HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/16/1981 Civil Service Commission
April 16 , 1981
Chairperson protem Randall called the meeting to order.
Members Present : Randall , Eibey.
Members Absent : Braun, Furgerson
Others Present : Tom Pierce , Gerald Oleson, Junior Grimm, Roger Mogle ,
Jim Rodemeyer , Vic Kennedy , and Larry P. Burger, Clerk
of the Commission.
Motion by Eibey to approve the minutes of March 12 , 1981 . Seconded by
Randall . Motion carried.
Jim Rodemeyer reported that the need was there to test for Promotionals
in the rank of Lieutenant and_Fire Equipment Operator-Driver in the
Waterloo Fire Department .
Rodemeyer continued to explain the criteria for taking the two promotional
test .
Discussion followed concerning the Criteria for testing . It was moved
by Randall , seconded by Eibey to approve the following criteria for
promotionals in the Fire Department : (established August , 1979)
A Lieutenant : Seniority Maximum ten points
Seniority shall be accorded a maximum of ten points determined as follows :
Years One through Five 0
Years Six through Ten 3/4
Years Eleven through Fifteen 1
Years Sixteen through Twenty 4
In order to be eligible to participate in the Promotional Examination
for Lieutenant an individual must have completed 5 years as a Fire
Fighter in the Waterloo Fire Department .
TIME IN RANK
Time in rank as an Emergency Medical Technician or a Fire Equipment
Operator shall be accorded a maximum of two and one-half points deter-
mined as follows : Those currently engaged in either capacity, or those
engaged as both where service is continuous from one to the other, one-
half point per year for a maximum of five years .
WRITTEN EXAMINATION Maximum thirty-five and one-half points
written examinations shall be accorded a maximum value of thirty-five
and one-half points . The actual written test points which shall be
accorded by this Commission unto any applicant shall be such figure as
shall percentagewise bear unto the said maximum point count (35,) ,
as the applicant s actual written grade on such exam shall bear unto 100 .
WRITTEN EVALUATIONS Maximum Forty-nine and one-half points
This Commission will accord for written evaluations a maximum of forty-
nine and one-half points to each applicant in the preparation of its
certified lists determined, as follows :
Each officer listed below shall prepare a written evaluation as pre-
scribed below and on the forms :identical to those attached herewith.
Such evaluation shall be sealed in an envelope and delivered to the
Chief of the Waterloo Fire Department who shall deliver such sealed
envelope, with all others to the City Clerk of the City of Waterloo ,
Iowa, who shall average all such evaluations and furnish such evaluations
in numerical order of standing in a sealed envelope to this Commission
along with the actual evaluations so made . Such evaluations shall be
done not less often than semi-annually with the results thereof fur-
nished this Commission on or before the 10th day of January and the
10th day of July of each year hereafter commencing in the year 1980 .
All applicants for Lieutenant shall be evaluated by the three Assistant
Chiefs , all Fire Line Captains , the training Officer and such ap-
plicant ' s most immediate superior. Both the high and low score as to
each applicant shall be deleted and the point scores for each applicant
on written evaluations shall be the average of all other evaluations .
Such evaluation scores shall be a numerical value equal percentagewise
to the maximum point of 49 . 5 , as such member ' s actual evaluation grade
shall bear unto 230. Such figure in turn shall be averaged with all
other figures similarly obtained as to such applicant on all other
evaluations made as to such member.
B FIRE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
WRITTEN TEST AND SENIORITY
1 point for each year of service as a Fire Fighter in the Waterloo
Department will be added to the basic test score . The ranking for
Fire Equipment Operator will then be based upon this composite score .
The written examination will be administered by the Iowa State Fire
Extension Service at 1 : 00 p .m. on June 4 , 1981 at Fire Station Number
1.
In order to be eligible to participate in the promotional examination
for Fire Equipment Operator an individual must have completed 3
years of service as a Fire Fighter in the Waterloo Fire Department .
DRIVING TEST
A pass/fail driving test will be administered and scored by the
Waterloo Fire Department . Check with the Fire Chief ' s Office for the
time and place of the driving examination.
The Motion Carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 4: 32 p .m.
Larry P. Burger , Clerk
Civil Service Commission