HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=APRIL 14, 2005 (2) • Board of Fire & Police Commissioners
2n° Floor Conference Room/North Tower
April 14, 2005
Present: Chair William Chesbrough
Cmmr. Mary Chairman
Cmmc Gertrude Marshall
Chum. Charles Miller
Count. Ronald O'Neal
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5 13 our. by Chair Chesbrough.
Approval of Minutes
Cmmr. Miller made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Camacho to amend the
November 8, 2004 minutes as follows: page 2 "rescind offer'. The motion
• carried 5-0
Comm. Camacho made the motion, Seconded by Cmmr. Miller to approve the
November 8. 2004 as amended. The motion carried 5-0.
Firefighter Testing Process
Tim informed the Commission that the Human Resources Department and the
Fire Department would like to recreate the testing process for Firefighters.
Chief Falese made a presentation to the Board for informational purposes.
Chief Falese suggested the following changes to the testing process.
1. Re-evaluate the current swim lest. Due to not being a work-related practice, it
was suggested that the swim test portion be moved to the Firefighter Training
Academy.
2. The current physical ability/nglllty testing is completed through Sherman
Hospital. The suggestion is to move to a testing process approved by the Justice
Department The test is entitled 'C-PAT' and is a job oriented lest geared
towards Firefighters.
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