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Civil Service Commission
Purpose
The Civil Service Commission performs various personnel functions for positions and employees covered by the Civil Service Ordinance. The Civil Service Commission certifies candidates for original appointment of entry-level Police Officers and Firefighters in accordance with the Civil Service Act, 65 ILCS 5/10-1-1 et seq. The purpose of the Commission is to promote fair and equal treatment and equal opportunity under the law.
Members
The Civil Service Commission Board is made up of seven (7) citizens, of five (5) voting members, and two (2) advisors. The Secretary for the Commission shall be the City of Waukegan Human Resources Director.
Qualifications
None
Term
One member of the Civil Service Commission shall be appointed for one year, two members for two years and two members for three years.
Said Commission members shall serve for three (3) years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualify. Those holding office at the time of the effective date of this chapter shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms to which they have been appointed. In every year thereafter the Mayor shall, in like manner, appoint one person as the successor of the Commissioner whose term shall expire that year to serve as such Commissioner for three (3) years and until his/her successor is appointed and qualified. The Commission shall annually, on the first meeting of the year, elect a Chairman of the Commission.
Meeting Date
The Board regular meetings are scheduled for the first (1st) Tuesday of every other month at 5:30pm and held in the City’s Council Chambers located at City Hall. Please note that special meetings may be added to this schedule with proper notification under the (5 ILCS 12/) Open Meetings Act.
Meeting Dates for 2020:
February 4th April 7th- Canceled June 2nd- Canceled June 11th-Added August 4th September 17th-Added October 6th- Canceled October 22nd- Added December 1st |
Agendas and Meeting Minutes
Agendas and meeting minutes for the Civil Service Commission Board can be located by clicking on the link below.
https://go.boarddocs.com/il/cowil/Board.nsf/Public
Members & Term
COMMISSIONER | TERM START | TERM EXPIRE |
Robert Brown | 7/2/2018 | 12/31/2020 |
Charles Perkey | 4/15/2019 | 12/31/2021 |
Hector Rodriguez Jr. | 7/2/2018 | 12/31/2019 |
Fernando Shipley | 10/19/2020 | 12/31/2021 |
Diane Verratti | 7/2/2018 | 12/31/2020 |
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Waukegan City Hall
Physical Address
100 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Waukegan, IL 60085
Hours
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Tameika Jones
Director of Human ResourcesPhone: 847-599-2550