City of Ottawa Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met Sept. 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Present:
Ken Brown Chief Brian Bressner
Steve Malinsky Captain Mike Cheatham
Tim McTaggart Deputy Chief Mike Mills
Captain Jeff Bangert Kim Czyz
Captain Kyle Booras
Ken Brown called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.
Public Comment
None.
Minutes
Moved by Tim McTaggart second by Steve Malinsky, to approve the minutes of the August 24, 2022 meeting as written. All ayes. Motion passed.
Police Hiring
As of September 12, 2022 IO Solutions had received twelve (12) police applications. Applications closed September 16, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Applications are currently available for police lateral transfers, with applications due on or before November 3, 2022. To date, no applications have been received for lateral transfer.
Two of the four police patrol candidates, Gavin Watland and Richard Criscione offered conditional employment have voluntarily withdrawn from the hiring process.
Discussion regarding the requirement for a psychological evaluation for current City telecommunicators that are listed on the police patrol eligibility register. The Board’s current Rules and Regulations mandate all candidates shall submit to a psychological evaluation. In checking with Corporation Counsel, there is no provision to waive this requirement.
The remaining two candidates, Chandler Koepke and Marisol Hidalgo, will be scheduled for a psychological evaluation in the next week or so.
Fire Hiring
All seven candidates on the fire eligibility register dated August 15, 2022, have accepted the conditional offer of employment. However, two, Grant Hacker and McKayla Nila have now resigned. Caleb Beck, Tristen Beck and Brandon Bice reported to the training academy September 12, 2022. Anthony Berta is completing his paramedic and will attend the next training academy. Dylan Kimak has passed his psychological evaluation and medical/physical exam successfully. Chief Bressner advised that the Board will be provided his background investigation in the next day or so.
Firefighter Testing
Firefighter applications are currently available through IO Solutions. Applications close October 7, 2022.
New Business
None.
Old Business
Revised Testing Schedule, Fall, 2022
Police Written Exam October 11, 2022 5:30 p.m.Police Oral Interviews October 22, 2022 Time TBDFire Written Exam November 7, 2022 5:30 p.m.Police Lateral Transfer Oral Interviews November 10, 2022 Time TBDFire Oral Interviews November 17, 2022 Time TBD
Correspondence
None.
Next meeting is scheduled for October 12, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
Adjournment
Moved by Tim McTaggart, second by Ken Brown, to adjourn at 10:43 a.m. Motion passed.
https://cityofottawa.org/wp-content/uploads/Government/Boards_Commissions/Fire_Pol-Comm/2022_Minutes/09-14-2022-fpc-minutes.pdf
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