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Tumwater commission OKs eligibility lists, elects new chair and hears staffing updates
Summary
The Civil Service Commission approved multiple eligibility lists by voice vote, elected Commissioner Blake Chard as chair and heard updates on recent hires and training for police and fire personnel.
The Tumwater Civil Service Commission approved several personnel eligibility‑list actions, elected a new commission chair and received staffing updates from police and fire leaders at its Jan. 9 meeting.
Commissioners voted by voice to adopt minutes, approve additions and removals on multiple eligibility lists and to elect Commissioner Blake Chard as commission chair after Chair Simon Tee announced his retirement. The panel also heard staffing updates: the Fire Department reported 10 new firefighter/paramedics have joined the department and begun advanced life‑support training; the Police Department reported a lateral hire and two pending background investigations.
On eligibility lists, the commission approved eight…
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