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THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING PATIENT WHILE WE FINISHED UP A CLOSED SESSION.UM, SO WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TWO QUARTER ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2024 AT WE'LL CALL 9:09 AM ROLL CALL PLEASE.
HERE, VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE DREW SCHNEIDER TO PROVIDE OUR, UH, PLEDGE OR LEAD OUR PLEDGE PLEASE.
READY TO BEGIN THE UNITED STATES AMERICA REPUBLIC FOR WHICH ONE? NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR.
AND ACTUALLY, IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE A FULL HOUSE HERE.
UH, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON AGENDA ITEMS, AND WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY LATER FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS SEEING NINE THAT WILL MOVE US INTO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE.
IS THERE A REQUEST FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS? HEARING NONE.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOWE WAS A SECOND VICE PRESIDENT, GORDON PETERSON.
ON A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOVE.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
UH, THAT WILL MOVE US INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A CHANGE FOR ITEM SIX.
UM, IT'LL BE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 2024.
UM, WE WILL HOLD OR WITHDRAW FROM THIS MOTION, UM, THE SPECIAL MEETING FROM JANUARY 24TH, 2024.
UM, BUT WE WILL INCLUDE THIS LAST SET OF MINUTES, WHICH IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, ZERO SEVEN R 12, OR SORRY, 1 9 20 SLASH I'M GONNA WAKE UP AT SOME POINT THIS MORNING.
ZERO NINE DASH S DASH 1 9 20 SLASH 11 DASH SIX DASH NINE 20 FROM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2023.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE AMENDED AGENDA? ITEM? MOTION.
SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.
ANY DISCUSSION I HEARING? NO DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? I'M ALSO AN AYE.
SO THIS MOTION CARRIES, UH, ITEM SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE ONE THROUGH TWO.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
I GOT VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON ON THAT ONE.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOVE.
THE EXAMINATION FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE ONE THROUGH TWO WAS RECENTLY ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM OPPORTUNITY IN NOVEMBER, 2023.
DURING THE FILING PERIOD, A 22 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, WHICH 40 OF THEM MET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO FILE FOR THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE ASSISTANT, WHICH WERE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN AVIATION MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, OR A CLOSE RELATED FIELD.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION, UM, EXPERIENCE IN AIRPORT OPERATIONS, AIRLINE OPERATIONS, OR NOISE ABATEMENT.
OFFERING SPECIFIC AND SUBSTANTIAL PREPARATION FOR THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE REQUIRED EDUCATION ON A YEAR FOR YEAR BASIS.
THE 40 CANDIDATES WHO MET THE MINE REQUIREMENTS WERE
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INVITED TO THE WRITTEN EXAM FOR TEST NUMBER ONE AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE FOUND PERIOD.CIVIL SERVICE STAFF IDENTIFIED THAT GRADUATION SEASON WAS MISSED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BULLETIN, WHICH AFFECTED THE APPLICANT FOR TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICES, BRINGING THE BULLETIN REPOST REQUEST WITH A REVISION TO THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES THE GRADUATION CHECK LANGUAGE.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX VACANCIES IN THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT.
THESE VACANCIES ARE PTED POSITIONS TO REPLACE AN EMPLOYEE NO LONGER IN THE POSITION.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE ONE THROUGH TWO BULLETIN R FILING DATE INFORMATION WERE UPDATED, ADDED GRADUATION CHECK LANGUAGE, AND A CHANGE OF EXAM PLAN FROM COMPETITIVE TO CONTINUOUS OPEN.
COMPETITIVE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION OF WA REMAIN THE SAME WITH A WRITTEN EXAM, WAITED ON HUNDRED PERCENT.
STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS AN APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS ON ITEM SEVEN? I DON'T HAVE.
SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A GOOD REPORT.
UM, HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ITEM CARRIES.
IT MOVES US TO ITEM EIGHT, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN MARINE SAFETY OFFICER.
AND MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
UM, GOOD MORNING AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS.
THE EXAMINATION FOR MARINE SAFETY OFFICER WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS A COMPETITIVE EXAM PROCESS IN 2022.
AT THAT TIME, 22 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND A QUALIFIED, UM, ONCE SELECTION WAS MADE FROM THAT ELIGIBLE LIST.
UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE VACANCY IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE THE FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION.
WE ADDED LANGUAGE TO THE REQUIREMENTS TO FILE FOR CLARITY, ADDITION OF VETERANS QUALIFICATION, LANGUAGE, ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
AND WE HAVE ALSO MADE A CHANGE TO THE SELECTION PROCESS.
SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING RESTORING THE EXAMINATION WEIGHTS, UM, THE APPRAISAL, UM, AND THE APPRAISAL INTERVIEW EXAM.
SO IN 2020 WHEN IT WAS LAST RAN, THE APPRAISAL WAS ELIMINATED.
UM, SO IT WAS MADE UP OF A WRITTEN A HUNDRED PERCENT.
UM, THE PREVIOUS FORWARD COMMITMENTS TO THAT DID INCLUDE AN APPRAISAL WITH A 50% MAKE UP.
SO WE'RE REQUEST, UH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING 50%, WRITTEN, 50%, 50% APPRAISAL.
UH, WE ARE RECOMMENDING AN APP APPLICATION PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE.
WHAT'S THE APPRAISING MR. SMITH? IT'LL BE QUESTIONS THAT WE DEVELOP, UM, ALONGSIDE WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO APPRAISE THEIR, THEIR EDUCATION SKILLS.
UM, AND, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSITION OF THE DUTY POSITION.
UH, WAS THAT A REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT? WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT, UM, IT CAME UP IN MY INITIAL ASSESSMENT.
AND THEN, UM, WE HAD HEARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL THAT THEY ACTUALLY WANTED TO BRING IT BACK.
SO IT, IT WORKED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION I WAS GONNA MAKE.
SO IT WAS KIND OF, UH, TOGETHER, WE CAME UP WITH THAT DECISION.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE REASONING WAS? WAS THE CANDIDATE POOL CONSIDERED TOO LARGE? NEEDED MORE YEAH, FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS OF THE PREVIOUS RECRUITMENTS AND THEY HAD MADE, UM, A LOT OF SENSE.
UM, SO WE THOUGHT BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO ASKING FOR IT BACK, IT MADE SENSE TO BRING IT BACK.
UM, DO YOU WANNA HEAR BACK FROM? SURE.
AND SO THE, TYPICALLY FOR THE APPRAISAL INTERVIEW, I'VE RUN THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE, UH, SUCH, UH, EXAMS. AND FOR THE APPRAISAL, WE, WE USUALLY BRING SMES FROM OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO, TO DO THE 50%.
UM, SO BEING THAT, THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM CIVIL SERVICE, WE SUPPORTED THAT CHANGE IN THAT.
WE HAD DONE THAT IN THREE, THREE OR FOUR PREVIOUS, UH, EXAMS. I LIKE THAT YOU GUYS YEAH.
RIGHT? SO IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A CHALLENGE, BUT WE THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S WORTH, IT'S WORTH, UH, EXTRA WORK.
UM, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WHENEVER WE'RE ADDING STEPS THAT WHAT OUR REASONING IS FOR THAT.
ANYTHING FURTHER FOR STEPHANIE? OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM NINE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER.
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MOVED.GOOD MORNING AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS.
THE EXAMINATION FOR SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER AND WATER WAS MASS ADMINISTERED AS A CONTINUOUS NON-COMPETITIVE EXAM OPPORTUNITY IN MARCH OF 2019.
AT THAT TIME, 21 CANDIDATES SUPPLIED AND 16 QUALIFIED FIVE SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE RISK, WHICH CONSISTED OF TEST ONE AND TEST TWO THAT EXPIRED IN APRIL OF 2021.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE VACANCIES IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
THESE VACANCIES ARE BUDGETED POSITIONS TO REPLACE AN EMPLOYEE NO LONGER IN THE POSITION.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER WILL ATTEND R SALARIES AND FILING DATE INFORMATION WERE UPDATED AND WE ADDED TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION RATES REMAIN THE SAME WITH A QUALIFYING APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS AN APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IS THERE ANYTHING FOR TIFFANY? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION THAT, JUST THE STATEMENT.
I, I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE HIRING OFF THAT LIST.
ALRIGHT, MR. GORDON P SAID, OKAY.
HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THEN WE'LL MOVE US TO ITEM 10.
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN HARBOR PATROL OFFICER ONE THROUGH THREE.
AND MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? SECOND COMMISSIONER, LOVE SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.
THE HARBOR PATROL OFFICER EXAMINATION WAS LEFT ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO FROM JUNE TO AUGUST, 2020 FIRST.
AT THE TIME, 536 INDIVIDUALS APPLIED AND 314 QUALIFIED 14 INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE ELIGIBILITY STUDY SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024.
THERE ARE CURRENT, CURRENTLY THREE VACANCIES IN THE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, FALSE CHANGES TO BULLET AND INCLUDE FOLLOWING DATES AND SOLID INFORMATION.
INCLUSION OF THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION LEAK IN THE JOB DUTY SECTION.
AND ADDITION OF THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
STAFF RECOMMEND RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAGE REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE SEMINATION WEIGH HUNDRED PERCENT AFTER THE APPLICATION FILING PERIOD TO HAVE AN ISSUE A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM FEBRUARY 2ND TO FEBRUARY 16TH.
AND THAT CONCLUDES REPRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? YOU SAID YOU HAVE AN ELIGIBILITY LIST WITH REMAINING CANDIDATES? YES.
THERE'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN ON THIS POSITION, SO THE LIST IS GONNA BE EXPIRING ON FEBRUARY 29TH, BUT THE ELIGIBLE LIST FOR, FOR THIS RECRUITMENT IS EXPECTED, WILL COME AFTER THAT LIST AS EXPIRE.
SO WE JUST DECIDED TO PAY A HEAD START ON.
SO, SO DO YOU INTEND TO USE THE EXISTING LIST THAT YOU HAVE THAT'S GOING TO EXPIRE? YES.
OR ARE YOU LETTING IT EXPIRE AND THEN DEVELOPING THE LIST? YES, WE'RE LETTING IT EXPIRE.
THIS ACTUALLY HAD BEEN UTILIZED BY THE, UH, USER DEPARTMENT WAS THREE.
IT'S BEEN, IT WAS INITIALLY ESTABLISHED IN JUNE 22.
I I, I GUESS WHERE I'M CONFUSED IS I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ARE THERE STILL VIABLE CANDIDATES ON THAT LIST THAT IS GOING TO EXPIRE? CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
SO WE HAVE CONDUCT HUNDREDS OF INTERVIEWS.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS.
WELL, UH, WELL,
TO RE FOLKS WE INTERVIEWED AT THIS POINT ARE FOLKS WHO APPLIED THREE YEARS AGO.
AND OUR FOLKS GO THROUGH A VERY EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK AKIN TO THE, UH, POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER BACKGROUND CHECKS.
SO THE FOLKS ACTUALLY MAKE IT THROUGH.
ITS EVERY OFFER THAT WE MAKE, WE MAY ONBOARD.
SO EVERY 10 OFFERS WE MAKE, WE MAY ONBOARD ONE OR TWO PROGRESSIVELY MORE CHALLENGING FOR, TO GET TO.
THIS HAS BEEN VERY MILLION, SO THE SIGNIFICANCE NOT ABLE UNDERSTOOD.
YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE AREAS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS EXTENDING LISTS AND IF IT REALLY MAKES SENSE AND MANY OF OUR CATEGORIES DO EVER REALLY EXTEND PAST THE TWO YEARS, AND MAYBE EVEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT TWO YEARS, IF THAT'S STILL A REASONABLE LIFE OF THE LIST RULE.
UM, SO NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC TO THIS POSITION.
NOT GOING TO CHANGE HOW I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THIS.
IN FACT, I'M VERY HAPPY WE'RE GETTING A HEAD START ON A NEW LIST.
UM, BUT AS A LONG TERM QUESTION, WE MAY WANNA CONSIDER THAT, UM, THAT TOPIC.
UH, THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER
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LOVE, A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ITEM CARRIES.
ITEM 11 IS RECOMMENDATION FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF RESIGNED EMPLOYEE MARIA ENA, UH, UH, DUPAN, UH, SYSTEM SUPPORT SPECIALIST.
I WAS A MOTION BY GORDON PETERSON.
SECOND BY LOVE CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO REPOINT RESIGN PLEA BY THE ONE TO THE CLASSIFICATION ASSISTANCE SUPPORT SPECIALIST.
STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION, MS. DU ONE WAS FIRST HIRED BY TID AS ASSISTANT SUPPORT SPECIALIST TWO ON OCTOBER 9TH, TWO, 2006, AND OBTAINED PERMANENT STATUS CLASSIFICATION ON APRIL 9TH, 2007.
ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2018, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO GRADE LEVEL THREE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPPORT SPECIALIST CLASSIFICATION.
AND ON, ON DECEMBER 29TH, 2020, SHE RETIRED FROM ASSISTANT SUPPORT SPECIALIST.
SEVEN WEEKS LATER, UH, SHE WAS RETIRED AS A RETIRED AT NEWINGTON SPECIALIZED SUPPORT ON A PART-TIME BASIS.
AND ON JANUARY 4TH, 2024, MS ONE EMAILED TI STAFF REQUESTING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REAPPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT SUPPORT SPECIALIST.
SHE'S AWARE AND WILLING TO CHANGE HER RETIREMENT STATUS IN ORDER TO BE REAPPOINTMENT IN THE PERMANENT CLASSIFICATION POSITION.
MS. MIJO, ONE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR APPOINTMENT AND, AND THAT A PRE APPOINTED WERE APPOINTED, SHE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE ANY PROVISIONARY PERIOD.
THE TECHNOLOGY PERMISSION APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS REQUEST IS NOT TODAY AGENDA.
AND THIS ALSO REPRESENTATIVE HERE IN CASE THE COMMISSION HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS? UH, DO I GET THE BABY? OKAY.
I'M ACTUALLY HAVE A, I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
UM, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY, IT IS A HARD POSITION TO FILL BECAUSE IT'S IN PD AND ALL PD EMPLOYEES, EVEN IF THEY'RE IN THE TI DEPARTMENT, HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND.
SO WE'VE HAD TROUBLE FILLING THIS POSITION.
UM, WE ARE NOT ASKING, UM, SUZIE, MS. ARGO, DEON TO COME BACK.
SHE HAS REQUESTED THIS, UM, ON HER OWN.
UM, SO THIS IS AT HER REQUEST TO RETURN.
HOW MANY POSITIONS DO YOU HAVE AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT? IN THE DEPARTMENT OR IN THE PIT.
IN THIS, IN FOR THIS POSITION, HOW MANY SYSTEM SUPPORT SPECIALIST THREES POSITIONS DO YOU HAVE AVAILABLE? HOW MANY ARE OPEN? OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I'M NOT SURE, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UM, I THINK SEVEN VACANCIES TOTAL IN THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT ACROSS ALL GRADES.
DOES ANYONE HAVE AN ANSWER TO MY QUESTION? GET THAT INFORMATION AND FOLLOW UP, BUT I, I'M ASKING FOR A REASON.
UM, I, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SOMEONE TRYING TO COME BACK TO WORK.
THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE TRAINED.
BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AND WHY THEY'RE VACANT AND WHY IS IT VACANT SO THAT SOMEONE WHO'S RETIRED CAN COME BACK AND TAKE A POSITION WHERE THIS PERSON HAS ALREADY WORKED A FULL POSITION AND WHERE ARE THE NEW HIRES? AND, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
I I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ANYONE EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS, BUT WHY IS THE POSITION OPEN ANYWAY? UH, THAT'S WHERE I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT ARE WE DOING AND HOW MANY OF THESE POSITIONS ARE OPEN.
UM, THE THING THAT CONCERNED ME TOO IS WHEN I HEAR THAT AFTER THE RETIREMENT, YOU BROUGHT THE PERSON BACK AND MORE, I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CONSIDERED A CONSULTING, BUT YOU BROUGHT THEM BACK.
SO THAT SAID THAT THERE WAS A NEED.
IF YOU WERE GONNA BRING BACK SOMEONE WHO RETIRED, THERE WAS A NEED.
WHY DIDN'T WE RECRUIT FOR THE POSITION? THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.
ANYBODY GOT AN ANSWER FOR ME? I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE RECRUITED FOR THAT POSITION.
UM, AGAIN, WITH THE PD BACKGROUND, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET, UM, STAFF TO PASS THAT CANDIDATES TO PASS THAT BACKGROUND.
SO IT IS EASIER TO PUT QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WITHIN THE TID DEPARTMENT, UM, AND FILL THOSE POSITIONS, UM, AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING 'EM INTO PD.
I JUST HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THAT BACKGROUND CHECK.
I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE A BACKGROUND CHECK IS A BACKGROUND CHECK.
I MEAN, YOU TELLING ME THERE'S NOBODY IN LONG BEACH THAT CAN GET PAST THESE BACKGROUND CHECKS? I DON'T THINK SO.
LET ME HAVE THE INFORMATION WHEN YOU CAN.
UH, PROBABLY IN OUR LIST OF ISSUES WE'VE WE'RE
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IDENTIFYING, UM, I THINK WE'VE HEARD NOW PROBABLY MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE BACKGROUND CHECK IS A SERIOUS IMPEDIMENT TO FILLING OUR POSITIONS.UM, AND FOR EVERYONE'S KNOWLEDGE THAT IS NOT UNDER CIVIL SERVICES CONTROL, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS CONTROLLED BY HR.
UM, AND I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH OUR HR PARTNERS ABOUT WHY THEY'RE HOLDING UP HIRES AND BACKGROUND.
WHERE I WORK IN HIGHER ED, WE GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AS WELL.
IT'S A MATTER OF WEEKS FOR US TO GET OUR BACKGROUND CHECKS BACK, NOT A MATTER OF MONTHS.
SO THAT'S A, THAT I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
PROBABLY HAVE 90 REGARDING THE SPECIFIC, UM, REPLACEMENT IN PD.
UM, HOW MANY PEOPLE BACKGROUND? GOOD ENOUGH? AND I, I AGREE WITH, UM, PRESIDENT HOLLINS, UM, I'VE WORKED WITH BACKGROUND CHECKS.
AND IT DOES NOT TAKE A YEAR TO DO A BACKGROUND CHECK.
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S SPECIFICALLY GOING THROUGH AND CALLING, COME ON.
UH, UH, WE CAN TAKE A NOVICE HERE, RUN A BACKGROUND CHECK ON JUST THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.
AND SO I KNOW THAT FOR PD IT NEEDS TO BE MORE EXTENSIVE.
BUT THIS IS NOW BORDER ON LCY.
THE FACT THAT YOU'RE NOT FILLING POSITIONS BECAUSE OF THE BACKGROUND.
AND DON'T TELL ME THAT THEY CAN'T BE DONE.
SOMEONE'S BLOWING SMOKE AND I'M NOT GONNA, I'M NOT, I'M NOT FEELING IT.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PEARSON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
LOVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALRIGHT, NOW, ITEM CARRIES.
ITEM 12 IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR JOSE CRUZ, SENIOR SURVEY TECHNICIAN.
AND MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
UH, YEAH, COMMISSIONER LOVE F.
ON JANUARY 21ST, 2020 FOURTH, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE HARVARD DEPARTMENT FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE PROVISIONARY CRUZ SENIOR SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
STAFF HAS TO REVIEW THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE EXTENSION OF MR. CRUZ PROVISIONARY PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE TO ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41, SUBSECTION TWO OF THE CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS AND SECTION 1.01 B SUBSECTION TWO OF THE CIVIL SERVICE POLICY PROCEDURES.
ON JANUARY 40, 20, 20 11, MR. CRUZ WAS HIRED BY THE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION DEPARTMENT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN.
OUR CAREER, UH, MR. CRUZ THEN BEGAN HIS, UH, HIS ATTORNEY OF GRADUATE PROMOTING WITHIN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, STARTING IN MARCH OF 2020 SECOND, 2014.
HE WAS HIRED AS AN OFFICE, UH, SERVICE ASSISTANT ONE WHEN THE TD DEPARTMENT ON MARCH 3RD, 2018, HE WAS PROMOTED TO CLERK TYPIST THREE WITH THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT ON AUGUST 15TH, 2021, UH, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SURVEY TECHNICIAN.
AND ON JULY 15TH, 2023, MR. CRUZ WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR SURVEY TECHNICIAN.
DURING HIS INITIAL PROVISIONARY PERIOD, MR. CRUZ LACKED DIRECT SUPERVISION AND GUIDANCE OF SOME OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS REQUIRED OF A SENIOR SURVEY TECHNICIAN.
AND THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE INCREASED WORKLOADS WORKLOAD CAUSED BY THE HIGH DIVISION.
MR. CRUZ PROVISIONARY PERIOD IS SCHEDULED TO INCLUDE ON OR OFF FEBRUARY 19TH, 2024.
AS OF THE LAST PAY PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 12TH, 2024, MR. CRUZ HAD COMPLETED A 55.5 HOURS LEAVING HIM WITH 188.5 HOURS BEFORE REACHING THE 1044 HOURS.
GRANTING THE EXTENSION OF PROBATION WILL ALLOW MR. CRUZ TO RECEIVE CONTINUED GUIDANCE, TRAINING, AND FEEDBACK TO ADDRESS THE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT AND TO EFFECTIVELY DEMONSTRATE PROFICIENCY WITHIN THE FULL SCOPE OF THE SENIOR SURVEY TECHNICIAN.
HIS SUBMITTED SUPERVISOR WILL DEDICATE THE NEXT THREE MONTHS TO PROVIDE THE MESSAGE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO LEADER WITH FULL SCOPE OF DUTIES AND THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT, MR. CRUZ, HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS REQUEST IS SENT TO THIS AGENDA.
AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEPARTMENT HERE AS WELL, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE QUESTION.
I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE AT LEAST TWO.
UH, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT GLORIA PETERSON.
UM, UH, IT'S JUST TO MAKE SURE I I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU SAID.
SO, UM, HIS PROBATION WOULD HAVE, UH, WOULD HAVE COMPLETED ON FEBRUARY 19TH.
HIS SCHEDULE COMPLETE, COMPLETE NEXT MONTH, FEBRUARY 19TH, UHHUH.
AND SO TODAY'S THE 31ST AND THEY'RE REQUESTING THE EXTENSION? YES.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS, UM, AN EXTENSION OF PROBATION SHOULDN'T COME AS A SURPRISE TO AN EMPLOYEE OR TO THE EMPLOYER.
AND WE SHOULD KNOW, UH, LONG BEFORE, UH, A MONTH BEFORE THE PERSON IS SET TO, UH, COMPLETE THEIR PROBATIONARY PERIOD, WE SHOULD ALREADY
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KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING WELL.YOU SAID THAT THERE, UH, AND THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST MR. CRUZ.
THIS, THIS, IT SOUNDS LIKE A SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF SUPERVISION AND GUIDANCE, UH, BECAUSE OF VACANCIES, A LACK OF SUPERVISION AND GUIDANCE.
SO DURING THAT TIME OF HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD, WHICH IS HOW LONG SIX MONTHS, UH, NO ONE WAS SUPERVISING HIM.
THERE WAS NO GUIDANCE FOR THIS PERSON.
WHAT? WE WERE JUST PAYING SOMEONE FOR SITTING IN A SEAT.
I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SIX MONTH PERIOD TO LOOK AT THE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS AND THIS PERSON DIDN'T FALL OFF A BOAT.
HE CAME, HE'S BEEN IN HERE SINCE 2011.
SO WE GET DOWN TO SIX MONTHS AND A NEW POSITION, AND WE'RE AT JANUARY 31ST AND FIGURED OUT THAT IT WASN'T WORKING.
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE PICTURE BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW ON A MONTHLY BASIS IF I HAVE A SIX MONTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD ON WHETHER I'M MEETING THE STANDARD.
SO ARE YOU TELLING ME THE DEPARTMENT WASN'T DOING ANY INTERMITTENT REVIEWS AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 30 DAYS BEFORE THIS PERSON IS SUPPOSED TO MEET PROBATION? SO WHEN DID THE EMPLOYEE KNOW THAT THEY WERE FAILING TO MAKE THE GRADE? AND WHEN DID THE EMPLOYER KNOW? AND WHY ARE WE JUST ACTING ON IT NOW? COMMISSIONER, I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
I ALSO HAVE THAT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT HERE FROM THE DIVISION AS WELL AS THE EMPLOYEE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BACK THERE.
SORRY, I DON'T WANNA BLOCK YOU.
SO, UM, MR. CRUZ, ARE YOU HERE? COME, COME SIT.
I WANT TO, HOW ABOUT I, WE'RE TALKING DIRECTLY TO YOU.
AND ANY OF MY QUESTIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE DIS DISRESPECTFUL, IT JUST MEANS THAT I'M IGNORANT AND I NEED INFORMATION.
MOVE FROM, UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, SO MR. CRUZ IN THE DIVISION AS WELL HAD NOTIFIED.
SO HE WAS GIVEN A FOUR OR FIVE MONTH PROBATION, EXCUSE ME, UH, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
SO THIS WOULD'VE BEEN BACK IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME.
SO HE WAS AWARE, UH, HE WAS AWARE OF THE, UH, THE DEFICIENCIES, IF YOU WILL, THE LACK OF SUPERVISION, UH, AT THE MEETING TO BE TRAINED UP TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE POSITION.
UH, WHEN THE REQUEST WAS MADE TO US IN OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION FOR HARBOR WAS IN DECEMBER, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, FORMALIZE A, A MORE FORMAL PERFORMANCE, UH, APPRAISAL AND COME A FIVE MONTH PERIOD WHEN THE SUBMISSION WAS MADE.
IT WAS GOING TO BE MADE IN EARLY JANUARY FOR THE COMMISSION'S REVIEW, WHICH COULD'VE BEEN WITHIN THE 30 DAYS.
UM, THE REASON THAT THERE WAS A DELAY, UH, MR. CRUZ WAS OUT FOR A WEEK ON LEAVE AND THEN WAS OUT, UH, FOR SOME TRAINING, UH, OUT OF STATE AS WELL.
SO THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION THAT WOULD COVER THE FULL SCOPE.
UM, AGAIN, HE HAD ALREADY, UH, BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS SOME ISSUES THAT HE WAS GONNA BE AT A MEET.
SAID IT WAS GONNA BE AN EXTENSION REQUEST THAT WAS DONE BEFOREHAND.
BUT THE PAPERWORK THAT YOU SEE UNFORTUNATELY CAME IN, UM, AFTER, UH, THE THIRD DATE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING TREATED FAIRLY? UM, I FEEL THE GOAL LINE WAS MOVED ON ME DURING THIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD ORIGINALLY, UH, WHEN THIS, I ASKED A QUESTION THAT I, I RECOGNIZED MYSELF THAT I NEEDED, UH, TO, UH, DEVELOP MORE OF MY SKILLS FOR THIS POSITION.
AND SO I REACHED OUT AND THEY SAID, UH, A STANDARD, OH, WE NEED YOU TO BE PROFICIENT IN THIS AND THIS AND THAT.
SO I MADE AN EFFORT AND IT'LL SHOW IN ONE OF THE APPRAISALS THAT I DID MAKE THAT EFFORT.
UM, AND THEN AROUND THREE MONTHS OR FOUR MONTHS OR WHATEVER, UH, THEY MOVED, I FEEL THEY MOVED THE GOAL LINE ON ME.
WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS, UH, UH, DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OR MAYBE TWO MONTHS THERE, UM, THEY SAID, WE NEED YOU TO DO THIS AND THIS AND THAT.
UH, FIELD ACTIVITIES BE PROFICIENT IN THIS AND THIS, UH, FOR THE FIELD.
THEY'VE, UH, THE PROMOTION INVOLVED PUTTING ME IN A HYDRO SECTION.
UM, AND I UNDERSTOOD THAT I WAS GONNA BE LEARNING THAT AND, UH, GETTING THAT.
SO NOW I BECAME BETTER PROFICIENT IN THE FIELD LEVELS LIKE THEY RECOMMENDED ME DO.
AND THEN IN THE FOUR OR FIVE MONTH, UH, MEETING, THEY MOVED THE GOAL AND THEY ADDED THE PAC UH, SOFTWARE AND ALL THIS STUFF, UH, ADDITIONALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
UM, SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF NOT FAIR.
AND, AND IN MY SENSE, I, I DON'T KNOW THE REGULATIONS AND HOW THAT WORKS, BUT, UH, I BELIEVE I'M CON I'M CONFIDENT IN MYSELF THAT I CAN MEET THOSE DEMANDS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRAINING.
UH, THE DEPARTMENT, THE DIVISION SURVEY DIVISION IS BEING VERY SUPPORTIVE AND
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PROVIDED ME THE TRAINING.SO I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO MEET THAT.
BUT I DO FEEL LIKE I WAS TREATED UNFAIRLY TO KEEP IT SHORT.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY BECAUSE YOU TOLD THE COMMISSION THAT YES, THE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO EXTEND MY PROBATION AND IT'S A VALID REQUEST BECAUSE I NEED MORE TRAINING.
HOWEVER, THE REASON WHY, IF I'M JUST GONNA SUMMARIZE WHAT I'VE HEARD, AND YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M SUMMARIZING WRONG.
HOWEVER, THE REASON WHY I DIDN'T MEET PROBATION IS BECAUSE AT THE INCEPTION THEY DID NOT TELL ME I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BE PROFICIENT IN B ONLY A MM-HMM.
SO IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB, AND, AND I WANT YOU TO HEAR MY QUESTION, OKAY? 'CAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT.
NO, NO, BUT I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.
BUT, BUT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME, DO YOU, DO YOU NEED BOTH IN THE, THE, THE, IN MY POSITION, MY SPECIFIC POSITION, I NEED B.
YOU NEED THEM BOTH? I NEED 'EM BOTH.
BUT I NEED B MORE THAN THAN A, BUT I NEED A, YOU NEED, BUT I'M AND B.
YOU KNOW, I, UM, FOR ME, WHENEVER I'M MAKING A DECISION, I BASE MY DECISIONS ON THE INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVE AND I HAVE WHAT I CALL A TRUTH BAROMETER.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME IS TELLING ME THE TRUTH.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR TELLING ME THE TRUTH.
UH, THAT HELPS ME TO MAKE A QUALIFIED DECISION.
I ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS BEING TREATED FAIRLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE SAY WE DO.
BUT I DON'T LIKE TO GO BY THIS.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
I WANNA KNOW HOW YOU'VE BEEN IMPACTED.
SO HOW MUCH MORE TIME IS THE DEPARTMENT SAYING THAT YOU NEED? AND THEN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH MORE TIME THAT YOU NEED.
UM, THEY'RE SAYING WHAT AND WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? I, I'LL, I'LL GO WITH THE THREE MONTHS.
I THINK I'LL MEET THAT WAY BEFORE THAT.
BUT YOU FEEL LIKE THREE MONTHS IS FAIR.
'CAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO SAY THREE MONTHS WHEN YOU REALLY NEED IT.
IS IT THREE MONTHS THAT YOU NEED? I I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME YOU HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU APPRECIATE THE EXTENSION.
HOWEVER, YOU WOULD HAVE WANTED TO KNOW THAT THEY WANTED THE ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION AT THE INCEPTION OF THE PROBATIONARY.
IT, IT JUST FEELS LIKE, AND YOU KNOW, I, I PUT IN SO MUCH EFFORT TO GET A DOWN.
AND THEN THEY, OH NO, BUT NOW WE NEED B AND LIKE, OH, THAT KIND OF HIT ME IN THE, IN THE GUT.
IT DIDN'T FEEL GOOD, YOU KNOW, BUT, BUT YOU ARE THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU WANT TO DO THE BEST JOB.
I LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH.
SO, UM, IT, IT HIT, IT HURTS MY EGO, LIKE THIS WHOLE THING.
UH, BUT YOU KNOW, WE ALL GOTTA GO THROUGH STUFF.
I'M, I'M ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES AND I'M HOPING FOR THE BEST.
AND I WANT YOUR EGO TO BE DAMAGED.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT EXTRA TRAINING THAT THREE MONTHS IT'LL GO BY.
THANK, DON'T LET THAT BOTHER YOU AT ALL.
BUT YOU GOTTA HAVE IT ALL TO BE THE BEST.
AND I CAN TELL FROM THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU'VE BEEN WITH US, YOU WANT TO BE THE BEST.
THANK YOU, SIR, FOR ALLOWING, ALLOWING ME TO ASK YOU THOSE QUESTIONS.
NO MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME, SIR.
I HAD ONE, BUT SHE ANSWERED FOR OH, OKAY.
UH, WHAT IS THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR? MOTIVATED EMPLOYEE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
AND I, I LOVE THE POSITION I DO.
I I'M ON THE BOAT AND I GET TO DO IT.
SO I, I'M TRYING TO DO MY BEST TO LEARN EVERYTHING THAT I CAN.
AND IN THE SHORT RUN OF TIME THAT I GOT, BUT I, IT IS THERE, THEY SENT ME TO, UH, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA FOR A CONFERENCE TO LEARN THE SOFTWARE.
AND SO I'M WELL ON MY WAY TO, UH, MEETING THE GOAL WELL BEFORE THE THREE MONTHS.
SO I THINK THREE MONTHS IS, IS PLENTY.
AND THAT'S A GOOD EMPLOYER THAT WILL SEND YOU FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON THEIR DIME.
DID THEY AT LEAST FEED YOU WELL? OH YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, PART OF WHAT I THINK OUR CHALLENGE IS WITH THESE EXTENSION, PROBATIONARY PERIOD IS WE KNOW GREAT EMPLOYEES ARE TRYING TO GET THE WORK DONE.
AND SO, AND, AND IN SOME WAYS THIS IS GOOD FOR YOU, BUT WE ALSO WANNA HOLD THE DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTABLE THAT OUR STANDARD PROBATIONARY PERIOD IS SIX MONTHS.
THAT'S WHAT THE UNIONS EXPECT.
THAT'S WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES SHOULD EXPECT.
UM, AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE AS AN EMPLOYER TO GET THE TRAINING DONE THAT WE NEED TO AND DO THE EVALUATIONS
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WE NEED TO IN SIX MONTHS.SO WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE ALL HERE IN SUPPORT OF YOU.
WE'RE JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HOLDING THE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABLE TOO.
AND THAT'S WHY I APPRECIATE CIVIL SERVICE.
AND I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT HEARING THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
AND WE GET THAT YOU HAVE VACANCIES, BUT OUR FOCUS HAS TO ALWAYS BE ON THE IMPACT OF OUR DECISIONS AND OUR ACTIONS.
AND AND THAT'S WHY I HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS.
FORTUNATE TO HAVE MR. CRUZ HERE TO SPEAK WITH THIS.
UNLESS THERE IS FURTHER DISCUSSION, I I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
HOW DOES THIS, IS THIS GONNA GO ON MY RECORD AS A BLEMISH OR IT'S JUST A PROBLEM? PLEASE.
THEIR ITSELF, IT'S THEIR RECORD
THEY BETTER BE WONDERING ABOUT THE BLEMISH ON THEIR RECORD AFTERWARDS.
AND, AND YOU'LL SEE LIKE THE, THE DOCUMENTATION WE GET, THE REASONING THAT SAL GAVE IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T PROVIDE X, Y AND ZI.
AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT TO ME VERY.
THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT JUST, I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
THEY DIDN'T MAKE YOU THE THOUGH.
THEY, THEY OWNED UP TO THEIR PART IN IT.
THEY, AND, AND IT'S CLEAR IN THE WRITING.
THE DEPARTMENT IS TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY.
AND I, AND I GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR THAT.
THEY COULD HAVE EASILY SAID IT WAS YOU AND THEY DID NOT DO THAT.
UM, THEN WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
LOVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? THIS MOTION CARRIES.
GOOD LUCK ON THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.
ITEM 13, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING OF JAMES GILLS.
REFUSE OPERATOR TO PARKING CONTROL CHECKER ONE.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
SECOND GORDON PETERSON AND LOVE.
ON JANUARY 10TH, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM NAVID RODRIGUEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL FOR THE TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING OF JAMES LES REVENUE OPERATOR ONE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU TO THE POSITION OF PARKING CONTROL CHECKER ONE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 63, SUB SIX AND FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZE THE TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING OF JAMES GILLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 63 SUBSECTION FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 63 SUBSECTION FIVE STATES IN EMPLOYEE MAY BE TEMPORARILY REASSIGNED TO ANOTHER CLASSIFICATION FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN DECLARED PERMANENTLY AND CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF THEIR CLASSIFICATION.
OR IT HAS BEEN DEEMED ADVISABLE BY THE CITY HEALTH OFFICER THAT THEY NO LONGER BE ASSIGNED SUCH DUTIES.
JAMES DIAL WAS HIRED AS A REFUGE OPERATOR, ONE ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2019, AND ATTAINED PERMANENT STATUS ON AUGUST 28TH, 2019.
AS PER THE MEMO DATED JANUARY 10TH, 2024, MR. DOLES WAS INJURED IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2019.
ON MARCH 21ST, 2023, MR. DOLES WAS ISSUED PERMANENT MEDICAL RESTRICTIONS THAT PROHIBITED PAM TRUMP PERFORMING THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF HIS POSITION OF REFUSE OPERATOR ONE.
MR. GILLES PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY'S INTERACTIVE PROCESS AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SOUGHT ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH COULD ACCOMMODATE HIS MEDICAL RESTRICTIONS.
PUBLIC WORKS PERSONNEL DIVISION IDENTIFIED A PARKING CONTROL CHECKUP, PHYSICIAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAUS STREET SWEEPING SLASH PARKING CONTROL DIVISION AS A POSITION IN WHICH MR. GILLES COULD LIKELY BE SUCCESSFUL.
AFTER RETRAINING ON DECEMBER 26TH, 2023, MR. GILLES ACCEPTED THE OFFER OF ALTERNATE EMPLOYMENT AND INDICATES HIS AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING FOR THE POSITION OF PARKING CONTROL CHECKER ONE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU STREET SWEEPING PARKING CONTROL DIVISION.
UPON APPROVAL BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, MR. GILLES WILL BEGIN HIS TEMPORARY REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING
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FOR THE POSITION OF PARKING CONTROL CHECKER ONE.IF MR. GILLES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES THE SIX MONTH TRAINING PERIOD, THE DEPARTMENT WILL SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE COMMISSION FOR A PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT TO THE POSITION OF PARKING CONTROL CHECKER ONE.
MR. GILLES AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY RETURN THE CITY'S RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ADDITIONALLY, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR TASHA? ALL RIGHT.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ANSWERED 'EM ALL.
UH, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ITEM 13 CARRIES.
ITEM 14 IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR JOSE SANCHEZ, GARAGE SERVICE ATTENDANT ONE AND A MOTION SO MOVED.
SO THIS REPORT WAS COMPLETED BY MY COLLEAGUE ANO AND ON BEHALF ON JANUARY 11TH, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE PROVISIONARY PERIOD FOR SANCHEZ GARAGE SERVICE.
ONE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST TO RECOMMENDS APPROVING MR. SAN'S EXTENSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41, SECTION TWO OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES REGULATIONS SECTION 1.01, SUBSECTION ONE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE POLICY PROCEDURES.
JOSE SANCHEZ WAS HIRED ON AUGUST 14TH, 2023 AS THE GARAGE SERVICES ATTENDANT IN THE FIELD DIVISION, THE FLEET SERVICES BUREAU AS A CONDITIONAL PROBATION GARAGE SERVICE ATTENDANCE MUST ATTEND CLASS B COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE.
MR. SANCHEZ IS SCHEDULED FOR THE FOUR WEEK, UH, BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINING IN FEBRUARY, 2024.
NEXT MONTH, AFTER WHICH HE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE DMV SKILLS TEST FOR THE CLASS B LICENSE.
MR. SANCHEZ PROBATION IS SCHEDULED TO CONCLUDE ON OR ABOUT 4 14 20 24.
AND THIS REQUEST WAS RECEIVED WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, UH, OF THE, FOR THE PROVISION, UH, EXPIRES.
IT IS REQUESTED THAT AN EXTENSION BE GRANTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS, WHICH IS 5 22 20 $2 TO ALLOW MR. SANCHEZ THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED FOUR WEEK BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINING AND SCHEDULE THE SKILLS TEST FOR THE DMV, THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.
AND MR. SANCHEZ HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE REQUEST IS ON THE COMMISSION'S AGENDA AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON, WHEN THE EMPLOYEE IS HIRED INTO THIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD, THEY DON'T NEED TO HAVE THE CLASS B CORRECT.
DO THEY NEED TO HAVE A PERMIT? NOT COULD I HAVE, I'M GLAD.
UH, IT'S NOT REQUIRED FOR THEM, UH, TO GET THE POSITION, BUT IT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THE PROBATION.
SO HOW MUCH? SO IN ORDER TO, IT'S THE SIX MONTH PROBATION, WE GIVE THEM ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
'CAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT PROBATION IS.
AND, UH, JUST TO KIND OF, UH, UH, PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, UM, THE DEPARTMENT DOES PAY FOR THE TRAINING FOR THEM TO GET THEIR LICENSE.
UH, AND WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF THE PANDEMIC.
UM, WHERE WITH THE VENDOR IT'S, IT WAS IN PERSON AND THE PANDEMIC HAD DELAYED A LOT OF THE TRAINING.
UH, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET EVERYONE BACK ON BOARD WITH ALL THEIR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
NOW THAT, UH, THE VENDOR IS CONDUCTING IN PERSON TRAINING NOW, SO, SO WE WE'RE JUST SO I MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR ME.
SO THE EMPLOYEE HAS SIX MONTHS TO GET THE CLASS B.
UM, WE, UH, THE EMPLOYER, WE THE EMPLOYER PROVIDE, UH, THE TRAINING FOR THE CLASS B, IT'S, IT'S ON US TO GIVE THEM THE TRAINING SO THEY CAN OBTAIN THE CLASS B.
SO, UM, WHEN DO WE, WHEN DID WE KNOW DURING THIS SIX MONTHS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A VENDOR THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE THAT TRAINING? WE'VE HAD THE VENDOR, IT'S JUST THE VENDOR STOPPED DOING THE TRAINING BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
UM, SO OH, THE PANDEMIC'S BEEN OPEN NOW FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
AND WE'RE GETTING BACK ON BOARD TRYING TO GET EVERYONE, UH, GET ALL THE PROPER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS RIGHT NOW.
UH, SO WHEN NEW PEOPLE DO COME IN, THEY'RE AND GIVEN THEIR SIX MONTHS AND WE HAVE OUR TRAINING COORDINATOR THAT COORDINATES THEIR, UH, SCHEDULED TRAINING AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR THE LICENSING, UH, WE GIVE THEM SIX MONTHS, UH, THAT REQUIRES THEM TO GO AND GET A PERMIT.
AND THEN, UH, THEN FROM THERE THEY COMPLETE THE TRAINING THAT, UH, UH, CELL HAVE MENTIONED AND THEN THEY CAN APPLY FOR THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR FOR THE UPDATED LICENSE.
SO WHEN, WHEN, WHEN DID THE VENDOR TELL YOU THEY COULDN'T TRAIN? BECAUSE THE OBTAINING
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THE CLASS B IS THE REQUISITE FOR THE POSITION.YOU GIVE THEM SIX MONTHS TO GET THE CLASS B.
SO YOU'RE COMING IN FOR A POSITION, YOU KNOW YOU NEED A CLASS B, YOU SHOULD BE GOING DOWN TO GET THE PERMIT RIGHT AWAY SO THAT YOU CAN BE AVAILABLE TO BE TRAINED.
ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT MR. SANCHEZ OBTAINED HIS PERMIT AND WAS SITTING THERE WAITING TO BE TRAINED AND THE DEPARTMENT HAD NO VENDOR THAT COULD TRAIN THEM? SO DURING THIS ENTIRE SIX MONTH, THE, THE VENDOR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THAT TRAINING.
SO, UM, THE TRAINING STOPPED IN APRIL, 2020 WHEN HE WAS, UM, THEY JUST RECENTLY STARTED DOING THE TRAINING AGAIN.
NOW WHEN DID THEY START DOING THE TRAINING AGAIN? UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY COORDINATING THAT NOW.
SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SCHEDULED, I THINK IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
NO, NO, THAT'S NOT MY QUESTION.
WHEN DID THE VENDOR START DOING THE TRAINING? WE HAVEN'T, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIVE TRAINING RIGHT NOW WITH THEM.
UH, 'CAUSE WE'VE RECENTLY NOTICED OUR EMPLOYEES OF THIS NEW LICENSEE REQUIREMENT NOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING FOR THEM THROUGH THE VENDOR THAT WE HAVE.
YOU KNOW, I'M TOTALLY CONFUSED.
IT, IT'S H SO THE CLASS B IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE POSITION WHEN I'M HIRED, I KNOW THAT I NEED A CLASS B IS THE A, ARE WE GOOD ON THAT SO FAR? YES, IT IS FORM.
IT COULD EITHER BE CLASS B OR CLASS A.
EITHER WAY, A CLASS B OR A CLASS A IS GOING TO NEED A PERMIT TO BE TRAINED.
AND THE CLASS A IS GOING TO NEED EVEN MORE.
I, I GET THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO LICENSES.
SO WE, THE CITY HAS A VENDOR THAT IS GOING TO TRAIN THIS PROBATIONARY PERSON.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS WHEN DID THE VENDOR TELL US THAT THEY WOULD START TRAINING OUR EMPLOYEES AGAIN? THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IT'S OKAY.
YEAH, I'LL HAVE TO GET THAT ANSWER FOR YOU.
ALTHOUGH I KNOW OUR, THAT WE'VE JUST RECENTLY STARTED SCHEDULING THEM.
SO I SHOULD BE TROTTING DOWN TO THE DMV TO GET THAT PERMIT.
SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO TRAIN ME.
BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT WE HAVE NO TRAINER BECAUSE OF THEIR PANDEMIC.
BUT NO, THE PANDEMIC'S LAWN DEAD.
WE DONE ROLLED THE PANDEMIC INTO OBSCURITY.
I WANNA KNOW WHEN THIS VENDOR TOLD US THAT THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE THE TRAINING.
BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE IF THE VENDOR HAS BEEN PROVIDING THE TRAINING FOR OVER THE NINE MONTH PERIOD AND WE JUST HAVEN'T SIGNED ANYBODY UP, THEN WE'RE WASTING THE CITY'S MONEY AND IT'S ACTUALLY THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY.
I CAN GET CLARIFICATION AS TO WHEN THE VENDOR, UH, IS FINALLY PAID OR REINSTATED IN PERSON TRAINING.
AND THEN WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS ACCOUNTABILITY.
IF I'M HIRING SOMEONE WITH A SIX MONTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD, THE ONUS IS ON ME.
IF I'M PROVIDING AND PAYING FOR THE TRAINING AND NOT THE EMPLOYEE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD THE EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABLE TO GETTING THAT TRAINING.
BUT IF YOU GUYS ARE THE, THE DRIVING FACTOR, THEN WE CAN EXTEND THEM INTO PERPETUITY.
SO, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
I WANT TO KNOW WHEN THE VENDOR CAME BACK ONLINE, WHEN WE APPROACHED THE VENDOR TO START TRAINING OUR PEOPLE.
BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OUR VENDOR DOESN'T AND OUR EMPLOYEES BEING HELD TO A STANDARD.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? WHEN, WHEN AM I GONNA GET THAT INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, WHEN DO WE THINK I CAN GET THAT ANSWER TODAY? THANK YOU.
WE'LL GIVE YOU LIKE COORDINATE WITH SAL PROBABLY.
UM, ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
SO I HAVE TWO IN FAVOR OF ONE AGAINST AND ZERO, UH, ABSTENTIONS.
ITEM 15, RECOMMENDATION FOR EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR VONG V, UH, GARAGE SERVICE ATTENDANT.
WHAT MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
A GORDON PETERSON LOVE S IS ALSO ON BEHALF COUNSEL.
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ALSO AN MEDICAL REQUEST.PRIOR TO THE PREVIOUS ONE ON JANUARY 11TH, WE RECEIVED A REQUEST, UH, FROM THE FINANCIAL, UH, MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE PROVISIONARY PERIOD FOR BOND BANK, THE RIGHT TO LIEUTENANT ONE.
UM, AND WE ALSO, UH, CIVIL SERVICE ALSO RECOMMENDS, UH, EXTENSION ACCORD FIVE RELATIONS SECTION 1 0 1, 1 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE POLICY PROCEDURES.
UM, MR. BANK WAS ALSO HIRED ON AUGUST 14TH, 2023.
UM, A IZED SERVICE TODAY, ONE, AND, YOU KNOW, AND OF COURSE THE CLASS B LICENSE HAS REQUIREMENT PROBATION.
UM, SO HIS PROBATION PERIOD IS ALSO SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED ON OR WRONG, FEBRUARY 14TH.
AND, AND IT'S REQUESTED THAT THE EXTENSION OF GRANTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO COMPLETE THE, THE REQUIRED TRAINING BEFORE WE BEGAN THE TRAINING AND OBTAIN THE LICENSE OF THE DMV.
AND, UH, THE DEPARTMENT SAW THIS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DOES THE EMPLOYEE GET A BUMP IN SALARY WHEN THEY COMPLETE PROBATION QUESTION UHUH? YES.
SO WHEN YOU EXTEND THEM BY THESE FEW MONTHS, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT GETTING THAT BUMP, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO THEY DO RECEIVE THE INCREASE? THEY DO, THEY DO.
ARE ARE WE IN DISAGREEMENT HERE? I GUESS I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
SO WHEN IS THE BUMP? UH, I'M CONFUSED NOW.
SO BE A THOUSAND, 1,044 HOURS.
SO AT 1,044 HOURS THERE'S A PROBATIONARY BUMP.
IS THAT, IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING MR. ROSA? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.
IS IT, IS IT, BECAUSE ALL THAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT IS IF WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND, IS THE EMPLOYEE NOT ONLY JUST TAKE, IS THERE, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE LOSING? I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE IMPACT OF THE EXTENSION AND BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THEIR SALARY.
THAT WHEN, WHENEVER THEY HIT THOSE HOURS, NO MATTER WHEN, WHETHER THEY'RE ON PROBATION OR NOT, THEY GET THE BUMP.
I BELIEVE THAT TO BE THE CASE.
'CAUSE WE'VE HAD EMPLOYEE OR WHO WERE ON TRANSITIONAL DUTY, YOUR PROBATIONARY HOURS ARE REFLECTIVE OF 1,044 SCHEDULED HOURS USING PAY CODE SH OR TC TELECOM HOURS.
AND WE'VE HAD EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN ON TRANSITIONAL DUTY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, AND THOSE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN AFFORDED A STEP INCREASE THAT WAS DUE DUE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NOT YET PASSED PROBATION.
SO S YOU KNOW, I NEED YOU TO CONFIRM THAT, RIGHT? YES, I ANSWER THAT.
AND THE REASON WHY I AMM NOT GONNA ASK YOU FOR THE CONFIRMATION YES.
IS I UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT HE'S SAYING AND I BELIEVE EXACTLY WHAT HE'S SAYING.
BUT BECAUSE YOU GAVE ME AN ADDITIONAL VIEWPOINT, I WANT TO KNOW, UM, EXACTLY WHAT IT'S, IT'S A LOCAL I APPRECIATE IT.
AND I'M ALSO SEEING SHAKING HEADS IN THE AUDIENCE.
SO I THINK THEIR EXPERIENCE MAY BE DIFFERENT.
SO IF I HAVE MISINFORMED, WE'LL COME BACK AND GIVE YOU THE CORRECT.
AND THERE'S A LOT THAT WE HAVE ON OUR PLATES.
BELIEVE ME, THIS IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT.
BUT I, I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT OUR ACTIONS AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON OUR STAFF.
THAT'S WHERE I LOOK IS WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON THE STAFF? UH, BECAUSE THE, THE STAFF PERSON IS THE ONE THAT HAS TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.
THE, THE BUILDING, THE CITY DOESN'T DROP TO THE STORE.
UM, I'LL DO THAT AFTER, ONCE WE MOVE THIS.
UM, ANY FURTHER? NO, NOT FOR ME.
UM, WITH THAT, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PEARSON.
I SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LOVE, UH, FOR ITEM 15.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? THIS MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 16 IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF RESIGNED EMPLOYEE JUAN RO, UH, WATER UTILITY MECHANIC TWO.
AND MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
A GORDON PETERSON LOVE AND COMMISSIONERS.
WE DID RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM JAIME GARCIA, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE PETITION, APPROVAL TO EMPLOYEE JUAN MOR TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF UTILITY MECHANIC TWO.
UM, REQUEST SECTION 45 CIVIL SERVICE RULES REGULATIONS, UM, WHICH STATES THAT THE NO PRIORITY LIST EXISTS FOR A CLASSIFICATION,
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WHICH IS A REQUISITION.UM, A RESIGNED OR RETIRED EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED, UH, PERMANENT STATUS OF THE CLASSIFICATION TODAY AFTER APPROVAL APPOINTED AUTHORITY, THE COMMISSION, UM, HE REAPPOINTED CLASSIFICATION, UM, HE DOES HAVE SERVED, UH, PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
UM, SO MR. RAJO, UH, WAS FIRST HIRED BY THE MORTGAGE UTILITIES, UH, MANAGING RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, UM, A DEPART UTILITY MECHANIC, ONE ON MAY 29TH.
UM, AND HE DID RESIGN ON NOVEMBER 3RD, UM, 2023 AS A PARTNER, UTILITY MECHANIC TWO.
UM, ON JANUARY 12TH, 2024, UH, MR. RAJO EMAILED GARCIA REQUESTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REAPPOINTMENT ACCORDING UTILITY MECHANIC TWO, UH, WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THE DEPARTMENT DOES INTEND TO USE REQUISITION, UH, 24 5 FOR REAPPOINTMENT, UM, OF MR. MORRA, UM, WAS SUBMITTED, UM, ON, UH, OCTOBER 24TH, 2020 THREES APPROVED AND OPEN.
UM, UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, MR. MOR WILL FILL ONE OF THE 17 EXISTING VACANCIES THAT DEPARTMENT.
UM, THE DEPARTMENT DID CONDUCT 37 INTERVIEWS AND, UM, THEY EXTEND OFFERS, UM, THURSDAY OF THIS MONTH, UM, BEFORE MAKING POSITIONS.
SO I'LL THEM SPEAK TO HOW MANY MR. ROJO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REAPPOINTMENT, UM, APPOINTED.
YOU'LL HAVE TO SERVE PROBATIONARY HEARING AND THAT ALL PRIOR SERVICE SERVICE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN SEVERED.
UM, WE DO HAVE THE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE HERE THIS MORNING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION.
HOW MANY, UM, YOU SAID YOU'RE SENDING OUT INTERVIEWS.
HOW MANY OFFICE? MORNING COMMISSIONER? UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
SO WE HAVE, WE'RE PROVIDED AN ELIGIBILITY LIST WITH, UH, 43 CANDIDATES THAT WERE QUALIFIED.
WE INVITED ALL TO INTERVIEW 37, DID ATTEND THE INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED OVER TWO WEEKS.
ALL DAY, EVERY DAY FOR YEAH, TWO WEEKS.
UM, OUT OF THOSE CANDIDATES, UH, WE ARE HAVE EXTENDED ALREADY 12 OFFERS, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT ACCEPTANCE RATE SO FAR.
AND MR. MAJARO HAD LEFT IN GOOD STANDING.
UH, HE'S WOULD REQUIRE NO FURTHER TRAINING UPON HIS REAPPOINTMENT.
SO WE WOULD REALLY LIKE AND HIGHLY REQUEST, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST TODAY.
AND IT WOULD ONLY TAKE, UH, ANOTHER VACANCY WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE DIVISION DUE TO SHIFT BETWEEN THE DIVISIONS.
SO, UH, THOSE VACANCIES ARE OCCURRING IN THREE DIVISIONS.
AND ALL THESE DIVISIONS ARE, ALL THOSE OFFERS WENT SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR EACH DIVISION.
SO, UH, WE'RE HOPING TO USE, WELL ACTUALLY, WE'LL, YEAH, WE'LL HAVE A A HUNDRED PERCENT USAGE RATE OF THE ELIGIBILITY LIST BASED ON THIS, UH, INTERVIEW PROCESS.
AND WHAT'S YOUR ACCEPTANCE RATE SO FAR? ACCEPTANCE RATE? A HUNDRED PERCENT.
SO EVERYONE WE'VE OFFERED TO, I, YOU SAID THAT WASN'T SURE.
I, I'M JUST, UH, I'M JUST, I'M IN SHOCK
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD THAT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME SKIP TODAY.
AND BELIEVE ME, I HAVEN'T SKIPPED IN OVER 30 YEARS.
UM, I REMEMBER, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I I, I, MY BRAIN IS PROCESSING THIS CORRECTLY.
YES, THAT WAS YOU, YOU HEARD CORRECTLY.
AND YOU AN ELIGIBILITY LIST THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR YOUR POSITION.
I WILL ALSO HAVE YOU CALLED IN THE PEOPLE AND YOU INTERVIEWED ALL OF THEM AND THEN YOU MADE OFFERS TO THEM AND THEY ACCEPTED WHAT A CONCEPT.
AND HOW I, I'M IN, I'M IN AWE.
I'M TOO, WHAT HAPPENED? I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT.
WHAT HAPPENED? WELL, AND ALSO TO CREDIT, UM, YOU KNOW, CIVIL SERVICE, WE DID GET THAT UTIL OR THAT ELIGIBILITY LIST VERY QUICKLY.
AND THEN THIS ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE SPAN OF THIS MONTH.
SO WE WERE DONE WITH INTERVIEWS.
WITHIN THE FIRST THREE WEEKS, WE GOT TO CLONE THIS MAN HERE.
WE NEED TO SEND YOU FOUR THROUGH THE CITY AND CLONE YOU AND SHOW THEM WHAT YOU DO WITH AN ELIGIBILITY LIST.
I CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH CREDIT COMMISSIONER.
THE TEAM, WE HAD FOUR ANALYSTS ON MY TEAM SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT.
ALL THREE OF THE DIVISION MANAGERS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB DOING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
'CAUSE SIMULTANEOUSLY CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS ACROSS THREE DIVISIONS IN PERSON ACROSS TWO WEEKS.
UH, THE SCHEDULE, LET'S JUST SAY THAT'S ROUGH.
IT WAS A, IT WAS A, IT WAS A, IT WAS A QUITE A NEBULOUS SCHEDULE, BUT YES, IT'S ROUGH.
AND, AND FOR CONTEXT, UM, I, IF YOU GUYS RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE BROUGHT YOU EXTENSIONS, UH, NON CAREERS, RIGHT? A LOT OF THOSE UTILITY WORKERS WERE SOME THOSE FOLKS.
THOSE, UH, NON CAREERS THAT YOU DID EXTEND WERE PART OF OUR ACADEMY THAT WE, WE, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT WE CONDUCT TO TRAIN STAFF MEMBERS UP TO THE WATER UTILITY MECHANIC LEVEL.
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COMPLETION OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS, THEY THEN OBTAINED THEIR CLASSIFIED STATUS, YOU KNOW, AS, AS LONG AS IT'S EARNED.UM, AND YEAH, OUT OF THOSE NON CAREERS, WE HAVE NINE OF THEM BEING HIRED ACROSS BOTH THE DIVISIONS THAT ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT TODAY.
AND THEN ALSO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT HAS WATER TREATMENT OPERATORS.
'CAUSE THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO BE ON BOTH ELIGIBILITY LISTS.
SO WE'RE UTILIZING BOTH AT THE MOMENT.
THAT'S, THAT'S ALL THAT WE ASK FOR.
WE, WE DON'T WANT TO MICROMANAGE DEPARTMENTS, WE DON'T WANT TO RUN DEPARTMENTS.
WE JUST WANT THAT WHEN WE PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT THE SERVICE IS RECEIVED AND ACTED UPON, AND THEN WE REALLY DO FALLOW, DEI, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.
I HEAR THAT YOU SO OFTEN AND IT'S A BUNCH OF WHO HA AND NOW YOU'VE PROVEN THAT THAT ELIGIBILITY LIST WORKS.
YOU FILL THOSE VACANCIES AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW, SO I'M HOPING SO
WELL, MY HOPE, UH, MY HOPE IS THAT, UM, THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE A LIST THAT YOU CAN GO TO WHEN NEEDED SO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A VACANCY, YOU CAN GET RIGHT ON IT, AND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU GET 17 VACANCIES ACROSS VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE.
BUT BELIEVE ME, THIS IS LEAPS AND BOUNDS BECAUSE THAT LAST TIME THE NON CAREERS ARE JUST, IT WAS DISAPPOINTING.
AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
SO I JUST COMMEND YOU AND I COMMEND THE DEPARTMENTS, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, CIVIL SERVICE, I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO IT, BUT IT'S YOU THAT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO.
SO WHEN YOU GO BACK, UH, TO YOUR DEPARTMENT, PLEASE, I'LL LET THEM KNOW OF OUR GRATITUDE FOR FILING THE PROCESS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, ANYTHING FURTHER ON THAT? OKAY, WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
LOVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ITEM CARRIES.
NOW WE'LL MOVE US INTO ITEM 17.
UH, BEFORE THAT, UM, I'M GONNA RECOMMEND IF THERE'S UNANIMOUS CONSENT, UM, THAT WE ACTUALLY MOVE ITEM 19, UH, TO OUR NEXT AGENDA, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE TWO MISSING TODAY.
UH, I THINK IT'S UNANIMOUS CONSENT THEN.
UH, GOING BACK TO ITEM 17, THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO EXTEND NON-CAREER HOURS FOR EL, UH, SORRY, ARLENA.
CAMPOS, UH, RECREATION LEADER, 10 NON-CAREER AND A MOTION.
SO MOVED A GORDON PETERSON, SECOND LOVE.
UM, CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHERYL BENDER, PERSONAL TRAINING SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PARKS RECREATION MARINE DEPARTMENT, UH, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE NON-CAREER HOURS FOR ALINA CAMPOS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AS A RECREATION LEADER, 10 NON-CAREER WITH THE PRM DEPARTMENT STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 49 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES, REGULATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE POLICY 2.32, WHICH STATES THAT A DEPARTMENT MAY REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF NON-CAREER EMPLOYEES APPOINTMENT IF THE EXTENSION IS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT FUNCTION.
IN HER ROLE OF RECREATION LEADER CAN NON-CAREER IN THE PRM DEPARTMENT AS COMPOST TRAINS AND SCHEDULE STAFF FOR THE MOBILE RESOURCE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT.
SHE ALSO PLANS ACTIVITIES AND OVERSEE THE MAINTENANCE OF PROGRAM TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT IN THE CHART BEFORE YOU, YOU'LL SEE THAT SHE HAS WORKED, UM, 1,447 HOURS AS OF JANUARY 12TH, 2024, AND HAS 153 HOURS LEFT BEFORE REACHING THE 1600 HOUR THRESHOLD.
THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING 60 HOURS AND GRANTING THESE ADDITIONAL HOURS TO THE, TO RECREATION LEADER.
COMPOST WILL ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PROGRAM SUPPORT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MOBILE RESOURCE PROGRAM.
MS. COMPOST HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, AND WHILE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATION IS UNAVAILABLE TODAY, CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY HERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
THANK THIS DEPARTMENT IS HERE.
QUESTION, UH, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY VALUABLE EMPLOYEE.
IS, IS THAT WHAT I HEARD FROM YOUR REPORT? YEAH.
SHE'S ESSENTIAL TO THE MOBILE RESOURCE PROGRAM.
SO, UM, ARE THERE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN THIS DEPARTMENT? ARE THERE OPEN POSITIONS, PERMANENT CLASSIFIED POSITIONS? UM, NOT FOR RECREATION LEADER.
IT'S ONLY A NON-CAREER POSITION.
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I THINK MY QUESTION WOULD FOLLOW UP ON OUR VICE PRESIDENT'S QUESTION, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, I SAW THIS FIRST WHEN I SAW RECREATION LEADER 10, THAT IMPLIES THERE'S A ONE THROUGH NINE, UM, GRADE, AND THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE WHO GETS UP TO A 10TH GRADE OF A RECREATION LEADER.AND IT SORT OF A BIGGS THE QUESTION FOR ME, HOW DOES THIS DISTINGUISH FROM CLASSIFIED WORK THAT SHOULD BE UNION REPRESENTED AND SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, PERMANENT EMPLOYEE IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE A NON-CAREER PERSON WHO HAS CONTROL OF RESOURCES AND SCHEDULING, AND, UM, HOW DO WE MAKE THAT DISTINCTION BETWEEN THIS IS NON-CAREER, BUT HIGHLY CRITICAL VERSUS THIS IS CLASSIFIED WORK IN THIS DEPARTMENT? SURE.
SO I THINK THE BASIS, I CAN ANSWER SOME PART OF THAT.
THE BASIS IS NOT CAREER, UM, IS SEASONAL WORK.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE SEASONAL EMPLOYEES AS FAR AS MAKING THAT A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED POSITION.
I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT.
UM, FIRST, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANSWER? YEAH, IT, I THINK IT GOES DATES BACK TO MORE THAN 15 YEARS AGO.
IT USED TO BE CLASSIFIED AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW THE BACKSTORY AS TO WHY IT TRANSITIONED TO NON-CAREER.
AND I, AND I THINK I LOOKED ON THE CONTROL D REPORTS A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
I THINK THERE'S STILL LIKE AT LEAST TWO CLASSIFIED ON THE BOOKS.
UM, AND AS STEPHANIE MENTIONED, I THINK THESE ARE LIKE NORMALLY THE SEASON, UM, EMPLOYEES THAT COME IN.
LIKE SOMETIMES IT'S SCHOOL TEACHERS THAT COME IN DURING THE SUMMER, YOU KNOW, TO DO THE SUMMER CAMP, AND THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO REGULAR DURING THE FALL.
BUT IN THIS SITUATION, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S YEAR ROUND.
THAT IS THE, THAT IS THE CASE.
SO A YEAR ROUND, A YEAR ROUND SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED POSITION.
IT'S A YEAR-ROUND POSITION, YEAR ROUND.
SO THIS IS BASED ON YOUR REPORT, A CRITICAL POSITION WHERE THEY NEED THIS PERSON WHO'S SCHEDULING HOURS AND MANAGING THIS AREA.
AND IT'S A NON-CAREER PART-TIME.
AND YOU HAVE TWO CLASSIFIED POSITIONS ON THE BOOK THAT YOU'RE NOT FEELING? SO NO, I THINK THERE'S BODIES, THEY'RE IN THE POSITION I TO LOOK, BUT BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THE INVENTORY REPORT COUPLE YEARS AGO BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE KIND, LOOKING AT THE HISTORY AS TO HOW THEY TRANSITIONED OVER.
SO, BUT UM, YEAH, THIS IS, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A QUESTION LIKE, WHY ARE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHY IS THIS, UH, NOT CLASSIFIED AND WHY THEY TRANSFERRED OVER? I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S WAS CSO, BUT NOW THEIR POSITIONS ARE YEAR ROUND, SOUNDS LIKE YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND BE CLASSIFIED.
SO NORMALLY AN EMPLOYEE WOULD WORK 2080 HOURS A YEAR.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT.
AND I THINK WE, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH HAS, IT'S, WHAT IS IT, 20 WE POINT SOMETHING.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT YES, WE ALSO HAVE PERMANENT POSITION.
BUT WE'RE APPROXIMATELY 2080 A YEAR.
AND THEN THIS POSITION GETS HOW MANY HOURS OF THE 20 80, 1600.
AND WITH THE 1600, YOU DON'T GET ANY BES? NOPE.
YOU COULD QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS WITH 1600 HOURS.
YOU COULD, IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY HOURS YOU WORK, HOW A 12 MONTH MEASUREMENT PERIOD, UHHUH A FLOATING.
IF THE EMPLOYEE WORKS MORE THAN 30 HOURS PER WEEK ON AVERAGE OVER 12 MONTH MEASUREMENT PERIOD, THEN THEY QUALIFY FOR AFFORDANCE CARE.
SO WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS POSITION IS IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A FULL-TIME POSITION, BUT WE'VE KEPT IT AT A NON-CAREER POSITION.
AND SO I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY WE MADE THE CHANGE AND, UM, OKAY, GREAT.
YEAH, I MEAN, I, I DON'T THINK THE COMMISSION'S GONNA RESTRUCTURE THE DEPARTMENT NO.
BUT I DO THINK WE JUST, I'M JUST CURIOUS, HIGHLIGHTED AN ISSUE THAT PROBABLY WARRANTS SOME INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION AND DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER CLASSIFIED WORK IS BEING DONE BY NON-CAREER EMPLOYEES.
IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? NO.
UH, THERE IS A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
AND THANK YOU MS. CAMPOS, FOR YOUR WORK AND, UH, ANY ABSTENTIONS.
UH, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM E UH, 18.
UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.
I'M SORRY, THAT WAS A UNANIMOUS.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS UNANIMOUS.
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OH, I'M SORRY.I'M SORRY IF I SOUNDED LIKE A NA.
RIGHT? WE NEED THE FANCY, UH, BUTTONS WE HAVE IN THE OH, I LOVE THOSE.
UH, SO ITEM 18 IS RE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
SO MS. GORDON PETERSON AND LOVE, AND I THINK I SEE, YEAH, I THINK I SEE CAPRICE.
UM, I DID WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT, UM, STAFF, UH, ONE, TWO OF THE EXAMS THAT THEY COMPLETED DURING HIS PERIOD, SENIOR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER AND TREE TRIOR.
THOSE WERE HARD TO BUILD POSITIONS.
AND WHEN I SAY HARD TO BUILD, IT'S LIKE CANADA'S JUST NOT SHOWING UP.
SO, UM, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE IT BECAUSE, UM, I KNOW SENIOR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER HAD A PROVINCIAL, BUT WE PROVIDED THEM, UM, NAMES AND WE'RE, WE'RE, WE HATE TO CLOSE UNLESS WE HAVE SUFFICIENT NAMES.
BUT IN DISCUSSION WITH THE DEPARTMENT THERE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE PROBABLY ONE OR TWO CANDIDATES SHORT OF ANY OF THOSE EFFICIENT NAMES, THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH MAKING A HIRE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT APPLIED.
SO, UM, HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH STEPHANIE, IT'S LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S THE BEST THING WE KEEP ON AND JUST MAKE SURE WE HAVE ANOTHER NAME OR, UM, BUT SINCE THEY'RE ACTUALLY STARTING TO ONBOARD, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, AFTER ALL THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH IN THE LAST, UH, COUPLE YEARS, IT'S NOT, UH, TO THE CANDIDATE'S ADVANTAGE TO GET RECRUIT AND HAVE EXTRA PEOPLE ON THE LIST THAT WILL PROBABLY JUST SIT THERE AND WAIT FOR A VACANCY AND TREE TRIMMER.
SHE ACTUALLY, UM, WAS ABLE TO, WE ARE, WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT NAMES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE FOUR PLUS NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND, UH, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ONBOARDING THREE TREE TREE TRIMMERS.
AND THAT WAS A REALLY TOUGH RECRUITMENT.
UM, AND THEN I WANNA MOVE ON TO, UH, PERSONNEL ANALYST.
WE WERE FILLING OUR LAST VACANCY.
WE CONCLUDED OUR INTERVIEWS, UM, UH, LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, AND I CONCLUDED A REFERENCE CHECK.
SO WE'RE GONNA START THE ONBOARDING.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL HIRE.
AND THEN DURING THIS TIME, THIS LAST PERIOD, SO MY LAST REPORT WAS JANUARY 3RD.
I BRING THAT UP TO YOU GUYS, ADMITTED WE DID HAVE THE BAKER TILLY CONSULTANT.
AND YOU KNOW, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THOSE CONSULTANTS REALLY, UM, GAVE US A VOICE.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE REALLY HEARD, YOU KNOW, DAY ONE THEY HAD, UM, I WAS PARTY DAY ONE, AND THEN DAY TWO THEY HAD, UH, THREE OF OUR LEAD ANALYSTS AND THE AOS.
BUT JUST FROM THE DAY THAT I WAS IN THERE, UM, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MAPPING PROCESS.
AND I FELT LIKE I SPENT MORE TIME TRYING TO DEFEND SOME SERVICE PROCESS AND THE RULES IN THAT MEETING.
AND WE, I, WE WERE NOT ABLE, WHEN I SAY WE, BECAUSE I HAVE THREE OTHER ANALYSTS IN THERE WITH ME TO BE ABLE TO TALK MORE ABOUT OUR PROCESS.
AND I'M, I'M LIKE, I, I'M NOT LOOKING FOR THE, A GREAT RECOMMENDATION.
I JUST WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE TRUTH.
AND I FEEL LIKE, UM, UM, WHERE FROM WHERE I SAT, I, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I WAS HURT.
THEY WERE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROCESS AND THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE DEPARTMENT AND I'M LIKE, HEY, THERE WAS SOMETHING WHERE I WAS LIKE, HELLO, HELLO.
SO, SO I'M NOT CONFIDENT IN THAT REPORT.
I DON'T, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT NOW BEFORE THE REPORT COME OUT.
SO IT MAY COME OUT GREAT, BUT, AND I'M LIKE, WELL, HOW DID YOU GET THERE? YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE IT DIDN'T COME FROM ME.
I'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS TO SAY, BUT I'LL BRING IT TO YOU NEXT TIME BECAUSE OF WHAT I'M FEELING.
BUT TO, IF COMMISSION CAN CONSIDER, LIKE, YOU KNOW, MANAGERS REPORT EVERY WEEKEND, IF I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FINE, BECAUSE LITERALLY YOU ARE
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NOT GONNA HEAR FROM ME AGAIN UNTIL FEBRUARY 28TH AND THE MERIT SYSTEM PROBABLY OUT THE DOOR BY DINNERSO, SO DID I ARE, AM I HEARING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOUR REPORT EVERY TIME WE NEED AND AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, YOU WON'T SIT DOWN AND VOTE AND WORRY OR OUT, RIGHT.
'CAUSE IT'S JUST A LONG TIME SPAN IN BETWEEN AND BE ABLE TO SAY, OH, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST MONTH.
AND THEN, OR TO EVEN BRING TO YOU LIKE, WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIPE.
SO HAVE YOU DISCUSSED THAT WITH CHRISTINA THAT YOU'D LIKE TO REPORT MORE OFTEN? UM, NO, I, I GOT, I GOT THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION WANTED.
UM, I GUESS, YEAH, I, I WILL RECALL THAT CONVERSATION.
SO OUTSIDE, LET CHRISTIE THOSE SHOULDERS.
WE HAD ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT YOU DOING THE, THE SPLIT REPORTS, UH, JUST BECAUSE, UM, WE WERE AT ONE POINT GOING INTO LIKE 1130.
BUT, BUT HEARD AND, AND IF YOU AND CHRISTINA WANNA TALK, CHRISTINA AND I CAN TALK ABOUT HOW WE AGENDIZE YEAH.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING DIRECT.
I, I DO WELL WITH DIRECT COMMUNICATION.
WE APPRECIATE IT, CAPRICE AND ALL OF, I MEAN, WE SAW ALL OF YOUR TEAM AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT IN THAT WAS REPRESENTED IN THIS MEETING TODAY.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE PAST EVENTS OF THE T OUTREACH TEAM.
UM, WE KICKED OFF THE, THE YEAR 2024 WITH OUR, UM, MARTIN LUTHER KING, UM, PARADE AND PARK FESTIVITIES.
THAT WAS A, UM, THE FIRST ONE THAT WE DID FOR THIS YEAR.
IT WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD, A GOOD START FOR, FOR THE TEAM SINCE WE WERE A LITTLE TOO, UM, QUIET DURING DECEMBER
UM, WE ALSO HAD A, A, THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP LONG BEACH CAREER FAIR AT BILLY JANE AT THE LIBRARY.
WE WERE PART OF THAT, UH, EVENT AS WELL THAT WAS, UM, DEDICATED FOR LONG BEACH YOUTH, MOSTLY, YOU KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND THAT WAS A GOOD EVENT FOR US TO SHARE WHAT WE DO.
AND I THINK IT WAS LIKE A TWO MINUTES, ONE MINUTE, YOU KNOW, INCREMENTS FOR PER, PER GROUP.
AND THAT WAS, UH, A GOOD CHANCE FOR, FOR US, THE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO, TO ENCOURAGE THE YOUTH TO BECOME PART OF A, OF THIS BIG ORGANIZATION.
WE ALSO DID, UH, THAT WAS IN JANUARY, 1919, AND MOST RECENTLY WE DID THE LONG BEACH, UH, THE LGBTQ PLUS DI JOB FAIR.
I THINK THAT WAS A VERY, IT WAS VERY SMALL, BUT IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
I, I THINK, UM, WE HAD A SMALL, UM, WELL STEADY, STEADY GROUP OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH, AND I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEM MORE AND MORE LENGTH, UM, BECAUSE THEY WERE ASKING QUESTIONS.
THEY WERE ASKING HOW DO THEY APPLY? SO IT WAS REALLY ENCOURAGING TO HAVE A, A TIME TO HAVE THOSE MINI SESSIONS WITH THE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT.
UM, WE WERE JOINED BY, UM, OTHER DIFFERENT, UM, DEPARTMENTS THERE, AS ALWAYS, THE CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE ALWAYS PRESENT.
AND WE, UH, WE HAD THE, THE, WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE A LUNCH, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN GARRETT, TO BRING THEIR CREW IN A CREW.
UM, SO THAT KIND OF GAVE US MORE VISIBILITY.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TUCK IN THE CORNER, THE BIG RED TRUCK WAS NOT SOMETHING TO BE MISSED.
SO WE WERE FOR FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO, TO HAVE THAT IN A, ON OUR SIDE FOR FUTURE EVENTS.
WE HAVE THE BLACK COLLEGE EXPO AT THE LA CONVENTION CENTER.
THAT'S GONNA BE ON FEBRUARY NINE, FEBRUARY 10TH, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FEBRUARY THE 11TH.
AND WE ALSO GOING INTO, WITH DEPARTMENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE USUALLY PARTNER UP WITH THEM TO, YOU KNOW, JUST TO BE TOGETHER AND, AND, AND GIVE THAT INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, THE NEXT THING IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF IS TO, TO, WE ALSO KICKED OFF, THEY'RE STILL BUILDING THIS TO, UM, A SERIES FOR WORK, UM, WORK, UH, CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
AND THE FIRST ONE WAS, UH, AT, UH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PACIFIC GATEWAY.
THEY HOSTED, UH, THE, THE GROUP, THE CS 1 0 1, NAVIGATING THE CITY'S HIRING PROCESS WORKSHOP WAS A BIG, BIG SUCCESS.
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SUCCESS WE HAD.UM, THE FIRST 24 HOURS WHEN THE
SO THAT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT.
A LOT OF IT WAS A BIG RESPONSE.
IT WAS POSITIVE, EVEN THOUGH WE THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE LATE.
WE HAD, UM, 43 PEOPLE INTERESTED.
UH, WE ENDED UP WITH, WITH 61 RESTRICTIONS IN THE MORNING OFF, UM, 42 ATTENDED.
UM, THE FEEDBACK IS REALLY POSITIVE.
THEY WANT THIS, THIS INFORMATION, UH, A LOT OF AHA MOMENTS FOR MANY EMPLOYEES.
AND, UM, WE ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER, AS WE SHARED BEFORE.
THE OTHER, UM, PART OF THAT IS CS 1 0 2, UM, NAVIGATING THE CITY'S APPLICATION PROCESS, WHICH I, OF COURSE, I PLUG IT INTO TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO ATTEND.
SO I'LL BE SENDING THOSE INVITATION IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UM, THE NEXT BIG PROJECT THAT, UH, WE HAVE ON THE TABLE IS, UH, CS 1 0 3.
AND THIS IS MASTER IN THE INTERVIEW THAT IS STILL ON THE WORKS, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE A DATE FOR THAT ONE.
UM, WE DON'T KNOW YET WHERE IT'S THE LOCATION, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE THE DATES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SERIES OF, UM, WORKSHOPS GO OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, TO OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.
AND ALSO PEOPLE EVENTUALLY MAKE IT TO OUR, UM, OUR
UH, I INVITE THE DEPARTMENTS TO INVITE US.
SO IF THEY WANT THIS, IF THEY GO THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE WORKSHOP, THEY CAN CERTAINLY CALL US AND WE CAN PRESENT THIS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OR MAYBE TO, UH, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, SUCH, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE DOING THAT FOR, UH, CENTRAL CHAT.
THIS IS, UH, AN ATION THAT CAME FROM COMMISSIONER, UH, LINKED US WITH CENTRAL CHAT.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO THIS, UH, WORKSHOP TOMORROW, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT 20, 25 PEOPLE COMING, UM, TO THAT WORKSHOP.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, HALF OF THAT.
BUT I THINK THAT IS A, IT'S GOOD, UM, PR FOR US TO BE OUT THERE AND FOR ACTUALLY RESPONDING POSITIVE.
UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, OUR, OUR CALENDAR IS FILLING UP WITH, WITH EVENTS RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE COMING UP IN, IN MARCH AND APRIL.
SO WHEN THOSE COME, YOU KNOW, YOU, WHEN THE STAFF NEED TO SHARE NEXT MONTH AND, OR, OR, I KNOW THAT WILL BE MY CHANCE, BUT WHEN I START TO SHARE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I'LL MAKE SURE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ON, ON HOW IT GOES.
BUT I THINK IT HAS TO BE VERY POSITIVE, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVING THIS, UH, INFORMATION OUT THERE.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? SURE.
UM, YOUR, YOUR NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
AND I NOTICED THE EVENTS THAT YOU GUYS GO TO, WHICH I THINK NICE LITTLE LISTS THERE, VERY COMMENDABLE TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
BUT I WAS, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, WHEN YOU HAVE THESE JOB FAIRS AND WORKSHOPS, DO CURRENT CITY EMPLOYEES EVER COME FOR JOB FAIRS? WE, WE DO HAVE A HANDFUL THERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THOSE ARE MORE DEDICATED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO RECRUIT WITH PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE, UH, WE, WHEN WE TRAVEL, WHEN WE GO TO THESE EVENTS, UM, THE DEPARTMENTS OF RECRUITING, UM, TEAMS FROM THOSE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS ARE ALSO THERE.
SO WHAT I, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO BE ALL TOGETHER, IF POSSIBLE, SO WE CAN SEND THEM TO WATER OR UTILITIES OR, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR INFORMATION.
THAT, THAT, THAT'S WHAT THAT WOULD BE MY NEXT.
SO, SO YEAH, SO WE, WE HAVE, UM, CREATED OR, OR, YOU KNOW, DEVELOP THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OTHER RECRUITMENT TEAMS FOR THE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS.
NOT NECESSARILY FOR, FOR US, THEY STILL COME TO US FOR THE APPLICATION, BUT WE TELL 'EM, LIKE, GO TALK TO, UM, 9, 9 1 DISPATCHERS TO, TO, SO THEY CAN TELL YOU WHAT A DAY OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT A DAY IS LIKE IN THEIR, IN THEIR LIVES, YOU KNOW, IN THEIR WORK.
SO, BUT WE ARE GOING TO THIS OTHER JOB THERE IN, UH, THE MISSION CENTER.
WE ARE GOING, UH, SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.
UH, PUBLIC SAFETY IS GOING, UM, UH, ALSO HUMAN RESOURCES I HEARD, BUT THEY'RE GOING AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE THAT MANAGEMENT ALL, UM, FOR, FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.
UM, THE, THE WORKSHOPS ARE, YOU KNOW, WORK FOR THEM.
WE TRY TO, UM, THAT'S THE GOAL, TO BRING THEM TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
UM, BUT ALSO WE WANT TO INVITE THE PUBLIC OH YEAH.
BUT, UM, BUT YES, WE, WE WORK TARGET CITY EMPLOYEES AS, UH, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE, THEY, THEY KNOW THAT THE PROCESS AND ALSO, UM, A BIG THING, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST FOR ME, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, OUR DEPARTMENT IS AVAILABLE.
THAT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, MY, MY IMPRESSION OF THE DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE WHEN I WAS WORKING, YOU KNOW, NOT HERE, IT'S LIKE CIVIL SERVICES UP HERE.
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THEM.AND MY, MY GOAL IS TO CHANGE THAT.
SO THEY SAY NO, THERE IS A FACE, THERE'S A VOICE, THERE'S A WAY TO TO, TO CONTACT US.
AND IT'S NOT JUST FROM DEPARTMENT IN CITY HALL THAT WE, WE NEVER KNOW ABOUT.
SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE MESSAGE, AND I THINK THEY ARE BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND, UH, AND THE NESS OUT THERE.
NO, I JUST, BECAUSE WHEN YOU, WHEN THAT, THAT INTERVIEW WORKSHOP REALLY RESONATED WITH ME.
'CAUSE DURING MY WORKING LIFE, I WAS NOT A GOOD INTERVIEWEE.
I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, YEAH, I, I, I AGREE.
I AM NOT, YOU KNOW, THEY GET NERVOUS.
I DO THIS CLEARLY, I AM NOT, UM, THE BEST.
UH, BUT ALSO, UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TELL, AND WE ARE, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE, WE STILL DEVELOPING.
WE HAVE AN OUTLINE WE ALREADY PITCHED THE IDEA TO, TO CHRISTINA AND, UM, AND WHEN WE HAVE IT YEAH.
MOST, AND, YOU KNOW, COME AND TAKE A LOOK AND SEE, YOU KNOW, AND WE ALWAYS WANT THEM TO DO THAT.
WELL, I, I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET IT OUT TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT STOPS A LOT OF OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES FROM TRANSITIONING TO WORK.
WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE IT A GO, RIGHT? GOOD REPORT.
SINCE WE'VE HAD THE MOTION IN A SECOND, UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
I WILL REPEAT MY RUNNING JOKE.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE WOULD DO IF WE REJECTED, RECEIVE AND FILE MOTIONS, BUT, UM, YEAH, BUT I'M JUST GONNA START DOING NO WHEN WE'RE ALL HERE.
SO THAT WILL BRING US TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, I WILL SAY, UH, NEXT MEETING ON THE 15TH, UM, WILL BE AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.
I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE YOU ARE.
UM, BUT ALSO IT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING IF YOU'RE A REGULAR ATTENDEE, EITHER PLAN ON A LITTLE EXTRA D FOR THAT MEETING.
UM, THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS THAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH STARTS TOMORROW.
AND I CERTAINLY HOPE OUR DEPARTMENT, IF NOT THE ENTIRE CITY, IS USING THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OUR OWN, WORK THROUGH THAT LENS AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE THE WORK.
UM, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAVE? I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME THE MOVEMENT IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO, UM, TODAY IS E'S FIRST COMMISSION MEETING AND SHE STARTED TO SPEAK OUR NEW WE VERY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST TEAM MEMBER STAND.
AND FEEL FREE TO SAY ANYTHING MORE.
CARMEN KARMA TRANS US FROM PUBLIC WORKS, UH,
SO WITH THE CITY FOR CLOSE TO 20 YEARS NOW, UM, MAJORITY OF MY PERIOD HAS BEEN IN PUBLIC WORKS.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO WORK UNDER
UM, SO I'M VERY DELIGHT TO OUTTA PUBLIC WORKS AND, AND INTO AN AMAZING CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
SO A LOT OF LEARNING, A LOT OF TRAINING, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY.
AND SO, UM, TRYING TO ABSORB, THIS IS MY SECOND DAY HERE.
THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM PUBLIC WORKS.
SO 20 YEARS PUBLIC WORKS? YES, MA'AM.
I USED TO DO A LOT OF WORK WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
UM, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
UM, I THINK SOMETIMES THEY'RE THE ONLY TIME YOU HEAR ABOUT I CAN'T GET OUT PERMIT X, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
BUT I GOTTA SAY, UH, WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN SEVENTH STREET AND THE LIGHTS ARE CHANGING, I THINK OF DAVE ROSEMAN FROM YEARS AND YEARS AGO, UH, WHEN I TOLD HIM I NEEDED BUSES TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN, UH, SEVENTH STREET, LIKE A FREEWAY.
AND HE SAID, YOU WANT ME TO CHANGE ALL THE LIGHTS? I SAID, I WANT 'EM ALL SYNCED.
I WAS IN SHOCK THAT HE DID IT.
SO I'M FOND OF PUBLIC WORKS, BUT I'M EVEN, YEAH.
AND I WAS ALSO WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION, SO I HAD MY
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LITTLE INSIDE IN CONSTRUCTION WITH ROBERTSO HE WAS, UM, THIS NEW RIGHT OF WAY CONSTRUCTION.
OVERLOADED WITH ALL THESE CONCRETE JOBS RIGHT NOW.
SO I LEFT HIM IN A KIND OF HORRIBLE PLACE RIGHT NOW.
BUT, UM, HE'S VERY HAPPY FOR ME TO MOVE ON.
SO, BUT YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S A GOOD DEPARTMENT AND, UH, THE PEOPLE LIKE EACH OTHER, AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND THEN THE LEADER, UM, WHEN I SAY THE LEADER, UM, IT'S WAY FAR MORE THAN THAT.
BUT THIS IS, UH, JUST A PERSON THAT LEADS WITH INTEGRITY AND ETHICS.
YOU, YOU JUST, I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER DEPARTMENT FOR YOU TO LAND IN.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU SEEING THAT TALENT AND GOING INTO THAT GARDEN AND PICKING THAT ROAD.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM ALREADY WORKING TOGETHER.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR US? NO.
SEEING NONE, UH, THAT WILL MOVE US INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS? SEEING NONE.
WE, WE HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
UH, THE MEETING IS, UH, NO FURTHER AGENDA IS BUSINESS.
UH, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 10:40 AM THANK YOU.