03-27-2006 POLM
Hutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Monday, March27,2006, at the
Hutchinson Emergency Operation Center. Present at the meeting were Barry
Anderson, Donna Baysinger, Tom Schwartz, Chief Daniel Hatten, Human Resource
Director Brenda Ewing, City Attorney Marc Sebora and City Administrator Gary Plotz.
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. One spelling correction
was made to the third line of the third paragraph. A motion was then made by Donna
Baysinger, seconded by Tom Schwartz, to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion
carried.
The next item on the agenda was the final draft of the police officer third interview
questions. There was a brief discussion regarding the questions. A motion was made
by Tom Schwartz, seconded by Donna Baysinger, to approve the third interview
questions. Motion carried.
Chief Hatten then directed the commissioners' attention to the draft of the hiring process
for the police chief. The steps for hiring, as outlined in the draft, were gone through one
by one. Chief Hatten and Brenda Ewing took notes regarding the changes that needed
to be made to each item. The revised process will be discussed at the next meeting.
The hiring process for Community Service Officer, Communication Specialist and Office
Staff was tabled for the next meeting.
Chairperson Barry Anderson then asked if there were any items from the floor. Gary
Plotz stated that he had conducted interviews with various city employees and when his
report was completed he would forward a copy to each of the commissioners.
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by to adjourn the
meeting, seconded by. Motion carried.
Time of adjournment was 8:30 p.m.
Donna Baysinger