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Lake Stevens Civil Service Commission hears police staffing update; approves Jan. 9 minutes
Summary
Commissioners were told the police department has three sworn vacancies, an entry-level eligibility list reduced from 95 to 80, and three officers in the academy; the commission unanimously approved the Jan. 9 minutes.
Commissioner Brian McManus called the Lake Stevens Civil Service Commission meeting to order and led a unanimous vote to approve the minutes from the commission’s Jan. 9 meeting.
Julie, the city’s senior human resources specialist and chief examiner, gave the commission an update on police staffing and recruiting, saying, “We still have 3 vacancies” and that the department had reduced its entry-level eligibility list from about 95 to 80 candidates as staff worked through the list.
The update said there were no candidates currently in background investigation but that staff were working with eight candidates in initial screening and that three authorized officer positions were filled by candidates now at the academy. Julie said Jason Sutton graduated earlier that week and that two other officers, Eric and Amanda, were due to finish in the coming weeks.
Julie also summarized officer demographics and education levels, telling commissioners the department’s sworn staff include one officer with 25 or more years of service, two with 15 to 20 years, seven with 10 to 15 years, eight with five to 10 years and 18 with zero to five years of service. She said the department includes two officers with master’s degrees and several with bachelor’s degrees.
Julie and Deputy Chief Young attended a Lexapol webinar on public-safety recruiting and marketing that included examples and handouts. Julie said the department is considering producing short recruitment videos internally and mentioned that contracting a marketing firm is not in the current budget; “we could, but it's not really in the budget to do that,” she said.
There was no formal action on staffing or recruiting; commissioners asked questions and heard the report. The meeting ended after the commissioners approved the minutes as presented. Commissioner Brian McManus moved that the commission accept the minutes as written; Commissioner Joshua Wilson seconded, and the motion carried with an affirmative vote.
Votes at a glance Minutes of Jan. 9, 2025 — Motion to accept minutes as written moved by Commissioner Brian McManus, seconded by Commissioner Joshua Wilson; vote recorded as unanimous (Aye) and motion approved.
