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I. II. ao\D6 CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED 5 �� CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM MINUTES - MAY 159 2006 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL: Chairman M. Ubaldi called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm PRESENT: M. Ubaldi, W. Hohmann, and K. Zolar ALSO PRESENT: Assistant Law Director B. O'Malley, Civil Service Secretary D. Eccleston DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: The Civil Service minutes dated April 17, 2006 have been submitted for approval. Mr. Ubaldi made a motion to accept the minutes as submitted. Mr. Hohmann seconded the motion and unanimously approved. COMMUNICATIONS: There were 10 items of correspondence received and 6 items of correspondence sent out by the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Ubaldi acknowledged that the Commission received a notice from Brian Gross, a candidate on the Firefighters Entry -Level list, concerning a change of address and copies of updated Paramedic and Firefighter certifications. IV. OLD BUSINESS: Inquiry Letters for the Eligible List Mr. Ubaldi reviewed the draft letter with the Commission. There are some reservations with the implementation of the letter concerning that the hiring process is underway; stretch the existing rule to engage in this mission; incorporate a new rule. A verbal acknowledgement came from Chief Klecan about a new hire providing the candidate passes the physical. A general discussion followed concerning notification of a vacancy and certified five (5) times might be too many. Mr. O'Malley indicated that with the Charter Amendment, there are no restraints whatsoever on how the Commission adopts rules. Mr. Ubaldi suggested accepting the current language of the letter and at the next meeting contemplates the language that would explicitly authorize the Commission to distribute. Mr. Ubaldi made a motion to accept the language and leave the specific format to the discretion of the secretary. Mr. Hohmann seconded the motion and unanimously approved. The Commission received a letter from John Davis, a Firefighter concerning his retirement. Mr. O'Malley indicated the Commission can treat this retirement letter as a notice that there will be a vacancy and assume that there is a request to certify five (5) names. Mr. Ubaldi inquired about the number of times the five (5) candidates had been certified. The top three (3) names had been certified three (3) times and the other two (2) once. A general discussion followed concerning