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MAY THE THIRD, 2024.AND WE ARE GONNA CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF GARLAND CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING.
UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO OF OUR AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.
I MOVE, WE CONSIDER THE ADOPTION ADOPTING THE AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE COMMISSION MEETING ON DECEMBER THE FIRST, 2023.
DID EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE? YES.
MOVED THAT MINUTES BE ACCEPTED.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION OR I SECOND.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, THE MINUTES FROM THE COMMISSION MEETING ON DECEMBER THE FIRST 2023 ARE APPROVED.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE ARE TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULE LR 1 43 0.010 OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION RULES AND REGULATIONS.
DOES THE STAFF WANNA ADDRESS OR SPEAK ABOUT THAT? UH, MR. CHAIR, I'LL TAKE THIS ONE.
IF YOU, UH, WILL FLIP BACK TO, UH, UNFORTUNATELY THE PAGES AREN'T NUMBERED JUST ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN DEEP WHERE THERE'S SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
IT'LL SHOW YOU THE CHANGES IN THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA.
AND YOU HAVE THE, UH, IT'S FLAGGED FOR YOU.
AND WHAT THIS IS, IS THIS IS DEALING WITH THE, UM, THE DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS THEMSELVES.
THE ARBITRATION HEARINGS, AND WE JUST CORRECTED THE ORDER, WHICH THE PARTIES GO IN.
THOSE ARE THE FIRST CHANGES, UH, BASICALLY WHERE WE, IT SHOWED IN OUR RULES, THE EMPLOYEE WAS UP FIRST.
IT WASN'T THE CITY WOULD PRESENT THE CASE FIRST.
AND THEN IF YOU CONTINUE ON DOWN, UH, A LITTLE FURTHER, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE, UH, RELATED TO THE BURDEN OF PROOF THAT THAT WASN'T IN THERE.
UH, AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST, UH, TO MAKE OUR STUFF CONSISTENT WITH THE WAY THE, UH, HEARINGS ACTUALLY GO.
I, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS SECOND.
SO ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVED.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULE 1 43 0.022.
UH, MRS. CHAIR, UH, ON THIS ONE, WE DID NOT HAVE A RULE THAT STATED THAT WE PUT FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS FOR BEGINNING POSITIONS THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICALS.
UH, SO WE ADDED THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT D SAYS.
NOW, A CANDIDATE FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT MUST UNDERGO A PSYCHOLOGICAL, OKAY.
UH, WE ALREADY HAD THE LANGUAGE FOR THE PHYSICAL AND THEN WE CORRECTED THIS TO SAY ONLY FOR THE BEGINNING POSITIONS.
AND IT DOESN'T, UH, IMPACT PROMOTIONAL.
THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE SAYING WHEN THEY'RE PROMOTED AND WE ARE NOT SENDING PEOPLE BACK FOR PHYSICAL, SO THEY'RE PROMOTED.
I, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
SO ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS APPROVED.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULE LR 1 43 0.023.
MR. CHAIR ON THIS ONE, THE STATE MADE A, OR TCO MADE A RULE CHANGE THAT ALLOWS CERTAIN NON-US CITIZENS TO BECOME POLICE OFFICERS.
SO WE JUST CHANGED OUR RULE TO SAY WE'LL BE CONSISTENT WITH T COLE'S RULES.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER SIX.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULE LR 1 43 0.025.
MR. CHAIR ON THIS RULE AMENDMENT.
IF YOU RECALL, NOT TOO LONG AGO, WE, WE CHANGED IT FROM A ONE YEAR PERIOD DOWN TO 10 MONTHS.
UH, NOW FIRE HAS REQUESTED WE MOVE IT BACK TO SIX MONTHS TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR NEEDS.
SO WHAT WE DID HERE IS WE BROKE OUT FIRE AND POLICE.
WE PUT POLICE BACK AT ONE YEAR FOR THE ELIGIBILITY LIST TO REMAIN EFFECTIVE AND WE MOVE FIRE TO A SIX MONTH PERIOD.
AND WHAT THIS ALLOWS THEM TO DO IS FIRE TYPICALLY HAS, UH, MORE PEOPLE THAN THEY FILL POSITIONS.
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THE ELE ELIGIBILITY LIST TO EXPIRE SO THEY CAN GIVE A NEW TEST QUICKER IN THE NEXT YEAR.ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE AMENDMENT.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS APPROVED.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULE.
THIS RURAL AMENDMENT DEALT WITH REHIRES AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE JUST ADDED SOME LANGUAGE CLEARING UP WHAT HAPPENS.
UM, WE HAD A SITUATION WHERE WE HAD A REHIRE THAT WAS OUTSIDE THE THREE YEARS AND THIS ONLY ADDRESSED WHEN PEOPLE WERE REHIRED AT THREE YEARS.
SO WE ADDED LANGUAGE TO SAY IF YOU GET REHIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER WITHIN THREE YEARS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE BEGINNING POSITION FOR CIVIL SERVICE POLICE OFFICER EXAM.
IF IT'S AFTER THREE YEARS, YOU WILL HAVE TO RETAKE THE EXAM.
SO THAT'S THE BASIC AMENDMENTS HERE.
IT'S JUST CLEANING UP SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THERE AND, UH, HAVING LANGUAGE THAT ACTUALLY SAYS WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY COME BACK AFTER THREE YEARS.
I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE AMENDMENT.
SO DO WE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULE 1 43 0.038.
MR. CHAIR, THIS WAS AT THE REQUEST OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THIS RULE WILL ALLOW THEM TO FILL A VACANCY AT A HIGHER RANK WITH A LOWER RANK.
THE RULES ALREADY ALLOWED FOR THIS.
WE JUST CLARIFIED THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY GO DOWN TWO LEVELS.
SO IF THEY HAVE A CAPTAIN THAT IS NOT ON SHIFT AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LIEUTENANT, THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A DRIVER WRITE UP IS THE WAY THEY, THE TERMINOLOGY THEY USED IN THE ENGINE THAT DAY AND ACT AS A, A CAPTAIN.
AND THIS RULE JUST ALLOWS THAT TO OCCUR.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER NINE.
OKAY, SO ITEM NUMBER 10 IS TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULE LR 1 43 0.051 UNDER ACT MR. CHAIR, UNDER ACTS OF INCOMPETENCY, WE ADDED A PARENT PARENTHETICAL WITH SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT INCOMPETENCY IS, AND YOU'LL SEE THERE THAT INCOMPETENCY WILL INCLUDE, UH, HAVING TWO CONSECUTIVE UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
NOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, PLACING OTHERS IN LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS UNNECESSARILY FAILING TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN REQUIRED STATE LICENSING CERTIFICATIONS NOT SATISFACTORY, COMPLETING FIREARMS PROFICIENCY PROFICIENCY TRAINING OR FIREARMS QUALIFICATION OR FAILING TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATION AFTER ATTENDING PARAMEDIC TRAINING.
AND THEN, UH, UNDER L WE ADDED IT ALSO INCLUDES CITY DIRECTIVES.
SO THAT JUST ADDED CLAR ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? YES.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 10.
ITEM NUMBER 11, WE ARE TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULE RULES.
LR 1 43 0.026 LR 1 43 0.033 AND LR 1 43 0.034 MRS. CHAIR, THESE WERE STRICTLY GRAMMAR FORMATTING CHANGES THAT WERE MADE.
THERE WAS NO MATERIAL, UM, CHANGE IN THE, THE RULE ITSELF.
I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE, THE AMENDMENTS SECOND.
OKAY, SO ITEM NUMBER 11 IS APPROVED.
ITEM NUMBER 12 IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY THE THIRD, 2024.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ELIGIBILITY LIST.
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ITEM NUMBER 13 IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE FIRE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE SIXTH, 2024.THAT WAS FROM THE, WE'RE ON ITEM 13.
POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE SIXTH, CORRECT? YEAH.
DO I NEED TO RESTATE THAT? YES, I WILL.
SO ITEM NUMBER 13 IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE SIXTH, 2024.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE LIST.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 13 IS APPROVED, AND ITEM NUMBER 14 IS TO CONSIDER ANY PENDING POLICE SUPERVISOR PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION APPEALS FROM THE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE FOURTH, 2024.
MADAM CHAIR, CAN I ADD A COMMENT TO THIS, UH, AGENDA ITEM PLEASE? SURE.
SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE RECEIVE APPEAL REQUESTS, THEY NOTE THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS QUESTION OR QUESTIONS BEING APPEALED.
UM, BUT SINCE, UM, THE EMPLOYEE THAT SUBMITTED THIS, UH, PROVIDED IN CERTAIN CASES JUST, UM, EXAMPLES OF THE TEST QUESTION OR, YOU KNOW, I WANNA APPEAL ALL QUESTIONS FROM THIS BOOK.
WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS OF WHICH, UH, NUMBERS WERE BEING APPEALED, SO.
UM, WE'VE INCLUDED THE INFORMATION THAT WE BELIEVE MATCHES THE APPEAL, BUT, UM, HE WILL HAVE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY IF THERE'S A CHANGE TO THAT.
ARE THERE, ARE THERE GUIDELINES FOR THE, UM, OFFICERS WHEN THEY WANT TO SUBMIT AN APPEAL? AS FAR AS WHAT'S EXPECTED? I, I BELIEVE THEY'RE PROVIDED WITH SOME INSTRUCTIONS.
AND IN ADDITION TO INSTRUCTIONS TO LOCAL RULES, UH, 1 43 0 3 4 SPECIFICALLY STATES WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN.
AND IF WE LOOK AT B ONE, WHICH WAS IN THE FRONT OF YOUR BINDER, THAT WAS A SEPARATE INSERT.
IT'S THE SECOND PAGE BEHIND THE EXAMPLE MOTIONS.
WE SEE THERE THAT ALL APPEALS MUST BE IN WRITING AND SPECIFY THE QUESTION, THE ANSWER AND THE REFERENCE MATERIAL UPON WHICH THE APPEALS BASED.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, THE, THE APPEALS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TURNED IN WITHIN FIVE, UH, BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE, THE EXAM.
SO DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER THAT WANTS TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GRAB MY BAG REAL QUICK.
MADAM CHAIR IN THE, IN THE BOOK OR HIS ACTUAL WRITTEN APPEAL IS INCLUDED FOR YOU TO REVIEW? THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE.
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THAT MICROPHONE IS ON? HELLO, UH, JOEL PRICE IS MY NAME.
UH, AFTER CONFIRMING WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND SOME QUICK MATH, I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW ANY AND ALL APPEALS THAT I'VE MADE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? NO.
GOOD THING YOU HAD TO BE HERE ANYWAY.
SO, UM, DO WE WANT TO, UH, THE ITEM NUMBER 14 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN OR WHAT'S THE PROPER LANGUAGE THIS WITHDRAWN? SHOULD THEY MAKE A MOTION ON IT? JUST CONSIDER IT WITHDRAWN.
THE, THE APPELLANT HAS WITHDRAWN APPEAL, SO THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
THE APPELLANT WITHDREW APPEAL.
SO NO ACTION NEEDED? I DON'T THINK SO.
JUST FORMALIZE, UH, SINCE THE APPELLANT HAS WITHDRAWN THE QUESTION, THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
THE APPELLANT WITHDREW ON THE RECORD, WITHDREW ANY APPEALS HE HAD TO THE EXAM.
THE APPELLANT WITHDREW ON THE RECORD ANY APPEALS HE HAD TO THE EXAM.
SO ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THE APPELLANT, UM, 14, 14, ITEM NUMBER 14, THE APPELLANT, UM, HE WITHDREW.
AND THAT IS, UM, ON THE RECORD AND NO, SO WE DON'T REQUIRE ANY ACTION.
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CORRECT.SO MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 15 IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE POLICE SUPERVISOR PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE FOURTH, 2024.
I MOVE THE, THAT WE APPROVE THE LIST.
OKAY, SO I, AND ITEM NUMBER 15 IS APPROVED.
ITEM NUMBER 16 IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE FIRE DRIVER PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE 11TH, 2024 MAD CHAIR.
MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE LIST ON FIRE.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE FIRE LIEUTENANT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE 11TH, 2024.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE LIST, SIR.
NUMBER 17, ITEM NUMBER 17 IS APPROVED.
ITEM NUMBER 18, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE FIRE CAPTAIN PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE 12TH, 2024.
A MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE LIST.
ITEM NUMBER 19 IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE FIRE BATTALION CHIEF PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL THE 12TH, 2024.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE LIST.
OKAY, SO NUMBER 19 IS APPROVED AND ITEM NUMBER 20 IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.
UM, CONCERNING UPCOMING FAR ENTRANCE EXAM ON AUGUST THE THIRD AND UPCOMING POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.
JUST LETTING THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT WE HAVE OUR VERY LARGE FIRE ENTRANCE EXAMS, ALWAYS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
UH, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL, UH, POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMS, BUT I DID WANT TO ALSO MENTION, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ELIGIBILITY LIST THAT OUR POLICE, UM, PARTICIPATION IS GROWING, UM, EXPONENTIALLY.
SO THAT'S GREAT AND HOPING THAT THAT CONTINUES.
UM, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE, UM, CHIEF BRIAN HAS A CONTINUOUS APPLICANT POOL.
UM, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH ENTRANCE EXAMS, UM, THROUGH THE SUMMER AND FALL.
WE'RE INVITING THE PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T HIRE TO TEST WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE FIND THEY DON'T PASS OUR GRANT
ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? NO.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN, SO.