Title
Approval of Advanced Entry Police Officer Register
Recommended Action
Staff Recommendation:
Move to approve the certification of the Advanced Entry Police Officer Register effective May 16th, 2017
Report
Staff Contact:
Dan Duncan, Sergeant, Olympia Police Department, 360.753.8300
Nicole Camus, Civil Service Secretary, 360.753.8213
Background:
Applications for advanced entry and academy graduate candidates are accepted on a continuous basis Seventeen candidates were invited to the phase 1 suitability assessment. Five participated in the phase 1 suitability assessment, and two passed. Those two candidates were invited to oral interviews and one successfully passed the oral interviews.
Four of the candidates were female and 13 were male. Thirteen were White/Caucasian, three were African American/Black, and one was Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. The interview panel consisted of OPD Officer Mike Peters, OPD Officer Jason Watkins, and Heather Dyson, Insurance Broker for Farmers Insurance.
Findings:
One candidate passed the phase 1 suitability assessment and the oral interview and has been placed on the register in accordance with his score of 83.00.
Policy Reference:
□ RCW 41.12.040(9), Organization of Commission-Secretary-Powers and Duties of Commission
□ Civil Service Rules, Rule IV, Examinations
□ Civil Service Rules, Rule V, Registers