HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/16/2020 Mason County Civil Service Commission
Meeting Minutes
April 16 , 2020
The regular meeting was called to order by Chair Susan Ickes at 5 : 00 p . m . The
meeting was conducted telephonically by conference call , due to the Mason County
Commissioners ' partial closure in response to the global pandemic .
Attendance : Susan Ickes , Chair ; William Kendrick , Vice - Chair ; and Mark Nault ,
Commissioner
Others : Kevin Hanson , Tami Beyer , Sheryl Hilt , Shane Schoeneberg and Becky Rogers
Business .
1 . Approval of Minutes : regular meeting minutes .
Cmmr. Kendrick/Nault moved and seconded to approve the regular meeting
minutes dated March 19, 2020 as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.
2 . Chief Examiner Update
2 . 1 . Position Tracking - 6 vacant and funded FTE positions - 1 - Records Specialist ;
2 - Deputy Sheriff ; and 3 - Corrections Deputy .
2020 Public Safety Testing has cancelled pre - employment testing events scheduled in
Washington State from March 14 , 2020 until at least May 4 , 2020 , due to
COVID - 19 .
2 . 3 . Promotional Revisions - Patrol Corporal & Sergeant positions postponed from
April 1 & 2 until the week of June 1 - 5 .
Cmmr. Kendrick/Nault moved and seconded to approve the change in
the promotional plan to postpone the testing until the week of June 1 S. Motion carried unanimously.
2 . 4 . Promotional Revisions - Approval of the revised promotional announcement
April 1 - 15 , 2020 for Corrections Corporal & Sergeant positions .
The revised promotional announcement was discussed .
Cmmr. Kendrick/Nault moved and seconded to approve the change in
the promotional plan as presented for the Corrections Corporal &
Sergeant positions. Motion carried unanimously.
3 . Public Hearings - 5015 p . m .
3 . 1 -
REMOVED
Chief Beyer noted the collective bargaining agreement with the Sheriff Deputies
contains language in Article X " All new employees will serve a probationary period of
one ( 1 ) calendar year on full time duty commencing on their date of hire . . " The CBA
language is in conflict with the proposed language . This matter will need to be
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addressed with the union and then brought back to the Civil Service
Commission for consideration .
3 . 2 Consider approval of Civil Service Rule 6 . 9B revisions to add " Provisional " to
receive an additional ten percent preference points to a score .
Cmmr. Kendrick/Nault moved and seconded to approve the Civil
Service Rule 6. 9B revisions to add "Provisional " to receive an additional
ten percent preference points to a score. Motion carried unanimously.
3 . 3 Approval to set a public hearing on May 21 , 2020 at 5 : 15 p . m . to consider
revisions to Civil Service Rule Chapter 8 , Sections 3 and 13 related to changing
the Rule of Three to the Rule of Five , effective June 11 , 2020 .
Cmmr. Nault/Kendrick moved and seconded to set a public hearing on
May 21, 2020 at 5: 15 p . m . to consider revisions to Civil Service Rule
Chapter 8, Sections 3 and 13 related to changing the Rule of Three to
the Rule of Five, effective June 11, 2020. Motion carried unanimously.
4 . Sheriff's Office Update
4 . 1 . Sheriff's Office Closure - Chief Beyer shared that the main business office has
been closed since March 25 . The clerical office staff are teleworking in some
capacity . They are still conducting business .
4 . 2 . Sheriff Hiring Freeze - It was noted the County Commissioners at a recent
meeting discussed the State of the County and the possibility of a hiring freeze
came up . Sheryl Hilt stated it is not known when the Commissioners would
implement a hiring freeze and they are waiting for further information . At the
current time , the Sheriff's Office has placed a freeze on hiring . They will honor
one recent conditional offer of employment extended to an Entry Level
Corrections Deputy candidate . Any other candidates who have applied to fill
vacant positions could be on hold until the freeze is lifted .
4 . 3 . Jail - Chief Hanson reported on the current conditions in the jail during the
COVID - 19 pandemic . The lobby of the jail has been closed . Court appearances
are mostly handled via video . Two staff are teleworking .
A lateral corrections deputy was hired last week and now is in orientation . One
candidate is in the final stages of backgrounding who started the process as a
provisional candidate . Upon submittal of his PST score , the candidate
transitioned to an entry level Corrections Deputy candidate .
Chair Ickes questioned if they have enough personal protection equipment
supplies .
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It was reported that the Jail and Deputies are good .
5 . The meeting adjourned at 5030 p . m .
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Susan Ickes William Kendrick Mark Nault
Chair Vice - Chair Commissioner
Becky Roger
Secretary/Chief Examiner