## Richfield Civil Service Commission Agenda August 27, 2026 -- 8:00 AM ## Richfield Municipal Center ## Bartholomew Conference Room ## 6700 Portland Avenue South 1. Call to Order ## 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. Approval of the minutes from July 30, 2026 ## 5. Open Forum ## 6. Regular Business Items ## a. Fire Chief Recruitment Process ## 7. Other Business ## 8. Fire Chief's Report ## 9. Next Meeting 10. Adjournment Auxiliary aids for individuals with accessibility needs are available upon request. Requests must be made at least 96 hours in advance to the City Clerk at 612-861-9739. Materials relating to these agenda items can be found in the Civil Service Commission agenda packet located at the main table within the conference room. The Civil Service Commission agenda packet is also available electronically on the City of Richfield’s website. Page 1 of 17 ## RICHFIELD FIRE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ## MEETING #299 ## JULY 30, 2026 ## MEMBERS PRESENT: ## Jeffrey Bruzek President ## James Frechette Vice President ## Britnie Thomas Secretary ## OTHERS PRESENT: ## Eddie Odendahl Firefighter ## Tracie Bohlsen Firefighter ## Alex Swiggum Firefighter ## Tim Haider Firefighter ## Ryan Wolf Local 1215 Treasurer ## Sharon Christiansen City Council Liaison ## Amy Zenanko HR Generalist II ## Maria Flores Administrative Assistant ## Katie Rodriguez City Manager ## Rodger Coppa Interim Fire Chief ## Mike Ziskovsky Interim Deputy Fire Chief ## I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by President Bruzek at 8:00 a.m. ## II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA J/Bruzek motion, J/Frechette second to approve the agenda. Motion carried 3-0 ## III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING OF December 17, 2025. J/Bruzek motion, J/Frechette second to approve the minutes. Motion carried 3-0 ## IV. OPEN FORUM A/Zenanko stated no one on the list for the Open Forum V. Regular business items A/Zenanko presented the eligibility register to the commission for approval and stated that if approved the list will expire on July 30, 2028. J/Bruzek listed candidates from the final list J/Frechette motion, B/Thomas second to approve the eligibility register Motion carried 3-0 Page 2 of 17 ## VI. OTHER BUSINESS ## None ## VII. FIRE CHIEF REPORTS R/Koppa provided an update on the hiring process/ recruitment for the new Fire Chief. R/Koppa estimated a start date of three months from when the process begins. ## VIII. NEXT MEETING A/Zenanko stated that a meeting to present the Chief Hiring Process would be in the next two to three weeks. ## IX. ADJOURNMENT J/Bruzek, J/Frechette motion to adjourn the Civil Service Commission meeting at 8:14 a.m. Motion carried 3-0 Draft by: ## Maria Flores ## Administrative Assistant Submitted by: ## Katie Rodriguez ## City Manager Date of Approval: _________________________ ## Jeffrey Bruzek, President _________________________ ## James Frechette, Vice President ______…