Engineering, Inc. One (1) recommendation was that upon the retirement of the current