City of Bellingham Civil Service Commission

The Bellingham Civil Service Commission held a brief administrative meeting focused entirely on police department staffing structure. The Commission unanimously approved two related classification specifications that restore a supervisory position in the police department's evidence and identification unit that had been eliminated over a decade ago. The meeting centered on bringing back the Evidence and Identification Supervisor position, which was removed from the Civil Service Classification Plan in July 2013 during a department restructure under a previous police chief. The police department has now identified a need to restore this supervisory role to properly oversee the highly technical functions of evidence management and identification services. Both agenda items passed unanimously with minimal discussion, reflecting the routine administrative nature of the decisions. The meeting lasted approximately 10 minutes with no public comment and no controversy over the proposed changes.