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MUSKEGON BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, February 14, 2024
4:00 P.M.
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I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Wendtland at 4:00 P.M.
Present: Commissioner David Wendtland, Commissioner Lou LaBelle,
LeighAnn Mikesell-Deputy City Manager, Kristen Wade-Civil Service Director,
Dwana Thompson-EEO and Employee Relations Director, Sharonda Carson,
CNS Director and Melissa Clark-Human Resources Analyst. Absent/Excused:
Commissioner Johnny Brown.
II. MINUTES
Motion was made by Commissioner Wendtland and seconded by
Commissioner LaBelle to approve the regular meeting minutes of the
December 13, 2023 meeting. (No meeting was held in January, due to lack of
quorum).
Motion Carried.
III. ACTION AGENDA
A. Grants Program Coordinator
Requesting approval to revise the job description for an existing opening.
Sharonda Carson explained the reason for the recommended changes were
to open the job up to more candidates to include work experience as well as
education. Motion was made by Commissioner LaBelle to approve the request
and seconded by Commissioner Wendtland.
Motion Carried.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
V. OTHER BUSINESS
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT
Theresa Williams, Chief Steward of the SEIU clerical union working at the
Department of Public Works brought a concern to the Commission about the
appropriateness of written exams for some positions. A discussion ensued.
The Commission agreed to look into what might have happened specifically
in the Customer Service Representative II role, and agreed to look at the
relevancy of the written testing for all the roles that this type of testing is
required.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 4:09 PM.