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Civil Service Commission
Meeting Agenda
January 20, 2021 3:30 p.m.
Remote Format – Conference Call
****The State of Emergency declared by Governor Inslee temporarily prohibits in-person
contacts with the public required by the Open Public Meetings Act and the Public Records Act.
The May 29, 2020 Public Health Order by Jefferson County Health Officer Thomas Locke also
states no in-person meetings are allowed. Council will be participating by teleconference****
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I. Call to Order/Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of October 14, 2020 Minutes
IV. Public Comment (3 minutes per person)
V. Old Business
A. None
VI. New Business
A. Election of Officers; Chair & Vice Chair
SECTION 4.2.5 Officers - Identification and Election
Each Advisory Board shall elect from its membership a presiding officer who will be referred
to as “Chair.” The Chair shall serve in this capacity for one full calendar year or until their
successor is elected, or until the Board discontinues its operation, whichever is shorter. The
Advisory Board may elect other officers as it deems necessary and such officers shall be set
forth in the rules of procedure adopted by the Advisory Board.
B. Approve Lateral Police Officer Hiring List
C. Chief’s Update
VII. Next Meeting: to be determined
VIII. Adjourn
Civil Service Commission Minutes (date) Page 1 of 1
Civil Service Commission Minutes
Date: October 14, 2020 Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Via Conference Call
Members Present: Gail Ryan, Richard Knight, Sherry Erickson Members Excused:
Staff Present: Chief Examiner Robin Hake, Interim Chief Surber
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:31 p.m.
Approval of Minutes Motion to approve minutes of July 29, 2020 passed unanimously.
Public Comment None
Information: Police Department Recruitment
and Department Update
Chief Examiner Robin Hake reports two vacancies and stated that another Lateral
Oral Board may occur in January. Chief Examiner Hake stated that recruitment for
the Chief of Police position started on October 6 and that preliminary phone
interviews are targeted for the first week of December.
Chief Surber provided a department update. Calls for service have been down
during the pandemic but more serious crimes like burglaries are up.
Action: Approve Lateral Officer Eligibility
List Motion passed unanimously to (verbally) approve Lateral Police Officer hiring
eligibility list; and written approval to be sent to Chief Examiner Robin Hake
following adjournment of meeting (due to remote format).
Next Meeting TBD
Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned at 3:46 p.m.