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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 16, 1996 I. ROLL CALL: The regular meeting of the Civil Service Commission of September 16, 1996 will now commence..... present are: Jim Hines, Lois Zolar, Sally Benjamin, Police Chief Viola, Fire Chief Osterhouse, Timothy Gut, Kenneth Hehnen, Carl Schantz, Ted Vance, Ronald Prebis, and Jay Power. H. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written. III. REPORTS: Civil Service handbook has been distributed. IV. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Status of entry level police. Exam will be held on November 18, 1996 at 7:00 P.M. Wehave included in the Civil Service Handbook that applicants for the position of police officer must have or be in the process of obtaining an Ohio Peace Officer Training Certificate, which must be obtained by February 28, 1997. Also the handbook has been updated to reflect the fact extra credit points will be awarded for the following: 4 year degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement equals 3 points 4 year degree in any other field equals 2 points. 2 year degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement equals 2 points. 2 year degree in any other field equals 1 point. Please note under no circumstances shall any candidate be awarded more than 5 points extra credit. The following changes were made to the entry level police officer packet: That candidates must be currently certified by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council or currently enrolled in the program. The final page of the packet a notation was made that if candidates did not receive certification by February 28, 1997, removal from the eligibility list will result. Sally Benjamin will be the tester for this examination. 2) The certified list for Radio Dispatcher has expired, we are going to hold a test the beginning of next year. 3) Correction Officer Ranked List: Chief Viola stated there is a current vacancy for the correction officer position. He noted that 95% of the prisoners are male, and two of the next three names on our eligibility list are female. The Correction Officer primarily has to watch and feed the prisoners. Viola is mainly concerned this job may potentially be hazardous to a female's health, as many times Correction's Officer's must deal one on one with the prisoners. Mrs. Benjamin felt each candidate should have the opportunity to remove themselves from the list. In response to Mrs. Benjamin's question, Viola responded that no weapons are permitted in the cell block area. Chief Viola thought putting a female in this situation is extremely dangerous, and wanted to prevent a potential lawsuit now. Mr. Hines asked if there has been any discussion with the Law Director regarding this issue. Mr. Viola stated at this time he has not yet discussed the situation with the Law Director, and would only like the board to determine if he may pass over the first three names. Mrs. Benjamin stated that if this is a male job it should have been specified prior to administering the test. Mr. Hines wondered why it would be all right to have a female police officer and not a female corrections officer. Viola noted the female police officer is armed. Mrs. Zolar wondered if the corrections officers are required to have some type of karate training. Viola explained they only receive jail training, which teaches how to conduct searches. Mr. Hines would like to refer this to the law director, so that he can make a determination as to whether or not we are permitted to be gender specific as this may violate EOE regulations. The commission agreed to refer this to the Law