08-16-2011 POLMHutchinson Police Commission Minutes
The Hutchinson Police Commission held a meeting on Tuesday August 16, 2011 at the Hutchinson Police
Station. Present at the meeting were Chairperson Julie Jensen, Commissioners Mark Jelkin, Verne
Meyer, and Chief Daniel Hatten.
Call the Meeting to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Jensen at 5:20 p.m.
Approval of Agenda:
Chairperson Jensen asked if there were any changes to the agenda. A motion was made by
Commissioner Jelkin to accept the agenda as written, seconded by Commissioner Meyer. The motion
carried unanimously.
Approval of Minutes:
Chairperson Jensen asked the Commission to approve the minutes from the July 19th meeting. Motion
was made by Chairperson Jensen, seconded by Commissioner Jelkin, to approve the minutes from the
July meeting with the one addition. Motion carried unanimously.
Staffing Issues:
Chief Hatten advised the Commission there were no staffing issues at this time.
Update on the Police Officer Hiring Process:
Chief Hatten advised the Commission 2 of the 3 candidates had been hired and were in field training
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candidate is scheduled to be hired on August 22nd. Chief Hatten advised the
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Commission he would try to schedule the 3 new officers to attend the next Police Commission meeting for
introductions.
Position Description Update:
This was tabled to the September meeting.
Items from the Floor:
There were no items for discussion.
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Commissioner Jelkin, seconded
by Commission Meyer, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
Time of adjournment was 6:18 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on, September 20, 2011, at 5:30 pm
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Verne Meyer, Police Commission Secretary