Euclid civil service commissioners decline to waive 12‑month rule for two promotional candidates

Euclid Civil Service Commission members on Aug. 5 discussed requests to waive a civil‑service rule that bars officers from taking promotional exams until they have served 12 months in their current rank, but the commission declined to grant a waiver and took no formal vote to override the rule.

The matter concerned two Euclid Police Department officers: Sergeant Nate Reid, who is 72 hours short of the 12‑month requirement before the scheduled lieutenant written exam, and Officer Samuel Jackson, who does not meet the three‑year service requirement for the sergeant promotional list. Law Director Cooney told the commission that Rule 13.6(b) requires 12 months in rank before eligibility and that Rule 14.1 permits a waiver only by a two‑thirds vote with reasons entered into the meeting minutes.

The commission’s decision matters because a waiver would let candidates who have served less than 12 months in their current rank take promotional exams ahead of peers who meet the rule, potentially creating appeals or grievances, commissioners said.

Law Director Cooney, the city’s…