Delaware City Civil Service Commission approves fire captain promotion list and updates firefighter, police recruitment processes

The City of Delaware Civil Service Commission on a November 2025 meeting (exact date not specified in the transcript) approved a fire captain promotional list and adopted updates to the firefighter and police officer recruitment processes.

Chief Pyle, identified in the meeting as Fire Chief, said the commission’s assessment center for captain candidates produced ‘‘good scores of mid eighties’’ for all three candidates and that the department has one open captain position he expects to fill with a recommendation later in the week. Chair Santos moved to approve the promotional list; the motion was seconded and the roll-call vote was recorded as yes from Miss Hollingshead Mansell, Vice Chair Hurley and Chair Santos.

Human-resources staffer Whitney Faust summarized the recruitment updates for both firefighter…