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AGENDA
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS 515 CLARK
AVENUE
November 16, 2023
CALL TO ORDER: 8:15 a.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of the October 26, 2023, Regular Civil Service Commission
Meeting
2. Certification of Entry-Level Applicants
3. Request to Exhaust Police Officer List
4. Request to Remove Name Public Safety Dispatcher List
5. Next Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 28, 2023.
COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
AMES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
AMES, IOWA OCTOBER 26, 2023
The Regular Meeting of the Ames Civil Service Commission met in regular session in the Council
Chambers of City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, with Commission Members Harold Pike, Mike Crum,
and Kim Linduska present. Chairperson Kim Linduska called the meeting to order at 8:20 AM on
OCTOBER 26, 2023. Also in attendance was Director of Human Resources, Bethany Ballou, and
Commission Clerk, Vicki Hillock.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2023: Moved by Pike, seconded by Crum,
to approve the Minutes of the September 28, 2023, Regular Service Commission meeting. Vote on
Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
CERTIFICATION OF ENTRY-LEVEL APPLICANTS: Moved by Crum, seconded by Pike,
to certify the following individuals to the Ames City Council as Entry-Level Applicants:
GIS Coordinator Freddy Sequra 84
Lisa Mondt 82
Maintenance Worker – Parks & Recreation Dan Adams 87
Efrain Ramirez 76
Network Administrator Warren McDaniel 90
Jacob Prentice 82
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO REMOVE NAME AND EXHAUST POLICE OFFICER LIST: Moved by
Linduska, seconded by Crum to remove name from Police Officer entry-level certified list.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO REMOVE NAME AND EXHAUST PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER
LIST: Moved by Pike , seconded by Crum to remove name and exhaust Public Safety Dispatcher
entry-level certified list.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
COMMENTS: The next Regular Meeting will be held in-person on Thursday, November 16, 2023,
at 8:15am.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:23 AM.
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Kim Linduska, Chairperson Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk
ENTRY-LEVEL:
Maintenance Worker - Streets Sublist Christian Pitt 81
Max McCubbin 80
Lane Kahler 80
Logan Keisling 74
Andrew Lockey 73
Police Officer Noah Pueschel 77
Brennan Linn 74
PROMOTIONAL-LEVEL:
ADDITIONAL ITEMS:
Memo to Remove Name from List for Public Safety Dispatcher
Memo to Exhaust List for Police Officer
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING
November 16, 2023
Certified entry-level (11/16/23)Score
Streets
Christian Pitt 81
Max McCubbin 80
Lane Kahler 80
Logan Kiesling 74
Andrew Lockey 73
MAINTENANCE WORKER - 6112
Certified entry-level (11/16/2023):Score
Noah Pueschel 77
Brennan Linn 74
POLICE OFFICER - 2214
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515 Clark Ave. P.O. Box 811
Ames, IA 50010
www.CityofAmes.org
Human Resources Department
MEMO
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023
To: Civil Service Commission
From: Bethany Ballou, Human Resources Director
Subject: Exhaust Certified Civil Service List for Police Officer
On the agenda for the November 16, 2023, Civil Service Commission meeting, the
Commission will discuss a request from City staff to exhaust the newly certified list
for the Police Officer classification.
This list will be requested to be certified with just two candidates and then
exhausted per Section 4.2 (Duration of Entry Level Eligibility Lists) of the Civil
Service Commission Policies and Procedures states: “When a list has diminished
to three or fewer candidates, the Commission may declare the list exhausted.”
Thus, it is requested that the Civil Service Commission exhaust the current Civil
Service list to allow a new open recruitment process for open vacancies.
Caring People Quality Programs Exceptional Service
515.239.5199 main
515.232.5297 fax
515 Clark Ave. P.O. Box 811
Ames, IA 50010
www.CityofAmes.org
Human Resources Department
MEMO
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023
To: Civil Service Commission
From: Bethany Ballou, Human Resources Director
Subject: Remove Names from Certified Civil Service List for Public Safety
Dispatcher
On the agenda for the November 16, 2023, Civil Service Commission meeting, the
Commission will discuss a request to remove names from the Public Safety
Dispatcher classification list, which was certified on September 28, 2023.
Megan Wollenberg – Candidate requested their name be removed from the Civil
Service list via email.
Section 4.5 (Removal of Names from Certified Lists) of the Civil Service
commission Policies and Procedures states: “A person appearing on a certified
list for original appointment shall have their name removed from the list by the
Commission whenever that person has requested that their name be removed ...”
Staff requests that the Civil Service Commission remove the above name from th is
exhausted Civil Service list.