HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_CVSVS_09.14.2016Minutes of Meeting for the
Civil Service Commission
City of Georgetown
September 14th, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.
The City of Georgetown Civil Service Commission met on September 141, 2016 at 1:00 PM at
Georgetown Communications and Technology Building 510 w. 9' St, Georgetown TX 78626.
In attendance were; Tadd Phillips, HR Director, Elliott Harper, HR Generalist, Wayne Nero, Police Chief,
Stephanie Brown, Police Officer, Matt Turowski, Police Officer, Keith Laughlin, Police Officer,
Commissioners Hank Michel, Glenn Mautner, and Jim Montgomery
Call to Order at 1:00 p.m.
Regular Session
(This Regular session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose
authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551).
A. Approval of minutes from August 26'11, 2016 Commission Meeting
a. Motion Commissioner Montgomery, 2nd Commissioner Mautner Approved 3-0
B. Discussion process of handling submitted promotional appeals
a. Director inflorined Commission that qUeSti0IIS can be sustained with the answer key,
overt-Liled, or removed. Director will read the appeal and then allow and OPPOI-tUnity
for the individual that filed the appeal to explain the appeal. Commissioner Michel
stated that the only consideration would be based on the reading material. Civil
Service Director Confirmed. We will make a preliminat-N, ruling then after all appeals
have been heard we will make a motion reflective of the preliminary I -111111"s.
C. Discussion and possible action related to submitted appeals for the Police Sergeant
Promotional Exam that occurred on September 2 nd 2016.
a. Director read the First appeal and question. Question 9 9.22 officers appealed this
question. Both spoke on behalf of their appeal. Test answer sustained by
Commission. Director read question 412, 1 officer spoke on behalf of the appeal.
Commission stated that answer was verbatim from text, answer sustained. Director
read question 9 18. Officer spoke on behalf of appeal. Commission stated that the
answer provided by key was the best answer and sustained the key. Director read
appeal for question 922. Commission felt the appeal's al-MMICIlt was valid and agreed
to accept multiple answers for the question. Director read question 23 and officer
spoke on behalf of appeal. Commission Determined that key was sustained. Director
read qLIC-Sti011 424 and officer spoke on behalf of appeal. Commission agreed with
appeal and removed the question from the test. Director read question 434 and officer
spoke on behalf of appeal. Commission determined that the answer was clearly the
answer (liven by key and sustained the key. Question 949 read by director and officer
spoke oil behalf of 'appeal. The answer provided by key was best answer. Question 9
70 read by Director and officer spoke on behalf of appeal. Commission felt Key was
the best answer but Understood confusion. Determined multiple answers S1101.11d be
accepted. QLICStiOlIS #76 read by Director and officer spoke on behalf of appeal.
Commission Determined that key was best answer. Sustained. Question -14, 95 read by
dii-ector and officer spoke on belialf'of"appeal. SLIStaiiied. QL)CStIOII '4'99 read by
Director. Officer spoke oil behalf ol.'appeal. Policy did iitA apply to sworn officers.
Coininissioti agreed qLICStloll was not valid and voted to remove. QLIeSti011 1'9 SUStaill
Key. Question ir 12- Sustain key, Question 9 18 sustain key, Question #2221 OVel-1-1-11C
key, QLjestloji 4-23 SLIStaill key, Question P+24 overrule key. Question 434 SLIS1,1111 keN,'.
Question. 4149 SLIstaffl key., Question 970 OVCI'I-Llle key. QLICS6011 11718 SLISt,1111 kCN'.
(iLICSti011 J 95 Sustain Key. Questloji 999 rei-iimie questioil. motion coillillissiollel,
Violit"011iel-V. ,)"d-
-onmussionei, MaLittier. Approved 3-0
D. Update to Commission on Civil Service related items by Civil Service Director
a. Nrector stated that Fire Eiitry exain coining up in October. Police eiitr\ is anticipated
late in the year. Will be conducting a proiiiotioiial exati-i for Fire Driver later ill the
veai- as well.
E. Adjourn
a. Motion Commissioner Montgomery, 2"' Commissioner Mautner, Approved 3-0
Approved: Attest:
Hank Michel, Chair Tadd Phillips, 400-9"vice Director