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Lakewood panel moves to add certification of police eligibility lists to agenda; no roll-call vote recorded
Summary
The Lakewood Civil Service Commission moved to amend its agenda to add certification of entry-level and lateral police officer eligibility lists and discussed removing names; moves were seconded but the transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote.
Chair Larry Woods opened the Lakewood Civil Service Commission meeting Dec. 4 by moving to amend the agenda to add a new-business item to certify entry-level and lateral police officer eligibility lists and to remove names from those lists. "I start out with a motion to amend the agenda or add to a new business," Woods said.
The motion was seconded by another commissioner and the commission then debated the procedural and legal basis for certification and for any removal of names from eligibility lists. An unidentified commissioner advised that qualifications and the public-employment framework are set out in state law, stating, "the qualifications of that and for public employment is found at RCW 42 31 10." The same commissioner noted that candidates who dispute a certification decision could pursue appeal rights under that statute.
During discussion commissioners referred to a lateral-level candidate by name. "I'm going to to go Jonathan Franza from the lateral level," an unidentified commissioner said while discussing certification of lateral candidates. The transcript records the motion being moved and seconded for certification and removal of names, but it does not include a roll-call or recorded vote tally.
The commission also discussed whether details about removing names would require an executive session because such matters can involve confidential personnel information. Commissioners agreed executive-session procedures would apply if confidential personnel issues were to be discussed in detail.
Because the transcript does not show a formal roll-call vote or final disposition on the record, the commission’s next procedural step on the certifications (for example, whether the motion was formally adopted or deferred for further action) is not recorded in the provided transcript. The commission continued later in the meeting with department staffing updates.
The commission noted that one public comment had been submitted electronically and made part of the record. The meeting proceeded to other agenda items after the certification discussion.
