02-01-2010 POLM
Hutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Monday, February 1, 2010, at the Hutchinson
Emergency Operation Center. Present at the meeting were, Mark Jelkin, Julie Jensen, Steve Sherman
and Chief Dan Hatten.
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Jelkin at 5:32 p.m.
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Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any changes to the minutes from the January 5 meeting.
Commissioner Jensen pointed out some spelling and grammatical corrections to be made. A motion
was made by Steve Sherman, seconded by Julie Jensen, to approve the minutes from the January
meeting with the changes discussed. Motion carried.
Chairman Jelkin then suggested tabling the next two agenda items, the election of officers and the
schedule, to later in the meeting. He then asked Chief Hatten to update the Commission with the
progress regarding the communication specialists. Chief Hatten stated that a list of four names had
been forwarded to him from Sgt. Nagel. Hatten presented the commissioners with a summary of each
individual contained on the list. He requested approval of the names for the eligibility roster and
suggested that due to the fact there were only four candidates that they all be interviewed. A motion
was made by Julie Jensen, seconded by Steve Sherman, to accept the names for the eligibility roster
and to interview the entire list. Motion carried. Chief Hatten inquired as to which commissioner would
be participating in the final interview panel. Commissioner Jensen stated that she would be the
representative on the panel.
Chief Hatten then updated the Commission with regard to the status of the licensed officers. He stated
that as of yesterday the department was fully staffed in this area. Alicia Nortrom has completed the
orientation phase and has now begun field training. He stated that Karl Willers start date was January
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31 and that he had begun the orientation phase. Hatten informed the Commission that Mark
Hanneman was still working in communications but should be released from that area to begin his field
training in the near future.
The Commission then returned to the agenda item regarding the election of officers. Chairperson
Jelkin opened the nominations for chairperson. Commissioner Jensen nominated Mark Jelkin for the
position of chair. With there being no more nominations for this position it was closed. The motion to
elect Mark Jelkin was seconded by Steve Sherman and carried. Chairperson Jelkin then opened the
nominations for secretary. Commissioner Sherman nominated Julie Jensen for the position of
secretary. With there being no more nominations for this position it was closed. The motion to elect
Julie Jensen was seconded by Mark Jelkin and carried. A motion was then made by Mark Jelkin,
seconded by Steve Sherman, to delegate the documentation of the meetings to Chief Hatten and
Administrative Assistant Lisa Grina. Motion carried.
The Commission then directed their attention to the meeting schedule. After some discussion a motion
was made by Mark Jelkin, seconded by Julie Jensen, to hold the police commission meetings on the
third Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. Motion carried. It was stated that any deviation from this
schedule would be announced in accordance to state statute.
A discussion was held as to when the next meeting would be held. A motion was made by Steve
Sherman, seconded by Mark Jelkin, to accept the decision made by Commissioner Jensen as final
approval for the communication specialist position upon completion of the interviews. Motion carried.
With this decision it was determined that it would not be necessary to conduct a meeting on February
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Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any items from the floor. Chief Hatten stated he wished to
explore the option of hiring the next individual on the peace officer eligibility roster as a part-time officer
with a full-time license. If the Commission was in agreement with this he would then contact city
administration to see if he could proceed. A motion was made by Steve Sherman, seconded by Julie
Jensen, to explore the option of hiring a part-time officer. Motion carried.
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Mark Jelkin, seconded by Julie
Jensen, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
Time of adjournment was 6:13 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on March 16, 2010 at 5:30 pm.
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