04-20-2010 POLM
Hutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 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 by Chairperson Jelkin at 5:31 p.m.
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Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any changes to the minutes from the March 16 meeting. With
there being none a motion was made by Julie Jensen, seconded by Steve Sherman, to approve the
minutes from the March meeting. Motion carried.
Chief Hatten then updated the Commission with regard to the communications section. He said that
Monday was the first day for both Katie Kuhnau and Kristine Gerdes, the new full and part-time
dispatchers. They are in the orientation phase at this point in time and then will begin the field training.
He stated that although Ms. Gerdes was part-time she would be able to participate in the field training
on a full-time basis.
Chief Hatten then updated the Commission with regard to the new peace officers. He stated that
Officer Alicia Nortrom had completed field training and was now on her own. Officer Karl Willers was
toward the end of field training and would be in evaluations next week. Officer Mark Hanneman is in
field training which is scheduled to be completed by the end May. Chief Hatten then stated that the
part-time position had been offered to Daniel Johnson and the department was currently in the
background process for this position. It was asked where Officer Duenow was at to which Hatten
replied that he did not have to go through field training again and that he has been on his own. It was
also asked how the new officers were fitting in with the department staff. Chief Hatten stated that he
felt they were all interacting well with the other employees.
The next item on the agenda was the review of the Police Chief Hiring Process. Discussion was held
regarding the steps in this process. It was determined that the changes would be made as agreed
upon and presented at the next meeting for approval.
Chairperson Jelkin asked if there were any items from the floor. Chief Hatten stated that he had
spoken with Mayor Cook with regard to appointing a new commissioner to replace Commissioner
Sherman. He was advised that Mayor Cook planned on presenting the recommendation to City
Council at the first meeting in May. He also advised the Commission that nine applicants had been
interviewed for the summer park patrol positions. He stated that three individuals would be hired with a
possible fourth position is approved. It was asked how many hours each individual would work to which
Hatten replied approximately 30.
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 6:06 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on May 18, 2010 at 5:30 pm.
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