08/29/96 Meeting Minutes Golden Valley Police Civil Service Commission
Thursday, August 29, 1996
Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 P.M. by Chairperson Peterson.
The following people were in attendance: Bruce Peterson, Bill Hobbs, Dean Mooney, Bob Shellum, Roger
Johnson and Judy Smith.
Peterson welcomed Commissioner Hobbs to the Civil Service Commission.
A police officer position has become available due to the retirement of James Berge, who is leaving after
3 0 years to service to the department. Mooney gave an overview of the choices available for the selection
process for the position of police officer.
Mooney advised that the community service of�icer selection option was created in response to the MPRS
lawsuit settlement. Currently, four CSO's have completed college requirements and 1,000 hours or more
of training with this department, thereby meeting the criteria set by the Civil Service Commission earlier
tkus year. He proposed using this process for this current hiring process and advised that a11 police
administrators are in favor of using it. The main advantage to using this process is that if we hire from the
currently employed CSO candidates we can get another minority CSO from the N.W. Hennepin Human
Services project to fill the CSO opening which would be created.
Mooney asked the Civil Service Commission to approve a process whereby we can test CSO's from our
department using the same tests taken by the people cunently on the eligiblity register. While the police
adminstration is recommending only testing the CSO candidates at this time, the Commission could
certainly enlarge the pool of candidates.
Hobbs made a motion that we move ahead with the cunent Golden Valley Community Service Officers as
the intended entry group for this hiring process. Peterson seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously by those commissioners in attendance. A copy of the step-by-step testing process in outline
form will be included as a part of these minutes.
The Commissioners expressed their gratitude to the police department for its commitment to the
Community Service Officer program. It serves the city well.
Hearing no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Judith A. Smith, Recorder
DATE: September 9, 1996
TO: Director Mooney
FROM: Captain Johnson
SUBJECT: Police Officer Testing Process Outline
1. Candidates file written application with the department and meet requirements
prescribed by Minnesota Statutes and Regulations.
2. The internal testing process recently held required not less than 1000 hours service as
a department Community Service Of�icer.
3. Internal candidates completed a written test, the Accomplishment Records Index. The
written areas rated in this test were interpersonal skills,judgment, responsibility and
conscientiousness, and personal maturity. When this test is scored the candidates
answers are identified by a number rather than name. This test was scored by three
internal raters and one non-department rater.
4. Candidates who score at the appropriate level on the written test participate in a
structured interview conducted by three department staff members. This interview
evaluates the candidates work experience and education, communications skill,
problem solving skill, interpersonal skill, and their understanding of police work.
5. Candidates who score at a high level on the stnzctured interview are recommended for
placement on the civil service Police Officer Eligibility Register.
6. The highest three ranked candidates on the Eligibility Register are interviewed by the
Public Safety Director and the City Manager for open officer positions. The City
Manager makes the appointment from the three candidates.
7. The candidate is given a job offer, a background investigation, psychological exam,
and medical examination are completed and the successful candidate is given a start
date.
Golden Valley Police Civil Service Commission
Meeting September 9, 1996
Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 5:05 P.M. by Chairperson Peterson. Present at this
meeting were Bruce Peterson, Bil(Hobbs, Dean Mooney, Roger Johnson, Robert Shellum
and Judy Smith.
The minutes of the February 5, 1996 and August 29, 1996 meetings were approved as
distributed by those commissioners in attendance.
Mooney explained that the selection process was held in accordance with the procedure
approved by the Civil Service Commission at its 2/5/96 meeting. He explained the process
and distributed the eligibility register. He advised that all community service of�icers
passed the written test and oral interview.
CSO Cross scored the highest with ten extra points awarded for military service and CSO
training time. However, he is not eligible to be hired at this time because he has not yet
passed the POST licensing test. The other three candidates will be interviewed by the City
Manager and it will be his decision which person to hire. This person must also pass the
physical and psychological testing to be given after offer of a job. When Cross is eligible
to be placed on the register, the expiration date of his eligibility will be the same as the
other candidates placed on the register at this time.
A motion was made and seconded, and passed unanimously by those commissioners in
attendance to approve the eligibility register dated September 9, 1996, with JonThomas
Cross being provisionally approved, with final approval of Cross to be at a later date
showing 9/8/98 expiration of eligibility date.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:22 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith A. Smith, Recorder