Civil Service Commission — Scranton, PA
Date: 2025-03-14

City of Scranton
 Civil Service Commission
 340 N. Washington Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18503
 SOLICITOR: John Kennedy, Esquire
 Chairperson: Bob Solfanelli
 Commissioners: Ro Hume, Kathryn Bogaczyk

 Unapproved Minutes
 Civil Service Commission Meeting
 Held on February 4, 2025
 Council Chambers
 Scranton City Hall

1. Pledge of Allegiance

 Completed.

2. Roll Call

 Roll call was taken. Commissioners Solfanelli, Hume, and Bogaczyk were present.

 Solicitor Kennedy was present.

3. Public Comment

 International Association of Fire Fighters Local 60 President Allen Lucas discussed the
request for the removal of an applicant from the Certified Lieutenant’s list and language in the
Collective Bargaining Agreement regarding credit for years of experience and promotional
examinations.

 Mr. Virgil Argenta commented on the civil service procedure and expressed concerns
about hiring police officers.

 Mr. Michael Mancini commented on the Civil Service Commission and had concerns
about testing and hiring.

 Ryan Filipkoski commented that he was one of the three applicants on the Certified
Lieutenant list. He said he has several years of experience from another jurisdiction and he
believed those years should count toward the requirements for the promotional examination for
Lieutenant. He objected to his removal from the list.

4. Review of Minutes

 By way of motion and a second the Minutes of the January 9, 2025 meeting were
approved.
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5. Review of Invoices

 A. By way of motion and a second, the Commission approved the payment for the
invoice from Atty. Kennedy for $1,387.00 for legal services.

 B. By way of motion and a second, the Commission approved the payment for the
invoice from Chris McClatchy for $150.00 for proctoring the Chauffeur test.

 C. By way of motion and a second, the Commission approved the payment for the
invoice from FPSi for the Chauffeur test.

6. Unfinished Business

 There was no unfinished business discussed.

7. New Business

 A. The commission discussed the Police Department scores for the entry
examination and whether to maintain those scores for one year exempting the requirement for
new applicants to take the written examination if they took it within the last year. The
commission instructed the Solicitor to investigate a possible revision to the rules.

 B. The commission discussed the Scranton Police Officer Patrol entry-level position
which was posted with National Testing Network in January 2025 and is currently open.

 C. The second Chauffeur examination for the Fire Department was scheduled and the
Chauffeur examination will take place on May 17, 2025. No individuals passed the first
Chauffeur Fire Department examination.

 D. The Police Department first line and second line supervisor examinations will be
scheduled. Attorney Kennedy will put that in motion.

 E. The Police Department detective examination will be scheduled and Atty.
Kennedy will put that in motion.

 F. The commission discussed the rescheduled Lieutenant examination for the Fire
Department. The Commission discussed the comments of Mr. Allan Lucas. Fire Chief John
Judge addressed the commission and commented that it has always been the policy of the Fire
Department that only years of service in the Scranton Fire Department were counted towards the
requirement to test for an advanced position and mentioned that there is an opinion from the Fire
Department’s labor attorney on this issue. The commission decided that the rescheduled
Lieutenant examination will go forward. Mr. Lucas mentioned that the union has no objection to
that test going forward.




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 G. The commission discussed the Chief Judge’s request to remove Mr. Filipkoski
from the Certified Lieutenant’s List. Mr. Lucas mentioned that the union objects to the removal
because of the years of service issue. The Civil Service Commission decided to table the removal
of any applicant from the current Lieutenant list pending research into the matter by the
Commission’s Solicitor, Attorney Kennedy.

 H. The Commission discussed the appointment of Tom Miller as an alternate to the
Civil Service Commission pending approval by the Scranton City Council.

 I. The Commission discussed the police entry oral examination Certified list. Police
Chief Carroll mentioned that we are still waiting on the background check for one of the
applicants. Solicitor Kennedy mentioned to the Commission that the past practice was to create
the Certified list after all background searches for the applicants were completed.

8. Adjournment

 By way of motion and a second the meeting was adjourned.




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