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Chairman Barrett moved, seconded by Commissioner Rahm, to retain Martin Hayes as Vice Chairman to the Civil Service Commission. Motion passed unanimously. Findings of Facts for Hearing of Removal of Candidate on Promotional Police Sergeant Eligible List The Findings & Order form and the Memorandum in Support of the Findings & Order for the hearing on January 13, 2014 were reviewed by the Commission. Chairman Barrett moved, seconded by Commissioner Rahm, to accept the Memorandum in Support of Findings & Order. Motion passed unanimously. Chairman Barrett moved, seconded by Commissioner Rahm, to accept the Findings & Order granting the City's request for removal of a candidate's name from eligible list. Motion passed unanimously. Entry -Level Firefighter/Paramedic Examination Two (2) Fire Lieutenants will be retiring this year and three (3) more employees will be retiring in 2015 from the North Olmsted Fire Department. The Commission does not have a current Entry - Level Firefighter/Paramedic Eligible List. A general discussion commenced regarding a general knowledge test, agility certification, extra credit, and application fee. Fire Chief Schepp told the Commission that Stark State does provide agility testing; however, the Commission's rules indicate Tri -C for the agility test and allows a 90 day window to submit an agility certification after notification of the applicant's passing score. The Commission may require the agility certification in hand before the test which may restrict the applicant pool. This process would be more efficient and agility test dates can be included in the application packet. Research will have to be made regarding agility certifications from different institutions. The General Assembly determined that residency preferences would be prohibited and a recommendation was made to strike the residency extra credit from the rules. Rule V, Section 4 states extra credit points based upon college degrees. There are other certifications as well that could be given extra credit. For example a Fire Instructor, EMS Instructor, Firefighter I & 2, Fire Inspector, etc. Applicants with those types of certifications might be coming from another department. The cap for education extra credit seems reasonable at five (5) extra credit points total. A discussion commenced regarding the fee for the Entry -Level Firefighter/Paramedic examination. The fee for the Patrol Officer test was $25.00 and was average amongst other municipalities. Commissioner Hayes moved, seconded by Chairman Barrett, that the Commission will amend Rule V, Section 4 to add two (2) bullet points: Firefighter 2 equals one (1) point and Fire Inspector equals one (1) point. Motion passed unanimously.