Civil Service Commission

The Civil Service Commission represents eligible employees of the Wenatchee Police Department.   They oversee the processes for personal hiring, promoting and disciplining actions to ensure fairness. They are responsible for developing and implementing impartial examinations for classified positions within the department.   They hear appeals to any of these processes.

 The powers and duties of the Commission:

a.  Adopt rules for the regulation and personnel matters within classified service.
b.  Appoint, when necessary, a Secretary in conformity with these rules.
c.  Approve minutes of meetings and keep record of proceedings.  Upon approval, the minutes of each meeting
     will be signed by the chair and countersigned by the Secretary or designee, as well as a digital copy stored for
     retention.  
d.  Provide competitive tests for classified positions, as requested by the Appointing Authority and as required by
     these rules.
e.  Provide Appointing Authorities with certified lists from which employees may be hired, promoted and/or
     reinstated.
f.  Review the creation, amendment or discontinuance of classified positions.
g.  Investigate all disciplinary actions as requested by classified employees.
h.  Hear and determine appeals arising from applications, testing and promotional appointments as requested by
     the Appointing Authority, classified employee, applicant or candidate.
i.  Execute the Commission as powers and duties are imposed by Chapter 41.12 of the RCW.

 For the general rules and regulations of the Wenatchee Civil Service Commission please click here.

Commission Members:

The Commission is composed of three persons appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.  One to serve a period of two years, one to serve a period of four years, and one to serve a period of six years as stated in RCW 41.12.030.  Commissioners can extend their terms of service as requested and approved by the Mayor.  There is no maximum term limit.

Meetings: 

The Commission meets on the second Monday of each month at 4:30pm in the City Council Chambers at Wenatchee City Hall.  The meeting time and/or place may change at the discretion of the Commission.  Any meeting can be cancelled and/or rescheduled if there is no pending business requiring Commission action and/or necessary for other reasons.

All meetings or hearings, regular or as required, will be open and public.  However, the Commission may meet in executive session as authorized, and by the Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30.  The Commission will be allowed to have closed agenda items for purposes of test development.  The Commission may close a hearing to deliberate testimony prior to recording their individual votes at a hearing.

TO APPLY: 

For consideration of appointment to the Commission, individuals must complete an application form and submit it to the City Clerk. Persons interested in serving on the Commission are strongly encouraged to attend a meeting and find out more about the Commission prior to completing an application. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Please contact Lynn Floyd, Civil Service Secretary-Examiners at: lfloyd@wenatcheewa.gov or (509) 423-0712.

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