Worcester commission abolishes lateral police list, certifies police entry list and recertifies firefighter list

Worcester — On April 7, 2025, the Worcester City Service Commission approved three personnel-list actions affecting police and fire hiring: it voted to abolish the lateral police officer eligible list, recertified the firefighter EMT-B/paramedic eligible list and certified the police officer entry eligible list.

The actions were presented as agenda items with documentation that had been pre-mailed to commissioners. After motions and seconds, commissioners voted in favor of each item and the chair announced the motions carried. The meeting record shows routine, brief consideration with no extended debate.

Commissioner Reg Kramer called the meeting to order and led roll call. Commissioner Steve Slack and Commissioner Susan Buckwalder were present. A commissioner moved and another seconded each personnel action; the motions were approved after aye votes from the commissioners present.

Staff member Stacy provided a staffing clarification during the certification of the police officer entry eligible list, saying, “We currently have 1 position available.” That remark was the only substantive staffing detail given during the actions.

The commission also approved the minutes for a prior meeting and then adjourned. No public comment or additional discussion about the merits or impacts of abolishing or certifying the eligibility lists appeared in the meeting transcript.

The approvals leave the municipal hiring lists in place as updated and remove the lateral police officer list, per the commission’s action. The commission did not record any conditions, amendments, or follow-up assignments tied to these votes in the provided transcript.

The commission did not provide further timeline details for filling the certified police position during the meeting.