Lakewood civil service meeting moves to executive session over applicant appeal; no final vote recorded

The Lakewood Civil Service Commission recessed into an executive session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment, citing what was read aloud in the meeting as "RCW 42 31 1 0 sub g." The commission agreed to a 10‑minute recess and returned to continue the meeting.

The commission and staff discussed next steps after the executive session, including a proposed motion to disqualify the applicant. A staff member explained that a final determination by the civil service board would exhaust the city's administrative remedies before any party could pursue further external action. The discussion described that a denial would mean the appellant had completed internal administrative avenues required before seeking other remedies.

The transcript shows staff and commissioners discussing procedure and the effect of a denial or disqualification but does not record a completed motion vote on the appeal itself. As read in the meeting, staff said the body "would be considered a final determination by the civil service board," indicating the procedural consequence if the commission were to adopt a disqualification. The record in the transcript ends with procedural description and a move on to other agenda items; there is no explicit roll‑call or final outcome recorded for the appeal in the provided excerpt.

The commission's reliance on the statutory citation was noted in the meeting as the legal basis for holding a closed session to evaluate applicant qualifications. The transcript records the statute wording as spoken at the time; the article does not paraphrase or expand that citation beyond what the meeting participants read aloud.

No further hearings or external deadlines were announced in the excerpt. The commission proceeded to consider other new business related to the police eligibility list following the executive session.

What happens next: The transcript does not show a formal vote or a signed final determination in this excerpt. If the commission issues a formal determination later, the civil service board's action would be the city's final administrative step before any external appeal, according to staff comments recorded at the meeting.