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AGENDA
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY HALL 515 CLARK AVE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
January 22, 2026
CALL TO ORDER: 8:15 a.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of December 18, 2025, Regular Civil Service Commission
Meeting.
2. Certification of Entry-Level Applicants
3. Request to Remove Name from and Exhaust List of Secretary I Resource Recovery
4. Next Regular Commission Meeting scheduled for February 26, 2026
COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
AMES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
AMES, IOWA DECEMBER 18, 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, Human Resources
Director, Bethany Ballou, was brought in telephonically.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20, 2025: Moved by Pike, seconded by Linduska, to
approve the Minutes of the November 20, 2025, Regular Service Commission meeting. Vote on Motion: 3-
0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 2, 2025, APPEALS MEETING: Moved by Linduska,
seconded by Conley, to approve the Minutes of the December 2, 2025, Civil Service Appeals 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:
Public Works Operations Manager Bradlee Becker 81
Mohamed Mohamed 80
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried.
REQUEST TO REMOVE NAME FROM AND EXHAUST CIVIL DESIGN TECHNICIAN LIST: Moved
by Conley, seconded by Pike, to remove name and exhaust Civil Design Technician entry level certified list.
REQUEST TO EXHAUST PLANNER LIST: Moved by Pike, seconded by Conley, to exhaust Planner entry
level certified list.
COMMENTS: The Appeals Hearing in the Matter of Jerome Ward is scheduled for January 15 and 16, 2026,
In Council Chambers of City Hall at 9:00 am.
The next Regular Meeting will be held in-person (weather permitting) on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at
8:15 am in Council Chambers of City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:19 AM.
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Kim Linduska, Chairperson Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk
ENTRY-LEVEL:
Apprentice Substation Electrician Isaac Peebler 76
Nathan Ihle 72
Jace Schultz 70
WPC Control Systems Specialist TBD
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
PROMOTIONAL-LEVEL:
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
ADDITIONAL ITEMS:
Memo to Remove Name and Exhaust List of Secretary I
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING
January 22, 2026
Certified entry-level (1/22/2026):Score
Isaac Peebler 76
Nathan Ihle 72
Jace Schultz 70
APPRENTICE SUBSTATION ELECTRICIAN - 4217
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, January 22, 2026
To: Civil Service Commission
From: Bethany Ballou, Human Resources Director
Subject: Remove Name from and Exhaust Certified List for Secretary I
Resource Recovery
On the agenda for the January 22, 2026, Civil Service Commission meeting, the
Commission will discuss a request from City staff to remove names from the
certified list for the Secretary I Resource Recovery Sublist classification, which
was approved on August 28, 2025.
Melissa Larsen – Requested to no longer be considered via phone on January 16,
2025
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… requests not to be considered for an
available vacancy…”
One candidate would remain on this list since the first certified candidate was
hired, which automatically removes them from the list.
Section 4.2 (Curation 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.”
Staff requests that the Civil Service Commission exhaust this current list so we
may continue with an open recruitment.