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[ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025 11:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.UH, IT IS 1103 ACTUALLY, AND, UH, THIS IS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AND THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS CITIZEN COMMENTS AND WE HAVE NONE.
[a. Consider approving the minutes for the Civil Service Commission meeting held on September 18, 2025.]
THE SECOND ONE IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING, UH, THAT WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.AND DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE MINUTES? NO, NO DISCUSSION.
I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MEDIAN MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025 AS READ, AND I WILL AGREE TO THAT.
SO THE MINUTES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 18TH MEETING ARE APPROVED.
[a. Certify the names on the eligibility list created from the Promotional Test and Assessment Center for the position of Police Lieutenant.]
NEXT IS, UH, TO CERTIFY THE NAMES ON THE ELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY LIST CREATED FROM THE PROMOTIONAL TEST AND ASSESSMENT CENTER FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE LIEUTENANT.SO WE'RE GOING FROM THERE, RIGHT? AND FROM YOUR SHEET THAT YOU HAVE TO YOUR RIGHT THERE FROM THE SHEET.
DID WE NEED TO DO THIS? YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
YOU JUST WANNA READ THE RANK, THE NAME, AND THE FINAL SCORE.
SO FOR POLICE LIEUTENANT, UM, THE ELIGIBILITY LIST, THE FIRST PERSON ON THE LIST RANK OF NUMBER ONE, UH, IS ROOMING B AND A FINAL, YOU READING FINAL SCORES CORRECT OF, UH, FINAL SCORE OF 90.43.
NUMBER TWO IS AARON CORRALES WITH A FINAL SCORE OF 90.36.
THE THIRD IS ERIC FELIA, UH, SCORE OF 89.03.
AND THEN CLAYTON BREEDING WITH A SCORE OF 86.20.
THAT IS THE FIRST LIST YOU MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT.
RIGHT? I MOVE TO ACCEPT LIEUTENANT A RANKING JUST DESCRIBED ALL IN FAVOR.
AND SO THEN ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
SO THE SCORES ARE CERTIFIED AS THEY STAND.
[b. Certify the names on the eligibility list created from the Promotional Test and Assessment Center for the position of Police Sergeant.]
NEXT ITEM IS TO CERTIFY THE NAMES ON THE ELIGIBILITY LIST CREATED FROM THE PROMOTIONAL TEST AND ASSESSMENT CENTER FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE SERGEANT.AND WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THE LIST HERE.
WE'VE GOT EIGHT NAMES ON THE LIST.
FIRST ONE RANKING NUMBER ONE, CODY DODSON WITH A SCORE OF 90.62.
NUMBER TWO, STEWART LA WITH A SCORE OF 86.82.
NUMBER THREE, BARRY CALVERT WITH A SCORE OF 86.35.
NUMBER FOUR, BRETT RASH WITH A SCORE OF 81 0 9.
NUMBER FIVE, MARSHALL PICK WITH A SCORE OF 80.08.
NUMBER SIX, NATALIE ROBINSON WITH A SCORE OF 80.02.
NUMBER SEVEN, JESSICA GALLOS IS A SCORE OF 79.17.
AND NUMBER EIGHT IS CHRISTOPHER CALHOUN WITH A SCORE OF 75.95.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THESE? I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE POLICE SERGEANT PROMOTIONAL ELIGIBILITY LIST AS JUST WRITTEN AND STATED.
SO THE SCORES ARE AS THEY ARE READ OFF THEN, UM, WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM HERE.
[c. Consider amending Local Civil Service Rules, Chapter 4, Section 4.09, "Eligibility Standards for Beginning Position in the Police Department" of the City of Baytown Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Rules and Regulations.]
TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE LOCAL CIVIL SERVICE RULES, CHAPTER FOUR, SECTION 4.09, ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.SO ON THAT, YEAH, SO JUST CONTEXT FOR THE COMMISSION, WE DO HAVE
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LOCAL RULES THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS FOLLOW IN THIS.AND ANY TIME THERE'S ANY PROPOSED CHANGES TO IT, IT REQUIRES ADOPTION BY THE COMMISSION ULTIMATELY.
SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS RECOMMENDED AMENDING SECTION 4.09, WHICH ARE THE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, THE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS ARE TWO COMPONENTS OF IT.
ONE IS TO ACTUALLY SIT FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE, THE TEST, AND THEN THE HIRING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE FOLLOWED FROM THAT FROM ANYBODY WHO PASSES THROUGH THE WRITTEN PROCESS OF IT.
SO THE, THE ULTIMATE CHANGES WITH THEM ARE MORE TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAWS AND STANDARDS.
BUT WE DO HAVE THE CHIEF OF POLICE, JOHN STRINGER, WE HAVE LIEUTENANT FREEMAN AND OFFICER HIBIT WHO ARE PART OF THIS CHARGE WITH THAT.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THEM, THEY ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THIS TO THE MEMO THAT YOU'VE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED WITH THE CHANGES ON.
AND I DO HAVE, UM, A QUESTION, QUESTION
AND, AND CHIEF STRINGER, UH, ON NUMBER SIX, WHERE IT IDENTIFIED THE, UH, DRIVER'S LICENSE AND, UH, TO BE OBTAINED AND THEN IT, UH, HIGHLIGHTS THE, UH, THE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS FOR POSSESSING FIREARMS, WHICH WILL, THAT'S WHAT IT WILL BE CHANGED TO IF I'M CORRECT.
UH, I'M GONNA ASK LIEUTENANT, UH, FREEMAN TO, TO, TO, TO WEIGH IN ON THAT.
I'M GONNA GET THE QUESTION ONE MORE TIME.
CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT MORE YOUR, WHAT YOUR QUESTION IS.
WELL, ON NUMBER SIX, IT STATES THAT THE APPLICANT MUST POSSESS A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE MM-HMM
WITH AN ACCEPTABLE DRIVING RECORD.
A VALID TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE MUST BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT.
AND THAT'S CLEAR, BUT NOW IT WILL BE CHANGED IF I'M CORRECT TO THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROHIBITED BY STATE, UH, OR FEDERAL LAW FOR, FROM POSSESSING FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.
JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT SECTION OF IT AND WHY THAT IS CHANGED TO FROM DRIVING TO FIREARMS. OH, FROM NUMBER SIX TO NUMBER SIX.
JUST LIKE ME TO ANSWER? YEAH, YEAH, IF YOU WOULD, YEAH.
UH, SO NUMBER FIVE GOES ALONG WITH THAT, AND THEN THE GOAL WAS TO BRING BOTH OF THOSE INTO THE SAME WORDING THAT THE STATE ALREADY HAS FOR TCO REQUIREMENTS.
AND SO THE DRIVER'S LICENSE IS ADDRESSED IN NUMBER FIVE.
NOW, ON THE NEW PROPOSED RULE SAYS THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROHIBITED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW FROM OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OBTAINING THE TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE, THAT'S ALREADY A TCO REQUIREMENT IN THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ENROLLMENT FROM THE STATE.
AND THEN THE NUMBER SIX IS JUST BEING INCLUDED, IS THE NOT PROHIBITED FROM STATE OR FEDERAL LAW FROM POSSESSING FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION, THAT'S ALSO A TCO REQUIREMENT.
UH, THEY WILL NOT LICENSE ANYBODY WHO'S PRO PROHIBITED FROM OBTAINING A OR OWNING A FIREARM.
SO THIS, THESE JUST BRING THOSE TWO IN LINE WITH WHAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE IN THE STATE FOR THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ENROLLMENT FROM TCO.
AND WE JUST HAD A, A CHANGE IN, IN, NOT A CHANGE, BUT WE JUST SORT OF TOOK, LIKE YOU STATED, FIVE AND SIX AND THAT'S LIKE A SEPARATION, IDENTIFYING FIREARMS IN NUMBER SIX.
WITH DRIVER'S LICENSE CONTINUING NUMBER FIVE.
AND THEN THESE RULES ARE POSTED ON THE JOB POSTING FOR THESE, IT KIND OF SIMPLIFIES IT FOR THE PERSON READING IT WHO'S APPLYING.
SO THEY ALREADY KNOW FROM THE GET GO THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A VEHICLE OR THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO OWN FIREARMS. THEY'RE NOT EVEN ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE TEST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET ANYWHERE PAST THAT POINT ANYWAY.
IT'S AN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIER.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THAT CLARITY.
AND, AND PART OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE WITH THIS IS, AND, AND, AND HELP ME OUT WITH THIS BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.
UH, PART OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE WITH THIS AND SOME OF THE, UH, UH, SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS IS, IS BASED ON T COLE'S RULES.
UH, WE, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE THAT WERE PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE STRINGENT, BUT IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING A WIDER APPLICANT POOL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ENHANCED BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE NOW, UH, WE HAVE CHANGED IT SO THAT IT ACTUALLY, UH, UH, UH, UH, MIMICS, UH, EXACTLY WHAT T COLE HAS AS THEIR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ENTRANCE.
SO BASICALLY JUST COMING INTO FORM WITH T COLE.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THAT CLARITY.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OF THIS.
SO, AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES, THE ONES THAT WE HAVE HERE AND READ THAT YOU, YOU HAD QUESTION ON, RIGHT? AND I, YES, THAT'S DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION ON IT.
SO, UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE LOCAL CIVIL SERVICE RULES, CHAPTER
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FOUR, SECTION 4.09? UH, YES.I MOVE TO ACCEPT, UH, THE REVISIONS AS STATED FOR THE LOCAL CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN FOR YOUR WORK.
AND JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR THAT, WITH YOUR ADOPTION OF THAT.
NOW, THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES ALSO REQUIRE THAT WE POST THESE REDLINE VERSIONS OF THESE RULES PUBLICLY TO FIRE AND PD BOTH ALIKE BECAUSE THEY BOTH, THEY'RE ALL ONE COLLECTIVE SET OF RULES FOR SEVEN DAYS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY GETS ADOPTED OFFICIALLY INTO EFFECT FROM YOUR APPROVAL.
SO SEVEN DAYS FROM NOW, RIGHT? MM-HMM
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT WE NEED TO CONDUCT TODAY? NO, MA'AM.
WELL THEN I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.