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06/11/73 CSC Minutes � Police Civil Service Commission Village of Golden Valley Minutes Meeting of June 11, i973 Members present : Pierre Meyer, Robert Heckman, and John Mitchell Guests: Dave Gorski, Director of Public Safety; Lt. Tom Morgan, Officer Dale Smedberg, Officer Leroy Trandem, Officer Milt Zoupas, Lee Gillogly, Police Community , Relations Committee, and Ms. Shirley Behrens, Sun Newspapers Chairman Meyer called the meeting to order at 7�43 P•M• Resi�nations The Commission has been notified that Officers Robert Kurtz and Darroch Smith had resigned and both had accepted positions with the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Eli�ibilitv Re�ister The register established on March 17, 1973, needed to be re—organized to reflect the fact that individuals currently serving in the armed forces are not classified as veterans, and hence, do not have any veteran preference. The re—arrangement is as follows: Jerry P. Huntley Randall Lebsock William A. McNab Dean L. Mooney Robert J. Shellum David C. Nelson Steven M. Fallen Barbara L. Ego Kenneth W. Kave, Jr. (Heckman, Mitchell ) Motion passed 3-0 . ��� — 2 — New Appointments Names from the eligibility register were submitted to the Village Manager for selection of officers to fi11 vacancies. Robert J. Shellum was appointed 6/11/73. Another selection will be made later this year. Lateral Entry Since the last CSC meeting, the Chairman� and Publi� Safety Director attended several community meetings concerning "lateral entry". No one questions the desire to have higher requirements for police positions. The Police Association agrees that higher requirements are needed. After an open discussion at the Police—Community Relations Committee meeting, the committee favored having no lateral entry for sergeants. It was recognized that the committee had limited exposure on this subject. Meeting with League of Municipalities brought forth the following: "Otztside candidates on an official register would have absolute veteran preference as sergeant, where as Golden Valley candidates would have merely the 5 (five ) points for promotion, as veterans seeking sergeant positions. " This new input (which is a reversal of a prior input ) has affected the thinking of the commission. It was agreed that the lateral entry question would be re—examined after obtaining an opinion from the Village Attorney on the absolute veteran preference matter. If necessary, an opinion from the Attorney General of Minnesota, would be sought. The villages represented in the municipalities meeting were Plymouth, New Hope, Crystal, Richfield, Fridley, and Golden Valley. Mr. David Norgard (League of Municipalities) obtained a list of those communities that indicated an interest, and will convene the group based on this interest. At such a meeting the question of limited lateral entry (i. e. with communities on a reciprocal basis) would be examined on a "Joint Powers agreement" approach. Testin� Procedures For Police Ser�eant Re�ister A general discussion was hel.d on the subject with inputs from the Officers present. � �� • . _ 3 _ The testing procedure would include written� oral, and psychological portions. In the appropriate portion, the test might include the following : •Simulate situations that are considered functions of the sergeant. •Test to determine interest in super—� vision and in giving direction. •Test to measure how we1.1 a police officer performs in his current assignment. •Test for effectiveness in situations such as traffic, domestic, angry crowds, etc. •Proficiency test to determine supervisory skill. •Make test broad enough to assess general capability. The commission will develop the elements of the testing procedure. Will meet with the current sergeants to get their inputs as to what attributes are desired to fill a sergeant position and how best to test for these attributes. The commission will also ask for inputs from the patrol officers. Meeting was adjourned at 9 :1�0 P.M. ` , , :�ti.. �1, ��..�...�:� , ohn N. Mitchell, Secretary �- ���