HomeMy WebLinkAboutA003 - Motion approving Civil Service CandidatesTo:Mayor & City Council
From:City Clerk's Office
Date:October 14, 2025
Subject:Approval of Civil Service Candidates
Item No. 5
MEMO
Attached are the minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Civil Service
Commission held on September 25, 2025.
ATTACHMENT(S):
25-0925.pdf
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
AMES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
AMES, IOWA SEPTEMBER 25, 2025
The Regular Meeting of the Ames Civil Service Commission met in regular session in Council Chambers
of City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, with Commission Members, Harold Pike, Larry Conley, and Kim Linduska,
Commission Chair present. Also in attendance Commission Clerk, Vicki Hillock, Human Resources
Director, Bethany Ballou, brought in telephonically.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 28, 2025: Moved by Pike, seconded by Conley, to approve
the Minutes of the August 28, 2025, Regular Service Commission meeting. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion
declared carried unanimously.
CERTIFICATION OF ENTRY-LEVEL APPLICANTS: Moved by Linduska, seconded by Conley, to
certify the following individuals to the Ames City Council as Entry-Level Applicants:
Principal Clerk – Parks and Recreation Ami Brekke 79
Patricia Cantonwine 79
Christina “Tina” Burns 78
Nancy Gregory 78
Marcelo Anderson-Alarcon 77
Bennett Ford 76
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried.
CERTIFICATION OF PROMOTIONAL-LEVEL APPLICANTS: Moved by Conley, seconded by
Pike, to certify the following individuals to the Ames City Council as Promotional-Level Applicants:
Resource Recovery Equipment Operator Thomas Bell 82
James Hammen 75
Brian Heenan 75*
Resource Recovery Maintenance Operator Michael Clark 75
James Hammen 75
Brian Heenan 75*
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried.
COMMENTS: Ballou, HR Director, informed the Commission that an Appeal of Termination was
delivered to the City Clerk and that Erin Clanton, with Brick Gentry Law Firm will be representing the
Commission and reaching out to the members about scheduling a Special Meeting to advise the Commission
of next steps.
Hillock, Commission Clerk, noted an error on the Agenda stating the next Regular Meeting will be held on
Thursday, October 27, 2025. The next Regular Meeting will be held in-person on Thursday, October 23,
2025, at 8:15 am in Council Chambers of City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:25 AM.
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Kim Linduska, Chairperson Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk
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