Civil Service Minutes 11-20-2017

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             MUSKEGON BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
                                Regular Meeting Minutes
                              Monday, November 20, 2017
                              4:00PM City Hall, Room 203
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 I.   CALL TO ORDER

         The meeting was called to order by Commissioner David Wendtland at 4:05PM.

         Also present: Commissioner Johnny Brown, Commissioner Kevin Huss, Kristen
         N. Wade, Civil Service Director, Dwana Thompson, EEO & Employee Relations
         Director, Frank Peterson, Muskegon City Manager, Brady Selner, Muskegon City
         intern, Ann Marie Meisch, City Clerk and Lisa Vanderlaan, Departmental Clerk.

II.      MINUTES

            Motion was made by Commissioner Huss and seconded by Commissioner
            Brown to approve the regular minutes of the September 11, 2017
            meeting.

                                                  Motion Carried.
III.     ACTION AGENDA

      A. Approve the job descriptions for the Farmers Market Manager, Director, Public
         Works, Services & Engineering, Public Works Maintenance Worker III, Sign
         Fabricator & Maintenance Worker, Civil Engineering Technician. Mr. Peterson
         stated that the Director, Public Works, Services & Engineering job description is
         actually to be called Director of Municipal Services.

            Motion was made by Commissioner Huss and seconded by Commissioner
            Wendtland to approve the Farmers Market Manager, Director, Public
            Works, Services & Engineering (Director of Municipal Services), Public
            Works Maintenance Worker III, Sign Fabricator & Maintenance Worker,
            Civil Engineering Technician job descriptions.

                                                  Motion Carried.



      B. Alternative to the Civil Service Rules, Commissioner Wendtland suggested that
         he would like to draft a letter to Commissioners Huss and Brown, City Manager
         Frank Peterson and City Attorney John Schrier stating the Civil Service
         Committee be an appeal body and to adopt a variation similar to the Muskegon
         County Personnel Rules.
       Motion was made by Commissioner Wendtland and seconded by
       Commissioner Huss to draft a letter to Commissioner Huss,
       Commissioner Brown, Frank Peterson, City Manager and John Schrier,
       City Attorney stating that the Civil Service Committee be an appeal
       body and to adopt a variation similar to the Muskegon County
       Personnel Rules.
                                        Motion Carried.



IV.   OLD BUSINESS

      None


V.    OTHER BUSINESS

      None


VI.   ADJOURNMENT

      Meeting adjourned at 4:11PM




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