1985-10-08 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS HELD ON OCTOBER 8, 19.85, AT 7:05 P.M.
IN THE PEARLAND COMMUNITY CENTER, 3523 LIBERTY, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
The regular meeting was called to order
with the following members present:
James Gilbert - Chairman
Gail Birdsong - Vice Chairperson
' ~ Jim Wood - Commissioner
Mary Hickling - Director
GUESTS:
Chief Glen Stanford, Captain Ron Coleman, Patrolman Jack Cowan
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes from the August 13, 1985 meeting were approved as received.
ACTIVITY
All written communications as recorded in the Oct. 8, 1985 agenda
were received as information and the Commission voted unanimously
to accept as such.
Statements of expense from the Director were presented and received
by the Commission as information.
A motion was made by James Gilbert that Semi-annual evaluation
reports shall be made effective for every classified member of the
Pearland Police Department starting February 1, 198b and to be
repeated every 6 months thereafter. The motion was seconded by Jim
Wood, Motion carried.
A motion was made by Jim Wood to change the age requirement for
entry level people from 19 to 21 years of age. This would comply
with new state requirements. The motion was seconded by James Gilbert.
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 P.M.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the
day of February, A.D., 1986, by Mary Hickling, Director.
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Director
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How can a police department become the private security force of a Maya'
and City Council? Horsily! First you demoralir~ the department with bagel
cut$ and the layo[f of o[ftcers. Don t worry about the State Civil Secv~e, it's
not impatient is it? Yeep the department in a turmoll with bad press
releases, threats,and departmental upheavals. Let the ofticers feu tar their
safety with grossly understaffed shifts. Firs your chief o[ police white he is
in the middle o[ a Pour month enforced vacation" and replace him several
times.
rare lessoLS from the Mayor of South Houston ands department has trees
things they have done and more. At thi _
restructured b~j~ dry ordinancs. Gone is the captain e~~ i~ ~~'
Captians positions. Now they are sergeant , serg
detectives are patrolmen. All this in direct vio~lou cause a d d p i~
Statute 1269M, officers have been demoted, wi created P~~s• and
and not given the opportunity to test for newly can do about it.
informed by the administration that there is nothing they
Of course there is, but it is time consuming and very eipensive. they can
sue and they will. Does this help them, their families or the department?
We don't think so. Officers are being denied their right to a dull service
hearing because the mayor will not provide the necessary funds to conduct
them.
head, and that is the threat to have
One other monster is rearing it's ugly _
Civil Service recAlled. South Houston is a eiasor~rhe ~ y a~ ~hberately
there, why not in any city in the State of r
disregarding 83x ~ the South Houston voters who put civil service into
place to prevent everything the administration is doing no~v.
A brief summary of the violations of article 1269m of V.A C.S. is nearly
impossible. in that so many amides have been violated:
1. Three captains demoted by the chief of police without due process. Only
the commission has that right under 1269m, and only after' a hearing.
~' 2. three sergeants demoted by the chief of poLoe, `Without due process. No
consultation with the civil service commission, no hearing.
3. Appointment of two assistant chiefs, one from outside the depart ~e ,
when this department of less than thirty officers has only
classifications belanv the chief-
7. the mays refusing to allot the itimds neoesaary for the oomanisslon to
perform its taa><s.
8. The employment of dviliaaa to perform taslca performed by daaaifled
on'icera ~vhlle the department has tour unfilled vacancSea.
The members of the South Houston P~ollce tal'fioera Aaaodation; 100x at' the
dassif~d ponce atY'icers in the City urBenUy Head Your help. if you agree
that eve have been ~vrongsd, call our i~iayor (Thiel) (713) 944-2330, caU our
police chief (Fisher) (713) 944-1916, tell them ho~v they have violated our
rights. if you are an attorney, We need your advise. If you are a legislator,
call tl~e Idayor. He sad the chief of police are flagrantly igaaring You as well
as the dull servke oommission you enacted legislation to form. u you can do
anything please do It. Don't wait. Any police department under dull service
in this state could autl'er the acme fate. Fellow police offloera, tatce heed and
auy informed. By apeatieg out Tor us you ~vlll help yourselves. Compliaaoe
with the la~v is the bus~ess of aU of us.
Call our meaasge Hot Line at (713) 943-3839, to leave yon' name and
number. Your caU ~vI!! be returned.
ThanYyou
South Houston Police Offiaeta Association (SHPOA)
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4. The imposition by ordinance d three new ctaaaificationa. Lieutenant,
assistant duel', and detective have been added without consultation or
consent ar the civil service commission.
S. The filling or new classifications, seven positiana, without leafing. Al! were
by appointment or the ctdet`.
6. The Administration reitiaing to provide adequate and suitable atY'ice apace
for the commission.
7. The mayor refusing to albt ~ the foods neoessaty for the commisai~ fo
perform its tasks.
8. The employment d dviliana to pertam looks perrarmed by daaaified
dY'keca whlle the department has tour untitled vacandea.
The members d the South Houston Felice QtY'icera Association; 100x d the
dassified police dfloers in the City urgently need your help. if you agree
that we have been wronged, ta111 our lr[ayar (Thiel) (713) 9~4-2330, caU our
police duel' (Fisher) (713) 9d~4-1916, tell them !~v they have violated our
rights. if you are an attorney, ws need your advise. if you are a legislator,
call fhe Idayor. He and the ddef a[ polloe are flagrantly ignorjag you as well
as the dull service commission you enacted ~siation to roan. Ir you out do
anything please do it. Do®Y wait. Any poitoe department under dull service
in this state could auPfer the acme isle. Fallout police at'1'icers, fate heed and
stay informed. By apeating out for us you will help yourselves. Compliance
with the law Is the business d alt d us.
CaU our message Hot Line at (713) 943-3839, to leave your name and
number. Your cslll will be returned.
Thankyou
South Houston Police Q[ricera Associates (SHPOA)
Medical Screening ~== a===
Medical Testing and Occupational Health Services
January 27, 1986
Ms. Mary Hickling
Director of Civil Service
City of Pearland
P.O. Box 818
Pearland, TX 77588-0818
Dear Mary:
I thought you might be interested in the enclosed articles on drug s~"reening
of applicants by the Houston Police Department and the Harris County Sheriff's
office.
If you want to pursue this subject more, please call.
Best regards,
l.~~u.~c
Craig A. ownsend
Executive Director
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Bayshore Medical Center / 3350 Fairview !Pasadena, Texas 77504-1 973 1(713) 944-9830
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body," he added. "All we're doing
is simply giving the public confi-
dence that we are. a drug-tree
agency.,. . , _.
Drug tests are, of course, the
subject of considerable debate.
Bruce Griffiths, staff counsel for
the Houston office of the American
Civil Liberties Union calls them
"an invasion of people's privacy: ;
"As a condition of employment,
you should not have. to give urine
samples or have dogs sniff you or
your belongings searched. Histori-
cally, that kind of thing has been.
held to be degrading, denying peo-
pie's dignity as human beings."
Griffiths said one popular test
for marijuana will detect it quite
some time after its use.
.'That means you are certainly
not dealing with the issue of
whether someone is impaired on
the job -you're dealing basically
with, has he ever smoked marijua-
na," he said. ~ .
A Harris County toxicologist
said traces of marijuana will show
up in the urine from one week to
one month after .being exposed to
it. She said it could appear in a
urine test if - someone had not
smoked ,any marijuana but had
only been present in a room where
it was smoked.
- Despite the concerns; the move
to test for drugs marches on and
involves not only the private but
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gram began .;
in October
1984; she said. r~ ~ ..t .
About 5 ~'
percent of ;~,,,~ ~y.:
prospective ,~°,,'
HL&P em-
ployees failed
the urinalysis
and didn't get. WHITE:.: ;-_
the job, most Aroused ire '< "•
ly due to marijuana, she said.
The Metropolitan Transit Au-
thority requires job applicants to
take a drug and alcohol test, and
also may ask current employees to
take the test after an accident in-
volving a Metro vehicle if their
behavior is suspicious, said
spokeswoman Carol Boudreaux.
"If we made a request for some-
one to take a physical following an
accident and they refused, we
would consider this insubordina-
tion," she said. "That does .not
automatically mean firing. It
could- mean disciplinary action, a
reprimand or in some cases it
could mean termination." She said
probably only repeat offenders
would be fired.
For arsine-month period, Metro
required a drug. and alcohol
screening test of urine and blood
as part of current employees' an-
nual physical exams, she said: "It
was .challenged by some of our
union employees, and that result-
ed in us dropping it," she said.
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The urinalysis is performed on
all prospective employees; em-
ployees involved in serious inju-
ries at work; and employees sus-
pected by their supervisors of
being under the influence of drugs, .
said Bob Gaupel, ,Times health
services administrator. --
The Times-Mirror Corp. ~ is in=:
vestigating the possibility- o[ ex-,
pending the program to all the
Times' sister companies, one of
which is the Dallas Times Herald;
he said..
In April, a new Federal Avia-
tion Administration rule will re-
quire pilots, flight engineers and
cabin attendants to take blood
tests for alcohol in accident roves-
tigations, or face the loss of their..
certificates.
The Federal Railroad Adminis-
tration planned to start enforcing
anew rule requiring urine tests for
drugs and alcohol for job appli-
cants, for current operating crews
after a major accident, and also
for probable cause while an em-
ployee was on duty, said spokes-
man Julie Mann.
However, the rule is being ar-
geed in court by the Railway La-
bor li5cecutives Association:.
From 1975 to 1984, alcohol or'
drugs were directly involved in 48
accidents or "incidents" on rail-
roads, said Mann. The toll was 37
deaths, 80 injuries and ;34.2 mil-
lion in property damage, she said.
HPD screening job applicants
with urine tests for drug use
Con~naed trom p~sge lA
blood or urine test," said Leija.
"Nevertheless, the doctor had to
feel fairly certain the person was
drug-free. Our doctor ,felt more
comfortable signing the form
(based on) not only the physical,
but drug screening."
The urine tests screen for more
than 70 types of drugs, he said.
"Also, in the future, our depart-
ment is looking into doing manda-
tory drug screening for officers on
the job," he said. "The big holdup
is the numbers. We are fn excess
of 4,000 police officers now."
Since the tests began three
months ago; all applicants have
been informed they would be sub-
ject to drug testing, but no one has
complained or refused to take the
urinalysis, he said.
Leija called the test "just anoth-
er stool in our selection process, to
make sure we hire only qualified
individuals for the department."
Other screening tests include poly-
graph testing and background in-
vestigations, he said.
Houston Police Officers Associ-
ation President Mark Clarkrsaid
his . organiza-
tion of -3,100 of-
ficers was fully
supportive of
the urinalysis.
"We are all
for doing the
maximum pos-
sible investiga-
tion or screen-
ing of _ an
applicant be-
fore he is hired LEIJA:
for the police Cites new law
department;"
said Clark, an investigator in the
recruiting department.
"We would rather have a quali-
ty officer who goes throygh every
means (o[ examination) as op-
posed to just opening the door and
getting the numbers in to make
somebody t-aPPY•"
Houston Police Patrolmen's
Union President Tommy Britt,
speaking for the HPPU's 2,000
members, said he supported not
only the idea o[ apre-employment
drug test, but also the concept o[
drug tests for current employees.
The drug test idea was brought
up in a meeting one year agp, said
Supports tests Expand tests
Britt. At that time, he said his
union had "no problem" on either
preemployment tests or tests of
all regular employees.
"The only reservation I have is,
as long as it's done fairly and ob-
jectively, and there's no witch
hunts and no hanky-panky with
the chemical analysis, let's submit
everybody to a test tomorrow,"
said Britt..
The Dallas Police Department
has been requiring drug tests o[
applicants since last summer, said
spokesman Bob Shaw. "We've lo"s~`-"-
only about tour or five applicants"
as a result, he said.
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RECEEII~D ~~~ 1 7 X985
DATE :January 31, 1986
City of Pearland
attn: Mary Hickling
TO-- PO Box 818
Pearland, Texas 77588-0818
PATIENT
' PHYSICALS
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PHYSICIAN
FOR SERVICES RENDERED:
. DATE SERVICE PROVIDED
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FOR ITEPIIZATION 1,002.00.
TOTAL DUE $ 1,002.00
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IRS ID 1174-1697498
Thank You, We Appreciate Your Business!
PtEASE REFERENCE OUR INVOICE NUMBER ON YOUR REMITTANCE. PAYMENT DUE UPON RECEIPT.
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SOUTH HOUSTON POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
POST OFFICE BOX 672
SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587
. FEBRUARY 12 1986
TAKEOVER OF A MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT----------PHASE TWO
THE RESPONSE TO OUR FIRST LETTER ON THE TAKEOVER OF THE
SOUTH HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN MOST GRATIFIYING.WE WERE
_ STUNNED BY THE RESPONSE FROM POLICE AGENCIES, CIVIL SERVICE COM-
MISSIONS, POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AND FELLOW OFFICERS OF ALL RANKS.
OFFERS OF HELP HAVE COME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE INCLUDING WACO,
CORPUS CRISTI, BEAUMONT, SAN ANGELO AND MANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.
WE NO LONGER FEEL AS THOUGH WE ARE FIGHTING THIS BATTLE ALONE....
WE FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY FAIR TO KEEP OUR MANY SUPPORTERS
AND ALLIES UP TO DATE. THE THREE CAPTAINS, DEMOTED WITHOUT DUE .
PROCESS TO THE RANKS OF LIEUTENANT AND SERGEANT, HAVE APPEARED
BEFORE THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND WERE ORDERED REINSTATED
IMMEDIATELY WITH ALL BACK PAY. THE THREE SERGEANTS DEMOTED TO THE
UNRECOGNIZED CLASSIFICATION OF DETECTIVE WERE ALSO REINSTATED WITH
BACK PAY. THAT WAS 1S DAYS AGO AND THE CITY HAS REFUSED TO COMPLY
WITH THE FINAL ORDER OF THE COMMISSION. ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN
RETAINED, C.L.E.A.T. AND T.M.P.A. HAVE BECOME INVOLVED IN AN EFFORT
TO BRING A STOP TO THIS ATTEMPT TO BLATENTLY DISREGARD THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AND ART. 1269M OF V.A.C.S., CIVIL SERVICE)
WE ARE NOW BEGINNING THE COURT PHASE OF THIS PROBLEM.
THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK IS NEAR COMPLETION AND SEVERAL AVENUES OF
LITIGATION IN THE $TATE AND FEDERAL COURTS ARE BEING UNDERTAKEN.
OF 43 GRIEVANCES FILED, SIX HAVE BEEN HEARD. AND THE REMAINDER
HELD IN ABAYANCE BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN~UNTIL SUCH
TIME AS A COURT OF COMPETANT JURESDICTION RULES ON THE VALIDITY
OF THE CITY~S REORGANIZATION ORDINANCE.
THE S.H.P.O.A. APPRECIATES YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST AND
SUPPORT. WE WISH TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE MANY PEOPLE
AND ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE WHO HAVE COME TO OUR AID. PLEASE DIRECT
ANY INQUIRIES TO US BY CALLING OR WRITING US. OUR BATTLE IS YOUR
BATTLE. KEEP INFORMED.........
CALL OUR ANSWERPHONE, (713) 943-3839
+ Civil Service Rule #28, Revised became effective in April 1983
I. Within 120 hours of pay period ending, the following
reports are due in the office of the Civil Service
Director:
(b - on chart) absentee record
(i)- changes in compensation
The Commission requires only the following:
1. Frequency - not less than monthly
2. Due Date - Within 120 hours of each month's final
day.
3. .All reports will bear the. signature of the Chief of
Police and the date of signature.
4. In the event of absence of the Chief of Police, any/all
reports may be signed and dated by the acting Chief of
S Police, provided that the title of the signatory is
shown.
II. Within 120 hours of event occurance, the following reports
are due in the office of the Civil Service Director.
(Parenthetical references coincide with revised Rule #28)
(a) appointments
(c) injury
(d) reinstatements
(e) refusal or neglect to accept appointment
(f) extended leave of absence
(g) suspension
(h) termination
(j) any changes in duties as described in job descriptions,
and any departmental organizational changes affecting
covered employees
(k) change of address/telephone numbers
(1) all negative communications which have been investigated
and any positive communication wherein one, or more,
employee is identified. If an employee is not
specifically identified in the communication
but their identity can be or has been established
through another means, such identity and method of
his identification shall be included in the
report.
(m) changes in employee education, either supplemental,
personal or formal, and professional certification.
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P.O. Box 818
Pearland, Texas 77588-0818 (713) 485-Q411
OCTOBER 31, 1985
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STATEMENT OF EXPENSE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1985 IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF CIVIL SERVICE HOURS:
103 hours @ $ 7.50 = $ 776.25
228 miles @ .20 = 45.60
TOTAL $ 821.85
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P.O. Box 818
Pearlond, Texos 77588-0818
November 26, 1985
(713) 485-4411
Statement of expense for the month of November, 1985 in the
performance of Civil Service hours:
121 hours @ $7.50
262 miles @ .20
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TOTAL:
_ $907.50
= 52.40
$959.90
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P.O. Box 818
Peorlond, Texos 77588-0818
December 26, 1985
(713) 485-Q411
Statement of expense for the month of December, 1985, in
the performance of Civil Service hours:
145 ~ hours @ $7.50
272 _ miles @ .20
TOTAL:
_ $1091.25
54.40
$1145.65
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
P.O. Box 818
Peorlond, Texos 77588-0818
February 3. 1986
(713) 485-Q411
STATEMENT of expense for the month of January, 1986 in the performance
of Civil Service hours:
131 hours @ $7.50
268 miles @ .20
I ~, TOTAL:
_ $ 982.50
_ $ 53.60
$1036.10