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BOARD OF FIRE ANOD POLICE CONNZSSION
November 17 , 1994
A Special Session of the Board of Fire and Police Commission of
the City of Elgin , illinois , was held November 17 , 1994 , at 5 : 49
p.m, in the Council Conference Room.
Members Present : Commissioner Mary Camacho, Commissioner Kay
Diamond, Commissioner Eugene Ericson, Chairman Ronald O 'Neal,
Commissioner Chuck Reed
The scoring of the Police Sergeant promotional process
were
was
discussed. In the past the written score of 72E w used to
eliminate applicants from continuing in the process . Following
the Peoria C0 urt case decision, the Commission voted on Septem-
ber 8 , 1994 , to combine the written, department, and snrity
access
with the top 12 candidates with a combined score of 729
or better advancinq to the Assessment Center .
Mr. Folarin advised that theoing broken down: written
100 , department 20 , seniority 10 which totals 130 . Percentile
scor•
x/130 x 100 , if ttc points are left enact, ten people
will qualify . If rounded off to evenumbers , twelve people
Will qualify. He asked how the Commission wanted to handle it .
He also stated that Legal reviewed the Peoria c and said it
did not change anything i thecurrent rules - interpretation is
the problem. The rules say to nos merit .
Chief Gruber said the September 8 minutes state the top 12 candi-
dates with a combined score of 72% will advance
o the assess-
Mont
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Mont center . The current board rule says written 10 , seniority
30 , and department 20 . Attached is a handout emphasizing the
sighting of the written, seniority, anderit/efficiency
points . If the w s given 100 points , the department and
pocity become devalued by only receiving 20 points and 30
ints respectively.
Since careers azu at stake, Commissioner Reed made a motion to
postpone the a ant center process until the scoring problem
is resolved. commissioner Camacho seconded the motion .
Motion carried .
Chief Gruber asked thattherules be published. Mr. Folarin
stated that the rules have beer. published .
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