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Minutes of Meeting for the
Civil Service Commission
City of Georgetown
November 30, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
The City of Georgetown Civil Service Commission met on November 30th, 2017 at 2:00 PM at
Georgetown City Council Chambers, 101 E. 7th st., Georgetown TX. 78626.
In attendance were; Tadd Phillips, Elliott Harper, Robert Weston, Chris Brown, Matt Robey,
Commissioners Hank Michel, Gordon Pierce, Luis R. Zamot
Call to Order at 2:00 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 October 24th, 2017 Civil Service Commission Meeting
a. Motion to approve Commissioner Zamot, Second Commissioner Pierce, Approved 3-
0
B. Discuss process for handling any submitted appeals
a. Elliott Harper went over the exam and how many people passed the written portion.
Exam is based on source material. Informed the commission they have the ability to
sustain the answer key, overrule the key, or eliminate the test question.
Recommended that the Commission not eliminate a question to avoid a negative
impact on other candidates since the question values would increase potentially
bringing a passing candidate below 70. Will read over all of the appeals and take an
informal vote on the appeal then at the end of the agenda item we will have a formal
vote.
C. Discussion and possible action related to submitted appeals for Police Sergeant Promotional
Written Exam
a. Elliott Harper read appeal from candidates, candidates had chance to speak on
appeals and Commission motioned for the following:
i. Question 13 — Overrule the answer key and accept all answers
ii. Question 18 — Sustain the answer key
iii. Question 20 — Overrule the answer key and accept all answer
iv. Question 23 — Overrule the answer key and accept all answers
v. Question 26 — sustain the answer key
vi. Question 28 — sustain the answer key (2-1)
vii. Question 31 — Overrule the answer key accept A and B (2-1)
viii. Question 41 — sustain the answer key
ix. Question 47 — Sustain the answer key
x. Question 49 — sustain the answer key
xi. Question 53 — Sustain the answer key
xii. Question 62 — sustain the answer key
xiii. Question 63 — Overrule the answer key accept A and B
xiv. Question 77 — Sustain the answer key
xv. Question 82 — sustain the answer key
Motion to approve by Commissioner Pierce, 2nd Commissioner Zamot, approved 3-0
D. Update to the Commission related to Civil Service items by the Civil Service Director
a. Tadd Phillips informed the commission that we would need to meet soon to certify
the eligibility list. Commission agreed on December 14t". Tad also mentioned that a
hiring process for Police Officer would begin soon, as well as processes for Lt. and
Capt. We will also have a Fire test coming up.
E. Adjourn
a. Motion to adjourn Commissioner Zamot, 2°d Commissioner Pierce, Approved 3-0
Approved: Attest:
Hank Michel, Chair --