HomeMy WebLinkAboutA003 - Motion approving Civil Service CandidatesTo:Mayor & City Council
From:City Clerk's Office
Date:December 9, 2025
Subject:Approval of Civil Service Candidates
Item No. 4
MEMO
Attached are the minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Civil Service
Commission held on November 20, 2025
ATTACHMENT(S):
November 20 2025 Civil Service Minutes.pdf
City Clerk's Office 515.239.5105 main
515.239.5142 fax
515 Clark Ave. P.O. Box 811
Ames, IA 50010
www.CityofAmes.org
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
AMES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
AMES, IOWA NOVEMBER 20, 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, Kim Lunduska, Chairperson, Harold Pike, Co-
Chair and Larry Conley present. Also in attendance Commission Clerk, Vicki Hillock and Erin Clanton,
Brick Gentry P.C. Human Resources Director, Bethany Ballou, was brought in telephonically.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 23, 2025: Moved by Pike, seconded by Conley, to approve
the Minutes of the October 23, 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:
Environmental Engineer I Kristin Stein 83
Mirna Surendra 80
Prapti Shetty 75
Jam Khan 69
Shushan Wu **
Ashkan Naghdi **
* 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:
Power Plant Maintenance Foreman Todd Safly 77
Chris Sprong 75
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried.
COMMENTS: The next Regular Meeting will be held in-person(weather permitting) on Thursday,
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 am in Council Chambers of City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:20 AM.
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Kim Linduska, Chairperson Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk
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