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Kent council approves change to civil service appointment process language
Summary
The Kent City Council approved language to allow the city manager limited input into police chief appointment assessments while keeping the fire chief promotion process internal; council agreed to add 10% interview weighting to the selection process for police chief candidates and to provide written language for review before final vote.
The Kent City Council discussed and approved language to change how finalists for the city's police and fire chief positions are evaluated, giving the city manager a limited role in the police selection process while keeping fire promotions internal.
Councilmembers said civil service recommended opening the police chief recruitment to external candidates rather than restricting it…
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