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Police Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes
September 29,2008
1. Call to Order
The Police Civil Service Commission Meeting was called to order at 2:04
pm.
Commission members in attendance:
Keith Trainer, Commission Char
Les Bird, Commission Vice-Chair
Heather Weger, Civil Service Director
Others in attendance:
Ken Adcox, Chief of Police
Ron Parker, Assistant Chief of Police
Steve Deardorff, Assistant Chief of Police
Ed Swenson, Lieutenant
Doug Ditrich, Sergeant
Steve Ermel, Sergeant
2. Consider approval of minutes from April 7, 2008 meeting
Approval of minutes was moved to next meeting.
3. Review and Discuss Physical and Agility Exam for Police Officers.
Ken Adcox gave a presentation to the Commission on why he feels La
Porte should implement a physical agility test for new applicants. He
stated their was a sharp decline in health and fitness amongst police
officers, the city is very vulnerable, the lack of a physical agility test could
have grave consequences and increased liability to the City of La Porte as
well as presenting a poor image of the City. The main reason is for the
safety of our officers and the safety of our citizens.
The Commission was in agreement that a physical agility test was
necessary for the safety of our officers and of our citizens, but wanted the
names of the agencies that these components came from.
Les Bird agreed that we need a test of this sort, but wanted the names of
the agencies and the supporting documents and research that was done
to come up these cut scores.
Ken Adcox stated there was a concern for the current officers and the
Police Department was going to encourage voluntary participation
amongst the department.
4. Administrative Reports
None
5. Board Comments
Keith Trainer stated that he was very impressed with the presentation and
the research that has gone into putting this agility test together. He was
excited to see the Police Department moving in a positive direction for our
officers as well as our citizens.
Les Bird also expressed his excitement and commended the Police
Department on the presentation and the work they put into the program.
6. Adjournment
With there being no further business to discuss, the meeting was
adjourned at 2:53.
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