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Julie Kelch, the commission's secretary and chief examiner, said three interviews are scheduled for June 10 and that Commissioners Ray Mitchell, Julie Kelch and two city council members will attend. Kelch also said one application arrived after the window closed; the deputy clerk had been informed, and that late applicant, Mike Harden, will be the third interview on June 10, she said: \"Actually, I just got a message from the city clerk that he is the third one, so he will be interviewed on the tenth as well.\"
Commissioners noted that commission membership is limited; Mitchell reminded members the commission is required to have three commissioners and they cannot exceed that number.
Why it matters: filling civil service commission seats restores the panel's capacity to handle administrative hiring and disciplinary processes and ensures quorum for future actions.
Outcome and next steps: interviews are set for June 10; no appointment was made at the May 29 meeting.
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Julie Kelch, chief examiner and senior human resources specialist for the City of Lake Stevens, told commissioners the department currently has five vacancies and that two entry-level candidates are moving forward: one accepted a conditional offer and the other is in background checks. “We extended a conditional offer to yesterday and they accepted,” Kelch said. She said those candidates must complete psychological, medical and physical examinations before hire.
Kelch also said a lateral officer resigned with a last day \"the 23rd,\" which contributed to the current vacancy total. She said there are no lateral candidates on the list at present and the department is recruiting, including a public safety testing and recruiting event scheduled for June 6 at the Mill; the vendor will run written testing and a physical ability test in Hartford Hall, and agencies can meet candidates at the start of the event.
The commission also heard metrics from the police chief (presented to the commission by Kelch) about staffing ratios. Kelch reported Lake Stevens Police Department has 37 commissioned officers, three of whom are command staff, which yields roughly 0.58 officers per 1,000 residents. She noted alternative calculations the chief provided: 0.9 officers per 1,000 if using the full 37 figure in a different population base, and 0.82 per 1,000 if removing the three command staff (34 field officers).
Commission Chair Ray Mitchell and Commissioner Brian McManus both said they were concerned about the low staffing level and discussed whether the commission should invite the police chief to a future meeting to brief the commissioners and help them determine whether to request more funding from the city council. \"Maybe we can ask the chief to sit in on one of our meetings to kind of help us better understand,\" Mitchell said; McManus agreed.
Why it matters: staffing levels and recruitment determine response capacity and resilience to unexpected absences; commissioners flagged the risk that a single line-of-duty injury could reduce available officers further.
Outcome and next steps: the commission did not take formal hiring or budget actions at the meeting. Commissioners asked staff to invite the police chief to a future meeting to provide more detail on staffing needs and budget implications.
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Commission Chair Ray Mitchell called the vote after a motion by Commissioner Brian McManus and a second by Mitchell. “I make a motion to accept the list,” McManus said before the commissioners voted “Aye.”
The certification follows oral boards held the previous day; Chief Examiner Julie Kelch said three candidates — listed as positions 1, 2 and 5 on the eligibility list — passed the oral board. Kelch explained the commission follows a “rule of five plus vacancies,” and that the chief may interview the top six scoring candidates. If any of those six are disqualified or withdraw, candidates in positions seven and eight can move up to be considered, she said.
Why it matters: certifying the list is the formal procedural step that allows the police chief to begin hiring interviews for a current vacancy in the community service officer ranks.
The commission recorded the action as a motion to accept the minutes and then a separate motion to certify the CSO list; both motions passed with verbal “Aye” votes from the two commissioners present. The minutes for the April 17 meeting were also approved at the May 29 session.
Details and next steps: after certification, Kelch said she will forward the list to the police chief, who will interview the top six candidates. The commission did not take further hiring action; the chief retains authority to interview and hire from the certified list.
No statutes, ordinances or hiring rules beyond the commission’s stated “rule of five plus vacancies” were cited during the motion.
The commission adjourned after completing the agenda.
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