09-08-2009 POLMHutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at the
Hutchinson Emergency Operation Center. Present at the meeting were Mark Jelkin, Julie
Jensen, Steve Sherman and Sgt. Joe Nagel.
The meeting was called to order at 5:28 p.m.
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Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any changes to the minutes from the August 18
meeting. With there being no changes, a motion was made by Julie Jensen, seconded by
Steve Sherman, to approve the minutes from the August meeting. Motion carried.
Sgt. Nagel then updated the Commission with regard to the hiring process. He stated there
were 237 applicants for the peace officer position and the testing would take place September
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14 - 17. Nagel stated that the interviews were tentatively set for the last week in September.
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He informed the Commission that the promotion for lieutenant closed on the August 31 and
that all four sergeants submitted applications. He stated that the sergeants had received
information from Chief Hatten with regard to the process and it is anticipated the test for the
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promotion would be given the week of October 5. Sgt. Nagel continued by saying that the
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promotion for sergeant had a closing date of September 18. This process is not quite on
schedule due to the posting of the position was done a little later then had been anticipated.
The next item on the agenda was the eligibility roster for the communication specialist position.
Sgt. Nagel provided the list of seven candidates as well as a summary sheet on each individual.
He stated that there had been 134 applicants. Each application was evaluated by Human
Resources and scored. The top 40 were invited to interview with a total of 34 actually
participating in the interview process. Sgt. Nagel stated that there were a number of applicants
that have experience in law enforcement. There was some discussion with regard to the
process being subjective and the need for further review. A motion was made by Steve
Sherman, seconded by Julie Jensen, to certify the list and to move forward in the process to the
final interview. Motion carried.
Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any items from the floor. One item presented was from
Mark Jelkin with regard to finalizing the hiring process for police chief. He stated that this
process could be tabled until the next meeting however there were some changes needed with
regard to Steps 11, 12 and 13 where they refer to “Step 8” and it should be “Step 9”. It was
asked of Sgt. Nagel how the McLeod County Fair went. He stated that there were no major
incidents that were reported. He also stated that the Arts & Crafts Fair was coming up the end
of next week.
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Steve Sherman,
seconded by Julie Jensen, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
Time of adjournment was 6:05 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on October 20, 2009 at 5:30 pm
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