Lake Stevens Civil Service Commission certifies community service officer eligibility list

The Lake Stevens Civil Service Commission voted unanimously to certify a community service officer (CSO) continuous testing eligibility list after the city’s human resources office reported on the recent recruitment effort.

Julie Good, senior human resources specialist and chief examiner/secretary, told commissioners the CSO position was advertised for about 10 days following a resignation and that four applicants applied. "We only had 4 applicants for the position, but we conducted oral boards this past Tuesday. For 2 candidates, 1 passed and 1 did not," Good said. She presented the continuous testing eligibility list in the meeting packet and asked the commission to certify it.

Commissioner Ryan Mitchell moved to accept the eligibility list; Commissioner Bridal McManus seconded the motion. Chair Joshua Wilson and the commissioners voted in favor, and the motion carried unanimously.

The certification formally makes the passing candidate eligible for hire from that list; Good said the list is intended to fill the current CSO vacancy. Commissioners did not direct additional action beyond certifying the list at this meeting. The commission’s approval completes the procedural step needed for department hiring to proceed from the certified list.

Good also noted related staffing items in the department’s personnel update, including ongoing recruitment for police officer vacancies and an upcoming swearing-in for a lateral hire scheduled at the City Council meeting on June 25. The commission scheduled the chief and training director to appear at the July 11 meeting for further updates on academy locations and per-capita officer numbers.

No ordinances or statutes were cited during the discussion; the action recorded was the commission’s certification of the eligibility list.