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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED "TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!" CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES — FEBRUARY 25, 2002 COUNCILS CONFERENCE ROOM 7:00 PM I. ROLL CALL: Acting Chairman, Thomay called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. PRESENT: Board members; J. Thomay, P. Martin and R. Giesser. ALSO PRESENT: Law Director, J. Dubelko, Civil Service Secretaries, D. Rote and A. Kilbane. II. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: The Civil Service minutes dated November 19, 2001 have been submitted for approval. J. Thomay motioned to approve November 19, 2001 Civil Service minutes as written. The motion was seconded by R. Giesser and unanimously approved. Prior to the start of the Civil Service meeting Law Director, J. Dubelko swore in the two new members, Mrs. Patricia Martin and Rosemary Giesser. Mr. Dubelko congratulated the new members on their appointments and wished them the best of luck. III. REPORTS: There were eight (8) correspondences received and nine (9) correspondences sent out. There was a brief discussion regarding a quote from Union Eye Care to conduct the eye exams for the Civil Service Department. Since the board is looking to change the vision requirements for the Civil Service Handbook this year. The board will wait until the changes are in effect and then request another quote from Union Eye Care to make sure it will reflect what will be required. J. Thomay motioned to approve the correspondences as submitted. The motion was seconded by R. Giesser and unanimously approved. IV. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Commissioners need to continue the review of the North Olmsted Civil Service Handbook. Mr. Thomay indicated that as the new members just received their Civil Service Handbooks the board would wait until the next to start addressing possible changes to the handbook. The clerk indicated that she would make sure that each member received a copy of all the suggestions she had received thus far. 2. Commissioners need to re-evaluate the two testing companies reviewed last year and select one of them to administer the Building Inspectors examination. Mr. Thomay commented that the board had reviewed tests from two different companies the later part of 2001. The Building Commissioner was not impressed with either of the tests as he felt that they were more for electrical or plumbing and he is looking for a building inspector. A brief discussion regarding the fact that the clerk could not find any more testing companies, which offer building inspectors exams, took place. The board requested that the clerks get quotes from both testing companies for 30 candidates. Based on the price the clerk should start looking at dates and find a place to administer the exam. Discussion regarding the procedures to conduct a