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AMES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
AMES, IOWA SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The Regular Meeting of the Ames Civil Service Commission was called to order by Chairperson Mike Crum
at 8:15 a.m. on September 23, 2021. As it was impractical for the Commission members to attend in person,
Commission Chairperson Mike Crum and Commission Members Harold Pike and Kim Linduska were brought
in telephonically. Also participating telephonically was Human Resources Director Bethany Jorgenson.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 26, 2021: Moved by Pike, seconded by Linduska, to approve
the Minutes of the August 26, 2021, Special Civil 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:
Apprentice Electric Lineworker Jesse Black 77
Josh Duggan 76
Tanner Henniges 74
Client Support Specialist II Tyler Delaney 82
Environmental Instrument & Control Tech Jared Miller 79
Police Officer Pranav Ravivenkatesh 89
Arieanna Junghans 87*
Adam Kreiner 86*
Chris Hector Rodriguez-Colin 86
Gavin Smith 86
Carter Davis 84
Scott Hengesteg 78
Daniel Eisenstein 77
Procurement Specialist II Amanda Moore 81
*Includes Preference Points
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
CERTIFICATION OF PROMOTIONAL-LEVEL APPLICANTS: Moved by Linduska, seconded by
Crum, to certify the following individuals to the Ames City Council as Promotional-Level Applicants:
Lead Mechanic (CyRide)Brian Stalzer 84
John Jackson 75
Quentin Toresdahl 75
Police Sergeant Ryan Hauge 88
Lane Thayer 88
Chad Lovig 83
Andrej Klaric 82
Mitchell Koepping 80
Dilok Phanchantraurai 78
John Barney 77
Tyler Fischer 77
Vincent Junior 76
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Chairperson Crum noted that, on the Agenda for this meeting, there were four requests from the Human
Resources Department to remove names from Certified Lists. He commented that the information provided
to the Commission was thorough and they would not need to discuss each one individually unless any of the
Commission members had questions. The Commission members were asked if they had any questions of
Director Jorgenson. Commission Member Pike, noting that the Civil Service Commission is seeing more and
more of these requests, asked about the process. Ms. Jorgenson answered that the Human Resources
Department has started being more consistent with the correct procedure by bringing the request to the
Commission to officially approve removing names and exhausting the List. In the past, when the criteria for
removal of names from a Certified List (Section 4.2 of the Civil Service Commission Policies and Procedures)
were met, Human Resources staff removed the names, exhausted the List, and began new recruitments without
asking the Commission to take official action. Therefore, the Civil Service Commission will start seeing more
Requests to remove names from Certified Lists. Director Jorgenson shared that she is seeing a trend, especially
in Public Works and Electric, where, due to the process, candidates have already accepted other jobs by the
time an offer is made by the City.
REQUEST TO REMOVE NAME FROM ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENT & CONTROL
TECHNICIAN CERTIFIED LIST: Moved by Crum, seconded by Pike, to approve the request to remove
name from the Environmental Instrument & Control Technician Certified List.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO REMOVE NAMES FROM PROCESS MAINTENANCE WORKER CERTIFIED
LIST: Moved by Linduska, seconded by Crum, to approve the request to remove names from the Process
Maintenance Worker Certified List.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO REMOVE NAME FROM POLICE OFFICER CERTIFIED LIST: Moved by Pike,
seconded by Crum, to approve the request to remove name from the Police Officer Certified List.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO REMOVE NAME FROM PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER CERTIED LIST: Moved
by Crum, seconded by Linduska, to approve the request to remove name from Public Safety Dispatcher
Certified List.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST TO CANCEL REGULAR MEETING DATES AND SET NEW REGULAR MEETING
DATES FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2021: Moved by Crum, seconded by Pike, to cancel
November 25, 2021, and December 23, 2021, Regular Meeting dates and set November 18, 2021, and
December 16, 2021 as Regular Meeting dates.
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
COMMENTS: The next Regular Meeting of the Ames Civil Service Commission is scheduled for October
28, 2021, at 8:15 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:22 a.m.
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Michael R. Crum, Chairperson Diane R. Voss, City Clerk
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