10-04-2005 POLM
HUTCHINSON POLICE COMMISSION MINUTES
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on October4,2005, at the Hutchinson
Police Department Emergency Operations Center. Present at the meeting were Barry
Anderson, Donna Baysinger, Tom Schwartz, and Chief Dan Hatten.
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Chairperson Barry Anderson asked if there
were any changes to the minutes from the last meeting. A motion was made by Tom
Schwartz, seconded by Donna Baysinger, to accept the minutes. Motion carried.
Chief Hatten then introduced Ryan Sayre to the commission who had been selected for the
peace officer position. Officer Sayre gave a brief background to the commissioners and
answered questions they had.
Discussion was then held on the "Procedure for New Hire - Peace Officer". The question
was asked as to where this procedure would be kept. It was stated that it would be placed
with the rules and regulations as an appendix. This same procedure will be created for the
chief as well as for civilian staff. In the discussion there were several suggestions made
with regard to sentence structure and wording. It was decided that these would be
addressed and the final document presented at the next meeting for approval.
The discussion then focused on the written examination given to peace officer applicants.
Each com missioner had been provided with a copy of the Stanard & Associates
examination. The commission had approved this test earlier when the company that was
being used by the department had gone out of business. The commissioners had also
been supplied with copies of the questions asked at the two interviews. Discussion was
then held as to the reasoning behind the types of questions asked during this process. It
was determined that the prepared interview questions would remain the same.
Casey Stotts had brought up at an earlier meeting that the commission should look at size
of the com m ittee. It was determ ined that due to the way the statute reads the com mission
would stay with the current number of three.
Chief Hatten then referred the commissioners to the employee roster that had been sent
out in the packet. This listed out all sworn and non-sworn personnel with their years of
service.
It was determined that the next meeting would discuss the hiring process as set out in the
city charter versus the police commissions procedures and responsibilities.
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Tom Schwartz,
seconded by Donna Baysinger, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
Time of adjournment was 7:30 p.m.
Donna Baysinger