Vermilion Civil Service Commission certifies sergeant promotion results, directs clerk to notify mayor and police chief

The Vermilion Civil Service Commission on Jan. 22 voted to certify the results of the sergeant promotional exam and authorized the clerk to notify city leadership and provide candidates with their results.

The action followed an executive-session discussion held under ORC 121.22, called to consider promotion of a public employee connected to phases 1 and 2 of the promotional exam. After reconvening in open session, the commission moved that the mayor and the police chief be notified of the top-ranked candidate for appointment to the vacancy and that the mayor be given the full ranked list for any future promotions; the commission said the list will be certified for the next 12 months.

Nick Moody, a commission member who led the motion, said, "I authorize Clerk Fisher to certify the findings of the promotional test for sergeant as stated above and to provide each candidate with their results." The motion was seconded and recorded as carried. The minutes for December were also approved earlier in the meeting.

No formal vote tallies or dissenting votes were recorded in the public transcript. The commission cited ORC 121.22 when moving into executive session; the transcript shows the statute reference but provides no further legal analysis or detail of the closed-session discussion in the public record.

Next steps: the clerk (identified in the transcript as Clerk Fisher) was authorized to certify and distribute results and the commission indicated the certified list will be maintained for 12 months for use in future promotions. The meeting then concluded with routine confirmations that motions carried.