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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARKS & REC 2015-06-12 SPECIAL M I N U T E S th 12 SPECIAL MEETING PARKS and RECREATION COMMISSION OPEN On June 12, 2015 the above meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of Livonia was held in the Community Center Conference Room, 15100 Hubbard, Livonia, Michigan. Mr. Mark Johnson, Chairperson of the Commission called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Members present : Paul Condon, Cathy Kevra, Roger Walklin and Mark Johnson Members absent : Kevin Summers Also present : David Veselenak, Livonia Observer New Business None Old Business Mr. Johnson explained a form he created for the Commission to use to vote for their number one choice for the position of Superintendent of Parks and Recreation. He explained that each Commissioner should put the number 1, 2 or 3 depending on who their first, second or third choice Mr. Johnson is. said Ann will have a tally sheet, I will ask each Commissioner for their choices and Ann will record them on the tally sheet. If any candidate gets three first place votes then that person Mr. Walklin will be offered the position. asked what if you feel none of the three rated first place? Mr. JohnsonMrs. Kevra said then you would not rate them or give them a zero. asked if there is Mr. Johnson discussion beforehand or just voting. said if you have something that you feel is Mrs. important in terms of facts that you think the Commission should know then we should hear it. KevraMr. Johnson asked if any references had been checked. said he had checked one Mrs. KevraMr. Johnson candidate’s references. asked if the reference was OK? said better than Mrs. Kevra OK. said people don’t usually list references that will say something bad about them. Mr. JohnsonMr. Condon said I know the people that I called, it was not a blind call. said if a person is selected the resolution should state that the offer is subject to a background check and Mr. Johnson drug testing. said that is an excellent inclusion and suggested how the motion should read. The Commissioners filled out the tally sheets with the following results which were read aloud by Mr. Johnson and recorded by Ann Cox: Mrs. Kevra voted Rizzo 3, Davis 1 and Adams 2, Mr. Johnson voted Rizzo 2, Davis 1 and Adams 3, Mr. Condon voted Rizzo 2, Davis 1 and Adams 3, Mr. Walklin Mr. Johnson voted Davis 1 and gave no ranking for Rizzo or Adams. said by my calculations Mr. Davis has all four first place votes. Upon a motion made by Mr. Condon, seconded by Mrs. Kevra, it was #3439-15RESOLVED, that the Commission will offer employment to Edward Davis as Superintendent of Parks and Recreation contingent on a successful criminal background check done by Civil Service and passing of a drug test. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following results: AYES: Condon, Kevra, Walklin and Johnson NAYS: None th 12 Special Meeting Minutes 2 June 12, 2015 ABSENT : Summers adopted. The Chairperson declared the resolution Mr. Johnson said all of the candidates are very successful in what they’ve done and where they are at in their positions. He said given Mr. Davis’ background, he came with more experience in what I Mr. Walklin personally was looking for, although all of them had impressive resumes. said you don’t really get a feeling for the individual just by reading their application or resume but to have the chance to sit with the people and talk to them they were all very impressive and presented themselves very well. Mrs. Kevra was concerned that the candidates would find out the results when the paper is Mr. Johnson published. said he would call all candidates and Mr. Varga today before the paper goes out. Mr. Condon said as Mr. Johnson mentioned it is extremely important and appropriate that we, for future Commissions get this process written down and agree as a Commission what we interpreted the process to be so that future Commissions will have the luxury of our experience to make Mr. Johnson decisions like this. said that is extremely important given the fact that this is the first go around with this process and he thanked everyone for the time and effort put in discussing the process itself because it is going to be invaluable for future Commissions. The Chairperson called the meeting adjourned at 4:53 p.m. MARK JOHNSON, CHAIRPERSON PARKS and RECREATION COMMISSION MJ:amc