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Votes at a glance — Spokane Civil Service Commission, April 15, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken at the April 15 meeting: minutes approved, classification deactivations passed, annual report presented, bilingual preference rule changes adopted, and a contested job survey hearing continued to June 17.
The Spokane Civil Service Commission took the following formal actions at its April 15, 2025 meeting:
- Approval of minutes: The commission moved and approved the minutes from February (voice vote recorded: "Aye"). No further detail recorded in the transcript.
- Resolution 2025-04 (Classification actions): Commission approved deactivation of 37 vacant job classifications, including 32 IT classes replaced by a new IT series and five additional vacant non‑IT classifications. Motion moved, seconded and passed by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025-05 (Rule language change): Commission approved a rule change to permit additional preference points (amending rule text to use the word "additional" to include bilingual/multilingual criteria). Motion moved, seconded and passed by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025-06 (Administrative process for preference points): Commission approved the administrative process to add 5% to examination passing scores for verified language fluency and 5% for two or more years of AmeriCorps service; combined preference capped at 10% or the state-mandated amount, whichever is higher. Motion moved, seconded and passed by voice vote.
- Administrative complaint (Kelly Long): Commission moved to continue the administrative complaint hearing for Kelly Long until June 17, 2025 in order to secure testimony from Facilities Director Jeff Teal; motion passed.
- Adjournment: Commission approved a motion to adjourn at the end of the meeting.
Where transcript did not record a roll-call or named movers/seconders, votes are described per the recorded voice vote and meeting minutes language in the transcript. Individual vote tallies were not provided in the transcript.
