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Lansdale council activates civil service exam process to create police eligibility list after heated debate
Summary
On July 16, 2025, Lansdale Borough Council voted 7–2 to activate the Civil Service Commission to run an exam process and establish an eligibility list for future hires in the Lansdale Police Department. Council members debated timing and cost amid budget uncertainty and potential leadership changes in the department.
Lansdale Borough Council voted 7–2 on July 16 to activate the borough—ivil Service Commission and begin an exam process to create an eligibility list for new candidates for the Lansdale Police Department.
The measure, moved by Vice President Curritio, authorizes the borough to begin the civil service process that Chief Trail described as the formal step required to advertise and prepare an eligibility list that would be certified by civil service. Chief Trail told council the list, once certified, is valid for two years and that the commission—xam and certification process typically takes many months.
The debate focused…
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