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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEXECUTIVE SESSION - 05/18/1999 - PERSONNEL/RELEASED RES NO 1-03 EXECUTIVE SESSION Date May 18. 1999 Time 6:20 p.m. Chemick Conference Room A motion was made by Trustee Czamik,seconded by Trustee Dill to enter into executive session(personnel)at 6:20 p.m. TOPIC: LITIGATION_ PERSONNEL X LAND ACQUISITION _ FIRE&POLICE VILLAGE BOARD VILLAGE BOARD COMMISSIONERS MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT PRESENT N. CZARNIK C.JOHNSON GAYLE BANTNER Village Trustee President BOB GOLDSMITH B.DILL ALAN SHAPIRO Village Trustee P.FEICHTER Village Trustee STAFF PRESENT S.LISSNER Village Trustee GARY PARRIN J.PETRI Village Manager Village Trustee GEORGE KNICKERBOCKER C.PROCHNO Village Attorney Village Trustee Pursuant to a duly made and approved motion and a majority vote at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Village President and Board of Trustees on May 18. 1999 this Executive Session was called to consider a Personnel matter. Number of pages attached: 1 Date(s)of review for release: January 2000 Date of approval for release: May 18, 1999 6:20 p.m. PERSONNEL The Commissioners discussed the general process they follow in developing the eligibility list for Police Officers and Firefighters: orientation, written test (3 hours) and group interviews. The list is then posted and when a position is available, the candidate is placed through a medical exam, psychological test and background check. With respect to the recent police testing, 212 persons attended the orientation, 150 took the written test, approximately half passed the written test and of that group, approximately half pass the group interview. It was also noted that a job offer must be tendered before the psychological and medical exams are administered. Discussion took place on reasons behind the drop in the number of persons attending the orientation. The Commission noted that the 60 credit- hour requirement may have had a minimal effect, but that is the same criteria used by almost all the other municipalities with whom we compete for candidates. They further suggested that the current private sector job market and salaries, as well as a possible dislike of the paramilitary structure in the departments, were reasons for less interest in becoming firefighters or police officers. The Commissioners will be changing the order in which they process candidates by first having the polygraph exam, followed by the medical and psychological. As part of the medical exam, the power test (agility test) will be administered before being sent to the academy. Trustees expressed an interest in attending an orientation as well as visiting an academy. The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m. lk