HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/18/2014 Mason County Civil Service Commission
411N 5° 8beei Shelton, WA98584
September 18,2014
Regular Meeting Minutes
Call Meeting to Order—Chair Kelly called the meeting\o order u15:O] p.m.
Roll Call—Present: Brian Kelly, Chair, Commissioners Louann Davis and Danielle Skeeters-
Lindsey-Absent, Chief Examiner Dawn Twiddy, Chief Jan Shepherd, Bill Kenny Support
Services Director
Minutes: August 2|" 2Ol4 regular meeting minutes and Sepiem/bor4,2014 special meeting
minutes- Commissioners Davis/Kelly moved and seconded approval ay the August 21"2014
regular meeting minutes and September 4,2014 special meeting minutes as praseu1ed.
Motion carried with all imfavor.
Business:
A. Chief Examiner Update
o. Public Records Request'Chief Examiner Tvviddy stated she had received u
public records request from Julie Oberbillig. In order to complete the request she
will need any documents that the Commission may have in their possession
regarding the hiring process ur promoting ofthe Cuoeo{ioom Corporal. Any
documentation from October 1,2013 through September 2, 2O|4 pertaining to
the establishment of minimum requirements for eligibility Lo be hired into the
corrections corporal position.Any eruuUa between the Commission and any
employee of the Sheriffs Office regarding the Corrections Corporal position.
Commissioner Kelly stated that he had only replied directly to Chief Shepherd on
one ennuU in regards to her request for u special meeting.
Chief Shepherd stated that she already had u copy of the email in the batch to
send tonneto fulfill the request.
Commissioner Davis said that she didn't have any enouila between her and the
Sheriffs Office that the Chief Examiner had not been copied on. She did however
say that there may be documents on her old county email from October 1,2013
until her email was discontinued in January of2Ol4.
Chief Examiner Twiddv stated that she would request documents from
Commissioner Skcetere'iiudaey since she was unable to attend the Commission
meeting.
b. Mr. Bill Kenny Support Services Director announced that an attorney on behalf
of Mrs. Reeves and uformer jail employee had served the Clerk or the Board
with u Claim For Damages with the basis of hostile work environment and
retaliation. He said that the claim forms had been sent to the Risk Pool and the
Prosecutors Office and the Sheriffs Offioe,which was standard procedures.
o. Chief Examiner Twiddy asked if the Sheriffs Office had discussed the need to
open a cook position. She said that a gentleman came in to request an application
for ucook.
Chief Shepherd said she was unaware of any new developments a1 this time.
Mr. Kenny said that he had in the past had discussions with Chief Haugen in
regards to having a back up cook for various reasons. He suggested there may be
a need to do some testing to create an extra help list for the cook position.
The Commission thanked Mr. Kenny for his suggestion and asked Chief
Shepherd to follow up with Chief Haugen and let them know if creating an extra
help list for a cook was a need at this time.
C. Sheriff Update
a. Chief Shepherd had the week off from work so she was not prepared to talk
about anything other then represent the Sheriffs Office at the hearing scheduled
for 5:15 for Mr. Brandon Kallgren.
Commissioner Kelly recessed the meeting at 5:10 until 5:15 for the hearing set at certain
time.
Commissioner Kelly reconvened the meeting at 5:17 p.m. for the hearing.
D. 5:15 p.m. Hearings set for a specific time.
a. Brandon Kallgren requested an appeal to the Civil Service Commission on the
removal of his name from the Eligibility List for Entry Level Deputy by the
Chief Examiner.
Mr. Kallgren was sent a hearing notice via an email and a letter in the mail
confirming that he was on the Civil Service Agenda for a hearing in response to
his appeal.
Mr.Kallgren did not show up for the hearing.
There was a discussion regarding the removal of Mr.Kallgrens name from the
Eligibility List.
Commissioner Davis/Kelly moved and approved to uphold the Chief Examiners
decision to remove Mr.Kallgrens name from the Entry Level Deputy Sheriff Eligibility
List.Motion carried with all in favor.
A written copy of the rendered decisions will be sent to Mr. Kallgren within 10 days of the
hearing.
Adjourn-Meeting adjourned at 5:18 p.m.
Approved November 20,2014
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Brian Keff Danielle Skeeters-LincYsey Louarm Davis
Chair Commissioner Commissioner
Bawn Twiddy, Chief Examiner
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