03-17-2009 POLMHutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at the
Hutchinson Emergency Operation Center. Present at the meeting were Mark Jelkin, Steve
Sherman, Julie Jensen, and Chief Daniel Hatten.
The meeting was called to order at 5:33 p.m.
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Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any changes to the minutes from the February 2
meeting. With there being no changes, a motion was made by Steve Sherman, seconded by
Julie Jensen, to approve the minutes from the February meeting. Motion carried.
Chief Hatten requested that an item be added to the agenda – request for a leave of absence.
Hatten stated that he had received a request from Communication Specialist Mark Hanneman
had been submitted for a leave of absence. CS Hanneman was requesting leave from May 18,
2009 through July 24, 2009 so that he may attend the skills program offered by Alexandria
Technical College. Chief Hatten stated that CS Hanneman attended school for law enforcement
in South Dakota and was not able to attend the skills program due to him being absent some
required classes. Hanneman has since completed these courses and is now eligible to attend
skills. Chief Hatten stated that he has spoke with the city administrator and human resource
director with regard to this issue. He said the schedule had also been checked and Hanneman
would be able to work part-time hours on weekends. It was asked how CS Hanneman’s shift
would be covered. Hatten stated that the department would utilize part-time personnel, not
have double coverage on some days and utilize Genise Schuette to also fill in when needed. A
motion was made by Steve Sherman, seconded by Julie Jensen, to approve the request for a
leave of absence. Motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was with regard to probationary employees. Chief Hatten stated
that the commission had requested a list of employees who are currently on probation with the
department. He stated that Officers Shelley Schmidt, Jason Larson and Tyler Duenow were all
on probation until September 2009 and Communication Specialist Heather Daves was on
probation until April 2009.
A second item was added to the agenda which was the review of the updated Rules and
Regulations. The commission reviewed the updated Rules and Regulations with redlining and
strikeouts as had been discussed at the February meeting. A motion was made by Julie
Jensen, seconded by Steve Sherman, to accept the changes to the Rules and Regulations are
presented. Motion carried.
The Commission then began their review of the hiring process. The first one to be reviewed
was the police chief hiring process. A discussion was held with regard to each of the steps set
forth in the process. After this discussion it was determined that the other areas would be
addressed at the next meeting.
Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any items from the floor. Commissioner Sherman stated
that he wanted to express to Chief Hatten that Sgt. Joe Nagel had done a nice job presenting to
the classrooms at Maplewood Academy on career day. He also stated that Maplewood
Academy had an incident where an individual was injured doing gymnastics and that the officers
that responded to the incident, Officers Graff and Pederson, did an excellent job in handling the
situation and appreciated their kindness and professionalism.
Chief Hatten handed out to each of the commissioners the 2009 City of Hutchinson Employee
Handbook – Personnel to replace the 2007 version in the binders.
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With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Julie Jensen, seconded
by Steve Sherman, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
Time of adjournment was 6:47 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on April 21, 2009 at 5:30 pm
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