12/20/90 Meeting Minutes I
GOLDEN VALLEY POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Thursday, December 20, 1990
MINUTES
The meeting of the Golden Valley Police Civil Service
Commission was held in the Lower Level of the Public Safety
Building on Thursday, December 20, 1990 . The meetinq was
called to order at 5: 10 P.M. Present were Commissioner
Thorsen and Commissioner Johnson. Commissioner Thorsen was
acting Chair in the absence of Chairperson Sandbaken. Also
present were Director Mooney, Captain Shellum and Captain
Johnson of the Golden Valley Police Dept.
The minutes of 6/4/90 were approved by the Commission.
Director Mooney and the police staff presented the
Commission members with the need to initiate a hiring
process to fill an existing vacancy in the police department
as well as the potential for an additional police officer
position approved by Council in the 1991 budget. In
addition to the MPRS screening test, or equivalent test,
staff proposed that each applicant complete a Golden Valley
Police Dept. Accomplishment Record Index, which is an essay
type test developed by Personnel Decisions, Inc. This test
is designed to evaluate writing skills, background and
experience of police candidates. PDI has also agreed to
train staff in scoring the instrument. Upon completion of
the training and payment of fees, the testing instrument
will become the property of the Public Safety Department.
In order to give as many candidates as possible a chance to
compete in the process the Commission was also asked to
approve a "mini-interview" process whereby all thirty or so
candidates expressing an interest in the Golden Valley
position would be offered a brief interview with two police
officers before taking the written test. Candidates must
successfully pass both phases of the initial evaluation
process before being advanced to the final interview.
Upon review of the testing instrument, Commissioner Johnson
moved to approve the above process, seconded by Commissioner
Thorsen. Motion passed.
Setting a date for the annual meetinq was postponed until a
date compatible with the schedules of all Commissioners
could be determined.
The next Commission meeting will be called at such time as
there is a new eligibility register ready for Commission
approval.
Meeting adjourned at 5: 45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Johnson, Secretary