Civil Service Commission
Regular MeetingTumwater, WA · July 10, 2025
Minutes
MEETING MINUTES
TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
JULY 10, 2025
CONVENE: 5:35 p.m.
PRESENT: Chair Blake Chard, Commissioner Wendy Moudy, Commissioner
Pat Schneider
Staff: Secretary/Chief Examiner Michelle Sutherland, Police
Chief Jay Mason, Fire Chief Brian Hurley, Deputy Fire Chief
Shawn Crimmins
APPROVAL OF Commissioner Chard moved, seconded by Councilmember
MINUTES: Schneider, to approve the minutes of June 12, 2024, as
presented. A voice vote approved the motion.
STATUS OF Chief Examiner Sutherland reviewed the status of the eligibility
ELIGIBLITY LISTS: lists. Active continuous lists for police and fire remain effective.
There were no other changes to the lists.
APPROVAL OF ENTRY Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Entry Level
LEVEL POLICE Police Eligibility List.
ELIGIBILITY LIST:
MOTION: Commissioner Moudy moved, seconded by Commissioner
Schneider, to approve the Entry Level Police Officer Eligibility
List as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF FIRE Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Fire
PREVENTION Prevention Officer Eligibility List.
OFFICER ELIGIBILITY
LIST:
MOTION: Commissioner Schneider moved, seconded by Chair Chard,
to approve the Fire Prevention Officer Eligibility List as
presented. Motion carried unanimously.
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POLICE DEPUTY Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Police
CHIEF EXAM PLAN : Deputy Chief Exam Plan.
MOTION: Commissioner Schnieder moved, seconded by
Commissioner Moudy, to approve the Police Deputy Chief
Exam Plan.
NEXT MEETING DATE: The next meeting is scheduled on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
UPDATES: Updates on their respective departments were given by Police
Chief Mason and Fire Chief Hurley.
ADJOURNMENT: With there being no further business, Chair Chard adjourned
the meeting at 5:55 p.m.
Prepared by Michelle Sutherland, Secretary/Examiner.
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Agenda
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Online via Zoom and In Person at
Tumwater City Hall, Sunset Room, 555
Israel Rd. SW, Tumwater, WA 98501
Thursday, July 10, 2025
5:30 PM
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Changes to Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
a. Tumwater Civil Service Commission Minutes, June 12, 2025
5. Status of Eligibility List Update
6. Approval of Entry Level Police Eligibility List
7. Approval of Fire Prevention Officer Eligibility List
8. Police Deputy Chief Exam Plan
9. Updates
10. Next Meeting Date - 08/14/2025
11. Adjourn
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