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Civil service commission removes two police candidates from certified list for failure to respond
Summary
The commission voted to remove two candidates from a Jan. 20 certified police list for failing to respond; the transcript shows inconsistent spellings for the candidates' names (Joseph Bloom/Blum and Justin Markovic/Markovich). No new list was certified at the Feb. 3 meeting.
The civil service commission voted on Feb. 3 to remove two candidates from a certified police list dated Jan. 20 because the candidates failed to respond to follow-up requests.
City staff identified the two removals as candidate number 5 (named in the transcript alternately as Joseph Bloom and Joseph Blum) and candidate number 12 (named as Justin Markovic and earlier as Justin Markovich). The motion to remove the two candidates was made and seconded; the removal was approved by voice vote. The commission did not certify a replacement list at the meeting.
The transcript does not provide an on-the-record statement from the affected candidates. The staff representative said removals were due to "failure to respond." The commission recorded the action as removing candidate numbers 5 and 12 from the 01/20/2026 certified list.
The meeting adjourned after the action. The transcript includes inconsistent spellings for the candidates’ names; the commission or hiring agency should be consulted to confirm the official spelling before public notice or personnel records are updated.
