12-14-2010 POLMHutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at the
Hutchinson Police Station. Present at the meeting were, Mark Jelkin, Julie Jensen and
Chief Daniel Hatten.
Call the Meeting to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Jelkin at 5:27 p.m.
Approval of Agenda:
Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Motion by Chairperson
Jelkin, second by Commissioner Jensen to approved the agenda as proposed. The motion
passed unanimously.
Approval of Minutes:
Chairperson Jelkin asked the Commission to approve the previous meeting’s minutes from
the November 11th meeting. Motion was made by Chairperson Jelkin, seconded by
Commissioner Jensen, to approve the minutes from the November meeting. Motion carried
unanimously.
Staffing Issues:
Chief Hatten advised the Commission that Communication Specialist Kris Lindell had
accepted a position of police officer from the City of Buffalo, MN. Lindell has submitted her
resignation with her last working day December 10, 2010.
Chief Hatten asked the Commission for approval to offer the full-time Communication
Specialist position vacated by Lindell to one of the current part-time Communication
Specialists. Chief Hatten advised the Commission that the senior Part-time Communication
Specialist was not interested at this time in becoming a full-time employee. Motion was
made by Chairperson Jelkin, seconded by Commissioner Jensen to extend a job offer to
part-time Communication Specialist Christina Gerdes for the position of full-time
Communication Specialist for the City of Hutchinson. Motion Carried unanimously.
Review Police Commission Layoff Process.
The Commission reviewed the draft outlines presented at the meeting by each of the
commissioners and Chief Hatten. After a lengthy discussion addressing the points where
the Commission was in agreement and the areas of concern, Chairperson Jelkin offered to
draft a revised outline. This outline will be available in advance of the January meeting,
where it will be reviewed and further revised.
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Chairperson Jelkin,
seconded by Commissioner Jensen to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried,
unanimously.
Time of adjournment was 7:23 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on, January 11, 2010, at 5:30 pm.
Julie M. Jensen, Police Commission Secretary