HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/16/2006 CIVIL SERVICE COMM1NSION MINUTES
May 16,2006
2:00 p.m.
Carnegie Conference Room
Members Present: Tim Luce, John Blitsch
Members Excused: Lou Porter,David Meeks (Ex Officio)
Others Present: Paul Huting,Ned Deberg,Joe Leibold, Cheryl Huddleston
Moved by Blitsch, seconded by Luce to approve the 5/16/06 Agenda as mailed. Motion carried.
Moved by Luce, seconded by Blitsch to approve the 4/7/06 Minutes as mailed. Motion carried.
IJNFINISHED RIJSINESS
The Civil Service List for Garage Mechanic was presented for certification. The position was
approved by the Human Resources Committee on 11/14/05 and by the Civil Service Commission
on 12/7/05. There is a vacancy due to a retirement. The position was advertised in the Waterloo
Courier, listed with Iowa Workforce Development, notices sent to the agencies and organizations
on the Affirmative Action List, posted on the City website, the cable access channel and in all
City departments. Fifteen resumes were received and twelve candidates were invited to
interview on 4/19-20/06. Interview panel members were Larry Smith from Waste Management,
Darryl Hartema from Fire Rescue, Roger Allen from Leisure Services and Cheryl Huddleston
from Human Resources. One candidate canceled, one did not show for his interview and two did
not pass the interview. The Civil Service List has six white males, one black male and one
Hispanic male.
Moved by Blitsch, seconded by Luce:
We, the members of the Civil Service Commission, certify the following list of applicants, who
are eligible, based upon the examination process as set forth by the Civil Service Commission for
the appointment to the position of Mechanic for the City of Waterloo, Iowa Central Garage.
Appointments shall be made from this list for the next year(May 16, 2006—May 15, 2007).
CERTIFIED LIST
Tony Salisbury
Kent Flege
Johnny Garcia
Eric Zuck
Justin Trulson
Mark Miller
Efonda Montgomery Troy Henninger
Motion carried.
Updates 4.
Golf Manager—received seventeen resumes and seven candidates have been invited to interview
on 6/16/06.
Battalion Chief—decision made to hold off until early fall.
Police Sergeant — fourteen resumes received and candidates will take a written examination
6/15/06 with interviews tentatively scheduled for mid-July.
Clerk I — received eighty-eight resumes and fifty-seven candidates submitted adequate typing
verification so will be scheduling written examination with the top thirty scores who must pass
each section of the examination with at least a 70% invited to interview.
NEW RIJSINESS
The job description and testing criteria for Park Maintenance II/Forestry-Leisure Services was
presented for approval. There is a vacancy due to a resignation. On 5/1/06, the Human
Resources Committee approved beginning the Civil Service process. There are no changes in the
job description and testing criteria. Moved by Luce, seconded by Blitsch to approve the job
description and testing criteria for Park Maintenance II/Forestry-Leisure Services. Motion
carried.
OTHER RIJSINESS
None
With no further business before the Commission, moved by Blitsch, seconded by Luce to adjourn.
Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk