Civil Service Commission – Oct 20, 2026
Listed as “Civil Service Commission Regular Meeting - Third Tuesday”.
Minutes (PDF) (opens in new tab)Agenda and minutes (opens in new tab)
What was decided
Sergeant M. White asked the commission to waive the written test for certified police officers and to allow ongoing open recruitment for police officers. The commission approved both requests unanimously. The commission also approved job applications, eligibility lists, and requests to fill fire department positions.
- Approved Minutes of the 10.08.2026 special meeting page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved Firefighter EMT and Firefighter Paramedic requests to fill page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved Seventeen Maintainer I job applications page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved Nine Deputy Fire Marshal job applications page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved Eligibility list # 26-24 Branch Library Manager page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved Eligibility list # 26-25 Library Technical Assistant page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved Waiver of written test for certified police officers page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved Open recruitment for police officers until June 30th, 2027 Open recruitment for certified and entry level police officers until June 30th, 2027, unanimously. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Agenda
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Meeting details
- Where
- Hamden Government Center, 1st Floor Conference Room, 2750 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518
Terms used here
- executive session
- A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, real estate purchases, or personnel matters.
- tabled
- Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.
About this page
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Minutes posted on the town website (PDF, 257 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved .
This meeting on the Town of Hamden's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Hamden Publick on .