11-10-2009 POLMHutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at the
Hutchinson Emergency Operation Center. Present at the meeting were Mark Jelkin, Julie
Jensen, Steve Sherman and Chief Dan Hatten.
The meeting was called to order at 5:25p.m.
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Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any changes to the minutes from the October 21
meeting. Chairman Jelkin suggested some changes be made on pages 2 and 3 of the minutes
that were submitted. A motion was made by Julie Jensen, seconded by Steve Sherman, to
approve the minutes from the October meeting with the changes discussed. Motion carried.
Chief Hatten then updated the Commission with regard to the status of the communication
specialist hiring process. He stated that he had withdrawn one of the conditional offers due to
information that was gathered in the background. The conditional offer for the part-time position
was amended to be for the full-time position. All three candidates are waiting to take their
physicals and psychological tests. Chief Hatten stated that he had not made any conditional
offers for the vacant part-time position at this time due to the training that would be taking place
in communications with the new employees.
Chief Hatten then updated the Commission with regard to the status of the peace officer hiring
process. He stated that the final interview had taken place wherein the six of the eight on the
eligibility roster were interviewed. He stated that this pool of candidates outstanding and it was
difficult for the final panel to choose which three to offer the positions. Hatten stated that he
contacted the three candidates and made conditional offers to each of them. Alicia Nortrom is
one of the candidates and she is from Coon Rapids and currently works a campus security
position. The other two candidates that were made offers were Tyler Duenow and Mark
Hanneman who currently hold other positions with the department. Hatten stated that Ms.
Nortrom would need to complete the background, physical and psychological testing. He said
that Mr. Duenow currently was working part-time and could be placed directly into the shift
rotation. Finally, Mr. Hanneman would be staying in communications until the department had
that area staffed. He added that Mr. Hanneman’s field training would most likely be condensed
due to his knowledge of the agency.
The next item on the agenda was to address the status of the promotion process for sergeant
as well as a review of the interview questions. Chief Hatten stated that he had contacted
individuals from outside agencies to participate in the external interview panel. He stated that
three were confirmed and he was waiting on the final two. The three that had agreed were from
Willmar, Alexandria and Wayzata. A review of the questions for each of the interviews then
occurred. Clarification was made that there were two sets of questions. One set was for the
external assessors and the second was for the final interview panel that comprised of the Chief,
Human Resources and a Police Commissioner. After the review and discussion of the
questions a motion was made by Julie Jensen, seconded by Steve Sherman, to approve the
questions as presented for this particular promotional process. Motion carried.
Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any items from the floor. Chief Hatten asked to
determine the date and which commissioner would be able to participate in the final interviews
for the nine candidates for the sergeant promotion process. Discussion was then held and it was
agreed that Chairperson Jelkin and Commissioner Sherman would check their calendars and
Chief Hatten would check with Brenda Ewing, Human Resource Director before a date would be
chosen.
Police Commission Meeting
November 10, 2009
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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 6:12 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on December 1, 2009 at 5:30 pm
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