HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 7, 2013 CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
FIRE MERIT COMMISSION
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Jeffersonville Fire Merit Commission held a Regular Meeting on Thursday, March,
2013 in the 1 Floor Council Room, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN.
Lyn Akermon — President
Bobby Ervin- Vice President
Jeff Frey — Secretary
Patricia Barrow — Board Member
Clark Miles — Board Member
Drew Adams - Attorney
Connie Conen — Recording Secretary
GUESTS
Chief Hedrick, Firefighters C. Ogden, J. Thompson, M. McDowell, M. Osborne, J. Stith,
B. DeArk
CALL TO ORDER:
Mr. Akennon called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM — all commissioners were present.
MINUTES:
Mr. Ervin made a motion to accept the minutes of the February 7, 2013 meeting;
seconded by Mr. Frey — motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
- Mr. Adams was served with a summons regarding the J. John's case to withdraws
the misconduct charges. Mr. Ervin made a motion to withdraw the disciplinary
charges and have Chief Hedrick deal with the Level 4 offense; Mr. Miles
seconded — motion passed. Mr. Adams will notify Mr. Lowe and Mr. Wilder.
- Mr. Sharp requested that his permanent rank is Major. When he comes out of the
Administration Position he would only go to the rank that the statue states — to
Captain and then LT. Mr. Miles made the motion; Mr. Frey seconded — Mr. Ervin
opposed.
- On the Mr. Grant case — Mr. Volker requested that his attorney fees be paid. Mr.
Frey made a motion to deny; Ms. Barrow seconded — motion passed.
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- Mr. Shepherd- Thompson. On 2/7/2013 the commission was notified of his
request to appeal his removal from the 2013 promotional list. He feels that he is
correct in using the rules from 9/2011 that stated 3 years in department and time
bridged from another department. This rule was amended to 2 years in present
department and 2 years in grade and required educational requirements. Mr.
Ervin made a motion to stand on the previous discussion which eliminated Mr.
Shepherd - Thompson from the eligibility list due to the new requirements; Mr.
Frey seconded — motion passed. The next step would be for Mr. Shepherd
Thompson to appeal the decision in Circuit Court.
NEW BUSINESS
- Chief Hedrick has been working with Liz Gross to come up with a ranking system
for performance evaluations. He presented a sample summary and went over the
way it will be used. Currently the performance evaluation is worth 20 %. The
Chief will continue to work with the Captains who write the evaluations.
- The Level 4 offense has been written up on Mr. Johns; the Chief apologized for
writing the disciplinary action and passing it on to the Commission and thanked
the Commission for sending it back to the Chief.
- Mr. Ogden noted that the Union is working with all houses to come up with
recommendations to the SOPs. Regarding the Performance Evaluations — they are
working on ideas on how to change the weight of the points; and looking at the
application process — the Commission noted that they were already looking into
making changes to the form and process. Asked if the oral interview questions
from ISPS — YES they do. Suggested that perhaps a physical aspect could be
added to the hiring process?
Upcoming Meetings:
4/4/2013 — 5:00 — Executive Meeting —1 Floor Council Chambers
6:00 - Open Meeting
Mr. Adams will not be able to attend
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Adjournment:
Mr. Frey made a motion to adjourn; Ms. Barrow seconded — motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10PM.
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SUBMITTED: Connie Conen, Recording Secretary