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AGENDA
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Council Chambers
City Hall, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, IA
February 26, 2026
1. Call to Order – 8:15 a.m.
2. Approval of the Minutes of January 22, 2026, Regular Civil Service Commission
Meeting.
3. Certification of Entry-Level Applicants
4. Request to Remove Name from and Exhaust List for W&PC Control Systems Specialist
5. Next Regular Commission Meeting scheduled for March 26, 2026
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Council Chambers
City Hall, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, IA
January 22, 2026
Call to Order
Chair, Kim Lunduska, called the meeting of the Ames Civil Service Commission to order at 8:15am. In
attendance were Harold Pike, Co-Chair, Larry Conley, Commission Member, and Vicki Hillock,
Commission Clerk. Bethany Ballou, Human Resources Director, was brought in telephonically.
Approval of Minutes
Moved by Pike, seconded by Conley, to approve the December 18, 2025, minutes. Vote on Motion: 3-0.
Motion carried unanimously.
Certification of Entry-Level Applicants
Apprentice Substation Electrician Isaac Peebler 76
Nathan Ihle 72
Jace Schultz 70
WPC Control Systems Specialist Kevin Byrne 76
Patrick Jones 76*
Zechariah Mundy 70
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
Moved by Conley, seconded by Pike, to certify the above individuals to the Ames City Council as Entry-
Level Applicants. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion carried.
Request to Remove Name from and Exhaust List of Secretary I Resource Recovery
Staff requests that the Civil Service Commission exhaust this current list so we may continue with an open
recruitment.
Moved by Linduska, seconded by Conley, to remove name and exhaust Secretary I Resource Recovery entry
level certified list. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion carried.
Next Regular Meeting
Meeting will be held in-person (weather permitting) on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 8:15 am in Council
Chambers of City Hall.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:17 am.
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Kim Linduska, Chairperson Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk
Entry-Level:
Legal Secretary Lauren Horsch 88
Kelly Fair 79
Kylie Cripps 74
Maintenance Records & Inventory Specialist Laurie Molle 87*
John Helton 77
Simon Wagner 74
Maintenance Worker Sabino Bocanegra 82
- Streets and Utility Sublists Jeff Adams 77
Brant Spaid 76
Dalton Kitzman 74
Secretary I - Resource Recovery Jeramy Neefus 87
Therese Bergman 80
Jordon Overton 76
* 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 for W&PC Control Systems Specialist
Civil Service Commission Meeting
February 26, 2026
Certified entry-level (2/26/2026):Score
Lauren Horsch 88
Kelly Fair 79
Kylie Cripps 74
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
Legal Secretary - 0118
Maintenance Records and Inventory Specialist - 4109
Certified entry-level (2/26/2026):Score
Laurie Molle 87*
John Helton 77
Simon Wagner 74
* Includes preference points
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
Certified entry-level (2/26/2026)Score
Streets - sublist
Sabino Bocanegra 82
Jeff Adams 77
Brant Spaid 76
Dalton Kitzman 74
Maintenance Worker- 6112
Certified entry-level (1/23/2025)Score
Utilites - sublist
Nicholas Hammen 77
Payton Schiller 75
Brandon Geil 73
Owen Hunter**
** Indicates carryover from prior certified list
MAINTENANCE WORKER - 6112
Certified entry-level (2/26/2026):Score
Jeramy Neefus 87
Therese Bergman 80
Jordon Overton 76
Secretary I (Resource Recovery) - 0121
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Human Resources Department
MEMO
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
To: Civil Service Commission
From: Bethany Ballou, Human Resources Director
Subject: Remove Name from and Exhaust Certified List for W&PC Control
Systems Specialist
On the agenda for the February 26, 2026, Civil Service Commission meeting, the
Commission will discuss a request from City staff to remove names from the
certified list for the W&PC Control Systems Specialist classification, which was
approved on January 22, 2026.
Kevin Byrne – declined the contingent offer via phone message on February 2,
2026
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… refuses an interview or an offer of
appointment…”
One candidate would remain on this list since the second candidate on this list has
now been provided a contingent offer of employment , which once hired they would
automatically be remove 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.