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Delaware Civil Service Commission Meeting - October 1, 2025

Meeting Portal — Wednesday, October 1, 2025
BodyDelaware, Ohio
SessionMeeting Portal
DateWednesday, October 1, 2025
StatusFILED
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Service Commission of October 1st, 2025 to order.

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Sarah, would you please call the roll?

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Ms.

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Hollingshead Mansell.

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Here.

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Vice Chair Hurley?

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Here.

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Chair Santos.

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Here.

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Next on the agenda is a pledge of allegiance.

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All those who are able, please stand and face the flag.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

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One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

0:36

Thank you.

0:39

Item number three on the agenda is the approval of motion summary.

0:43

The first one item A is a civil service meeting held on June 4th, 2025 as recorded and transcribed.

0:51

May I please have a motion?

0:53

I saw motion.

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And a second.

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Second.

0:57

Is there any discussion, questions, or comments?

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Hearing none, Sarah, would you please call the roll?

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Ms.

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Hollingshead Mansell.

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Aye.

1:07

Vice Chair Hurley.

1:09

Yes.

1:10

Chair Santos.

1:11

Yes.

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Item B is approval of motion summary from the civil service meeting held on July 2nd, 2025, as recorded and transcribed.

1:20

May I please have a motion?

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I motion.

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Second.

1:27

Second.

1:27

I have a motion and a second.

1:29

Are there any questions, comments?

1:31

Hearing none, Sarah, please call the roll.

1:34

Ms.

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Hollins had Mansell.

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Yes.

1:36

Vice Chair Hurley?

1:37

Yes.

1:38

Chair Santos.

1:39

Yes.

1:42

Have we had any public comments?

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I didn't know if we have any.

1:46

No.

1:47

Thank you.

1:48

Item five is a discussion and recommendation.

1:51

5A is the October 2025 police certified list.

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I will turn it over to Chief Moore.

2:04

In front of you, you should have the updated list.

2:11

And it does reflect folks that participated in the process through September.

2:18

And it does also represent several individuals that have either been removed from the list for not completing one of the portions of our testing process and or they have been interviewed and I will certify that they will not be hired.

2:43

I see that you hired five.

2:45

Is that correct?

2:47

From since August.

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And where does that put you in terms of overall staffing?

3:32

So our budgeted authorized strength is 60.

3:41

So we were at 58.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Safety█████████████████████████████████████████████75%
Procedural███████████████25%
Summary of Proceedings

Delaware Civil Service Commission Meeting Summary - October 1, 2025

The Delaware Civil Service Commission met on October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. The meeting covered approval of prior meeting minutes, certification of police and firefighter hiring lists, and staff updates.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Motion Summary – June 4, 2025: Unanimously approved.
  • Approval of Motion Summary – July 2, 2025: Unanimously approved.

Discussion Items

  • October 2025 Police Certified List: Chief Moore stated that five officers had been hired since August. The department's authorized strength is 60; staffing was at 58 (including six personnel on paper), but a recruit recently left field training due to skill set issues, creating four current vacancies. The commission unanimously approved the list.
  • October 2025 Firefighter Certified List: Chief Pyle explained the list represents one member hired and several removals due to the one-year list timeframe. The commission unanimously approved the list.

Staff Comments

  • Chief Moore noted the passing of retired Police Captain James Rose (retired in 2005) due to a medical emergency earlier in the month. The commission acknowledged his service.

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimously approved the minutes of the June 4, 2025 and July 2, 2025 Civil Service meetings.
  • Unanimously approved the October 2025 Police Certified List.
  • Unanimously approved the October 2025 Firefighter Certified List.
  • Meeting adjourned at 3:37 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Service Commission of October 1st, 2025 to order. Sarah, would you please call the roll? Ms. Hollingshead Mansell. Here. Vice Chair Hurley? Here. Chair Santos. Here. Next on the agenda is a pledge of allegiance. All those who are able, please stand and face the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Item number three on the agenda is the approval of motion summary. The first one item A is a civil service meeting held on June 4th, 2025 as recorded and transcribed. May I please have a motion? I saw motion. And a second. Second. Is there any discussion, questions, or comments? Hearing none, Sarah, would you please call the roll? Ms. Hollingshead Mansell. Aye. Vice Chair Hurley. Yes. Chair Santos. Yes. Item B is approval of motion summary from the civil service meeting held on July 2nd, 2025, as recorded and transcribed. May I please have a motion? I motion. Second. Second. I have a motion and a second. Are there any questions, comments? Hearing none, Sarah, please call the roll. Ms. Hollins had Mansell. Yes. Vice Chair Hurley? Yes. Chair Santos. Yes. Have we had any public comments? I didn't know if we have any. No. Thank you. Item five is a discussion and recommendation. 5A is the October 2025 police certified list.

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