At the Police Civil Service Commission there were three commissioners, along with the police chief, lieutenants and other officials. It is normally about 11 people in total, but this one was a little different with about 10-12 students and a reporter for the Bakersfield Californian. The three commissioners, Steve Anderson, Ken Vetter and William Perry are each elected to a three year term by the city council. During there term the will each participate as head-commissioner for one year.
The meeting is started by the head-commissioner calling it to order and he states the time as well. Then roll is called by each member saying his or her name and title. Then the approval for the minutes of the last meeting is presented. After that, the head-commissioner opens the floor up to any public statements. At recent meetings, there hasn't been much public attendance, so not that much is said during that time.
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During the meeting, a certification of Police Detective/Lieutenant Eligibility List is presented to the commissioners for review. Once the list, of usually 10 or so people, is approved, the police chief is able to select whom he wants for the job out of the top three candidates. But this can only be done if the commissioners approve the list.
All in all, I personally found the meeting somewhat interesting. I didn't think that the topics were all that appealing. I just thought that the way everything was run in a quick, to-the-point manner was efficient.
The reason that these waivers must be passed is so that conflict doesn't rise between the people in question.
At this particular meeting, there were no conflicts because everything put in front of the commissioners had passed. They had joked that not every meeting goes as smoothly as that one did, and sometimes there are disagreements or difference of opinion and some item will not pass.
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