Euclid Civil Service Commission approves lateral hire for fire department

The Euclid Civil Service Commission on Sept. 2 approved the lateral hire of Matthew Henry to the Euclid Fire Department with an effective date of Sept. 22, 2025.

A letter dated Sept. 2 from Mayor Christian Hoseimerdale asked the commission to approve the appointment. The letter, read into the record, said the candidate “Matthew Henry…has been selected from the Euclid Fire Department lateral hiring process and will have an effective date of 09/22/2025.”

Euclid’s Fire Chief told commissioners that Henry also appears on the regional hiring list and that the city would remove him from that list to hire him as a lateral, saying, “The candidate, Matt Henry, is also on our regional list. We're gonna take him off the list and hire him as a lateral.”

Commissioners moved and seconded a motion to approve the appointment and voted in favor; the transcript records “Aye” votes and a subsequent congratulatory remark. The commission also approved the minutes of its Aug. 19, 2025, meeting earlier in the session and moved to excuse Commissioner Rucker, who was absent because he was “currently in a trial,” according to the record.

No ordinances, policy changes, or additional staffing actions were discussed during the meeting. The law director reported no additional business, and the meeting adjourned shortly after the personnel vote.

The effective date for the hire is Sept. 22, 2025; the mayor’s letter requesting the appointment is dated Sept. 2, 2025. The transcript does not provide the fire chief’s full name, the mayor’s official signature block beyond the printed name, or additional details about the hiring contract or probationary period.