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Chairman Barrett motioned, seconded by Commissioner Hayes, to accept the results as received by the testing agency and conditionally recommends the top candidate for further processing. Certification will be subject to the further review with the physical and psychological evaluations. Motion passed unanimously. Chairman Barrett motioned, seconded by Commissioner Hayes to accept the rankings of the eligible list provided to the Commission. Motion passed unanimously. Chairman Barrett thanked everyone who participated in the Promotional Fire Chief Examination process and for all the hard work involved. Agility Certification Deadline/Removal of Entry-Level Patrol Officers Candidates from Eligible List There were forty four (44) candidates that did not submit their agility certification. One of the candidates was removed from the list prior; therefore, 43 letters were sent out advising the candidates that their names will be removed from the list and the matter will be set for hearing. The deadline for the submission of agility certifications was May 1St and May 2"d the letters were dispersed. There are no candidates present. A general discussion commenced regarding agility certification. The application packet included information on the agility certification; the posting on the website included Tri-C dates; an announcement was made before the examination and handouts were available after the test; a passing score letter was forwarded to candidates advising them that they had 90 days to submit their agility certification to the Civil Service Commission. Twenty Five (25) candidates submitted their agility certification with their application packets. The certification is good for one (1) year and there was a$40 fee for the agility test and a$25 fee for the Entry-Level examination. Chairman Barrett moved, seconded by Commissioner Hayes, to remove candidates on the -Entry-Level Patrol Officer Eligible List that have not submitted.their.agility certification by the deadline of May 1, 2013. There were several notices regarding the agility certification including the posting, advertisement, handouts and formal letters that were distributed to the candidates. Motion passed unanimously. Certify Next Name on Entry-Level Patrol Officer Eligible List The Commission certified 7 names for 3 vacancies originally and now there are two (2)tentative offers of employment and one candidate has been disqualified; therefore 3 names can be forwarded to the appointing authority for the third vacancy. Police Captain Michael Kilbane is resigning and therefore will have an additional vacancy for patrol officer. The Safety Director would like to request seven (7) names per vacancy to have an expanded pool of candidates which would expedite the long process quicker. The Assistant Law Director recommends the Commission to take the Safety Director's request under advisement and also to consider the circumstance of multiple vacancies at a later date.