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e CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION A4 NUTES OF SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 7:00 P.M. I. ROLL CALL: THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 WILL NOW COMMENCE.... PRESENT ARE: Chairman Cummings; Commissioner Benjamin and Police Chief Viola. II. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: Minutes from June 16, 1997 and the minutes from August 4, 1997 have been submitted for approval. The minutes of June 16, 1997 may need to be amended, per the memo from Personnel Director Wilamosky dated June 18, 1997. It was noted the change has to do with a motion that was made by the commission to remove any reference to the schools from the handbook. Mr. Cummings advised he has spoken with Mr. Wilamosky and in certain instances the schools should remain in the handbook. E. Cummings motioned to approve the minutes of June 16, 1997 with the amendment that reference to removing the school from the handbook be removed as in certain instances the schools are to remain in the handbook. The motion was seconded by S. Benjamin and unanimously approved. E. Cummings motioned to approve the minutes of September 15, 1997, seconded by S. Benjamin and unanimously approved. III. REPORTS: 1) Mr. Gary Dorn has been hired from the Corrections Officer list effective June 9, 1997. 2) The Radio Central Dispatcher test is scheduled for October 29, 1997. 3) There is currently an opening for the position of police officer and the top five names have been certified to fill this opening. 4) Civil Service has requested additional funding to cover some unanticipated expenses for this year. 5) Tests are currently needed for: Radio Central Dispatcher, Corrections Officer, Secretary, and the Police Officers Agility. Tests for Dispatcher and Corrections Officer have been sent to the appointing authority for review. 6) The eligibility list for Building Inspector will expire on November 29, 1997. The Law Director has been asked if civil service can advertise before the list expires in order to possibly give the building inspectors test on December 16, 1997. As soon as the appointing authority returns the testing materials currently under review, the secretary will ask various testing companies to forward samples of any building inspector tests for the purpose of review. 7) The corrections officer list has expired and the test is tentatively scheduled for December 2, 1997 at the North Olmsted Community Cabin, pending commission approval. E. Cummings motioned to accept the reports on the agenda as written, seconded by S. Benjamin and unanimously approved. IV. OLD BUSINESS: 1) Results have been sent out to candidates that participated in the agility test on July 26, 1997. The two candidates that showed up at the agility test but could not participate, due to lack of a signed physicians health screening form, have been returned their checks in accordance with the rules established. At the special meeting of August 4, 1997, the commission agreed that a second agility test will be needed. The remaining 18 candidates that have not taken the agility test, have been notified.of their current rank and advised to begin training. Civil Service is working on getting the funding to give this test. Provided this funding is received and the building use permit has been approved by the schools the test will be scheduled for November 1, 1997 and notification packets will be sent out certified. The clerk noted per a note received from Mrs. Kasler there will be funding for the second agility test. The clerk agreed to send out the certified mailing as soon as the building use permit is approved by the schools. E. Cummings motioned to accept the date of the second agility as presented, seconded by S. Benjamin and unanimously approved. V. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Review of advertisement and application packet for the dispatcher examination to be given October 29, 1997. International Personnel Management Association (I.P.M.A.) has provided the city with testing materials for review. The Appointing Authority has been asked to advise the commission which form of the test they would like to use. A passing score will need to be set for the dispatcher examination. The clerk noted it has been requested that the commission use form PST -80 for the Dispatchers test. Chief Viola explained the only difference between the PST -80 test and the PST -100 test is that the PST -100 includes a listening skills subtest. He did not believe the listening skills subtest was necessary. The clerk passed around a short description to fill in the blank under "TYPE OF TEST" which read as follows: "A multiple choice test which