HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/20/2023Mason County Civil Service Commission
Meeting Minutes
July 20, 2023
The regular meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chairperson Sue Ickes.
Attendance: Sue Ickes, Chair and William Kendrick, Vice-Chair
Others: Tami Beyer, and Becky Rogers.
Business:
1. Approval of Minutes: June 15, 2023, regular meeting minutes.
Cmmrs. Kendrick/Ickes moved and seconded to approve the June 15, 2023, regular meeting minutes.
Motion carried unanimously.
2. Chief Examiner Update
2.1. Position Tracking – 19 vacant funded positions: Community Service Officer–1,
Corrections Deputy-7, Deputy Sheriff-7, Evidence Technician-1, and Support
Specialist–3
The Board questioned how the sheriff’s office can operate with the reduced
staffing and if the patrol is needing to work double shifts, overtime. Chief
Beyer stated it is the time of year when they typically have overtime. Calls
are prioritized differently to get the most coverage with the limited staff.
There are staff still calling in sick and on vacation. Schedules are modified to
address the minimums while they are trying to build the program. The shift
schedules can help with four days on and four days off.
3. Sheriff’s Office Update
3.1. Corrections – They are looking for candidates to interview. One more staff will
be leaving on retirement. The reduced staffing in the jail is being addressed
and they are using a workaround, until they can fill the vacant positions.
The Board questioned if the jail population is full. Chief Beyer stated it is not
full. The jail population is at 59 and they have quite a few beds that they
could fill. The County recently signed a contract with Dept. of Corrections to
be able to accept inmates with DOC detainer type warrants. It is not adding
to the population yet.
3.2. Patrol – One candidate has a conditional offer. The Lieutenants are actively
working on candidate backgrounds. This is the boating season, and they are
busy with that program.
3.3. Support Staff – The support staff is working on reduced staff. One candidate
has been hired and will begin August 1. Two more candidates are in
background. There is a provisional candidate on the eligibility list.
Consideration was given for the provisional candidate; however, it can take
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several months to train a staff and they did not find it would be beneficial to
hire for only four months that the provisional position is set for.
3.4. Volunteer Program – The MCSO volunteer program will celebrate 25 years in
August. An anniversary program is set for August 19 in Allyn, where they will
be recognizing the program and approximately 25 current volunteers.
4. Adjourn – The meeting adjourned at 5:15 pm.
Approved: August 17, 2023
Susan Ickes William Kendrick Mark Nault
Chair Vice-Chair Commissioner
Becky Rogers
Secretary/Chief Examiner
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