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Tumwater Civil Service Commission approves eligibility lists; departments report hiring progress
Summary
The commission approved multiple active eligibility lists for fire and police and heard staffing updates: a firefighter hire will start April 16 and the fire department reached 62 authorized FTEs; police reported academy starts and one vacancy.
The Tumwater Civil Service Commission on Thursday approved current eligibility lists used to fill fire and police positions and heard staffing updates from department leaders.
The approvals matter because the lists establish the pool of candidates from which the city hires public-safety personnel. Commission Chair Blake Char called up the status report for April before commissioners voted to approve the lists.
The commission approved a consolidated motion to accept the current active eligibility lists across departments. Blake Char, chair of the Tumwater Civil Service Commission, opened that portion of the meeting, saying, “With that, start out with the status of April eligibility list.” Pat Schneider, commissioner, moved to approve the list and the commission voted to adopt the report.
Michelle Soderlund, secretary examiner, reported which lists were active in…
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