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TODAY IS NOVEMBER 8TH, WEDNESDAY.
THIS IS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING, AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 9 0 7 CHRISTO.
MAY I PLEASE HAVE ROLL CALL? GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.
COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT GORDON
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PETERSON.OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION HEARING AND SEEING NONE? WE WILL PROCEED.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ]
ANY COMMISSIONERS LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS TO DISCUSS HEARING? NONE.CAN I PLEASE GET A MOTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE EXAMINATION RESULTS.
[7. 23-25045 Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Civil Service Commission Regular Meeting on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
OH, I'M SORRY.THAT WAS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEM SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.
OH, CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE PLEASE.
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ITEM EIGHT.THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE ONE THROUGH IT.
AYE, THROUGH 11 OR ONE THROUGH 11,
[8. 23-25048 Recommendation to approve bulletin for Airport Operations Assistant I-II Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
THE CLERK WILL OPEN FOR A MOTION.MAY I PLEASE HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE? I'M WAITING ON A SECOND.
AND JUST TO, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, IS AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANT ONE AND TWO.
IT'S AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE ONE AND TWO.
WE'LL BE WITH YOU IN A MOMENT.
ARE YOU, ARE WE JUST, HOLD ON.
COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE PERSONAL ANALYST, TARSHA MOSES WITH THE STAFF REPORT FOR THE BULLETIN.
AM I WAITING FOR US TO VOTE FIRST? NO, THE VOTE IS COMING SECOND.
AND AT THE END YOU'VE ALREADY MOVED.
SO NOW, UH, UH, CRYSTAL HAS INTRODUCED AND TARSHA WILL DO THE REPORT NOW.
THE EXAMINATION FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE, GRADES ONE THROUGH TWO WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN AND COMPETITIVE EXAM OPPORTUNITY IN JANUARY, 2021.
AT THAT TIME, 114 CANDIDATES APPLIED IN 45 QUALIFIED.
THREE CANDIDATES WERE SELECTED.
UM, THREE SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE A THAT EXPIRED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX VACANCIES IN THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT.
THESE VACANCIES ARE BUDGETED POSITIONS TO REPLACE AN EMPLOYEE NO LONGER IN THE POSITION.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANT GRADE ONE THROUGH TWO BULLETIN R SALARIES AND DATE INFORMATION WERE UPDATED.
ADDED BILINGUAL DESIRABLES ADDED VETERANS LANGUAGE ADDED EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE WRITTEN EXAM, WAITED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS AN APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS FROM NOVEMBER 10TH THROUGH DECEMBER 1ST.
AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION PLEASE.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO.
HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR SENIOR COMBINATION BUILDING INSPECTOR, CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.
THE EXAMINATION FOR SENIOR COMBINATION BUILDING INSPECTOR WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM IN FY 21.
[9. 23-25046 Recommendation to approve bulletin for Senior Combination Building Inspector. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AT THAT TIME, 35 CANDIDATES APPLIED IN 26 QUALIFIED SIX ELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST, WHICH EXPIRED MAY, 2022.THERE ARE CURRENTLY EIGHT VACANCIES IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SENIOR COMBINATION BUILDING INSPECTOR BULLETIN OR SALARIES IN FILING DATE INFORMATION.
VACANCY INFORMATION WAS ADDED.
NUISANCE ABATEMENT LANGUAGE WAS ADDED, CONTINUOUS LANGUAGE WAS ADDED.
VETERANS LANGUAGE WAS ADDED, AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE WAS ADDED.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH A QUALIFYING APPLICATION AND APPRAISAL INTERVIEW STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS A CONTINUOUS APPLICATION FILING PERIOD.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR SENIOR ACCOMMODATION BUILDING INSPECTOR.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR SENIOR ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR.
CAN I GET A MOTION THIS EXAMINATION FOR SENIOR ELECTRICAL? ONE MOMENT PLEASE.
NO, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL CRYSTAL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE READY.
[10. 23-25047 Recommendation to approve bulletin for Senior Electrical Inspector. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
HOGE TO PRESENT THE SENIOR ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR BULLETIN.THE EXAMINATION FOR SENIOR ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR WAS LAST ADMINISTERED
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AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2021.AT THAT TIME, 22 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND 10 WERE QUALIFIED.
TWO SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST, WHICH EXPIRED JUNE, 2022.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE VACANCIES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SENIOR COM.
THE SENIOR ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR BULLETIN ARE SALARIES AND FILING DATE INFORMATION.
VACANCY INFORMATION WAS ADDED AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE WAS ADDED.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WEIGHTS REMAIN THE SAME WITH A QUALIFYING SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS A CONTINUOUS APPLICATION FILING PERIOD.
THIS INCLUDES MY, CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO.
HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU TO ITEM 11, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR STREET LANDSCAPING SUPERVISOR ONE AND TWO.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT STAFF IS PULLING THIS ITEM.
VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.
[11. 23-25051 Recommendation to approve bulletin for Street Landscaping Supervisor I-II. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
FOLKS, WE NEED MOVERS TO WITHDRAW THE ITEM.I'M SORRY, JULIA, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
JUST NEEDED MOVERS TO WITHDRAW THE ITEM.
ITEM 12, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A BULLETIN FOR SURVEY TECHNICIAN.
CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? COMMISSIONERS.
WE WILL HAVE ANALYST MARIA CONNO HERE TO PRESENT.
[12. 23-25049 Recommendation to approve bulletin for Survey Technician. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
GOD BLESS YOU.YES, WE HAVE A, UM, A FIRST AND A SECOND.
WE HAVE PERSONNEL MARIA CONNO HERE TO PRESENT ON THE BULLETIN FOR SURVEY TECHNICIAN.
THE SURVEY TECHNICIAN EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY THREE YEARS AGO FROM NOVEMBER 20TH, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 14TH, 2020.
AT THE TIME, 74 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND 24 QUALIFIED EIGHT SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST THAT EXPIRES ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2023.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY FIVE VACANCIES IN THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SURVEY TECHNICIAN BULLETIN INCLUDE FILING DATES AND A SALARY UPDATE AND INCLUSION OF VETERAN AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE WRITTEN, WAITED AT 100% AND THE APPLICATION TO HAVE AN INITIAL APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM NOVEMBER 10TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 24TH, 2023.
UM, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR SURVEY TECHNICIAN.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, THE LIST EXPIRES ON THE 11TH OF THIS MONTH.
AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION OF TWO WEEKS? OH, NO, THIS IS FOR A NEW BULLETIN THAT'S COMING UP.
SO THIS, THIS, THIS LIST WILL, YEAH.
SO THIS LIST WILL EXPIRE AND THEN WE'LL POST THE BULLET.
COMMISSIONERS, CAN YOU CAST YOUR VOTE PLEASE? MOTION CARRIED.
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN FOR WATER TREATMENT
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ONE THROUGH FOUR COMMISSIONERS.[13. 23-25050 Recommendation to approve bulletin for Water Treatment Operator I-IV Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
SINKLER HERE TO PRESENT ON THE WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR ONE THROUGH FOUR BULLETIN.UH, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.
UM, THE BULLETIN FOR WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR ONE THROUGH FOUR WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS A CONTINUOUS NON-COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FROM MARCH 4TH, 2022 THROUGH MAY 13TH, 2022.
UM, CIVIL SERVICE DID RECEIVE 97 APPLICATIONS, NETTING 32 QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
UH, THREE SELECTIONS WERE MADE, UM, FROM THE FIVE LISTS THAT EXPIRE NOVEMBER 15TH OF THIS MONTH THROUGH NOVEMBER 24TH.
UM, THERE ARE CURRENTLY 10 VACANCIES, UM, IN THE ENERGY LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND ALL VACANCIES ARE BUDGETED POSITIONS TO REPLACE, UH, INDIVIDUALS NO LONGER IN THE POSITION.
UM, THIS BULLETIN WAS RUN PRIOR TO A CLASS SPEC, UM, UPDATE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS COMMISSION ON MAY 25TH, 2022.
UM, SO YOUR DRAFT BULLETIN DOES REFLECT, UH, QUITE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS, UM, THAT, UH, BRING OVER THE NEW DUTIES, UM, THAT WERE APPROVED THROUGH THAT CLASS SPEC UPDATE.
UM, PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR BULLETIN ARE, UM, UPDATED SALARIES AND FILING DATES, UH, REMOVAL OF C OVID 19 VACCINATION LANGUAGE AND, UH, THE ADDITION OF VETERAN AND EQUITY LANGUAGE.
UM, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT THE SELECTION PROCEDURE REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION REMAINING QUALIFYING.
UM, AND WE ALSO DO, UH, RECOMMEND AN INITIAL, UH, APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS.
AND THIS DOES CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.
AND THIS MAY BE DUE TO MY IGNORANCE OF THE PROCESS AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE, BUT DID YOU SAY THAT THERE WERE 10 VACANCIES? CORRECT.
AND DID THE 10 VACANCIES OCCUR LAST MONTH? UM, SO THEY HAVE NON-CAREER POSITIONS AND THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING OVER SOME OF THOSE NON-CAREER POSITIONS INTO THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE.
UM, SO THESE, THESE ARE SEVEN FROM A NEW REQUISITION THAT THEY PLACED, UM, RECENTLY, AND THEN THERE'S THREE FROM AN OLDER REQUISITION.
UM, SO THE DEPARTMENT DID EXHAUST THE LIST OF THE CANDIDATES, UM, INVITED EVERYBODY TO INTERVIEWS AND, UM, CIVIL SERVICE DID CONFIRM THAT THEY EXHAUSTED THE CURRENT ELIGIBLE LISTS.
SO GOING BACK TO MY QUESTION, THEY HAD AN ELIGIBILITY LIST AND THERE WERE, THERE ARE 10 VACANCIES.
IS THERE A REASON WHY WE WERE NOT USING THAT ELIGIBILITY LIST TO FILL THESE VACANCIES? UM, I WOULD HAVE TO LEAN TO THE DEPARTMENT, UM, TO SPEAK ON THAT.
HOWEVER, WE DID, UM, CONFIRM THAT THOSE FOLKS WERE REACHED OUT TO, AND AGAIN, THE SEVEN NEW VACANCIES, UM, ARE FROM A, A, A NEW REQUISITION.
UM, SO THERE WAS THREE, UH, THAT WERE EXISTING THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FILL WITH THE EXISTING LIST.
SO, UM, IF THEN, IF I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS ACTUALLY ROBIN, UM, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT 10 VACANCIES.
THERE WERE ONLY THREE VACANCIES.
THEY'VE RECLASSIFIED SEVEN VACANCIES.
YOU SEE, BECAUSE WHAT, WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE CIVIL SERVICE IS NOT FILLING THOSE VACANCIES.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT THERE ARE 10 VACANCIES, I WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN AND SAYING, WELL, THEY HAD AN ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM, DID YOU SAY 2022? UH, 20.
THOSE LISTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2022.
SO THEY HAD A LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES THAT COULD APPLY FOR THOSE POSITIONS.
AND YET TODAY WE'RE LOOKING AT 10.
SO REALLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT REALLY, WE WERE LOOKING AT THREE.
AND OF THE THREE THAT YOU'RE COMING FORWARD WITH TODAY, WERE THOSE THREE VACANCIES FROM LAST MONTH? NO, THOSE, THOSE ARE FROM AN OLDER REQUISITION.
OLDER, AND SOMETIMES THERE IS SOME CROSSOVER.
UHHUH,
UM, AND THOSE THREE THAT WERE EXISTING, THOSE COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SEVEN.
UM, BECAUSE WE DO REQUIRE REQUISITIONS TO BE CANCELED.
BUT AS OF TODAY, UM, THAT REQUISITION IS STILL OPEN BECAUSE THE, UM, THOSE, UH, VACANCIES ARE STILL THERE.
BUT, UM, THE ELIGIBLE LISTS ARE STILL ACTIVE.
SO WE REQUIRE DEPARTMENTS TO, UM, ISSUE NEW REQUISITIONS.
UM, WHENEVER WE PRINT A BULLETIN AND LISTS ARE EXPIRING, SO WE DON'T ATTACH OLD NAMES TO THE NEW REQUISITIONS.
SO THERE COULD BE SOME OF THAT CROSSOVER, UM, FROM THOSE THREE.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS SHOWING IS THAT THERE'S TEN ONE, YOU KNOW, THREE FROM AN OLDER REQUISITION AND THEN SEVEN, UM, FROM THIS NEWER REQUISITION THAT'S IN PROGRESS.
I APPRECIATE, UM, YOU EXPLAINING THAT TO ME BECAUSE IF I WERE TO LOOK AT THIS AS AN OUTSIDER, I WOULD THINK THAT CIVIL SERVICE WAS SITTING ON 10 OPEN VACANCIES WHEN WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIRING TO FILL, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
IT, IT'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT FOR ME AS A COMMISSIONER TO KNOW HOW MANY VACANCIES THAT CIVIL SERVICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION.
SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE I'M POKING AT YOU.
IT'S JUST THAT IT HELPS ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN I HEAR IN
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THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE ARE 600 POSITIONS OPEN NOT BEING FILLED, I WANNA BE SURE THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO SAY, OH, YES, I, I KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS THIS NUMBER OF POSITIONS, BUT ACTUALLY CIVIL SERVICES ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NUMBER OF VACANCIES.AND WE HAVE THIS NUMBER OF ELIGIBILITY LISTS.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO ASK THEM.
SO STAFF NEEDS TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? YEAH.
UM, I'M CURIOUS, WHERE ARE WE RECRUITING FROM OR HOW ARE WE RECRUITING FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UM, THESE PARTICULAR JOBS AROUND WATER TREATMENT OPERATORS? DO YOU KNOW? UM, I COULD HAVE RECRUITMENT SPEAK TO THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A RECRUITMENT PLAN THAT SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKET AS FAR AS, UM, WHO THEY'RE RECRUITING.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SEVERAL NON-CAREER EMPLOYEES AGAIN, THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BRING OVER TO THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE.
SO I KNOW THAT IS A GROUP THAT'S BEING TARGETED, UM, FOR THE, YOU KNOW, PERMANENT CLASSIFIED, UM, POSITIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED.
UM, AS FAR AS IN THE PAST, I'M NOT SURE, UM, WHERE THE POSITION HAS BEEN RECRUITED TO, BUT, UM, I'LL PASS THAT TO EITHER, UM, LAURA OR CRYSTAL.
HI, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.
YES, IT'S, LEO WAS MENTIONING THE RECRUITMENT PLAN IS IN YOUR PACKET.
AND MAINLY WE ARE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THE NON-CAREER, UM, NON-CAREER EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW THAT TO APPLY FOR THIS, THIS POSITION.
WE ARE ALSO, UM, DOING SEVERAL OUTREACH IN, UM, IN OUR, UH, EVENTS THAT WE HAVE.
AND, UM, I'M USING SOME OF OUR TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, UM, UH, ATTRACT FOR NEO GOLF.
THAT'S ANOTHER TOOL THAT I WILL BE USING FOR ANY OF THIS RECRUITMENT, ANY OF THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE LISTED HERE AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PAST ONES.
AND ALSO LINKEDIN IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE'RE USING WHERE WE HAVE A RECRUITERS TOOL WHERE WE REACH OUT TO DIRECTLY TO THOSE THAT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND HAVE THE TITLE IN THEIR, YOU KNOW, IN THEIR PROFILES.
UM, THAT'S MAINLY WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE ONES THAT THAT WE HAVE.
AND ALSO, UM, USING SOME OF THE, OUR TOOLS WITH, UM, THE SCHOOLS, THE UNIVERSITIES.
UM, I JUST NEED TO SEE WHICH ONES, UM, ARE THE APPROPRIATE ONES TO REACH OUT TO.
UM, BUT OUR MAIN FOCUS IS FOR THOSE THAT CURRENTLY ARE IN THE POSITION OF NON-CAREER AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN, YOU KNOW, FILL, FILL THOSE, THOSE POSITIONS WITH CURRENT EMPLOYEES LIKE THAT.
JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, JUST SOME FRIENDLY, UH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, UH, ADVICE.
AND, UH, MAYBE A GOOD SOURCE FOR THE CITY IS, UM, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION HAS 31 PRISONS.
THEY ALL HAVE WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES ON SITE.
UH, MOST OF THAT IS DONE BY, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE SERVING TIME AND THEN COME HOME.
UM, ONE OF THE ENTITIES THAT IS ALREADY TAPPING INTO THAT, UH, LABOR POOL WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ALREADY IS, UM, SEVERAL OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
UM, UTILIZE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING HOME THAT ALREADY HAVE THAT, UH, EXPERIENCE, UH, AROUND BEING, UH, AND, AND CERTIFICATIONS AROUND BEING, UH, WATER TREATMENT OPERATORS AT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS.
UM, I ACTUALLY DID THAT, UH, FOR SOME TIME, UH, AS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL.
UH, I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT A LOT OF FOLKS TO, UM, SOME OF THE LOCAL WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, UH, THAT ARE RUN BY, UH, THE COUNTY AND THE STATE.
UM, SO JUST, UH, ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TAP INTO, UM, THAT MAYBE WE HADN'T THOUGHT OF, UH, TRADITIONALLY RECRUITING FROM.
UM, BUT I HAPPEN TO KNOW THE LEAD, UH, MAN DOWN AT, UH, THE PALMER RESERVATION.
AND HE SPENT OVER 20 YEARS OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON, BUT 15 OF THOSE YEARS, HE ACTUALLY WAS WORKING AS A WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR INSIDE OF A PRISON.
AND SO HE WAS ABLE TO TRANSFER THAT SKILL SET PRETTY EASILY OVER TO THE RESERVATIONS WATER TREATMENT PLANT NOW.
SO JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT, THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.
AND DEFINITELY I WILL EXPLORE INTO THAT, UH, INTO THAT FIELD.
AND IF I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE WITH THAT, PLEASE REACH OUT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, NOT A QUESTION BUT A STATEMENT.
WHEN SOMEONE HIRES IN TO A LESSER POSITION HOPING TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, I'D MUCH RATHER US OFFER THOSE POSITIONS
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TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY SACRIFICED FOR THE CITY.SO THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SEE THAT WE'RE CULTIVATING OUR OWN GARDEN.
I'LL ALSO ALWAYS SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE EXTRA TIME TO GIVE US INFORMATION.
IT HELPS US TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.
IF THERE IS NO OTHER DISCUSSION, THEN I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM, UH, CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.
WE WILL HAVE, UH, ONE REPORT FROM MANAGERS, UH, BE MYSELF FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH SERVICES DIVISION TODAY.
UM, AND GOOD MORNING TO CITY STAFF AND THOSE FROM THE PUBLIC.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE TODAY.
[14. 23-25054 Recommendation to receive and file reports from Civil Service Managers. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
UH, SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS SINCE WE LAST SPOKE WITH YOU.UH, SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE ATTENDED, UH, INCLUDE THE 23RD ANNUAL DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR THAT WAS HOSTED HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AT THE GRAND.
SO, UM, UH, TWO OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WERE THERE AND WE HAD A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC AND A LOT OF FOLKS INTERESTED IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND WANTING TO WORK HERE.
UH, WE WERE ALSO AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT FESTIVAL FLIGHT, THE LOS ANGELES TASTE OF SEOUL FAMILY AND FESTIVAL.
UM, UH, THE JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL CAREER FAIR ALSO, WE WERE JUST RECENTLY AT, UM, OSIRUS REPRESENTED US THERE AND A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UH, GAINED SOME EXPOSURE TO CITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND WHAT THEY COULD DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL IF FOR SOME REASON COLLEGE ISN'T THE NEXT STEP AND SOME OF THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES HERE, WHETHER IT'S PART-TIME AND WHAT THE CAREER PATH LOOKS LIKE FOR THEM.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, WE HOSTED WITH LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE AND APPLYING FOR CIVIL SERVICE AND MERIT POSITIONS, UH, WITHIN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
SO BOTH CITY COLLEGE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE, UH, TALKING ABOUT POSITIONS WITHIN LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE.
AND I WAS THERE WITH A CYRUS TO SHOW PEOPLE ABOUT THE POSITIONS HERE WITHIN THE CITY AND HOW TO NAVIGATE THROUGH OUR HIRING PROCESS AND DEMYSTIFYING THAT.
'CAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS JUST DON'T REALIZE ALL THE DIFFERENT STEPS AND THE TIMELINE.
SO IT WAS JUST REALLY GOOD TO SEE, UH, THE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE STUDENTS REALLY INTERESTED IN, UM, AGAIN, WORKING AND LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, ACTUALLY THERE WAS A PERSON WHO ACTUALLY HAD BEEN AT THREE OF OUR WORKSHOPS AND SAID THAT SHE GETS A LITTLE NUGGET EVERY TIME SHE HEARS A SPEAK BECAUSE, UH, SHE'S APPLIED AND THEN JUST USED A RESUME AND THEN REALIZED, OKAY, YOU NEED AN APPLICATION, NOT JUST THE RESUME.
AND THEN ANOTHER THING SHE'LL APPLY AND LIKE, OH, THERE WERE VACANCIES IN A DEPARTMENT THAT I MAY NOT BE THE BEST SUITED FOR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS APPLYING FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
SO AGAIN, JUST KNOWLEDGE IS POWER FOR PEOPLE.
AND A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT INFORMATION GOING OUT THERE.
UH, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE REALLY STRONG ON TRYING TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY MORE, UH, MORE FREQUENTLY.
UH, SOME OF THE OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDE, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE LONG BEACH VETERANS DAY PARADE AND, UH, RESOURCES FAIR THIS SATURDAY AT HOUGHTON PARK.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ATTEND THE 11TH ANNUAL WOMEN IN TRADE PROFESSIONAL, UH, LUNCHEON THAT'S HOSTED BY THE PORT OF LONG BEACH NEXT WEEK TOO, JUST TO GIVE THEM, UH, THE WOMEN AND TRADE THEIR, UH, THEIR USUALLY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
UH, AN OPPORTUNITY AND EXPOSURE TO TALK TO PEOPLE TO WORK IN THE INDUSTRY.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN, UH, PHYSICALLY AT.
AND JUST, AGAIN, TRYING TO SPREAD THE GOOD WORD ABOUT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND THE CAREER PATHS THAT YOU HAVE HERE.
AND THEN, UH, I REALLY NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT WE HAD A HUGE EVENT LAST WEEK AT THE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE.
UM, IT WAS OUR THIRD EVENT WITH, UH, SECOND, SECOND YEAR DOING IT.
BUT OUR THIRD EVENT WITH 'EM, UH, IT IS A CITY CAREER FAIR.
AND WE HAD 11 DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTED.
WE HAD 985 PEOPLE RSVP FOR THE EVENT.
WE HAD 587 PEOPLE SHOW UP TO THE EVENT IN PERSON.
AND WE HAD 70 PEOPLE ATTEND OUR WORKSHOPS ABOUT HOW TO, YOU KNOW, APPLY FOR THE CITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HERE, BY FAR THE LARGEST TURNOUT WE'VE HAD.
AND, UM, AGAIN, I JUST NEED TO THANK LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE AND THE 11 DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE THERE TO REPRESENT, UM, A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO TO OUR CITY COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER BECAUSE THEY DID BIG PRESS RELEASES AND THEY DID A BLAST TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO PART OF THE REASON WHY WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IS THAT WE HAD ALL OF THIS PUBLICITY, UH, THAT WENT OUT THERE AND MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE JUST ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
AND AGAIN, GOING BACK AND HAVING 70 PEOPLE IN OUR WORKSHOPS TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROCESS, UH, IS 70 MORE PEOPLE TO SPREAD THE GREAT WORD ABOUT OUR CITY AND OUR ORGANIZATION AND, AND TO BE PATIENT.
UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET A JOB INSTANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AFTER APPLYING.
AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF OUTLINE THE STEPS FOR THEM.
SO, UM, WE WILL BE HOSTING ANOTHER ONE WITH THE COLLEGE, UH, NEXT SPRING.
AND THIS PAST ONE WAS AT PACIFIC COAST CAMPUS.
UH, NEXT TIME IT'LL BE AT THE LIBERAL ARTS CAMPUS.
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IT'S JUST ANOTHER, UH, ANOTHER WAY FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING OUT THE INFORMATION, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY.BUT, UH, I DID WANNA SHARE SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, UH, AGAIN WITH OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH.
AND, UH, REAL QUICK TOO, UM, AS LAURA MAY HAVE MENTIONED, WE'RE UTILIZING AND WE'RE DOING A PILOT PROGRAM WITH LINKEDIN AND WE'RE FINDING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TOUGH LABOR MARKET RIGHT NOW.
SO WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE INDUSTRIES AND WANTING TO COME BRING 'EM, YOU KNOW, IF THEY LIVE IN LONG BEACH, BRING 'EM HOME AND, AND BRING PEOPLE OUR WAY.
UM, I WILL TELL YOU THAT SOME OF THE, UH, STATS THAT WE'VE JUST SEEN RECENTLY SINCE WE'VE STARTED USING LINKEDIN, FOR INSTANCE, FOR THE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE EVENT, WE HAD OVER 5,200 IMPRESSIONS, AN OVER 51% ENGAGEMENT RATE, WHICH MEANT WE HAD 2,500 CLICKS FROM LINKEDIN TO THE, TO THE ACTUAL EVENT, UH, THAT WE WERE HOSTING.
SO THAT'S JUST A SMALL PORTION OF WHAT WE CAN SEE AND WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO SEE AND USE UTILIZE LINKEDIN FOR.
AND AGAIN, SHE ALSO MENTIONED NEO GOV ATTRACT, THAT'S OUR APPLICANT TRACKING SOFTWARE THAT THAT WE HAVE.
AND WE'RE DOING A PILOT WITH THEM ALSO.
SO WE CAN AGAIN, FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE INDUSTRY AND WE'RE FINDING, OKAY, YOU'RE CURRENTLY WORKING FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCY, MAYBE YOU WANNA WORK CLOSER TO HOME.
'CAUSE WE CAN NARROW THE PARAMETERS AND FIND PEOPLE THAT ARE WITHIN SAY, A 20 MILE RADIUS OF THIS, YOU KNOW, ZIP CODE HERE.
AND AGAIN, MAYBE WE CAN ATTRACT FOLKS.
'CAUSE NOW YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA, YOU WANNA COME WORK HERE INSTEAD OF COMMUTE TO DOWNTOWN LA OR RIVERSIDE OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF TOOLS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO UTILIZE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PART OF THINGS TO HELP US REALLY EXPAND THAT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
AND THEN, UM, I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH SERVICES.
UH, ACTUALLY THE WOMEN IN TRADE EVENT, IS THAT GOING TO BE HOSTED AT THE GRAND? YES, IT IS.
UM, I WAS UNABLE TO JOIN YOU AT YOUR LAST EVENT WITH THE CITY COLLEGE BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN.
HOWEVER, I SERVE ON THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION FOR LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE.
AND I WANT TO BE INVITED TO THOSE EVENTS.
I'VE ALREADY LET THE COLLEGE KNOW THAT WHEN YOU'RE DOING THOSE JOINT RECRUITMENTS, I WANT TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT BOTH ENTITIES BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY ARE MARKETED TO PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.
WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THE GREAT MINDSET WE CULTIVATE HERE, THAT WE GROW HERE FROM LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, CAL STATE, LONG BEACH, CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ, AND THEN THESE PEOPLE GO TROTTING OFF TO, UM, LOS ANGELES TO WORK.
YOU CAN STAY RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH BECAUSE WE ARE THE BEST GAME IN TOWN.
I DON'T THINK OF ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER CITY THAT, UM, DOES SO WELL FOR ITS COMMUNITY AND ITS PEOPLE.
SO I AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WE ARE LOOKING IN OUR OWN BACKYARD TO, UH, GIVE PEOPLE JOBS THAT WE HAVE OPEN.
UH, I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON YOUR WORKING WITH LINKEDIN.
IT WORKS AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, I HAVE FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE.
UH, MY HUSBAND'S A COACH AND UH, HE, UH, IT WAS AFTER HE RECEIVED HIS MASTER'S, THEY SAID, POST A RESUME.
THE LAKER ORGANIZATION THROUGH LINKEDIN SAW HIS RESUME AND ASKED HIM TO COME AND COACH FOR THEM.
I'M ONE OF THE ONES THAT USED TO GO, WHAT IS THIS? UM, BUT IT DOES WORK.
AND SO I CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE TO STEP OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.
UH, PEOPLE AREN'T JUST UH, GOING TO COME TO US.
WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE.
WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WANT THEM.
SO, UM, I, I THANK YOU FOR THAT, BUT DO INVITE ME TO THOSE THINGS WHERE YOU'RE DOING JOINT RECRUITMENTS.
I DO WANNA BE THERE, UM, TO SHOW MY SUPPORT BECAUSE, UH, THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION'S DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB AND I INTEND TO SEE THAT I TOUT THAT IN THE COMMUNITY EVERY TIME THAT I ENTER THE COMMUNITY.
I WANT THEM TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I WANT THEM TO KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER OF JOBS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE THAT ARE UNDER OUR PURVIEW.
WE DO NOT HAVE 600 OPEN POSITIONS.
WE DO NOT CONTROL 600 OPEN POSITIONS.
AND SO I NEED THAT MESSAGE TO GET OUT THERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENT.
WE CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT REPORT.
AND THAT ACTUALLY CONCLUDES ALL THE REPORTS FOR THE MANAGERS FOR TODAY.
THE SAD PART IS THAT I DIDN'T ALLOW MY OTHER COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, JUST WANNA, UH, EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR STAFF, UH, IN ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, UH, REPRESENTING THE CITY OUT THERE.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, GOOD JOB GETTING OUT THERE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, SPREADING THE MESSAGE THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS HIRING THAT WE, UH, ARE A GREAT PLACE TO WORK FOR.
SO, UM, BIG PROPS TO THE TEAM, TO ALL THE STAFF AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ESPECIALLY THAT TAKE
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THE TIME TO GO OUT THERE AND SET UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REPRESENTED.WITH THAT, WE WILL VOTE TO RECEIVE THE REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION HEARING AND SEEING NONE? I GUESS WE'RE UP FOR ADJOURNMENT.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL ADJOIN THIS MEETING
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AT 9 42.I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR BEARING WITH ME TODAY.
I'M SURE IT MIGHT BE MY LAST, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
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THANK YOU.