04-21-2009 POLMHutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 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 5:30 p.m.
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Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any changes to the minutes from the March 17
meeting. With there being no changes, a motion was made by Julie Jensen, seconded by
Steve Sherman, to approve the minutes from the March meeting. Motion carried.
The Commission then continued their review of the hiring processes. The peace officer,
communication specialist, records specialist and community service officer were all reviewed at
this meeting. Each hiring process will be updated with the changes discussed. The final two
areas – promotion to sergeant and promotion to lieutenant – were tabled for the next meeting.
Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any items from the floor. Chief Hatten distributed to
each Commissioner a copy of the police department annual report. He stated that it had
changed a little bit from the previous year. He stated that the city council requested specific
measurements from each department. In an attempt to fulfill this request he put forth the Part I
and Part II offenses, the response times from the communication center and the statistics from
the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force.
Chief Hatten then informed the Commission that the city council had approved the department
to apply for the federal COPPS grant. This money would be used to fund two positions for three
years with the city being responsible to fund the positions for the fourth year. The department
currently has one vacancy and the second position would be in case of any layoffs.
Chief Hatten then informed that Commission that the directors were working on the 2010
budget. With the hiring freeze still in effect Hatten stated he had made a request to council to fill
the vacant sergeant position from patrol staff and have the vacancy at the patrol level. No
decision has been made to date.
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 6:42 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on May 19, 2009 at 5:30 pm
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