Lakewood Civil Service Commission certifies candidate Dante Prado for police eligibility, debates removing Megan Polak

The Lakewood Civil Service Commission met and approved the March 18 meeting minutes, held a brief executive session on police officer eligibility, certified Dante Prado as eligible for lateral police officer consideration, and debated a motion to remove Megan Polak from lateral eligibility; the transcript does not record a final decision on the Polak motion.

Commission leadership and attendees identified during roll call included Chairperson Kelly, Commissioner Larry Woods, Commissioner Dale Sullivan, Commissioner Cecil Woodson, City Attorney Eileen McCain and HR analyst Leslie McCall. The commission asked for public comment and recorded none before moving on to business.

A commissioner moved and the panel approved a 10-minute executive session to discuss both entry-level and lateral police officer eligibility testing. The commission returned from executive session and proceeded to personnel actions.

Following the executive session, the commission moved to certify Dante Prado as eligible for lateral police officer consideration. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote, with commissioners responding in the affirmative.

The commission also addressed a motion to remove Megan Polak from the lateral police officer eligibility list. The motion was moved and seconded; at least one commissioner voiced opposition during discussion. The meeting transcript does not record a clear final vote tally or an explicit certification of that motion’s outcome.

Chairperson Kelly adjourned the meeting after brief closing remarks.

Next steps: the transcript does not identify any formal appeals, follow-up reporting requirements, or a documented final outcome on the motion regarding Megan Polak; further public records or minutes may be needed to confirm whether the Polak motion passed or was otherwise resolved.