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top candidates, they will be certified and the interview process will begin. When the appointing authority appoints a candidate, a conditional offer of employment would be made; background checks will then be conducted. The Commission reviewed Rule VIII, Appointment from an Eligible List, Section 1 c. The rule reads "If there is no valid eligible list for the position, the Commission shall conduct a test for a new eligible list." A general discussion commenced regarding this rule; the amended language would be "If there is no valid eligible list for a classified position determined by the Commission to be testable, the Commission shall conduct a test for a new eligible list." Mr. Ubaldi made a motion that the amendments discussed above to the Rules and Regulations handbook are applied and the new pages be disseminated. Mr. Hohmann seconded the motion and unanimously approved. Review Job Descriptions for the New Positions Created at the Waste Water Treatment Plant The Chairman indicated that he has received the job descriptions for the new positions at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Guidance from the job descriptions is fairly clear and the recommendations would be as follows: Assistant Superintendent of Plant, un -classified; Assistant Superintendent of Collection, un -classified; Sludge Handler, classified; Collection System Foreman, classified; and Maintenance Technician I and III, classified. An inquiry was made if the positions discussed are testable. The Chairman said it depends; there was either a promotion or lateral move recently at the Waste Water Treatment Plant that the Commission did not feel that this position was testable because it was a place where the reign of collective bargaining was parallel. Mr. Ubaldi made a motion that the Civil Service Commission designates the Waste Water Treatment Plant Assistant Superintendent of Plant, un -classified; Assistant Superintendent of Collection, un -classified; Sludge Handler, classified; Collection System Foreman, classified; and Maintenance Technician I and III, classified. Mr. Hohmann seconded the motion. and unanimously approved. A general discussion followed regarding classified, un -classified, the Charter, and being consistent. If a position is not listed in the Charter it is considered classified. Finalize Details Pertaining to the Road Foreman Examination There are four (4) items that need to be resolved for the Road Foreman examination: the nature of the examination, those who would be eligible for the test, special requirements, and the availability of Ramsey & Associates and the testing site. The Chairman requested the job descriptions for Laborer A and B and also any meaningful or substantive differences between the two. Looking at the job descriptions Laborer A does exercise supervisory duties. It is typical for a Laborer B to move up to Laborer A. A general discussion commenced regarding that Laborer B's should be allowed to take the exam because some do have the knowledge and skill of a Laborer A. A Laborer B may not have the opportunity to have supervisory experience but may have the skill and knowledge. There are five (5) Laborer A's and four (4) Laborer B's under the Road Foreman; there are other Laborer B's that are not under the Road Foreman and jobs and assignments are interchangeable enough that all Laborers A and B who work under the two (2) foreman are capable and experience enough for the job of Service Foreman. Laborers A and B sometimes had moved around from Building to Roads to Forestry. A Forestry Foreman may at times fill in for the Road Foreman. The scope of the work and the duties are such that these Laborers A and B maybe