04/15/74 CSC Minutes �of ice Civi 1 Service Corr�tission
Viiiage o� Goicien Valley
Minutes
hieeting of April I5, 1974
Membars Present: Pierre Meyer, Robart Nockman
and John Mitchetl
Guests: Dave Gorsl<i , Director of Public Safety;
Dwight Weiis
Chairman Mitcheil called the meeting to order at 7:44 p.m.
• Minutes from the March 19� 197�4, mee�tng were accepted.
Diseussion of Sergeant Evaivation Proceclures
i . Commissioners Mitchell and Heckman gave Dave Gorski their appiication
blank items. Gorski will put together an application blank containing
these iterns and wili ask sergeant candidates to complete this applica-
tion blank. 7he Commission attempted to select items which would
reflecC changes in candldates ' status botwoon t(me of applying to the
deparCment and the present time.
2. Peer and supervisory rating forms were discussed. After talkinr abaut
the pros and eons of having officers sign their name to their rating
sheets, it was resolved to ask them to sign Cheir name and to deposit
kheir ratings in a confidentiai envelope. If any officers object to
signing their name, they will be pe�mitted to leave the ra�ing form
blank. Dave Gorski will pass out these forms over the next two weelcs �
and they will be completed by /1pri1 26 , i974. He will also distribute
rating forms , containing the same dimensions as the peer rating forms ,
to supervisors . These will also be completed by April 26, 1974. �1ii
ratings wiil be placed in Gorsici 's safe until it is time to compile
the final evaluation points. Any officer in the department is welcome
to be present when the safe is opened to satisfy himself that the
ratings were kept confidential until uli components of the seiection
process were completed.
3. The written exam has been prepared consisting of 130 items . The exam
is worth a toCal of 150 points , and it will comprise 20 percent of ti�e
total evaluation process. There are mainly multiple choicc , fill -in,
and true and false questions on this exam. Individuals will be given
until April 30 to complete reading and to study for Che exam. The
exam will be administered May 2, 1974, from 7:30 until 10:00 p.m. Ali
examinees wiil be expected to complete by 10:00 p.m. � but there wiil
�y�.
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bc a grace period of 15 minutes in case anyone needs additional time.
Commiss �oner Mitchell will proctor the exam. Dave Gorski wi11 look
for a place to administer ir which has tables and a conducive environ-
ment.
4. Conunissioner Hecl<man has contacted Dr. Rabert Flint concerning fnrer-
viewing and interpreting test resuits on ail fourteen candidates.
Flint has agreed to undertake this task and to compieto it by May 30�
1974. His schedule is listed below.
M��y 3--Intervicw two candidates--Starting at 6 p.m.
M�y �3--Intervicw tiwo candidates--Starting at 6 p,m,
May 9-- Interview two cahdidates--Starting at 5 p,m.
May 11-- Interview three candidates--Starting at 10 a.m.
, May 16-- Interview two candidates--Starting at 5 p.m.
May 24-- Interview one candida�e--Starting at 6 p.m,
� May 25--Interview two candidates--Starting at i0 a.m.
One Commissioner wiil be present at each of �hese interviews . Dave
Gorski will aCtempt to administer the CPi and MMPI during the week
of April 27, 1974, so that tihe resuits of these tests will be avail-
able for Dr. Flint's in�erviews.
5• Ttio In-basket will be administcred on May 9, 7:3�-9�30 p.m. Com-
missioner Meyer will proctor this.
6. The group discussion will take place t�1ay 11 , 1 :00-2:30 p.m. , and
the second group will be scheduied for 2:30-4:00 p.m. Comm�ssioner
Neckman wili administcr a short verbal reasoning test aC 12:30 p.m.
for group one and 4:00 p.m. for group two.
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The above dates and arrangements are tentative, pending agreement on
Dr. Flint 's consuit(ng fee and pending the Civil ServPce Commissloners '
schedules. '
Police Community Relations Meetin�s
Ti�is group• would like to have a commissioner present at thefr meeCings which .
Cake piace the second Tuesday of each month. Dave Gorski will Calk to �his
group about attendance at their meetings.
The meering was adJourned at 9;08 p.m.
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