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CITY OF ~
UBURN
WASHINGTON
Peter B. Lewis, Mayor
25 West Main Street * Auburn WA 98001-4998 * www.auburnwa.gov * 253-931-3000
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING
Meeting Minutes of June 12, 2007
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Civil Service Commission was held June 12,
2007, in Resource Room #2 located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West
Main Street, Auburn, WA. The following members were in attendance.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Dick Kammeyer, Chairman; Member; Chuck Booth, Member
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Attorney, Joe Beck; Sarah Borden, Civil Service
Examiner; Bob Lee, Deputy Police Chief;
ACTION:
Chairman Kammeyer called the meeting to order at 3:41 p.m.
Approval of May 8, 2007 Civil Service meeting minutes.
Minutes were accepted as written. Booth moved to accept Minutes and Kammeyer
seconded.
COMMISSION
Sarah Borden presented the new Entry Level Police Officer Civil- Service List which
integrated the results of the previous oral board from May 25th, 2007. Booth motioned
to accept and Kammeyer seconded.
Sarah Borden then presented the names of six entry level police candidates for removal
from the standing list; four candidates were disqualified during the background process
and two were disqualified for no response.
Sarah Borden addressed that Michael Gallatin had been removed from the entry level
police list during the background process. After reviewing his appeal with further
information and reconsideration he was reinstated back on the list as #11. Booth
motioned to accept and Kammeyer seconded.
Sarah Borden then presented the name of the new Lateral Police Office on the Civil
Service List. Booth motioned to accept and Kammeyer seconded.
Sarah presented the updated civil service rules that added the non-commissioned
officers to the civil service and some new language. Booth motioned to accept and
Kammeyer seconded.
A hearing was conducted with Patrick Sagdahl regarding his removal from the entry
level police officer list. All witnesses were sworn in prior to the start of the hearing. The
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City indicated the cumulative reasons why Patrick Sagdahl was removed from the list
and Bob Lee presented specific information from the background testing that led to the
decision. Mr. Sagdahl presented his response to the reasons given and provided
additional information and explanations as to his reason for appeal.
After a thorough review of all the facts presented by the grievant the decision remains
to remove Patrick Sagdahl from the entry level police officer list. Booth made the
motion, Kammeyer seconded.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Sarah Borden reported that we are continuing with the open application process for
entry and lateral candidates. Written test will be .held on June 26 h, 2007 and the oral
boards will be held on June 15th, 2007.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting
adjourned at 4:30 p.m. Booth adjourned and Kammeyer seconded.
cc: Commission Members
Mayor Peter B. Lewis
Chief of Police Jim Kelly
Deputy Police Chief Bob Lee
Brenda Heineman, Director of Human
Resources/Risk Mgmt
Dan Heid, City Attorney
Dani Daskam, City Clerk
Joe Beck, Assist. City
Attorney
Police Guild/James Hamil
Civil Service Commission
Dick Kammeyer, Chairman
Charles Booth, Member
Cyril Van Selus, Member
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