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CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
FIItE DEPARTMENT MERIT BOARD
Thursday, July 9, 2009
6:00 PM
The Jeffersonville Fire Department Merit Board met Thursday, July 9, 2009 in the
City Council Conference Room, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN. The
following were present:
David Martin -President
Lee Taylor -Vice President
Jeff Frey -Board Member
Ron Glass -Board Member
Mary Sue Ellenbrand -Stenographer
ABSENT:
Lyn Ackermon -Board Member
CALL TO ORDER:
Mr. Martin called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM.
MINUTES:
Mr. Martin asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the June
25, 2009 meeting. Mr. Frey made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 25, 2009
meeting. Mr. Glass seconded. Motion approved unanimously.
GREG CLARK:
Mr. Frey presented Mr. Clark's contract for being the Merit Board's attorney. The
contract was signed by the attending board members.
POLICY MANUAL AND APPLICATION:
Ms. Kim Calabro, Human Resources Director, attended the meeting to advise the
board on the Policy Manual and Application. There was discussion on the tests that will
be given to the candidates. One test is a local test and the CPAT test requires the
candidate to go to Indianapolis to be certified. Mr. Clark stated the local test meets the
code.
Mr. Taylor will look at both tests and merge the tests with the help of the Fire
Department Pension Board. A vote will be taken on which test will be given at the next
meeting.
Ms. Calabro said the residency requirement is the candidate must be a U.S. citizen,
have a high school diploma or the equivancy and a valid driver license. Mr. Clark will
research what other requirements there are for residency.
Ms. Calabro went through the application and policy manual and made changes that
needed to be made. Mr. Clark will research items the Commission has questions on and
Mr. Martin will make the changes and a-mail them to Ms. Calabro.
IPSP:
Mr. Martin talked to IPSP about a conference call. The call will take place on July 16,
2009 at 6:30 PM. This will be to discuss the contract for testing new recruits.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Martin asked if there was any additional business. Hearing none Mr. Frey made a
motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM. The next
meeting with be July 16, 2009 at 6:00 PM /~
APPROVED:
vid Martin, President