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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
The 1314th Regular Meeting of the Civil Service Commission was held on Wednesday,
November 13, 2013. The meeting was called to order at 5:39 p.m.
Members Present: Harry C. Tatigian, Chairman
Charlotte S. Mahoney
Ronald Reinke
Also Present:
Robert F. Biga, Human Resources Director
Gretchen Guisbert, Secretary III
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and adopted, it was
13-141 RESOLVED, that the Minutes of the 1313th Regular Meeting held
Wednesday, October 16, 2013, be approved as submitted.
Upon a motion by Ron Reinke, seconded by Ms. Mahoney and unanimously adopted, it was
13-142 RESOLVED, that the Minutes of the 106th Special Meeting held
Monday, November 4, 2013, be approved as submitted.
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-143 RESOLVED, That having reviewed the letter of October 16, 2013,
from Brian Wilson, Superintendent of Public Service, and Kevin Maillard, Director
of Public Works, and the letter of October 14, 2013, from Pauline Appel,
Engineering Assistant, requesting an unpaid medical leave of absence, the Civil
Service Commission does hereby approve a ninety (90) day unpaid medical leave
of absence from the date Ms. Appel enters into an unpaid status;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should Ms. Appel wish to continue her
leave of absence to care for a family member, atter she is no longer disabled by
her physician, Ms. Appel will be required to exhaust her vacation and personal
business banks prior to requesting additional unpaid time off;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should Ms. Appel not return to work for at
least thirty (30) calendar days after the approved unpaid medical leave of
absence, she will be responsible to reimburse the City of Livonia for any cost for
benefits paid for Ms. Appel during her time off, in accordance with Section 25.6(c),
Insurance Premium Payments, of the Civil Service Commission Rules and
Regulations and Final FMLA Regulations (29 C.F.R.), unless circumstances for not
returning to work are beyond Ms. Appel's control.
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Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-144 RESOLVED, That having reviewed the memorandum of October 18,
2013, from Derrick L. Washington, Personnel Analyst II, to Robert F. Biga, Human
Resources Director, regarding the passing point for the written test for Clerk II
(1351 p.), the Civil Service Commission does hereby affirm the administrative
approval of the passing point of a raw score of 22 out of a maximum score of 50
for the Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT), and a passing point of 95 out of 136, for
the International Personnel Management Association (IPMA) Clerical Series Test
(CSA -1-A).
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-145 RESOLVED, That having reviewed the memorandum of
November 12, 2013, from Derrick L. Washington, Personnel Analyst II, to Robert
F. Biga, Human Resources Director, regarding the passing point for the written test
for Account Clerk III (979 o.c.), the Civil Service Commission does hereby affirm
the administrative approval of the passing point of 29 out of a maximum score of
50 or 58%, for the Empco, Inc. written test, and a passing point of 24 out of 50, for
the Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT).
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-146 RESOLVED, That the Civil Service Commission does hereby affirm
the administrative approval of the eligible list for Police Service Aide (964A o.c.).
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-147 RESOLVED, That the Civil Service Commission does hereby affirm
the administrative approval of the eligible list for Clerk II (1351 p.).
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-148 RESOLVED, That the Civil Service Commission does hereby affirm
the administrative approval of the eligible list for Police Officer (958 o.c.).
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-149 RESOLVED, That the Civil Service Commission does hereby affirm
the administrative approval of the eligible list for Systems Analyst II (977 o.c.).
The Commission received and fled the following:
a. Status of Temporary Employees Report for October 2013.
b. Non -Resident Report as of November 1, 2013.
C. Current Open -Competitive and Promotional Eligible Lists as of November
1, 2013.
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d. Affirmative Action Report for October 2013.
e. Removal of names from active eligible list report for the month of October
2013.
f. Letter of October 28, 2013, from Michael T. Slater, Director of Finance, to
City Council, regarding Workers' Compensation Insurance Renewal.
g. Expiring Eligible List for the Month of December 2013 — Recreation
Supervisor— Greenmead (954 o.c.).
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-150 RESOLVED, That having reviewed the memorandum of October
21, 2013, from Robert F. Biga, Human Resources Director, requesting a
promotional examination for Police Sergeant and proposed qualifications and
parts of examination and weights, the Civil Service Commission does hereby
approve the following qualifications and parts of examination and weights:
QUALIFICATIONS
This examination is open only to employees of the City of Livonia, who, at the closing date of
this examination, are employed in the Police Division of the Department of Public Safety; have
regular status in the classification of Police Officer; and have had at least five (5) years of
experience, immediately preceding the closing date of the examination, as a Police Officer with
the City of Livonia. Experience is counted through April 8, 2014.
PARTS OF EXAMINATION AND WEIGHTS
Written Test -60% Interview -15% Departmental Rating -25%
Candidates must pass the Written Test, Interview and Department Rating in order to be placed
on the promotional eligible list.
Upon a motion by Ron Reinke, seconded by Ms. Mahoney and unanimously adopted, it was
13-151 RESOLVED, That having reviewed the memorandum of
November 1, 2013, from Robert F. Biga, Human Resources Director, requesting
a promotional examination for Police Lieutenant and parts of examination and
weights, the Civil Service Commission does hereby approve the following
qualifications and parts of examination and weights:
QUALIFICATIONS
This examination is open only to employees of the City of Livonia, who, at the closing date of
this examination, are employed in the Police Division of the Department of Public Safety; as a
Senior Sergeant or have regular status in the classification of Sergeant and, have had at least
four (4) years of experience, immediately preceding the closing date of the examination, as
Sergeant in the City of Livonia. Experience is counted through April 8, 2014.
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PARTS OF EXAMINATION AND WEIGHTS
The proposed parts of examination and weights are unchanged from the past examination and
are as follows:
Written Test - 50% Interview - 25% Departmental Rating - 25%
Candidates must pass the Written Test, Interview and Departmental Rating in order to be
placed on the promotional eligible list.
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
13-152 RESOLVED, That having reviewed the memorandum of
November 7, 2013, from Jan Patterson, Personnel Clerk, to Robert F. Biga,
Human Resources Director, regarding a step increase at the time of extended
probation for Marilyn Mootsey, Clerk -Typist II, the Civil Service Commission does
hereby approve an increase to step 2 retroactive to Ms. Mootsey's original
probation completion dale of June 27, 2013, to be paid at the time the pay freeze
is lifted.
Upon a motion by Ron Reinke, seconded by Ms. Mahoney and unanimously adopted, it was
13-153 RESOLVED, That having reviewed the memorandum of October
29, 2013, from Derrick L. Washington, Personnel Analyst II, to Robert F. Biga,
Human Resources Director, requesting an open -competitive examination for
Clerk I and proposed qualifications and parts of examination and weights, the
Civil Service Commission does hereby approve the following qualifications and
parts of examination and weights:
QUALIFICATIONS
By the closing date of the announcement, an applicant must:
1. Be a citizen of the United States or resident alien with the right to work in
the United States; and
2. Have a high school diploma or a valid equivalency certificate; and
3. Have had a minimum of one (1) year of full-time' paid general office
clerical work experience OR two (2) years experience in an appropriate
clerical cooperative education program.
(ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND IF
APPLICABLE, THE OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AGREEMENT(S) MUST BE
PROVIDED AT TIME OF INTERVIEW)
'NOTE: Equivalent part-time work experience maybe substituted for the full-time experience
required in Qualification #3.
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PARTS OF EXAMINATION AND WEIGHTS
Written — 60% Interview — 40%'
'A minimum of the twenty (20) highest scoring candidates on the written test will be invited to
the interview part of the examination. Applicants must pass the written test and interview in
order to be placed on the eligible list.
The Commission received and fled the following x -items:
Council Resolutions from the meeting of October 21, 2013, with minutes to be
approved November 6, 2013:
#340-13, approving the establishment of a new part-time (20) hour per week
classification of Level 4 Appraiser, with a salary of $45,000.00 per year for all hours
worked, payable in equal bi-weekly amounts of $1,730.77, with Commission to re-
evaluate the position if it becomes vacant in the future.
#341-13, referring the subject matter of prohibiting City employees from collecting two
separate pensions from the City, to the Committee of the Whole for its report and
recommendation.
Letter of September 19, 2013, from Andy Dillon, State Treasurer, regarding Public
Employer Contributions to Medical Benefit Plans, Annual Cost Limitations — Calendar
Year2014.
Upon a motion by Ms. Mahoney, seconded by Mr. Reinke and unanimously adopted, it was
RESOLVED, that the meeting be adjourned at 5:57 p.m.
Gretchen Guisbert, Secretary III
Harry C. Tatigian, Chairman
Charlotte Mahoney, Commissioner
Ronald Reinke, Commissioner