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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING CITY COUNCIL CAUCUS ROOM MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 7:00 P.M. I. ROLL CALL: Chairman J. Barrett called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. PRESENT: J. Barrett, M. Ubaldi and M. Hayes ALSO PRESENT: Human Resources Director C. Farver, Asst. Law Director B. O'Malley, Safety Director S. Thomas, Fire Chief E. Schepp, S. Barrett and Civil Service Secretary D. Eccleston II. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: Chairman Barrett moved, seconded by Commissioner Ubaldi, that the minutes of the August 19, 2013 meeting be approved as received. Motioned passed unanimously. III. COMMUNICATIONS: There were 20 items of correspondence received and 35 items of correspondence sent out by the Civil Service Commission. IV. OLD BUSINESS: Promotional Fire Lieutenant Examination Chairman Barrett turned the floor over to the Safety Director and the Fire Chief. A general discussion commenced regarding the reading materials, weight, format used in the Police Sergeant Examination,timeline, testing locations, cost, and the amount of candidates for the oral assessment. The reading materials that have been recommended by the Fire Chief include tactical fire ground issues, operational issues and leadership. There are four(4) major books plus internal materials including standard operating guidelines, policies and procedures, rules and regulations, etc. that would be utilized for the customized written portion of the test. The Fire Chief wants to put emphasis on leadership and developing leadership, interpersonal skills and communication skills. The Assistant Law Director indicated for the Police Sergeant written examination there is an extensive reading list from the company that provides the stock test and the Police Department selected documents from the department as well as Human Resources Policies for the customized portion of the written test. The process used in the Promotional Police Sergeant examination would be utilized for the Promotional Fire Lieutenant's examination; the Commission decided the weight of the examination would be 60%/40%.