04-22-82 Civil Service Commission Meeting minutes

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s ~~ MINUTES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 22, 1982 • PRESENT: Chairman Keith Trainer, Commissioners' Weldon Randall and Dexter Joyner, Chief Freeman, and Mary Davis. ABSENT: None ~: Guests present were: Mayor Virginia Cline, and Sgts. Neely and Butchee. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Keith Trainer. The Minutes of the February 24, 1982 meeting. were read. Commissioner Joyner made a motion to approve the minutes and Commissioner Randall seconded the motion. . LOCAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: Chairman Keith Trainer made the motion to accept the Local Civil Service Rules and Regulations as presented and Commissioner Joyner seconded the motion. Motion was carried. (Note: The question arose concerning the document addressing masculine gender. The Commission requested that the Director make changes where possible, to reflect non-gender.) The Commission instructed the Director to see that all Civil Service C Personnel, the City Manager, Mayor and City Council, and Chief Freeman receive copies of the Newly adopted Rules and Regulations as sonn as possible, with written notification to the Chief of said Adoption. ELIGIBILITY LIST: Chief Freeman presented an update on the status of the Police Departments' current list of eligible candidates for the position of Police Officer. Commission discussion followed which centered on the current physical agility test and if that test is too difficult. . ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: Members of Commission read copies of a survey prepared by representatives of TCLEOSE and administered by them to classified and civilian members of the Police Department, and to random citizens of the Community. The surveys are a part of the Study being conducted by TCLEOSE. Mayor Cline requested that the Civil Service Commission be present at a Special Called Meeting on April 29, 1982, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers. The purpose of the meeting is for Mayor and City Council, the Civil Service Commission, and members of the La Porte Police Associa- tion to become acquainted with each other and to discuss the functions