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Worcester Civil Service Commission abolishes police entry eligible list, certifies multiple eligibility lists
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting, the Civil Service Commission of the City of Worcester voted to abolish the entry police officer eligible list and to certify or recertify eligibility lists for firefighter/EMT‑paramedic, police captain and recreation coordinator; all motions carried with all members present voting aye.
WORCESTER, Sept. 8, 2025 — The Civil Service Commission of the City of Worcester voted Tuesday to abolish the eligible list for entry police officer and to certify or recertify several other eligibility lists for city positions.
The commission approved the minutes of its June 9 meeting, then voted to abolish the entry police officer eligible list. Commissioners later certified or recertified eligibility lists for firefighter/EMT‑paramedic, police captain and recreation coordinator. Each motion was seconded and carried with all members present voting “aye.”
Commission Chairman Reg Kramer presided over the meeting and led roll call. Members Steve Slack and Susan Buckwalter were present. A staff member identified as Stacy supplied the materials for the meeting and confirmed the final item count.
The commission moved quickly through routine personnel-business items. After a roll-call quorum and approval of the June 9 minutes, a motion to abolish the entry police officer eligible list was made and seconded; the commission recorded unanimous affirmative votes. The group then took up recertification of the firefighter/EMT‑paramedic eligible list, followed by certification of the police captain eligible list and certification of the recreation coordinator eligible list; each motion was seconded and approved with all members present voting “aye.”
No public comments, policy debates, legal references or contested votes were recorded in the transcript. Commissioners asked no substantive follow-up questions during the recorded proceedings. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that was seconded and approved by the same unanimous vote of members present.
Votes at a glance: approve minutes (June 9, 2025) — motion carried, all members present voted aye; abolish entry police officer eligible list — motion carried, all members present voted aye; recertify firefighter/EMT‑paramedic eligible list — motion carried, all members present voted aye; certify police captain eligible list — motion carried, all members present voted aye; certify recreation coordinator eligible list — motion carried, all members present voted aye; adjourn — motion carried, all members present voted aye.
The transcript contains routine procedural action only; no ordinances, appeals, disciplinary hearings, or substantive policy changes were recorded.
