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June 18, 1981
Chairperson Braun called the meeting to order.
Members Present: Braun, Eibey, Randall
Members Absent: Furgerson
Other Present: Junior Grimm, Gerald Olson, Roger Mogle, Jim Rodemeyer and Michelle
Temeyer.
Motion by Eibey to approve the minutes of May 28, 1981. Seconded by Randall .
Motion carried.
Jim Rodemeyer, Assistant Personnel Director, presented proposed packets of
information which will be given to applicants for the Police recruitment. The
tentative schedule is as follows:
August 18, 1981 - 8:30 A.M. - written exam
- 1:30 P.M. - finger printing, photo-
- graphing & background information
obtained
- 6:30 P.M. - oral interviews
August 19, 1981 - 9:00 A.M. - physical agility test
August 20, 1981 - 9:00 A.M. - oral interviews
Professor Holcomb from the University of Iowa will again be scoring the written test
scores. Notices of recruitments will be available June 22, 1981 and will be sent to
Iowa colleges and universities and surrounding smaller colleges, and also the Martin
Luther King Center. Advertisements will be sent to the Waterloo, Des Moines
Register, Minneapolis Tribune and Chicago Tribune. Application deadline is July 31,
1981 at 5:00 P.M. Several specific items contained within the packet were
discussed:
1) Section 1, Page 2, Paragraph 2 ---"These two lists will be in
effect from the date they are certified for a period of two (2)
years.
2) Section 1, Page 2, Paragraph 2 ---"irregardless" will be changed to
"regardless"
3) Section 1, Page 4, Part II , A, 1 --- A grade of 70% will be
required in the pre-employment written examination prior to
continuation in the process.
4) Section 1, Page 5, Part II , A, 4 --- oral interviews will be conducted
for all out-of-town applicants at 6:30 P.M. on August 18, 1981.
It was moved by Randall , seconded by Eibey to approve the police recruit packet as
as presented (Parts I & II) with the above changes as outlined in 1.4. The motion
carried.
Chief Olson explained the results of the Fire Promotionals. The following lists were
presented as List I and List II with all persons meeting the established
requirements:
List I List II
See Council Meeting of 6/22/81.
It was moved by Eibey, seconded by Randall to certify the above lists as being
eligible for promotions. The motion carried.
The current status of the lawsuit involving the promotion of five police officers was
briefly discussed. It was pointed out that an appeal has been filed with the Supreme
Court.
Jim Rodemeyer, Assistant Personnel Director, explained the abolishment of two (2)
Clerk I positions, one each in the offices of the Building Official and Health &
Sanitation Department. He reported that the Union and the City are meeting to
establish the proper lay-off procedure.
Civil Service Commission
June 18, 1981
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Jim Rodemeyer, Assistant Personnel Director, also notified the Commission on the
termination of an employee in the Building Inspection Department for misconduct in
the position.
Jim Rodemeyer, Assistant Personnel Director, presented the request of the Iowa Civil
Rights Commission for information relating to Ronald Langford, an applicant for a
police recruit during February, 1979. The basic background of the situation was
discussed which lead to a general conversation of the police recruitment procedure
discussed earlier during the meeting. The possibility of requiring a background
investigation for each applicant was questioned. Verification of the accuracy of
each applicant' s statements relating to moral turpitude was discussed. After
considerable discussion, it was moved by Randall , seconded by Eibey to change the
wording of Part I , No. 10, on Page 10 of Police Recruit Packet discussed earlier to:
"Is of a good moral character and has not been convicted of a felony or a crime
involving moral turpitude. The City of Waterloo reserves the right to make this
determination through a background investigation including a fingerprint search. "
The motion carried.
It was moved by Randall , seconded by Eibey to adjourn. The motion carried.
Michelle Temeyer
Deputy City Clerk