HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/17/1981 Adjourned Meeting (2) ccir 2 ADJOURNED MEETING -- JOINT CITY ODUNCIL/
CITY EMPLOYEES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
December 17, 1981
The Yakima City Council and the City Employees' Civil Service Commission
ffet on this date at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Yakima City Hall,
for the purpose of discussing the Police Cadet Program'. Council members
present were Mawr Betty L. Edffondson, Clarence Barnett, Henry
Beaudhamp, Lynn Buchanan, Lyhn Carmichael, Shirley Doty and Don Hinman.
Civil Service Commission members present were Mildred McArdle and Ronnie
Cheatham. Commission member Ed Rankin absent.
Mayor Edmondson stated that the Council has received the status report
and minutes of the Civil Service Commission meeting. She explained that
the Police Cadet Program has discussed and studied for two years,
and reviewed for the benefit of the Civil Service Commission members
what has been done to bring it. to the present situation. She stated
that the Police and - Fire Civil Service can only cover commissioned
officers, and the City Employees' Civil Service covers all other
personnel in the Todice Department. The Police Cadets will not be
commissioned officers and it is felt that they should be covered under
the City Employees' Civil Service. Commissioner McArdle stated that it
has not been brought out previously that the Police Cadets absolutely
could not be coveted under the Police and Fire Civil Service Commission
and their Commission had felt that there was nothing to prevent that
Commission from covering the Cadets. City Manager Zais gave the history
of the Police Cadet Program noting that the Police Department and the
City Council all agreed that is is a good training program and that the
people who were successful in going through the training, would have an
edge to get into the Police Department - women and minorities in
particular. Commissioner Cheatham stated that they were very supportive
of the Cadet Program and asked what is the ultimate goal for these
Cadets. City Manager Zais answered that it is to get them_on the Police
register. Commissioner McArdle asked questions about the study of the
proposed Police Cadet Program and where the Council members had
discussed putting them -- under the Police and Fire Civil Service or the
City Employees' Civil Service. The Council Cunmittee that worked on
this program indicated that during their months of study, they had not
even thought about this at first, or even considered which Civil Service
should cover the Police Cadets. They had been interested at that time
in getting the program started. The Commissioners asked if the Police
and Fire Civil Service had been approached regarding putting the Police
Cadets under that program and it was noted again that the Cadets are not
first line police officers. They will be going to school for trainees
and the Police and Fire Civil Service covers only commissioned officers
and it will not be appropriate that these cadets become a part of it.
It was also noted that the police officers want the program -- that they
will be doing the training to assist these people to get on the
register. - It will ,be a-tlilo-year program. Commissioner McArdle stated
that this matter be taken back to the full Commission and that
they will continue to have an open mind. Commissioner Cheatham stated
that he has a better understanding of the program and the request to put
the Cadets under theCity Employees' Civil Service. No action was taken
on this matter at this time by-eithet'the City Council or the City
Employees' - Civil Service Commission. The Commission will discuss it
with the full Civil Service Commission and report back to the City
Council.
The meeting adjourned at this time to convene again at 3:00 p.m. for the
regular business neeting.
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