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Home My WebLink About~Master - Civil Service Agenda for March 26, 2026 Agenda Civil Service Commission Council Chambers City Hall, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, IA March 26, 2026 1. Call to Order – 8:15 a.m. 2. Approval of the Minutes of February 26, 2026, Regular Civil Service Commission Meeting and March 3, 2026, Special Civil Service Commission Meeting. 3. Certification of Entry-Level Applicants 4. Request to Exhaust List for Planner 5. Next Regular Commission Meeting scheduled for April 30, 2026 MINUTES AMES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Council Chambers, City Hall 515 Clark Ave, Ames, Iowa February 26, 2026 Call to Order Chair, Kim Linduska, called the meeting of the Ames Civil Service Commission to order at 8:21am. In attendance were Harold Pike, Co-Chair, and Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk. Larry Conley, Commission Member, and Bethany Ballou, Human Resources Director, were brought in telephonically. Approval of Minutes Moved by Pike, seconded by Conley, to approve the January 22, 2026, minutes. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion carried unanimously. Certification of Entry-Level Applicants 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 & 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 Moved by Linduska, 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 W&PC Control Systems Specialist Staff requests that the Civil Service Commission exhaust this current list so we may continue with an open recruitment. Moved by Pike, seconded by Conley, to remove name and exhaust W&PC Control Systems Specialist entry level certified list. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion carried. Special Meeting Meeting will be held telephonically on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 8:15am in Council Chambers of City Hall. Next Regular Meeting Meeting will be held in-person (weather permitting) on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 8:15 am in Council Chambers of City Hall. Following Regular Meeting Due to a scheduling conflict, the April Meeting will be held in-person (weather permitting) on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 8:15am in Council Chamber of City Hall. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:25 am. _________________________________ _________________________________ Kim Linduska, Chairperson Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk MINUTES AMES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Special Meeting Council Chambers, City Hall 515 Clark Ave, Ames, Iowa March 3, 2026 Call to Order Chair, Kim Linduska, called the telephonic meeting of the Ames Civil Service Commission to order at 8:16 am. In attendance were Kim Linduska, Commission Chair, Harold Pike, Co-Chair, Bethany Ballou, Human Resources Director, and Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk. Larry Conley, Commission member, was absent. Certification of Entry-Level Applicants Electric Lineworker David Whicker 86 * Includes preference points ** Indicates carryover from prior certified list Moved by Pike, seconded by Linduska, to certify the above individual to the Ames City Council as Entry-Level Applicants. Vote on Motion: 2-0. Motion carried. Next Regular Meeting Meeting will be held in-person (weather permitting) on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 8:15 am in Council Chambers of City Hall. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:18 am. _________________________________ _________________________________ Kim Linduska, Chairperson Vicki Hillock, Commission Clerk Entry-Level: Ice Arena Coordinator Paul Hedley 89 Haley Bryan 80 Ice Arena Manager Kendra Musick 77 Jason Pyle 77 Bryan Smith 77 Wellness Program Manager Muriel Hyndman 85 Morgan Brons 83 Claire Eagan 82 * Includes preference points ** Indicates carryover from prior certified list Promotional-Level: * Includes preference points ** Indicates carryover from prior certified list Additional Items: Memo to Exhaust List for Planner Civil Service Commission Meeting March 26, 2026 Certified entry-level (3/26/26):Score Paul Hedley 89 Haley Bryan 80 * indicates preference points ** indicates carryover from prior certified list ICE ARENA COORDINATOR - 3205 Certified entry-level (3/26/26):Score Kendra Musick 77 Jason Pyle 77 Bryan Smith 77 ICE ARENA MANAGER - 3209 Certified entry-level (3/26/2026):Score Muriel Hyndman 85 Morgan Brons 83 Claire Eagan 82 * Includes preference points ** Indicates carryover from prior certified list Wellness Program Manager - 3208 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, March 26, 2026 To: Civil Service Commission From: Bethany Ballou, Human Resources Director Subject: Exhaust Certified List for Planner On the agenda for the March 26, 2026, Civil Service Commission meeting, the Commission will discuss a request from City staff to exhaust the certified list for the Planner classification, which was approved on May 22, 2025. One candidate was certified to this 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.