10-17-2006 POLM
Hutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, October 17,2006, at the
Hutchinson Emergency Operation Center. Present at the meeting were Barry Anderson, Mark
Jelkin, Tom Schwartz, and Chief Daniel Hatten.
The meeting was called to order at 5:26 p.m. Chairperson Barry Anderson asked if there were
any changes to the minutes from the last meeting. With there being none, a motion was then
made by Mark Jelkin, seconded by Tom Schwartz, to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Chief Hatten then shared with the Commission two letters of accommodation that had been
given to Sgt. Joe Nagel regarding a fatal car accident that had occurred on September 9th. The
second letter was given to Investigator Michelle Hammond for the work she had done on a child
protection issue.
Chief Hatten updated the Commission with regard to the Communication Specialist staffing. He
stated that a conditional offer had been given to Jayne Suemnick for the full-time position and
she had accepted. He stated that the background on her was being conducted. A motion was
made by Barry Anderson, seconded by Tom Schwartz, to approve the appointment on the
condition that all the requirements were met. Motion carried.
The sample eligibility letter was discussed next. A motion was made by Mark Jelkin, seconded
by Tom Schwartz, to approve the letter with the changes discussed. Motion carried.
The procedures for promotion to sergeant and lieutenant that were approved at the last meeting
were revisited. There were grammatical changes suggested for number 6 and clarification on
number 13. A motion was made by Mark Jelkin, seconded by Tom Schwartz, to adopt the
promotion procedures with the changes. Motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was the continued discussion of the rules and regulations.
Chairperson Anderson stated that he had gone back to the sections that had been discussed at
prior meetings and compared them with the samples that had been obtained from other like
cities. After discussion and review of the previous sections discussion was begun at Section 11
and concluded with Section 15.
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Tom Schwartz,
seconded by Barry Anderson, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
Time of adjournment was 7:10 p.m.