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TO THE CITY OF GARLAND CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2023.UM, I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER THAT'S ITEM ITEM TWO.
I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER THIS AGENDA SECOND.
ITEM THREE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 18TH, 2023.
I MOVE THAT WE TABLE ITEM 2220 I, I MOVE THAT WE TABLE ITEM THREE RATHER.
EXCUSE ME, TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING.
ITEM FOUR, REVIEW THE LETTERS OF APPRECIATION AND COMMENDATIONS RECEIVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I MOVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF LETTERS OF APPRECIATION AND COMMENDATION FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THOSE, JUST THE ONES WHERE WE CONSIDER.
SO WE'RE JUST, THAT'S JUST THE REVIEW.
UM, NOW CHIEF COHEN HERE, UM, CHIEF, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO POINT OUT ON WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PACKET? NO, IT'S JUST THAT, UH, WE GET THESE, UH, QUITE A BIT FOR THE GUYS DOING, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND AND DOING THEIR JOB.
LIKE THE FIRST ONE WHERE ACTUALLY CAME FROM CHIEF VY FROM RICHARDSON, TALKING ABOUT ENGINE FOUR IN THE INTERSECTION, GIVING WATER TO OBVIOUSLY HOMELESS FEMALE IN THE MEDIAN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF THE CITIZENS THAT THE GUYS DO ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THEY DO A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN WE GET LETTERS FOR, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THIS STUFF.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE CITIZENS AND, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPRECIATION AND WE, WE APPRECIATE THE, ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.
ANY QUESTIONS? NONE? NO? OKAY.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, REVIEW LETTERS OF APPRECIATION AND COMMENDATIONS RECEIVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MY MIC IS WORKING, BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO POINT OUT ON THE ITEMS RECEIVED? NO, JUST THAT AGAIN, WE JUST, WE SEE THESE, UH, FROM TIME TO TIME AT THESE COMMISSION MEETINGS AND WE, IT'S, IT'S TREMENDOUS WORK THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES IN THE CITY OF GARLAND.
IS, IS, UH, LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A FUN, FINE DEPARTMENT.
QUESTIONS, RICKY? I WOULD JUST SAY IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS WITH FIRE AS WELL AS PD, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO, TO NOTICE THOSE SOFT THINGS THAT GOES ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SOME OF THOSE ABOVE AND BEYOND THINGS THAT, UH, DON'T READILY MAKE THE PAPER.
SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THAT CITIZENS AS WELL AS PEERS ARE RECOGNIZING, UH, RECOGNIZING STAFF FROM FIRE AND PD.
UM, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE LATERAL POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON MAY 6TH, 2023.
I MOVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST OF LATERAL POLICE EXAM ENTRANCE EXAMS CONDUCTED ON THE 6TH OF MAY.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE LATERAL POLICE IN ENTRANCE EXAM CONDUCTED ON JUNE 10TH, 2023.
I MOVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY LIST OF LATERAL POLICE EXAM ENTRANCE CONDUCTED ON JUNE THE 10TH.
I SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE LATERAL POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON JULY 15TH, 2023.
I'M ACCEPTANCE OF ELIG OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST OF LATERAL POLICE EXAMS, UH, CONDUCTED ON JULY 15.
UH, ITEM NUMBER NINE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 19TH, 2023.
I MOVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST, UH, FROM THE POLICE EXAM CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 19TH.
I SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
ITEM 10, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE FIRE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 26TH, 2023.
A MOVE OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE, UH, ELIG, THE LIST ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE FIRE EX FIRE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON THE 26TH.
UH, ITEM 11, INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. JUST WANTED TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS TO MAKE
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SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE AWARE.AS YOU SEE, WE HAVE SEVERAL POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMS AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING, UM, IN THESE EXAMS. UM, MY MIC ISN'T WORKING.
WE'VE BEEN DOING SEVERAL ENTRANCE EXAMS ALMOST MONTHLY.
UM, JUST CONTINUING, UM, LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY STRUGGLING TO, TO GET POLICE OFFICERS.
UM, SO WE ARE, UM, RIGHT NOW PLANNING A HIRING EVENT TO, UH, HELP THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AS WELL AS THE, UM, CHANGES TO THE LOCAL RULES THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPTED TO ALLOW, YOU KNOW, PRIOR SERVICE, LIKE GOVERNMENT, UH, EXPERIENCE TO COUNT TOWARDS, UH, QUALIFICATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE AN UPCOMING POLICE ENTRANCE EXAM, ANOTHER ONE ON OCTOBER 21ST.
UM, BOTH THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE HAVING ACADEMIES AT THE START OF THE YEAR, BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR RECRUITMENT IS ONGOING.
WE ALSO HAVE AN UPCOMING FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF PROMOTIONAL EXAM.
WE HAVE APPARENTLY SOME UPCOMING RETIREMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO THEY'LL BE TESTING FOR, UH, REPLACING THAT.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY, OUR, UM, POLICE ENTRANCE EXAM THAT WE USE IS MANY, MANY YEARS OLD.
UM, SO WE'LL BE GOING OUT FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO UPDATE, UH, THAT EXAM TO, UH, HOPEFULLY IMPROVE THE OUTCOMES, UM, AND PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND, UH, PREP MATERIALS, UM, FOR A BETTER OUTCOMES, UH, ON GETTING OFFICERS HIRED AND THROUGH THE DOOR.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY, UM, WHAT ABOUT, WHEN WOULD THAT BE ADOPTED? THE NEW INSURANCE EXAM? UM, IT, SO WE ARE, UH, GOING OUT FOR THE PROPOSAL NEXT MONTH, SO ABOUT 30 DAYS AFTER THAT.
SO THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT, FOR THE, YES.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE ONE SCHEDULED YET, BUT AFTER THE ACADEMY THEY'LL START BACK WITH THEIR TESTING FREQUENCY.
SO WE SHOULD BE, UM, GOOD TO GO WITH THE NEW PROVIDER AT THAT TIME.
AND THAT AFFECTS ALSO THE LATERAL? YES.
THEY TAKE THIS THE SAME TEST? YES.
IN REGARDS TO ITEM A, THE HIRING EVENT, WHAT ARE THE, UH, UH, AVENUES OF PUBLICITY THAT WE'RE USING TO GET THE WORD OUT REGARDING THAT EVENT? MM-HMM
SO WE ALWAYS USE THE CITY'S, UM, UM, ONE OUR, UH, CITY WEBSITE.
SO WE HAVE A CAREERS SITE THAT WE FEATURE UPCOMING EVENTS AND JOBS.
WE ALSO USE THE CITY'S OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. UH, WE, UH, PROMOTE ON SEVERAL EXTERNAL SITES, SO, YOU KNOW, POLICE, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, DIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONS.
UH, WE ALSO PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED CIRCA THAT PUSHES OUT OUR, UH, JOB POSTINGS TO HUNDREDS OF JOB BOARDS.
UH, AND THEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR OWN, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AS WELL AND THEY NORMALLY PUSH THEIRS OUT.
UM, UM, ALSO, BUT IF YOU UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR IF YOU, UM, YOU KNOW, WANNA LET ME KNOW, I DEFINITELY CAN ADD ADDITIONAL SOURCES TO THE LIST.
I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING.