Speaker 1 opened the Dec. 4 meeting and, after staff described the status of the current firefighter eligibility list, moved to terminate that list so the city could reopen recruitment.

The action followed staff statements that one candidate on the existing list had not returned a required past-history questionnaire. Speaker 2 said staff had "double checked in the contract this morning to make sure all the numbers were correct" and confirmed the candidate had been sent the questionnaire but had not returned it.

Speaker 1 moved "that we terminate the current standing list." The motion was seconded and recorded roll call votes were taken; members called in the sequence shown in the meeting transcript registered affirmative responses, and the motion to terminate the list carried.

Council members then discussed the timing for a new advertisement. Staff recommended running the ad beginning Dec. 5 and concluding Jan. 2, with one speaker noting there are two holidays during that span and offering an option to extend into the following week if the council preferred. Speaker 2 expressed a preference to end the posting on Jan. 2 to allow departments to advertise in January.

Speaker 1 moved to "approve to for release the full time firefighter advertisement as it stands here." The motion was seconded, and a roll-call sequence recorded affirmative responses for the members called; the council approved releasing the advertisement for the full-time firefighter position to run Dec. 5–Jan. 2.

Speaker 1 later clarified that the opening is "a full time firefighter at Penn Street Level." There was no discussion recorded in the transcript of pay scale details, candidate names, or additional hiring criteria beyond the procedural steps to close the old list and advertise anew.

Votes at a glance

- Motion: Terminate the current standing eligibility list — Outcome: approved; roll-call votes recorded as affirmative for the members called in the transcript.
- Motion: Release advertisement for full-time firefighter to run Dec. 5–Jan. 2 — Outcome: approved; roll-call votes recorded as affirmative for the members called in the transcript.

Next steps

With the old list terminated and the ad approved, staff will post the advertisement starting Dec. 5 and accept applications through Jan. 2, after which the council or hiring staff will proceed with interviews and selection according to existing hiring procedures.