04-19-2011 POLMHutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday April 19, 2011 at the
Hutchinson Emergency Operation Center. Present at the meeting were Commissioners Julie
Jensen, Mark Jelkin, Verne Meyer, and Chief Daniel Hatten.
Call the Meeting to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Jensen at 5:26 p.m.
Approval of Agenda:
Chairperson Jensen asked if there were any changes to the agenda. A motion was made by
Commissioner Jelkin to table agenda item 6 until the May meeting, seconded by Commissioner
Meyer. The motion carried unanimously. There being no other amendments the meeting
proceeded.
Approval of Minutes:
Chairperson Jensen asked the Commission to approve the minutes from the March 15th
meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Jelkin, seconded by Commissioner Meyer, to
approve the minutes from the March meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Staffing Issues:
Chief Hatten advised the Commission that Officer Sayre and Officer Mathwig submitted their
formal letters of resignation. Their resignations were accepted by Chief Hatten with an effective
date of April 30,2011. Chief Hatten also informed the Commission that Officer Mathwig
requested to be considered for employment by the City of Hutchinson as a part-time police
officer. If approved by the Commission, Officer Mathwig’s status would be reclassified from full-
time to part-time effective May 1, 2011. A motion was made by Commissioner Jelkin, seconded
by Commissioner Meyer, to accept the resignation of Officers Sayre and Mathwig and reclassify
Officer Mathwig from full-time to part-time employment status. Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Hatten advised the Commission the hiring process for full-time police officer had begun.
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The written testing process started today, April 19. The Commissioners were also given a
copy of the hiring process schedule.
Review Police Commission Layoff Process:
A motion was made by Commissioner Jelkin, seconded by Commissioner Meyer to contact the
League of Minnesota Cities’ attorney and schedule a date to meet with the Police Commission
to review Section 21 of the Rules and Regulations. Motion carried unanimously.
Items from the Floor:
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Commissioner Meyer,
seconded by Commissioner Jelkin, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
Time of adjournment was 6:12 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on, May 17, 2011, at 5:30 pm
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Verne Meyer, Police Commission Secretary