HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-08-31 - Agendas - FinalCITY OF
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Civil Service Commission
August 31, 2021
9:00 AM
Virtual Meeting
MEETING AGENDA
Members: Bo Bittle - Chair, Paul Younger — Vice -Chair, Edith Hawkins — Secretary,
Jules Beck, Spencer Brown, Buddy Chadick, and Warren McDonald
City Staff: Chief of Police Mike Reynolds, City Attorney Kit Williams, Michele Bechhold,
Civil Service Commission Staff Liaison
1. Call to Order and Roll Call — Bo Bittle, Chair
2. Consider a request from Chief Reynolds to rehire a former Fayetteville police
officer.
3. Adjourn.
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CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE
ARKANSAS
Memorandum
To: Michele Bechhold, Assistant HR Director
From: Mike Reynolds, Chief of Police
Date: August 20, 2021
Subject: Rehire of Former Employee
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The Fayetteville Police Department is allotted 131 full-time sworn police officer positions. Currently,
there are a total of twenty-one positions, or sixteen percent (16%), unavailable to work due to seven
vacancies, ten officers in training, military deployments, and extended medical leave. From date of hire to
an officer being released to work alone on the street takes a minimum of approximately nine months.
Former Fayetteville Police Officer Matt Kamilos has indicated his interest in returning to work for the
City of Fayetteville. Matt Kamilos was originally hired on August 31, 2015. He left the department on
September 9, 2019, after four years of service, but has continued to work as an agent with the Federal
Bureau of Investigations (FBI). He holds a Bachelor of Art's Degree from the University of Arkansas
majoring in Criminal Justice and Music. During his time with the Fayetteville Police Department, Matt
Kamilos obtained many law enforcement certifications, including Field Training Officer, Police
Instructor, Incident Command System, Patrol Rifle, CPR, Police Cyclist, Interview and Interrogations,
and Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving. During two years with the FBI, Matt Kamilos completed
over 1,500 additional hours of law enforcement training. Matt Kamilos is also familiar with the
Fayetteville Police Department Policies and Procedures, as well as equipment and processes used by the
Fayetteville Police Department. If rehired, I believe Matt Kamilos could be released to work on his own
following a few short weeks in the Field Training Officer Program.
I respectfully request the Civil Service Commission call a special meeting, and seek approval to rehire
Matt Kamilos as an officer for the Fayetteville Police Department under Civil Service Rule 6.02(b).
(b) The Civil Service Commission may grant the Police Chief's request to rehire a former Fayetteville
police officer who severed his or her employment in good standing and is available to promptly
begin work as a police officer when the Chief demonstrates to the Civil Service Commission the
immediate benefits of hiring a police officer who can promptly begin police duties.
Mailing Address:
100 West Rock Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov
Fayetteville, AR 72701
