Civil Service Commission

Name: Civil Service Commission — Tumwater, WA
Start: 2026-04-09
End: 2026-04-09
Location: Tumwater, WA

Regular Meeting

Tumwater, WA · April 9, 2026

Minutes

MEETING MINUTES TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APRIL 9, 2026 CONVENE: 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Chair Blake Chard, Commissioner Pat Schneider. Not Excused: Commissioner Wendy Moudy Staff: Chief Examiner Michelle Sutherland, Acting Chief Carlos Quiles, Fire Chief Brian Hurley. CHANGES TO Chief Examiner Sutherland proposed adding the Deputy Chief AGENDA: Exam Plan, a Request to Extend the Acting Deputy Police Chief Appointment, one revision to the Police Officer Entry Level List. MOTION: Commissioner Schneider moved, seconded by Commissioner Chard, to approve the changes to the agenda. A voice vote approved the motion. APPROVAL OF Commissioner Chard moved, seconded by Commissioner MINUTES: Schneider, to approve the minutes of March 12. 2026 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. APPROVAL OF ENTRY Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Entry Level LEVEL POLICE Police Officer Eligibility List. OFFICER ELIGIBILITY LIST: MOTION: Commissioner Chard moved, seconded by Commissioner Schneider, to approve the Entry Level Police Officer Eligibility List as presented. Motion carried unanimously. TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION – APRIL 9, 2026 1 APPROVAL OF ENTRY Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Police LEVEL FIREFIGHTER Sergeant Eligibility List. LIST: MOTION: Commissioner Schneider moved, seconded by Commissioner Chard, to approve the Police Sergeant Eligibility List as presented. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF FIRE Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the Fire ADMINISTRATIVE Administrative Manager Classification. MANAGER RECLASSIFICATION: MOTION: Commissioner Chard moved, seconded by Commissioner Schneider, to approve the reclassification to Fire Administrative Manager as presented. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the exam plan DEPUTY POLICE for the Deputy Police Chief Exam Plan. CHIEF EXAM PLAN: MOTION: Commissioner Schneider moved, seconded by Commissioner Chard, to approve the Deputy Chief Exam Plan as presented. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF Chief Examiner Sutherland requested to approve the extension EXTENSION TO THE to the Acting Deputy Police Chief position through September 2, ACTING DEPUTY 2026. POLICE CHIEF APPOINTMENT: MOTION: Commissioner Chard moved, seconded by Commissioner Schneider, to approve the Acting Deputy Police Chief position through September 2, 2026. Motion carried unanimously. NEXT MEETING DATE: The next meeting is scheduled on Thursday, May 14, 2026. UPDATES: Updates were presented by Fire Chief Hurley, and Acting Police Chief Quiles. ADJOURNMENT: With there being no further business, Chair Chard adjourned the meeting at 6:01 p.m. Prepared by Michelle Sutherland, Chief Examiner. TUMWATER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION – APRIL 9, 2026 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, April 09, 2026 5:30 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Changes to Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. Approval of Civil Service Commission Minutes March 12, 2026 5. Status of Eligibility List Update 6. Approval of Entry Level Police Eligibility List 7. Approval of Entry Level Firefighter Eligibility List 8. Fire Administrative Manager Reclassification 9. Updates 10. Next Meeting Date - 05/14/2026 11. 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/88996173831?pwd=rLFedt9Vmscnn8FKqO363GB0K3d5Hk.1 Listen by Telephone Call (253) 215-8782, listen for the prompts and enter the Webinar ID 889 9617 3831 and Passcode 859173. 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.

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