2023-02-08 Civil Service Commission MinutesEDMONDS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
MINUTES
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING
Special Meeting
February 8, 2023
Commissioners present: Mike Fields, Chair
Chris Fleck
Others present: Secretary and Chief Examiner, Emily Wagener
Police Sergeant, Josh McClure
1. Call to Order
Chair Mike Fields called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM.
2. Correspondence
Chair Fields noted the (Request to increase Entry Level Certification" correspondence and indicated
that it would be addressed later on in the meeting, referenced under agenda item number 5a.
3. A roval of Meeting Minutes — 12/14/2022 & 0110412023
Secretary and Chief Examiner, Emily Wagener, confirmed to Chair Fields that both sets of meeting
minutes would need to be approved at the next Civil Service Meeting.
4. POLICE BUSINESS
a-i. Review/Approval of Entry Level Eligibility List
Police Sergeant Josh McClure briefly discussed the candidates included on the list and added that a new
list utilizing the scoring change approved at the last meeting would be presented for approval at the next
meeting. Police Sergeant McClure added that the Police Department is currently at about fifteen
vacancies.
Chair Fields moved approval of the Entry Level Eligibility List dated 2/6/2023. Commissioner Fleck
seconded. The motion carried.
b-i. For Discussion Only/Update on Domestic Violence Coordinator.
Police Sergeant McClure provided an update to the commission based on the re -opening process that
was previously approved and said that the department will continue to recruit for this position until it can
be filled with a qualified candidate.
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5. New Business
A._ Request to expand the Entry Level Eliaibility list based on the current vacancies.
Police Sergeant McClure provided some history in regard to previously expanding the eligibility list from
ten to twenty which has been maintained since 2015; however, with fifteen vacancies and changes to
the ranking standards, it is now necessary to increase the total of certified candidates.
Police Sergeant McClure provided recommendations from other members of the command staff,
including the Police Chief, recommending increasing the number of certified candidates to forty.
There was some discussion among the commission surrounding the request.
Chair Fields proposed a motion to change the Civil Service Rules, Section 8.2.1, and increase the
number of Certified Entry Level Candidates from twenty to forty. Commissioner Fleck seconded.
The motion carried.
Chair Fields noted that the rule change will go into effect once the commission receives a red -line version
of the proposed change for approval.
6. Other
Chief of Police Michelle Bennett spoke about the possibility of additional training opportunities being
made available for new officers in our area to help support the influx of new officers. The commission
discussed the positive effect this could have on Edmonds and the surrounding agencies.
Chair Fields adjourned the meeting at 6:18 PM.
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