08-10-82 Civil Service Commission Meeting minutes

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• • MINUTES • CIVIL SERVICE COMPdISSION MEETING MAY 21, 1982 PRESENT: Chairman Keith Trainer, Commissioners' Weldon Randall, and Dexter Joyner, Chief Freeman, and Mary Davis. ABSENT: None ,~ The meeting was called to order by Chairman Keith Trainer. The Minutes of the April 22, 1982 meeting were read. Commissioner Randall made a motion to accept the minutes as read and Commissioner Joyner seconded the motion. The meeting between the Police Association and Mayor and Council was discussed. Chief Freeman stated that he felt that the meeting was, generally, a success although he did not agree with some of the opinions expressed by the Police Association. Chief Freeman gave an update on the Manpower Study being conducted by TCLEOSE, which will be completed and given to Chief Freeman sometime in July. He centered particularly on Patrol needs, and is going to request four more Police Officers immediately. Chief Freeman requested that the Commission make a formal, written recom- mendation to Council. Commission was in agreement, and felt that it should be noted in the recommendation that, that should Council approve their request for more Police Officers, it would still take a minimum of two months from the time that it is authorized, and the time in which those Officers could be put 'on the street'. Staff-level needs were also discussed and Chief Freeman expressed his intention to talk further with Mr. Bob Berrard (~i:th TCLEOSE) concerning the Departments' organizational structure and the proposed changes set forth in the Manpower Study. Members of the Commission and Chief Freeman discussed the status of the current eligibility list. There are eight people left, therefore the Department can proceed with further testing should Council approve hiring more Police Officers for the Department. The next item on the agenda was a review and discussion of the over- time policy for staff-level Police Officers. 1269 does not make a distinction between Patrol-level Officers and Officers of a higher rank. Pasadena, Baytown, and Galveston overtime policies were com- pared and it was noted that one City (Galveston) complied with 1269m and the others did not, although Baytown is now looking into their policy. Commission felt it would be a good idea to address this question at the TCLEOSE Seminar to be held in June. •