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Civil Service Commission approves seven police appointments effective Nov. 26
Summary
The City of Euclid Civil Service Commission approved seven candidates from the police department's certified entry-level eligibility list; the hires were recommended by Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gale and will be effective Nov. 26, 2025.
The City of Euclid Civil Service Commission voted to approve seven appointments to the Euclid Police Department from a certified entry‑level eligibility list, the commission chair announced at its Nov. 18 meeting.
The Chair read a letter dated Nov. 18, 2025, from Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gale seeking approval of the appointments of Andrew Hill; Taylor Champagne; Daniel Gustafson; Ronnie Brown Jr.; Erica Coleman; Brent Benzina; and Christopher Eric Cooper, from the eligibility list certified Oct. 21, 2025. The letter states those hires will be effective Nov. 26, 2025. “So congratulations to Andrew Hill, Taylor Champagne, Daniel Gustafson, Ronnie Brown Junior, Eric[a] Coleman, Brent Benzina, and Christopher Eric Cooper,” the Chair said after the vote.
A motion to approve the appointments was moved and seconded and carried on a voice vote; the transcript records two “Aye” responses. Commissioner Robinson was recorded as absent in the roll call. The transcript does not identify which commissioners made the motion or second. The commission adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
The mayor’s letter and the commission’s approval complete the local appointment step; the effective hire date in the letter is Nov. 26, 2025. The eligibility list cited was certified on Oct. 21, 2025; the transcript does not provide hire start paperwork details or additional onboarding information.
