HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Civil Service Commission Minutes 12/21/2017M INUTES OF THE AM ES CIVIL SERVICE COM M ISSION
AM ES, IOWA DECEM BER 21, 2017
The Ames Civil Service Commission convened in regular s e s s io n at 8:15 a.m. on December 21,
2017, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue . Be c a us e it was impractical for the
Commis s io n members to be present in person, Commission Members Mike Crum, Harold Pike, and
Charlie Ricketts were brought into the meeting telephonically. Human Resources Director Kaila
Boothroy attended the meeting.
APPROVAL OF M INUTES: Moved by Pike, seconded by Ricketts, to approve the minutes of the
Regular Meeting o f N o ve mb er 16, 2017, and of the Special Meeting of December 6, 2017, as
written.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
CERTIFICATION OF ENTR Y-LEVEL APPLICANTS: Moved by Crum, seconded by Ricketts,
to certify the following individuals to the Ames City Council as entry-level applicants:
Mechanic Assistant:Chris Lumley 72
Michael Hlavacek 70
City Forester:Joe Herring 92
Pat Griffith 81
Kelli Tuttle 73
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO ABOLISH M EC HANIC ASSISTAN T ENTRY-LEVEL CERTIFIED LIST:
When questioned by Commission Member Pike, Human Res o ur c e s Director Boothroy indicated that
t he hir ing Department did not feel the remaining two candidates on the list met all of the attributes
desired for this role. She explained that the C ivil Service Commission’s Policies and Procedures
allows the Commission to abolish the current certified list when the list has diminished to three or
fewer eligible candidates.
Moved by Ricketts, seconded by Crum, to grant the request to abolish the Mechanic Assistant entry-
level certified list.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO ABOLISH CITY FORESTER ENTR Y-LEVEL CER TIFIED LIST: Ms.
Boothr o y s t a te d that this is a similar situation to that of the aforementioned request to abolish a
certified list. The p referred candidate declined the offer of employment, and the hiring Department
determined that, while both candidates met t he minimum qualifications, neither of the two remaining
candidates met all of the desired elements for this new position.
Moved by Pike, seconded by Crum, to grant the reque s t to abolish the City Forester entry-level
certified list.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
COM M ENTS: The next regularly scheduled Civil S e r vic e C ommission meeting was set for
January 25, 2018, at 8:15 a.m.
ADJOURNM EN T: The meeting adjourned at 8:21 a.m.
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Michael R. Crum, Chair Jill Ripperger, Recording Secretary
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