Civil Service Commission
Regular MeetingBrooklyn, OH · December 9, 2025
Agenda
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission Special Meeting
A. December 9, 2025 Special Meeting
B. Public Notice 2
December 9, 2025 Special Meeting Notice.pdf
C. Agenda 3
December 9, 2025 Special Meeting Agenda.pdf
D. Approved Minutes 4
December 9, 2025 Approved Minutes-Special.pdf
Civil Service Comm.- Brooklyn, Ohio
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Please be advised that a special meeting of the City of Brooklyn Civil
Service Commission is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:30
p.m. in the Community Room of City Hall, 8000 Memphis Avenue,
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144, to review, discuss and make recommendations on
the contested questions of the Police Sergeant Promotional exam. No
further business will be discussed at this time.
Posted: (12-05-2025) Media Notified:
Brooklyn City Hall Northeast Ohio Media Group
Brooklyn Recreation Center Cleveland.com
Brooklyn Library www.brooklynohio.gov
Brooklyn Board of Education
Brooklyn Senior Center
Brooklyn Police Station
Brooklyn Fire Station
MOVING FORWARD. TOGETHER.
CITY OF BROOKLYN 8000 Memphis Avenue, Brooklyn, OH 44144 216-351-2133 brooklynohio.gov
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Agenda for the Special Meeting
Tuesday, December 09, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Roll call.
3. Review and decide recommendations for protested questions on Police Promotional exam.
4. Adjourn.
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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY OF BROOKLYN CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025 4:30 P.M.
Meeting called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Chairperson Patta
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Patta, Commissioner Sefchik, Commissioner
Barrow
Secretary Westfall informed the Commission that there were five (5) contested questions
from the Police Sergeant Promotional Exam. Commission is reviewing and discussing the
questions, protests and recommendations.
MOTION by Chairperson Patta, second by Commissioner Barrow to delete Question #13.
VOTE RESULTED: Yeas-Patta, Sefchik, Barrow. Nays-None.
MOTION by Chairperson Patta, second by Commissioner Sefchik to maintain ‘C’ as the
correct answer to Question #20.
VOTE RESULTED: Yeas- Patta, Sefchik, Barrow. Nays-None.
MOTION by Chairperson Patta, second by Commissioner Barrow to maintain ‘C’ as the
correct answer to Question #36.
VOTE RESULTED: Yeas-Patta, Sefchik, Barrow. Nays-None
MOTION by Chairperson Patta, second by Commissioner Sefchik to amend Question #72
to ‘C’.
VOTE RESULTED: Yeas-Patta, Sefchik, Barrow. Nays-None.
MOTION by Commissioner Barrow, second by Chairperson Patta to maintain ‘D’ as the
correct answer to Question #89.
VOTE RESULTED: Yeas- Patta, Sefchik, Barrow. Nays- None.
Commission confirmed the next regular meeting is for December 17, 2025.
MOTION by Chairperson Patta to adjourn, second by Commissioner Sefchik.
VOTE RESULTED: Yeas –Patta, Sefchik, Barrow. Nays – None.
Meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
APPROVED by Chairperson Patta, second by Commissioner Sefchik.
Yeas-Patta, Sefchik, Barrow. Nays-None.
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