Kendall County Merit Commission met April 9.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
Call to Order – Shawn Flaherty called the meeting to order at 3:30pm.
Roll Call- Shawn Flaherty-Hear, Rob DeLong- Hear, Jamal Williams- Hear, Don Marrone- Hear and Cara Brummel- Here. With all five members present a quorum is formed
Others in Attendance- William Curry, Mike Peters, Bobby Richardson, Jason Langston, Tracy Page, Mitch Hattan and Dwight Baird
Approval of Agenda- no objections
Approval of the April 23, 2020 Meeting Minutes- Motion by Marrone, second by Williams. All in favor, motion passes
Items of Business
Old Business –
Sheriff Baird and Commander Jason Langston discussed the recent union contracts adding lateral transfer language to the contracts.
New Business
Nomination for the position of Merit Commission Chair, Rob Delong nominated Shawn Flaherty, second by Marrone. All in favor, motion passes. Shawn Flaherty will remain Chair
Nomination for the position of Merit Commission Vice-Chair, Don Marrone nominated Rob DeLong, second by Brummel. All in favor, motion passes. Rob DeLong will be the Vice-Chair
Nomination for the position of Merit Commission Secretary, Jamal Williams nominated Cara Brummel, second by Marrone. All in favor, motion passes. Cara Brummel will be the Secretary.
Approval to begin promotional testing for both the Patrol and Correctional Division was presented by Chief Peters explaining how the current lists for both divisions will be expiring in August. Motion made by DeLong, second by Williams. All in favor, motion passes
Approval to use C.O.P.S. and F.I.R.E Personnel testing Service for both the Patrol and Correctional Sgt. Promotional testing. Motion made by Flaherty, second by DeLong. All in favor, motion passes.
Ready to Protect, Proud to Serve
Approval to start testing for entry level Corrections Deputies upon the depletion of the list or the expiration of the current list, with the ability to choose either a third party vendor or keeping it in-house for applications and testing. Motion made by Flaherty, second by DeLong. All in favor motion passes
Approval to start testing for entry level Patrol Deputies upon the depletion of the list or the expiration of the current list, with the ability to choose either a third party vendor or keeping it in-house for applications and testing. Motion made by Flaherty, second by DeLong. All in favor motion passes.
Approval to amend the Sheriff Merit Commission Rules as present and to allow for later transfers. Motion made by DeLong, second by Jamal. All in favor motion passes
2021 meeting dates set for July 9, 2021 and October 8, 2021 at 3:30pm at the Kendall County Public Safety Center. Motion made by Flaherty, second by Brummel. All in favor motion passes
Merit Commission extended the POWER test exception that was approved on April 21, 2020 to allow applicants to test without a card because of the pandemic but must obtain one before a conditional job offer is made.
Public Comment: Member Jamal Williams would like to have an annual review of the Merit Commission Rules and Regulations.
Executive Session – none
Adjournment at 4:19pm, motion made by Marrone, second by Williams. All in favor motion passes
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