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Civil Service Commission Meeting – September 2, 2026: Approvals of Firefighter/Police Lists and Promotional Processes

Meeting Portal — Wednesday, September 2, 2026
BodyDelaware, Ohio
SessionMeeting Portal
DateWednesday, September 2, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:05

Good afternoon.

0:06

It's 3 30, and I will call the um civil service commission meeting on September 2nd, 2026 to order and ask Mr.

0:16

Nova to please call the roll.

0:18

Ms.

0:18

Hollyhead Mansell here.

0:21

Vice Chair Hurley?

0:22

Here.

0:23

Chair Santos.

0:24

Here.

0:25

Would you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance?

0:30

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

0:38

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

0:44

Thank you.

0:49

Mr.

0:49

Nova, would you please read item three into the uh motions into the agenda, please?

0:56

Approval the motion summary from the Civil Service Commission meeting on all held on August 10th, 2026 as recorded and transcribed.

1:04

Thank you.

1:04

Um are there any additions or corrections from the commission?

1:09

Hearing none, I would ask for a motion to approve.

1:15

I motion to approve.

1:18

Second.

1:19

We have a motion and a second, Mr.

1:21

Nova, would you please call the roll?

1:22

Ms.

1:22

Hollington Mansell?

1:24

Yes.

1:24

Vice Chair Hurley?

1:26

Yes.

1:26

Chair Santos.

1:28

Yes.

1:29

Mr.

1:29

Nova, do we have any public email letters or petitions?

1:33

No, ma'am.

1:33

Thank you.

1:34

And nobody's here.

1:36

Um would you please read item 5a into the agenda?

1:42

Approval of the September 2026 firefighter certified list.

1:47

Thank you.

1:48

Chief Pyle.

1:50

Good afternoon.

1:51

Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the commission.

1:53

Before you today is our nine changes to the list.

1:59

Seven of them, thankfully, are new hires.

2:02

They are starting their third week.

2:04

Things are going well.

2:06

And then the other two are removals from the list.

2:09

One is due to being passed up five times per the rules.

2:15

That member has also been employed elsewhere but remained on our list.

2:19

So really just a cleanup on that one.

2:22

And the other one, as you can see from the memo, is a removal for disqualification for not passing every part of the test.

2:30

So just one disqualification.

2:35

Thank you.

2:36

Any comments or questions from the commission for Chief Pyle?

2:43

Are these new seven hires any of those going to be for the new fire station?

2:50

Yes, six of the seven are new.

2:53

Where they'll be assigned, we'll find out, but they are due to the new station coming online next year.

2:59

And we still have uh three promotions for that that'll be happening later on in the year, and then there'll be three replacement firefighters for those lieutenant candidates to get promoted.

3:10

Terrific.

3:12

Any other questions or comments from the commission?

3:15

Hearing none, may I have a motion to approve the September 2026 firefighter certified list?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Personnel Matters█████████████████████████████████████████████56%
Fire Department Operations█████████████████████26%
Procedural██████████13%
Budget Equity Analysis████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Civil Service Commission Meeting – September 2, 2026

The Civil Service Commission of Delaware, Ohio, met on September 2, 2026, at 3:30 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. Commissioners Hollyhead Mansell, Vice Chair Hurley, and Chair Santos were present. The meeting covered approvals of certified employment lists and updated promotional processes for the fire and police departments, and included discussion of training requirements.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Motion Summary (August 10, 2026): Unanimously approved as recorded.

Public Comments

  • None received.

Discussion Items

  • September 2026 Firefighter Certified List: Fire Chief Pyle reported nine changes: seven new hires (six allocated to the upcoming new fire station) and two removals (one candidate passed up five times per rules, one disqualified for not passing all test components). The list was approved unanimously.
  • September 2026 Police Certified List: Police Chief Moore presented an updated list of 24 candidates; two have received conditional offers and will begin the Delaware County Sheriff's Office academy on December 9, 2026. Chief Moore described academy costs: free for the city when using the State Highway Patrol academy (funded by casino gambling revenue), while other academies cost $5,000–$6,000 per candidate plus salary and equipment. The list was approved unanimously.
  • 2026 Police Captain Recruitment Process: Human Resources representative Ms. Faust outlined a revised process partnering with an external entity to ensure impartiality. Scoring will be 50% oral interview and 50% assessment center (excluding seniority points). Approved unanimously.
  • Police Sergeant Promotional Process (Revised August 2026): Ms. Faust detailed a three-component scoring system: written exam (40%), oral interview (40%), and a leadership assessment via Pradco (20%). The written exam is now customized to Delaware-specific policies, collective bargaining agreements, and state law, addressing feedback from unions about over-reliance on a single vendor. Chief Moore explained the multi-phase design aims to test different competencies predictive of supervisory success. Approved unanimously.
  • Firefighter Training Discussion (Commissioner Comments): A commissioner asked about firefighter training. Chief Pyle stated entry-level requirements include Firefighter I & II certification (approx. 300 hours) and EMT basic (150 hours), plus paramedic school (1,100 hours over 15 months) covering clinical rotations in cardiac lab, OB, trauma, and pediatrics.

Key Outcomes

  • All four agenda items (firefighter list, police list, captain recruitment process, sergeant promotional process) were approved unanimously by the commission.
  • The meeting adjourned at 3:51 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon. It's 3 30, and I will call the um civil service commission meeting on September 2nd, 2026 to order and ask Mr. Nova to please call the roll. Ms. Hollyhead Mansell here. Vice Chair Hurley? Here. Chair Santos. Here. Would you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? 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. Mr. Nova, would you please read item three into the uh motions into the agenda, please? Approval the motion summary from the Civil Service Commission meeting on all held on August 10th, 2026 as recorded and transcribed. Thank you. Um are there any additions or corrections from the commission? Hearing none, I would ask for a motion to approve. I motion to approve. Second. We have a motion and a second, Mr. Nova, would you please call the roll? Ms. Hollington Mansell? Yes. Vice Chair Hurley? Yes. Chair Santos. Yes. Mr. Nova, do we have any public email letters or petitions? No, ma'am. Thank you. And nobody's here. Um would you please read item 5a into the agenda? Approval of the September 2026 firefighter certified list. Thank you. Chief Pyle. Good afternoon. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the commission. Before you today is our nine changes to the list. Seven of them, thankfully, are new hires. They are starting their third week. Things are going well. And then the other two are removals from the list. One is due to being passed up five times per the rules. That member has also been employed elsewhere but remained on our list. So really just a cleanup on that one. And the other one, as you can see from the memo, is a removal for disqualification for not passing every part of the test.

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