10-15-81 Civil Service Commisson Meeting minutes

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• Civil Service Hearing 10/15/81 • Page 7 Trainer: That's correct. In the new organization there's no longer a classification of Detective? Freeman• No sir. Trainer: (to Joyner) Do you have any questions? (Joyner answers in the negative) Trainer:(to Randall) Do you have any questions? Randall: Not at this time---Oh, yes. Chief Freeman, I noticed, ah, some of the performance evaluations of your Officers here; of these three Officers here, and Neely-- I haven't checked the other two but I'd like to ask you at this time, on the performance evaluation that was made of Officer Neely in March---January of '81 through March of '81---it's satisfactory---according to the records here, it's a good, it's a real good performance evaluation. May question is this: Are these three Officers---and not knowing about the performance evaluations of the other two Officers at this time, are they at this particular time, are they, ah, performing, ah, their dities satis- factorily in the positions that they are in at this time? Freeman: Yes sir, they are. Randall: Thank you. Trainer: Chief, one point that I'd like to get clear in my own mind, ah, is the, is what is the historical method, or what was the previous historical method of filling • the position of Detective in the La Porte Police Department? Freeman: I made the appointment from the Patrol rank. Trainer: Were the three Officers concerned here today? Were they Patrolmen prior to being named Detective? Freeman: Yes sir, they were. Trainer:Ah, how long have we had a Detective class---how long have we had a Detective classification in the Department? Freeman: I'd have to go back and check the Personnel records. It's ah, whenever we hired Ben Green--is when it started. (discussion between Chief and Officers) Pardon me? 1971. Trainer: Thank you. 1971. Any questions along those lines? Randall: No sir. Trainer: O.K. Do we have anthing additional? Is there anything additional--information, Chief, that you'd like to present in line with this hearing? Freeman: No sir, the only thing I'd like to say is that I don't think the qualifications of these Officers are questioned at all. By no means. They're all three qualified people. Trainer: Thank you. I think, ah, Commissioner Randall's, ah, reason for asking that que is ion is stated in the letter these Officers were officially performing those duties and we wanted to ask someone that might not have a biased opinion as to whether • those duties were being carried out. Freeman: They definately are.