Civil Service Commission
Regular MeetingTumwater, WA · November 13, 2025
Minutes
MEETING MINUTES
TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 13, 2025
CONVENE: 5:30 p.m.
PRESENT: Chair Blake Chard, Commissioners Wendy Moudy and Pat
Schneider
Staff: Secretary/Chief Examiner Michelle Sutherland, Police
Chief Jay Mason, and Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Crimmins
CHANGES TO Secretary Examiner Sutherland added the Police Lieutenant
AGENDA: Eligibility List to the agenda.
APPROVAL OF Commissioner Schneider moved, seconded by
MINUTES: Commissioner Moudy, to approve the minutes of October 9,
2025 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 Officer Eligibility List.
OFFICER ELIGIBILITY
LIST:
MOTION: Commissioner Schneider moved, seconded by
Commissioner Chard, to approve the Entry Level Police
Officer Eligibility List as presented. Motion carried
unanimously.
APPROVAL OF Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Lateral
LATERAL PARAMEDIC Paramedic Firefighter eligibility list.
FIREFIGHTER
ELIGIBILITY LIST:
TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION –NOVEMBER 13, 2025 1
MOTION: Commissioner Chard moved, seconded by Commissioner
Schneider, to approve the Lateral Paramedic Firefighter
Eligibility List as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Paramedic
PARAMEDIC Firefighter Eligibility List.
FIREFIGHTER
ELIGIBILITY LIST:
MOTION: Commissioner Moudy moved, seconded by Commissioner
Schneider, to approve the Police Lieutenant Exam Plan.
Motion carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO EXTEND Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the extension of
ELIBILITY OF continuous transition of eligibility lists to specifically dated
CONTINUOUS eligibility lists.
TRANSITION
ELIGIBILITY LISTS:
MOTION: Commissioner Chard moved, seconded by Commissioner
Schneider, to approve the transition of eligibility lists from
continuous to specifically dated eligibility lists.
APPROVAL OF Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Police
POLICE LIEUTENANT Lieutenant Eligibility List.
ELIGIBILITY LIST:
MOTION: Commissioner Moudy moved, seconded by Commissioner
Schneider, to approve the Police Lieutenant Eligibility List.
NEXT MEETING DATE: The next meeting is scheduled on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
UPDATES: Updates on their respective departments were given by Police
Chief Mason and Deputy Fire Chief Crimmins.
ADJOURNMENT: With there being no further business, Chair Chard adjourned
the meeting at 5:45 p.m.
Prepared by Michelle Sutherland, Secretary/Examiner.
TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION –NOVEMBER 13, 2025 2
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, November 13, 2025
5:30 PM
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Changes to Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval Civil Service Minutes October 9, 2026
5. Status of Eligibility List Update
6. Approval of Entry Level Police Eligibility List
7. Approval of Lateral Paramedic Firefighter Eligibility List
8. Approval of Paramedic Firefighter Eligibility List
9. Request to Extend Fire Candidate Eligibility
10. Updates
11. Next Meeting Date - 12/11/2025
12. Adjourn
Meeting Information
All commission members will be attending remotely. The public are welcome to attend in person, by
telephone or online via Zoom.
Watch Online
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84502023796?pwd=OVDik6lnJJHmvgMRgSPYUhwBeuayeA.1
Listen by Telephone
Call (253) 215-8782, listen for the prompts and enter the Webinar ID 845 0202 3796 and Passcode
572444.
Public Comment
The public may submit comments by sending an email to calmon@ci.tumwater.wa.us, no later than
4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Comments are submitted directly to the Commission members and
will not be read individually into the record of the meeting.
Post Meeting
Video of this meeting will be recorded and posted on our City Meeting page: https://tumwater-
wa.municodemeetings.com.
Accommodations
The City of Tumwater takes pride in ensuring that people with disabilities are able to take part in, and
benefit from, the range of public programs, services, and activities offered by the City. To request an
accommodation or alternate format of communication, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator
directly, call (360) 754-4129 or email ADACoordinator@ci.tumwater.wa.us. For vision or hearing
impaired services, please contact the Washington State Relay Services at 7-1-1 or 1-(800)-833-6384.
Get email alerts for Tumwater
A daily email when new agendas and minutes are posted.