Mar 13, 2024 Civil Service Commission

OF LAST YEAR, SO MOST SIX MONTHS.

AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN UTILITIES AT THIS POINT? UH, I'VE BEEN WITH IN UTILITIES SINCE OCTOBER

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

GETTING TO THAT POINT.

SEEING NO REQUEST FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION AND A MOTION SECOND ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

NICE PUBLIC COMMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE THAT WILL MOVE US INTO CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE.

DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR A SEPARATE CONSIDERATION? WAS THERE SOMETHING COMMISSIONER LOVE? NO.

OH, OKAY.

YEAH, I, FORGIVE ME.

HAVE PROBLEM TODAY.

NO WORRIES, NO WORRIES.

ALRIGHT.

UH,

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ]

UH, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

ITEM SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

SPECIAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY,

[CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 5.)]

JANUARY 24TH, 2024.

SPECIAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2024 AT 8:30 AM CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

SPECIAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2024 AT 9:00 AM AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

SPECIAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024.

MAN, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE BEEN BUSY.

I SEE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE A SECOND? OR SORRY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES OR REQUEST FOR AMENDMENTS? SEEING NONE,

[6. 24-52557 Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Civil Service Commission Special Meeting on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, Civil Service Commission Special Meeting on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 8:30 AM, Civil Service Commission Special Meeting on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM, and Civil Service Commission Special Meeting on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

I THINK WE ARE PREPARED TO VOTE.

ITEM SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.

AND WE WILL HEAR REPORTS THIS TIME.

ONCE WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND ARE FOCUSING THE OPPORTUNITY A SECOND.

CAN WE GET A VERBAL? YEAH, IF WE CAN JUST GET A VERBAL, IS THERE A MOTION BY YOU? SECONDED BY PETERSON.

GOT IT.

IT'S, THANK YOU.

WAS THAT LOVE TO PETERSON? YEP.

CAME ON THE SCREEN.

YEAH, IT WOULD LET US MOVE, BUT IT WOULDN'T LET US SECOND, BUT IT'S

[7. 24-52558 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Senior Electrical Engineer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ALL GOOD.

WE'VE GOT, UH, COMMISSIONER LOVE, SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.

AND WE HAVE AL RAJAS TO, WITH A REPORT, SENIOR, SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER BULLETIN.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

SO THE SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, UH, TO FILL, UH, ONE VACANCY.

UH, 24 CANDIDATES APPLIED, 16 QUALIFIED, AND ULTIMATELY ONE PERSON WAS SELECTED.

UH, THERE'S CURRENTLY NO INCUMBENTS AS A SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.

UH, SO THIS WILL BE, UH, THE, THE BUILDING FOR THAT SPECIFIC ROLE WITH THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT WITH WHICH IS CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY.

UH, SO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER BULLETIN.

AS YOU SEE, UH, ON YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE THE FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION UPDATE, UH, TO REQUIREMENTS TO FILE THE ADDITION OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY SECTIONS, UPDATES TO THE DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.

AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THE SAME WITH THE EXAMINATION.

UH, STATE RECOMMENDS THE EXAMINATION WAS TO REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION, WAIT AS QUALIFYING AND TO HAVE AN INIT IN INITIAL APPLICATION FILED PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM MARCH 15 TO MARCH 29TH.

AND THIS'S A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? HOW MANY VACANCIES DO YOU HAVE? ONE, ONE VACANCY WITH THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT.

AND YOU SAID YOU KEPT THE LAST LIST OPEN FOR FIVE YEARS.

UH, IT WAS ONLY, UH, OPEN FOR THREE YEARS.

THREE, YES.

I TOOK MY QUESTIONS.

WHY FIVE YEARS? COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU MIND PRESS, CAN YOU PLEASE USE THE MICROPHONE? THANK YOU.

UM, FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

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THAT, THAT'S A LOT.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? YES, DEFINITELY.

AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND BRING UP OUR HR MANAGER IF YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON THAT.

MR. ARI? HE'S THE HR MANAGER AT HARBOR DEPARTMENT.

AND SAL, ISN'T THE REQUIREMENTS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE CLASS SPEC CURRENTLY TOO? YES, THEY'RE ALIGNED.

I'M ARI MENI, HR MANAGER FOR THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT.

GOOD MORNING.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

I, I THOUGHT FIVE YEARS OF EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE IS A LONG TIME.

IS THERE A REASON WHY? I MEAN, I SEE THAT THEY'RE, THEY HAVE TO HAVE CERTAIN CERTIFICATIONS, SO THEY JUST DON'T ALIGN FOR ME.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT? YEAH.

THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR OUR SENIOR, WE ALSO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.

SO OUR SENIOR DOES OVERSEE THE TEAM AND THEY'RE ALSO DEALING WITH HIGH VOLTAGE, WHICH IS A SEPARATE PIECE TO WHAT THE WORK DOES INCLUDE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THAT CAN HELP TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE HIGH VOLTAGE PIECE, BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO LEAD AND SUPPORT OTHER, UH, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

AND THAT'S WHY THE FIVE YEARS IS INCLUDED IN THAT.

SO YOU'RE GOING FOR A QUOTE UNQUOTE TEAM LEADER? YES.

VERSUS A MY WORD GRUNT.

THANK YOU THAT, UH, CONCLUDE THE QUESTIONS DISCUSSION.

VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.

SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, IF PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

I HAVE TO TAKE AN UNFORTUNATELY VERBAL, ARE YOU AN AYE? I AM AN AYE.

THAT WILL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, RECOMMENDATION TO BREW APPROVE BULLETIN STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.

AND I WILL TAKE A MOTION SECOND.

AND WE HAVE IT, IT, YES.

I, SO, HI.

SO THIS, UH, BULLETIN WAS LAST ADMINISTERED THREE YEARS AGO.

UM, AND IT WAS OPEN FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS FROM JUNE, 2019 TO APRIL, 2020.

UH, SINCE IT WAS A CONTINUOUS EXAM, UH, WE DID CREATE, UH, THREE TOTAL ELIGIBLE LIST.

UH, IN TOTAL, 43 PEOPLE APPLIED, 14 QUALIFIED.

AND ONCE SELECTION, UH, WA WAS MADE SINCE OTHER ELIGIBLE LIST WERE ESTABLISHED.

YOU KNOW, AFTER THE, THE INDIVID, THE DEPOSITION WAS, WAS FILLED, WE DID LET THE ELIGIBLE LIST,

[8. 24-52559 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Structural Engineer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

YOU KNOW, UH, LIVE, LIVE THEIR COURSE FOR THE THREE YEARS.

AND, UM, THERE'S CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY WITH THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT.

AND THE, UH, PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE FILING DATES, AND SO INFORMATION, THE ADDITION OF THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY SECTION, THE ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE ARI HERE, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ASIDE FROM THIS POSITION THAT'S GONNA BE FILLED WITH THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS ONE CURRENT INCUMBENT IN THAT POSITION.

AND THAT'S IT.

GREAT.

COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS? OKAY.

I THINK WITH THAT, WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

COMMISSIONER UNA AM A AN AYE.

ALRIGHT, ITEM NINE, RECOMMENDATION FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF RESIGNED EMPLOYEE.

JESSICA MARTINEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST THREE.

AND MARIA CONNO.

OOPS.

WAITING FOR THE MOTION.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE'S A MOTION.

MARIA CONNO WILL BE PRESENTING FOR STEPHANIE .

HI MARIA.

HIRED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TWO ON IN OCTOBER, 2018 AND ATTAINED PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION IN MAY, 2019.

ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM CHERYL BENDER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PARKS, REC AND MARINE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO REAPPOINT RESIGNED EMPLOYEE JESSICA MARTINEZ TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST.

THREE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

JESSICA MARTINEZ WAS

[9. 24-52560 Recommendation for reappointment of resigned employee – Jessica Martinez, Administrative Analyst III. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

SHE WAS PROMOTED TO ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST IN JANUARY, 2022.

UH, SHE RESIGNED IN DECEMBER, 2023 IN GOOD STANDING.

AND IN OCTOBER, 2023, MS. MARTINEZ REACHED OUT TO CHERYL BENDER, UM, VIA EMAIL, UH, CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTING TO

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BE RETURNED TO HER FORMAL CLASSIFICATION AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST WITH THE DEPARTMENT.

UH, THE PARKS, REC AND MARINE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO USE REQUISITION, UH, PR 24 0 27, UH, FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MS. MARTINEZ.

AND THAT IS ON FILE WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND RECEIVED IN DECEMBER.

UH, MS. MARTINEZ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE REAPPOINTMENT AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO SERVE A NEW, UH, PROBATIONARY PERIOD.

UH, THE SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS ALLOWS A RESIGNED OR RETIRED EMPLOYEE WHO ACQUIRED A PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION UPON APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AND THE CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE CLASSIFICATION.

AND IF REAPPOINTED, THE EMPLOYEE MUST SERVE A PROBATIONARY PERIOD, THE PARKS, REC AND REMAIN DEPARTMENT.

AND MS. MARTINEZ HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS ITEM IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

UH, COMMISSIONER GORDON PETERSON.

UM, YES, I I HAVE A QUESTION.

SURE.

SO IT SAYS ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2023, MS. MARTINEZ REACHED OUT TO MS. BENDER VIA EMAIL REQUESTING TO BE RETURNED TO HER FORMER CLASSIFICATION.

OH, I'M SURE THAT THAT'S A TYPO.

LET ME GET SOME HELP UP HERE SO WE CAN CLARIFY THAT FOR YOU.

I, IT JUST DIDN'T MASH, AND SO ABSOLUTELY, IF YOU'LL JUST CLARIFY, I'M GOOD.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY FROM THE DEPARTMENT HERE.

LET ME SEE, UH, WHO WE CAN GET UP HERE.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.

SORRY, MY VOICE HURTS A LITTLE BIT.

UM, MS. MARTINEZ REACHED OUT TO ME, UM, IN, INFORMALLY IN LATE JANUARY AND THEN OFFICIALLY IN, UM, FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR TO REQUEST REINSTATEMENT.

WHAT, WHAT I, WHERE I'M CONFUSED, IS THAT, UM, SHE RESIGNED IN DECEMBER, CORRECT? BUT THE DOCUMENT HERE SAYS SHE REACHED OUT IN OCTOBER.

OH, YEAH.

SO IT SHOULD BE, IS THAT JUST THE TYPO? OH, I'M SORRY.

THAT IS THAT, YEAH, THAT'S THE TYPO.

SHE REACHED OUT IN FEBRUARY.

AND, AND THAT'S PERFECTLY OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS UNDERSTANDING HOW IT WAS MOVING FORWARD, AND I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING THERE WAS ANOTHER DEPARTMENT INVOLVED THAT'S NO, NO, NO.

SO THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING.

I APPRECIATE IT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO YOU HAD THE POSITION OPEN? I DID.

VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.

WAS THERE A ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR THAT POSITION WHEN YOU HAD THE POSITION OPEN? YES.

SO TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT WE DID, UH, AN ATTEMPT TO FILL IT, UM, I DID A CITYWIDE POSTING AND I RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY FOUR.

UM, I GOT FOUR, YOU KNOW, FOUR CANDIDATES INTERESTED, UH, WHO ARE ALREADY EMPLOYED BY THE CITY.

UM, THREE OF THEM HAD ABOUT A YEAR'S WORTH OF THE REQUIRED EXPERIENCE.

UM, AND THE OTHER PERSON DID NOT HAVE THE REQUISITE EXPERIENCE.

I ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE ELIGIBILITY LIST AND OF APPROXIMATELY, I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS 42 OR 45 CANDIDATES ON THE LIST, UM, I HEARD BACK FROM ONE PERSON, UH, AN EXTERNAL CANDIDATE WHO DIDN'T HAVE ANY HR EXPERIENCE.

AND GIVEN THAT THIS SIT, THIS POSITION IS SITUATED IN MY DIVISION, WHICH IS PERSONNEL AND TRAINING, UM, THEY NEEDED TO COME IN WITH SOME HR EXPERIENCE.

AND SO, UM, AFTER I DID THE CITYWIDE POSTING, I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING READY TO SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS WHEN MS. MARTINEZ REACHED OUT AND INDICATED HER INTEREST IN RETURNING.

UM, AND IF I HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE THE INCUMBENT WHO KNOWS THE JOB INSIDE AND OUT, AS OPPOSED TO PEOPLE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TRAIN, I'M GOING WITH EXPERIENCE, UH, GOING WITH EXPERIENCE AND, UH, KNOWING THAT, WELL, I'M NOT GONNA USE MY VERNACULAR, WHICH WOULD BE THE ENEMY, YOU KNOW, .

BUT, UM, UH, I, I WOULD, I WOULD AGREE, UM, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GET SOMEONE WITH THAT INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, IT CUTS DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING THAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

UM, AND, AND SO I DON'T DISAGREE.

I JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE USING THOSE ELIGIBILITY LISTS BECAUSE IT TAKES WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, YOU DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE, WHAT WE WOULD REQUEST OF YOU.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I'M ALSO GLAD THAT, UM, MS. MARTINEZ REACHED BACK OUT TO US TO COME BACK TO A GREAT CITY TO WORK.

IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? YES, COMMISSIONER HASID.

SO, I MEAN, JUST, UH, LOGISTICALLY, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO CORRECT THE DOCUMENT? DO WE NEED TO ASK FOR AN AMENDMENT ON IT? WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? THE RECOMMENDATION COULD SIMPLY BE TO, UM, APPROVE OF THE REAPPOINTMENT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY, I THINK OF THIS YEAR, 2024.

THE STAFF REPORT WILL REFLECT THE, THE CHANGE.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE OUR PIECES ARE COVERED.

SO THANK YOU.

I'LL JUST SAY FOR COMMISSIONER ASUNA, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT, UH, CORRECTION TO THE STAFF REPORT? YES.

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UH, WITH THAT, IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIES.

ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRISTINA ZARO WINING, APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TO CONDUCT A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT RECRUITMENT FOR ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN.

ITEM 10, RECOMMENDATION FOR PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT OF SACHI MATSUMOTO, AN ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN.

AND WE HAVE MOTION IN A SECOND.

ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM ANNA REYES, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RE REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A PROVISIONAL APPOINTEE TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 43 OF THE SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON CIVIL SERVICE POLICY 1.02.

[10. 24-52561 Recommendation for provisional appointment of Sachi Matsumoto, Accounting Technician. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THE DEPARTMENT PREPARED A BULLETIN AND POSTED IT ON FEBRUARY 29.

AND ON MARCH 7TH, FIN, THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STAFF CONFIRMED THAT THE DEPARTMENT SELECTED AN INTERNAL CANDIDATE, UH, ACCOUNTING CLERK THREE SLASH G MATSUMOTO FOR THE ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN.

PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT.

APPROVAL OF THIS PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT WOULD IMMEDIATELY FILL ONE OF ITS CRITICAL TO FILL VACANCIES AND FINANCE POSITIONS THAT ENSURE THAT THE FLEET SERVICES BUREAU, UH, PROCESSES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ACCURATELY AND TIMELY.

THE ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN PREPARES AND ANALYZES SCHEDULE STATEMENTS AND REPORTS, AS WELL AS COMPUTES COMPLEX FINANCIAL DATA, WHICH IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THE CONTINUED OPERATIONS OF THE CITY FLEET AND OTHER FLEET RELATED FUNCTIONS.

CURRENTLY, THE POSITION IS BEING UNDERFILLED BY AN ACCOUNTING CLERK.

UH, BUT DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE, AND THE SCOPE OF THE WORK, AN ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION.

MS. MATSUMOTO APPLICATION HAS BEEN SCREENED BY CIVIL SERVICE STAFF WHO HAVE DETERMINED THAT SHE MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION, AND MS. MATSUMOTO HAS SIGNED THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT OF CONDITIONS, WHICH OUTLINES THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT, UH, INCLUDING THAT THE APPOINTMENT IS TEMPORARY AND THAT SHE HAS NO GUARANTEE OF PERMANENT PLACEMENT IN, UM, THE POSITION, SHE IS AWARE THAT SHE MUST APPLY AND COMPETE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION PROCESS AND BE PLACED IN A SELECTABLE POSITION.

REQUISITION FM 2 4 0 37 IS ON FILE, UH, FOR THE PROVISIONAL VACANCY.

AND FM 2 4 0 3 6 IS ON FILE FOR THE PERMANENT VACANCY AND THE PREVIOUS ELIGIBLE LIST FOR THIS ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN.

UM, UH, CLASSIFICATION EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024.

AND PLANNING FOR THE NEW, UH, RECRUITMENT IS UNDERWAY.

AND WHILE THE TIMELINE HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED PER ARTICLE THREE, SECTION 43, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE NO LONGER THAN 150 BUSINESS DAYS TO PRODUCE AN ELIGIBLE LIST.

UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST, AND WE HAVE DEPARTMENT STAFF HERE TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS.

GREAT.

I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.

SURE.

HI.

UM, MY QUESTION IS THE ELIGIBILITY LIST THAT EXPIRED ON FEBRUARY 15TH.

MM-HMM, , HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT? UM, I, I'M NOT REALLY SURE.

UH, BUT WE CAN CHECK ON THAT FOR YOU AND GET BACK TO YOU.

UM, AND, AND SINCE IT EXPIRED MM-HMM.

IS IT, WAS THE LIST NO LONGER VIABLE? I DON'T, I'M NOT, I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK IT WAS USABLE ANYMORE.

UM, THIS DEPARTMENT TENDS TO USE OUR LISTS VERY WELL.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN LOOK UP THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD RIGHT NOW.

DID YOU SURVEY THE RESULTS OF THE LIST BEFORE IT EXPIRED? TYPICALLY WE DO.

UM, BUT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT, I'M ASKING IF I'M ASKING.

DID YOU? OH, I DIDN'T PERSONALLY, NO.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.

SO YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE LIST WAS CALLED BEFORE IT EXPIRED? WELL, THIS, THIS LIST WAS ALREADY EXPIRED BY THE TIME WE HAD, WE GOT THIS REQUEST.

SO HOW LONG HAD THE POSITION BEEN OPEN BEFORE FEBRUARY 15TH? UM, I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW LONG THEY HAD THEIR REQUISITION.

UM, BUT I CAN ASK THE, WHY DON'T YOU CALL THE DEPARTMENT UP SO WE CAN I JUST HAVE THESE YEAH, WE'LL GET THEM FEW QUESTIONS THEN.

THAT'S FINE.

GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

THE LIST WAS ACTUALLY EXPIRED NOVEMBER 15TH, NOT FEBRUARY 15TH.

OH, OKAY.

SO THE LIST ACTUALLY EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2023.

OH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE, I'LL, I'LL SAY WE TOOK ABOUT THREE ADDITIONAL APPROACHES.

AND, UM, I, I PRESUME YOU DID EXHAUST THE LIST.

I SPECIFICALLY, WELL, UH, YES, WE HAVE EXHAUSTED THIS LIST 'CAUSE WE CONDUCTED RECENT RECRUITMENTS OFF OF THIS CLASSIFICATION UHHUH, AND WE'VE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH CIVIL SERVICE AND CHRISTINA, UM, ON HOW, UH,

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WE WERE KIND OF INNOVATIVE IN CONDUCTING PHONE INTERVIEWS AND STUFF TO REALLY EXHAUST THE LIST.

SO WE'VE TRIED EVERY, EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD THROUGH THIS LIST.

HOW, HOW OLD, HOW LONG, HOW, HOW, HOW LONG WAS THAT LIST IN EXISTENCE THAT EXPIRED IN OCTOBER OF 2023? UM, ACCORDING TO, WHAT'S THE, ON THE CITY WEBSITE? UM, FOR THE ELIGIBILITY LIST, THIS WAS MARCH 16TH, 2022 TO NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023.

SO, AND, AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS, HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THAT VACANCY? THIS VACANCY? MM-HMM.

UM, IT'S CURRENTLY, IT WAS A PART OF AN FY 25 24, UM, UPGRADE.

MM-HMM.

OR A PROMOTIONAL UPGRADE.

SO WE JUST RECENTLY GOT THIS, UM, WHAT'S RECENT IS THAT YES, JULY AS OF OCTOBER.

OCTOBER.

OCTOBER.

SO THE, YES, THE POSITION CAME OUT IN OCTOBER FOR THE NEW BUDGET YEAR.

FOR THE NEW BUDGET YEAR.

AND THE LIST EXPIRED IN OCTOBER.

THE LIST EXPIRED A MONTH LATER.

A MONTH LATER IN NOVEMBER.

I APOLOGIZE.

AND, UM, I GUESS MY NEXT QUESTION IS, UH, WHEN WERE WE PLANNING TO START ON THE NEW LIST? I'M, I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE YOU QUOTED 150 DAYS, BUT IF THIS LIST EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER, RIGHT? HELP ME OUT HERE.

WHAT AM I MISSING? SO, UM, THIS HAS ACTUALLY, THIS RECRUITMENT IS ACTUALLY ASSIGNED TO A COLLEAGUE.

AND THEY, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THEIR WORKLOAD AND SCHEDULE, THEY WILL PLACE THIS ON THEIR DANIELLE, UM, YOU KNOW, SCHEDULE.

AND THEY WILL WORK OUT A TIMELINE TO FIT INTO THEIR, UM, ASSIGNMENTS.

THE, THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS THAT IF THE, THE LIST EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER AND WE'RE APPOINTING A PROVISIONAL EMPLOYEE, UM, DURING THE DOWNTIME, UH, WE KNEW THAT THE LIST WAS GOING TO EXPIRE.

WE KNEW THAT SHE WAS GONNA HAVE A POSITION IN OCTOBER.

WE ARE NOW INTO MARCH, AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER 150 DAYS.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HAVING A PROBLEM RECONCILING.

SO I'M, I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT MY SITUATION IS, WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

UM, SO, SO I, I'M LOOKING FOR US TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN, IN MY OPINION, REACTIVE.

AND, AND THAT'S WHERE I, I'M SORT OF MISSING, UH, THAT LIST EXPIRED NOVEMBER, WE'RE NOW GONNA HAVE TO APPOINT A PROVISIONAL WHO PROBABLY WILL THINK THEY SHOULD GET THE JOB, UM, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY FALL ON THE LIST.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE RUN INTO TO ISSUES AND SITUATIONS.

AND THEN WE GET OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THE POSITION.

BUT SOMEONE'S BEEN APPOINTED PROVISIONALLY, AND I UNDERSTAND THEIR NEED FOR HAVING A PERSON.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE DEPARTMENT'S NEED FOR HAVING MORE EMPLOYEES TO GET THIS WORK DONE.

QUESTIONS SO YOU CAN SPEAK IT INTO THE RECORD.

COMMISSIONER, COULD I, COULD I ADD A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING TO THAT? GO AHEAD, CHRIS.

I, I, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UM, WE'RE ASKING A LOT OF STAFF.

I KNOW.

AND, AND SO YOU DON'T HAVE, I'M, I, I, I JUST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT VICE PRESIDENT, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'RE ASKING A LOT OF STAFF AND, UM, I'M GONNA CHOOSE TO SHOW GRACE.

'CAUSE I, I, I ALSO DON'T WANT STAFF, UM, TO FEEL LIKE THIS COMMISSION DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A BIG WORKLOAD.

PEOPLE GO ON VACATION, PEOPLE GET SICK.

AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THIS DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WELL WITH CIVIL SERVICE AND WE'RE TRYING TO, TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

SO I JUST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I'M TO RESPOND TO YOU, COMMISSIONER ASUNA.

I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, AND THAT'S WHY I'M SPEAKING ON IT, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO FEW STAFF TO PROCESS SO MUCH STUFF, AND I WANT IT ON THE RECORD.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY HOLD SO MUCH.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR STAFF ARE OVERWORKED CARRYING AN INSURMOUNTABLE LOAD.

AND IF I DON'T BRING THIS OUT INTO THE OPEN, THEN WE'RE GOING TO ACT LIKE THIS ISN'T EXISTING, AND I DON'T INTEND TO DO THAT ANY LONGER.

AND SO I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO SAY, IT'S FALLING ON OUR STAFF.

AND SO I AM GONNA BRING IT UP AND IT SOUNDS PAINFUL, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT THEY'RE OVERWORKED AND THIS IS THE REASON.

AND SO THEY HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER 150 DAYS TO TRY AND GET AN ELIGIBILITY LIST OUT THAT EXPIRED LAST YEAR.

AND THEN TO HEAR OUR STAFF PERSON SAY THAT IT'S BEING ASSIGNED BECAUSE THERE'S THE WORKLOAD.

I WANT IT ON THE RECORD BECAUSE WE SEEM TO KEEP FORGETTING THAT.

AND I'M GONNA KEEP BRINGING IT UP, AND I'M GONNA SOUND LIKE A BROKEN WHEEL WHEN, WHEN, WHEN I'M DONE, I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.

BUT I'M ASKING YOU THOSE

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AND IT'S NOT ME SPEAKING INTO THE RECORD.

I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO SAY IT'S BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO DO SO MUCH AND WE'RE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

AND I RECOGNIZE THAT ABSOLUTELY.

BUT I DON'T WANNA KEEP SAYING IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

THAT IS ALL TRUE.

AND WHEN A PROVISIONAL COMES UP HERE, IT BECOMES A PRIORITY.

SO IT'LL TAKE THE PLACE OF OTHER RECRUITMENTS THAT ARE ON IN LINE.

SO SOMETHING WILL GET PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY TO RUN THIS RECRUITMENT.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND I RECOGNIZE THAT.

SO THAT'S ON THE RECORD.

CAPRIS, YOU HAD A COMMENT YOU WANTED TO ADD.

YEAH, SO IT, IT MIGHT JUST SLIGHTLY MAYBE CONTRADICT STAFF A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WHAT I'M DOING WITH, IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE LAST, UH, COUPLE MONTHS, WHEN I'M LOOKING NOW AT THE ASSIGNMENT SHEET, UH, IT'S NO LONGER DEPARTMENT.

WHICH WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO RUN FIRST? WE'RE LOOKING, I'M LOOK NOW LOOKING AT HOW LONG HAS THAT REQUISITION BEEN IN CIVIL SERVICE? SO, UM, IF WE'VE HAD THAT REQUISITION, IT'S LIKE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK ON THIS RECRUITMENT.

EITHER WE'RE GONNA WORK ON THIS RECRUITMENT NOW, OR YOU NEED TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT WILL SHOW UP WITH AN A, ANOTHER REQUISITION FOR ANOTHER CLASSIFICATION.

LIKE, HEY, RUN THIS.

AND SO IT'S PUSHING OTHER EXAMS AND PRIORITIES OFF AND WE CAN'T DO THAT NOW.

SO WE SEE WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE KIND OF GOT CAUGHT KINDA BACKFIRED.

SO WE REALLY, NOW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ASSIGNMENTS AND, UH, WORKING WITH STAFF IS LIKE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PROBABLY REPRIORITIZE SOME OF THESE RECRUITMENTS BECAUSE SOMETHING THAT JUST SHOWED UP YESTERDAY, UM, SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON OUR DASHBOARD FOR MONTHS.

BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE POLITICAL HIGH PROFILE THAT CAN, YOU KNOW, POSE A SAFETY ISSUE OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS.

BUT WE REALLY HAVE TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION OF THOSE REQUISITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING ON OUR DASHBOARD AND BECAUSE OF THE, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE SAYING, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE DON'T NEED THIS RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS THAT CAN KIND OF HELP AND PITCH OUT AND DO THE WORK.

SO THAT REQUISITION SITS THERE.

AND YES, I HAVE, UH, EVEN THOUGH MARIA CONNELL WAS ASSIGNED TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, UH, ONE ANALYST CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.

SO I HAVE ASSIGNED ACCOUNTANT TO SELL AN ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN TO DANELLE.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT WORKLOAD, WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW OLD IS THIS? WE'RE REQUISITION AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS IN THE 150 DAYS.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT CORRECT FOR THE AGENCY TO START PULLING OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS TO DO THE WORK OF WINE CLASSIFICATION.

SO THAT'S KIND OF LIKE WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON AS WELL.

LIKE, I'LL GIVE YOU BUILDING MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS SAT VACANT FOR YEARS AND IT'S LIKE, DEPARTMENT, WELL, WHO'S DOING THE WORK? OH, WELL WE HAVE OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS PITCHING IN.

SO IN HINDSIGHT, THAT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD PRACTICE.

SO THANK YOU.

BUT WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT.

SO I THANK YOU.

YEAH, I, I THINK THE CORE ISSUE IS THE SAME THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING WHETHER OR NOT IT'S PRIORITIZATION OR OF RECS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, OR PRIORITIZATION OF THINGS THAT THE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES.

THERE'S PRIORITY IF WE'RE IN A TRIAGE MODE THAT SUGGESTS THAT WE ARE NOT ADEQUATELY STAFFED.

UM, AND IF WE'RE IN A CONTINUOUS TRIAGE MODE, THEN THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

AND I THINK THAT IS THE ISSUE WE ARE ALL IDENTIFYING AND ACKNOWLEDGING.

SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COMMISSION? OKAY.

SEEING, YEAH, THANK YOU.

UH, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I THINK WE ARE PREPARED TO VOTE.

THE ITEM NUMBER 11 IS RECOMMENDATION FOR EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR LUIS, UH, ANO, UM, SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER THREE.

THIS IS ONE YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.

SO ? YES.

THE CIVIL SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

SO, OKAY.

SO ON FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE ELSA RAMOS PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR LUIS ANO SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER THREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41, SUBSECTION TWO OF THE CIVIL SERVICES RULES AND REGULATIONS AND SECTION 1.01 OF

[11. 24-52566 Recommendation for extension of probationary period for Luis Prudenciano, Special Services Officer III. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

LUIS ANO WAS HIRED AS A SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER THREE ASSIGNED TO THE JAIL DIVISION IN THE SUPPORT BUREAU ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2023.

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AND AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION, SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE JAIL DIVISION ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A STRUCTURED CUSTODY OFFICER TRAINING THROUGH THE LAPD COMPRISED OF TWO WEEKS OF ORIENTATION, FOLLOWED BY 16 WEEKS OF ACADEMY INSTRUCTION, AFTER WHICH THEY WILL, UM, COMPLETE AN EIGHT HOUR RECLAMATION.

MR. BRUNO IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THE NEXT ACADEMY IN MARCH, 2024, AND COMPLETED IN JULY, 2024.

UM, AFTER COMPLETE COMPLETION OF THIS PROCESS, MR. BRUNO WILL COMPLETE HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD.

AND CURRENTLY MR. PANO IS SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD ON OR ABOUT MAY 6TH, 2024.

AND IT IS REQUESTED THAT AN EXTENSION BE GRANTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS OR 522 HOURS.

UM, AND IF A, AN ADDITIONAL EXTENSION IS REQUIRED, UH, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS PROCESS, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL REACH OUT TO CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THAT REQUEST.

UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND STAFF FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS ELSE.

I ASSUME THIS CONVERSATION WOULD KIND OF FOLLOW THE SAME PATH AS OUR LAST TWO SSOS.

DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY.

ANYTHING FURTHER DECIDE? NO.

OH, VICE PRESIDENT.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

OH, SURE.

UM, AND IT'S JUST, JUST ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE.

UM, WAS THE EMPLOYEE AWARE THAT YES, THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? BECAUSE I CAN SEE THAT THE, THE TIMELINE WAS REALLY SHORT FROM NOVEMBER TO, TO, UH, MARCH.

IT'S SHORT AND IT'S ALSO IN THEIR EVALUATION AND WHEN THEY COME IN AND STUFF, WE SIT DOWN AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBABILITY THAT THE PROBATION CAN BE EXTENDED BECAUSE OF THIS TRAINING THAT THEY HAVE TO RECEIVE.

THAT IS, UM, DISCLOSED TO THEM AT THE VERY BEGINNING ON, AS PART OF THEIR ONBOARDING PROCESS AS TO ALL THE TRAINING THAT IS REQUIRED OF THEM.

AND THAT DUE TO THE, THE SCHEDULING NEEDS OF L DON'T YEAH.

DON'T CONTROL THAT.

MM-HMM, THAT IT MIGHT VARY ON WHEN THEY CAN COMPLETE THE TRAINING.

AND THIS PARTICULAR EMPLOYEE IS FINE WITH THIS.

DIDN'T, NO PUSHBACK, NO CONCERNS.

UM, I DO WANNA GIVE AN UPDATE THAT WE DID CLOSE OUR MEET AND CONFER PROCESS WITH IAM, UM, AND WE HAD SHARED, UM, AN UPDATE WITH CIVIL SERVICE THAT WE WILL BE EXTENDING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD TO 12 MONTHS.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH, WITH CIVIL SERVICE TO GET THAT ITEM BEFORE THE COMMISSION AS WELL.

I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT.

SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TOO MANY OF THESE IN THE FUTURE.

I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THANK YOU.

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN ABOUT BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE.

UM, AND THIS WORKS FOR ME.

I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES YOU HAVE WITH SCHEDULING THIS CLASS.

YOU DON'T CONTROL, UM, A THIRD PARTY AND WE HAVE TO ACCEPT WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GIVE US.

UH, ANY CHANCE WE'RE GONNA DO THIS TRAINING OURSELVES IN THE NEAR FUTURE? , JUST, AND JOE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.

UH, WE DO ACTUALLY PROVIDE SOME OF THE MODULAR TRAININGS WITH LAPD.

OUR, WE DO HAVE STAFF THAT GO AND DO THE TRAINING THEMSELVES.

SO THAT IS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP THERE.

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS COMING AND GIVING US THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? NO, AGAIN, THANKS TO YOU AND I AM FOR FIGURING THAT OUT.

'CAUSE I KNOW WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE POSITIONS, SO THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

UH, I HAD NO, WITH NOTHING FURTHER, I THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

AND I DON'T WANNA LEAVE THE PODIUM WITHOUT SAYING, UH, A THANK YOU TO, UH, COMMISSIONER UNA FOR YOUR EXTENSION OF GRACE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU, .

OPPOSING IS NOT THE FINAL VERSION, BUT AT THIS POINT, I DON'T THINK THAT IS UNDER ANY OF OUR CONTROL.

THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 12, WHICH IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION LETTER OF OPPOSITION TO PROPOSE CHARTER AMENDMENT.

AND I SEE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

UM, I WILL PROVIDE WHAT REPORT THERE IS HERE.

UM, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO READ IT INTO THE RECORD, THOUGH.

SOMEONE FEELS COMPELLED.

WE COULD DO SO.

UM, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE.

NOW, WAS I PARTICULARLY EXPECTING ONE? I DO KNOW THAT MEET AND CONFER CONTINUES WITH AT LEAST A COUPLE OF THE BARGAINING UNITS AND HOPEFULLY, UM, THE VERSION OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT THAT WE ARE

[12. 24-52562 Recommendation to receive and file Civil Service Commission Letter of Opposition to Proposed Charter Amendment. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER IKA, 'CAUSE SHE WORKED WITH ME ON THAT DRAFT, UM, AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK

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OF THIS COMMISSION.

AND WE DID TRY TO, UH, REFLECT YOUR FEEDBACK HONESTLY AND REPRESENT IT IN THAT LETTER AS TRUE TO THROUGH TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING AS AS POSSIBLE.

SO HOPEFULLY WE DID SO THANK YOU PRESIDENT.

UH, FROST.

HOLLANDS.

UM, YOU KNOW, I TELL MY KIDS OFTEN THAT MY FAVORITE SANE IN LIFE FOR ME IS YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND AT ANY TIME ABOUT ANYTHING.

UM, THAT'S PROVEN TO BE SOMETHING THAT I'VE HAD TO DO THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF MY LIFE.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT BECAUSE I'VE CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

UM, BUT I'M GLAD THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THE CONTINUING DIALOGUE BETWEEN SOME OF THE LABOR UNITS AND, UM, THE CITY.

UM, THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY CONCERN ALONGSIDE HOW THIS IMPACTS CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT STAFF, IS HOW DOES THE REST OF OUR ORGANIZED STAFF FEEL ABOUT THIS? AND HOW DO THEIR REPRESENTATIVE UNITS, UM, FEEL AND WHERE DO THEY STAND ON THIS? SO, UM, I WANNA SAY THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO CONTINUE TO, TO LEARN ESPECIALLY FROM, UM, OUR PARTNERS IN LABOR, UM, ABOUT WHERE THEY STAND AND, AND, AND ANY CHANGES THAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR.

I WANNA SEE IF THOSE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

UM, AND I WANT US, I ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HOW THIS UNFOLDS, UM, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE THE VOICE FOR NOT JUST THE DEPARTMENT, BUT, UM, AS OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONER THAT IS ABSENT TODAY, LIKES TO SAY FOR THE PEOPLE, RIGHT? UM, SO I JUST WANTED THAT, UM, TO BE ON THE RECORD, THAT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LABOR CONTINUES TO DIALOGUE WITH THE CITY.

AND I'M VERY EAGER TO SEE WHERE THOSE CONVERSATIONS END UP AT AND WHAT THE ACTUAL FINAL PRODUCT IS THAT THE VOTERS WILL GET TO SEE IN NOVEMBER IF OUR CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO PUT THIS ON THE CHARTER.

RIGHT? I, I HATE THE FACT THAT WE ARE TAKING THIS FOR GRANTED.

I APPRECIATE THE, THE POWER AND THE INFLUENCE THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER HAVE.

UM, BUT THERE ARE STILL, UH, NINE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS BEFORE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE GET TO VOTE ON IT.

UM, AND THAT'S WHERE THE REAL POWER IS.

SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO PUT ALL OF THAT ON THE RECORD.

THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SUNA, AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR BRINGING THAT, UH, THAT SMALL BIT OF INFORMATION TO LIGHT.

UM, LET'S NOT MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE NOT SEEN A FINAL DRAFT AND OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION BEING PRESENTED TO US.

UH, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY IS THAT, UH, THIS REFERENDUM HAS TO GO THROUGH NINE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SERVE THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE CITY, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR.

UM, AND SO, UH, WHILE WE'VE VOICED OUR OPPOSITION AS THE CHARTER IS CURRENTLY, UH, WRITTEN, UM, THAT CAN CHANGE BECAUSE THINGS DO CHANGE, THINGS ARE FLUID.

UH, AND, AND, UH, I'M NOT STEEPED IN STONE TO SAY NO TO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.

UH, SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THE DIALOGUE, UH, THAT IS CONTINUING WILL BRING, UH, FORTH SOME CHANGES, UH, SO THAT WE CAN ALL WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND, UM, THE CHARTER.

WE'LL SEE, I'LL RESERVE MY OPINION FOR THE FINAL PRODUCT, BUT AS I'VE STATED FOR THE RECORD AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, I CANNOT SUPPORT IT.

THERE'S NO WAY THIS, A CHANGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT ONE, UNLESS WE WANNA STOP HIRING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH I COULD NOT IMAGINE THE CITY IS GOING TO PUT ITSELF IN THE POSITION OF DOING THAT.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER, FURTHER? ONE THING, UM, I AM GONNA ASK, UM, IS WE STILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF, UH, NINE MONTHS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO OPERATE AS FRIENDS.

AND I ABSOLUTELY INTEND TO OPERATE AS FRIENDS, UH, WITH OUR CLIENT DEPARTMENTS.

UM, AND EVEN AFTER THAT, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EXTENDED TRANSITION PERIOD.

UH, THERE,

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UM, SO MY REQUEST, UH, TO YOU, UH, CHRISTINA, IS THAT WE FIND A DATE, UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO A, A RETREAT OF THE COMMISSION, UH, A COUPLE OF STAFF MEMBERS.

AND I WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A SAMPLING OF FOLKS FROM, UH, THE DIVISIONS, MAYBE NOT THE ENTIRE TEAM, BUT AT LEAST ONE PERSON FROM EACH OF YOUR, YOUR MAJOR UNITS.

UM, AND THEN, UH, A HANDFUL OF FOLKS IN SOME OF OUR CLIENT DEPARTMENTS.

AND I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS OF, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST ONE OR TWO OF WHO THOSE MIGHT BE, BUT A SMALL ENOUGH GROUP THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A DECENT CONVERSATION.

UM, BUT AN INCLUSIVE ENOUGH GROUP THAT WE CAN, UM, IDENTIFY SOME THINGS WE CAN DO IN THE MEANTIME, UH, TO SPEED HIRING, UM, TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE ON SOME OF THIS BACK AND FORTH.

UM, AND REALLY JUST AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, THE FIGHT'S NOT IN OUR HANDS.

IT'S IN LABOR'S HAND AND IT'S IN, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL'S HAND.

I THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON DOING THE WORK AND GET BACK TO THAT.

THAT IS OUR PRIMARY FOCUS.

SO, UM, YEAH, I'LL, I'LL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT RETREAT, BUT IF WE CAN IDENTIFY MAYBE A HALF DAY, WE CAN DO SOME POINT SOON, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

I'LL LOOK FOR TIME.

AND I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF WORK ON STAFF AS WELL, BUT, UM, I WOULD AS A FOCUS OF THAT, NOT FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO ARM OURSELVES TO THE TEETH WITH NUMBERS.

AND FOR INSTANCES, I THINK WE'RE PAST THAT.

I WANT, I WANT THIS TO BE ABOUT, HERE ARE SOME PRACTICAL THINGS WE THINK WE CAN IMPLEMENT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, UM, AS THE FOCUS OF THAT MEETING.

IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY.

SAYING NOTHING ELSE? UH, I THINK WE ARE PREPARED TO VOTE ON RECEIVING AND FILING.

ITEM 13, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.

UM, YES, I THINK MARIA SAID SHE DOES NOT HAVE A REPORT.

IS THAT TRUE, MARIA? JUST GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

I JUST HAVE A QUICK UPDATE.

UH, WE DO HAVE A VACANCY FOR WHEN LIZ PROMOTED TO THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.

AND I JUST WANNA SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION.

WE ARE VERY CLOSE ON.

WE ACTUALLY MADE AN OFFER AND IF EVERYTHING MOVES FORWARD AND IT'S SUCCESSFUL, WE SHOULD HAVE A NEW EMPLOYEE ON STARTING MARCH 23RD.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UM, AND THAT WOULD BE FILLING, UH,

[13. 24-52563 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

LIZ'S, UH, VACANCY.

SO AS FAR AS MY TEAM, IT WILL BE FULLY STAFFED.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

PROMOTE THROUGH THE RANKS.

THANKS, MARIA.

CAPRICE, GOOD MORNING.

I ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, STUFF THAT I WAS GONNA MENTION LAST TIME, BUT WE HAD TO MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY.

BUT SPEAKING OF LOTS OF WORK GETTING DONE, UM, SINCE I LAST REPORTED OUT, UM, STAFF HAD CONDUCTED THE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC EXAM, WHICH YOU ACTUALLY SAW ON THE RESULTS TODAY.

BUT WHAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RESULTS WERE THE NO-SHOWS BECAUSE AT THAT TIME WE HAD 18 INVITED AND 16 SHOWS.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THOSE EXAMS, THAT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT'S CONTINUOUS, WE'RE NOT, UM, REPORTING OUT THE NO-SHOW JUST RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THESE ARE HARD TO FILL.

WE'RE WE'RE ACTUALLY REACHING BACK AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER TEST STATE, CAN YOU ATTEND? AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH EVEN A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP.

WE'RE, UM, THOSE THAT WERE NO SHOW, WE'RE JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION WERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 600 PEOPLE.

SO WE HAVE ANOTHER TEST DATE, YOU KNOW, AND SO WE'RE JUST NOT, YOU KNOW, SAYING GOODBYE TO THOSE FOLKS.

AND THEN, UM, SO MARIA CONNELL'S ACTUALLY, UH, OVERSEE THE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC PROCESS AND ALSO, UM, MARIA CONNELL'S ACTUALLY KICKED FORWARD THE POLICE SERGEANT PROMOTIONAL EXAM THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

UM, TODAY WAS THE THIRD, UH, ORIENT CANDIDATE ORIENTATION, UM, OF THREE HER FINAL ONE.

SO THERE WAS ACTUALLY A LOT OF LIFE HAPPENING BEFORE THIS MEETING TODAY.

SO SHE, UM, PRETTY GOOD ATTENDANCE AS FAR AS THE CANDIDATE ORIENTATION AND FILING PERIOD CLOSES FRIDAY.

SO I'M HOPING MORE POLICE OFFICERS SIGN UP BECAUSE WE WANNA SEE THEM

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AND THEN ALSO WE HAD SENIOR COMBINATION BUILDING INSPECTOR EXAM PROCESS, THAT WAS AN IN-PERSON EXAM.

UH, WE HAD 13 TO SHOW AND THREE NO-SHOWS.

UM, DANELLE, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND TARSHA, RIGHT NOW YOU, YOU DON'T SEE HALF A GOOD PORTION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES STAFF.

UM, THEY ARE CONDUCTING AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR PERFORMANCE EXAM.

WE HAD 53 CANDIDATES INVITED AND THAT WAS NECESSARY.

UM, THERE'S, UH, PLENTY OF VACANCIES.

I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THIS IS DAY THREE OF FINAL TESTING.

SO STAFF HAS, UH, PITCHED IN.

SO TARSHA IS ASHA'S ACTUALLY OUT THERE WITH, UH, STEPHANIE, TIFFANY AND, UH, LEVI, THEY'RE CONDUCT AN EXAM.

AND STEVEN, AND WE ALSO, UH, REACHED OUT AND GRABBED SOMEONE FROM OUR OTHER DIVISION.

I KNOW WE HAD, UM, VANESSA, UM, FROM RECRUITMENT OUTREACH TO ACTUALLY ASSIST WITH THAT.

WE'VE ALSO HAD THREE, WELL, TWO TEST SESSIONS FOR THE APPELLATE B POLICE RECRUIT ALREADY.

AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE SCHEDULED ON THE 14TH.

AND THEN, UH, MARIA CONNELL ADMINISTERED THAT.

AND SAL UM, CONDUCTED A HARBOR PATROL WRITTEN EXAM, WHICH YOU SEE THE RESULTS ON, UM, TODAY.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT'S DIFFERENTLY, UM, YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF TEST NUMBERS ON THE EXAM RESULTS.

SO WE'RE RUNNING THEM AS CONTINUOUS LISTS, WHEREAS WHAT WE CAN ESTABLISH 'EM FOR SIX MONTHS, BECAUSE AS WE SEE, UM, TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THESE ELIGIBLE LISTS TO LAST A YEAR EVEN, IT'S A STRUGGLE.

AND IF WE HAVE, UH, CONTINUOUS EXAMS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE TEST ONE, TEST TWO.

SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU SEE ARE CONCURRENT LISTS.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE STARTING TO DO MORE OF.

AND THEN, UH, TIFFANY ADMINISTERED THE AIRPORT OPERATION ASSISTANT, AND THAT'S A RESULT OF US TAKING THE BULLETIN BACK TO COMMISSION AND, UH, CLARIFYING SO THAT THOSE FOLKS THAT JUST QUALIFIED JUST PASSED, UH, GOT THEIR DEGREE AND NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT.

SO WE, UM, EDITED THAT AND WERE ABLE TO BRING IN MORE PEOPLE.

AND THAT TESTING, WELL ACTUALLY IT'S SCHEDULED FOR THE 14TH AND THEN, UH, STEPHANIE HERRERA IS CONTINUING.

WE'RE COMING TO A CLOSE WITH THE FIRE CAPTAIN PROMOTIONAL EXAM PROCESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND, UH, WATCHING THE CANDIDATES GO THROUGH TO PROCESS, WE ANTICIPATE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TALK TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE TO RUN THAT AGAIN BECAUSE IF OUR, UH, RESULTS ARE NOT MATCHING THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK AND, UM, TRY TO DO IT AGAIN.

AND THEN FOR MYSELF, I'M ACTUALLY, I ACTUALLY KICKED FORWARD ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST EXAM DEVELOPMENTS UNDERWAY.

LAST, UM, WEEK, A BULLETIN SURVEY WENT OUT TO THE HIRING DEPARTMENTS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I GOT ABOUT EIGHT RESPONSES AT ABOUT 14.

UM, AND THEN I'M ACTUALLY MEETING WITH SOME SORT OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THIS WEEK TO, UM, DISCUSS LOOKING AT PLANNING.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP TODAY WITH, UH, PARKS AND REC, THEIR SELECTION PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH, UM, SOME OF THESE BROAD CLASSIFICATIONS.

AND WHERE SELECTIVE CERT PROBABLY REALLY IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE A NEED BECAUSE WE GIVE THE DEPARTMENTS AN ELIGIBLE AS A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND THEY'RE QUALIFIED FOR THE CLASSIFICATION.

BUT THEN WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IS INTERVIEWING, IT'S LIKE, WELL, THESE PEOPLE AREN'T QUALIFIED, BUT THEY'RE, THEY ARE QUALIFIED FOR CLASSIFICATION, THEY HAVE A SKILLSET AND PROBABLY CAN DO THE JOB AFTER, UM, DURING THE SIX MONTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD.

BUT IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS A DIRE NEED FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE ON DAY ONE, THEN YOU KNOW, THEN THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE.

SO WE HAVE A FALSE SENSE OF WE GIVE THEM A LIST OF, UH, A HUNDRED PEOPLE, BUT IS IT REALLY A LIST OF A HUNDRED PEOPLE FOR THE DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW, AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF CANDIDATES GHOSTING, UM, DEPARTMENTS AS WELL.

BUT, UM, SO THE CURRENT ELIGIBLE LIST IS DUE TO EXPIRE ON MAY 9TH, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST DEPARTMENTS SAID THEY ARE EXHAUSTED A LIST.

SO I ANTICIPATE THAT WE COULD HAVE A NEW ELIGIBLE LIST IF EVERYTHING GOES PLANNED BECAUSE, UM, GIVEN THE FACT THAT STAFF COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE THIS TEST, THIS IS, UH, UH, RECRUITMENT THAT MANAGEMENT TAKES THE LEAD ON.

SO I ANTICIPATE THAT

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WE COULD HAVE A LIST IN PLACE BY JUNE 28TH IF IT ALL GOES WELL, WHICH WOULD BE A MONTH AFTER THIS LAST LIST EXPIRED.

AND, AND I'VE MENTIONED IT TO STAFF BEFORE, AND IN THIS, ACTUALLY IN THIS BODY, YOU KNOW, THAT I AM TRYING TO WORK ON SUCCESSION PLANNING, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, THIS IS, WE'RE IN A UNIQUE SITUATION WHERE THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE IS SMALL, MINIMIZE, AND, AND YOU KNOW, I'M PROUD TO SAY I AM PRETTY MUCH THAT INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WITH THE DEPARTMENT, AND I'VE TRYING TO TRAIN STAFF AND GET EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, ON BOARD AND I MEAN, AND WHERE THEY SHOULD BE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN TOLD, HEY, THINGS ARE GONNA GO OUT THE DOOR WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE, I HOPE THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

YOU KNOW? UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FEEL THAT IS CAN BEST HELP THE ORGANIZATION OR OUR DEPARTMENT IS, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE IN THE RIGHT DIVISIONS.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TAKEN ON SOME THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, OVER THE FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF STAFFING AND NO ONE WAS DOING IT, SO I STEPPED UP.

SO, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOU ALAMO WANTING TO SAY, ACKNOWLEDGE ME LAST WEEK WHEN, UH, HERMAN WAS SAYING AS FAR AS DOING ELIGIBLE LIST, 'CAUSE THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK.

THIS IS A LOT OF WORK, AND YOU SEE THE PUSHBACK THAT YOU'VE GOTTA BE WILLING TO DEAL WITH.

BUT, YOU KNOW, UM, I'VE TRAINED ROBERT AND STAFF HAS BEEN HELPING, AND SO THAT, YOU KNOW, I, MOVING FORWARD, I EXPECT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD REST SOLELY IN OUR ADMIN SUPPORT DIVISION.

AND, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, WORKED WITH OUR RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH TEAM.

UM, I THINK THEY'RE READY TO EFFECTIVELY, YOU KNOW, AS OF LAST WEEK, TAKE OVER THE WEBSITE BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN REST IN OUR, THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIVISION.

AND I, WE HAD SHARON HAMILTON THAT HANDLED IT THROUGH OCTOBER, AND PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE GAVE VALUE UNTIL THEY'RE GONE.

SO, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE WEBSITE, WE NEED TO GET THAT UPDATED.

UM, THE ACCOUNTING TECH ELIGIBLE LIST, THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE WEBSITE AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS, WE'RE GONNA GET THAT UPDATED.

UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WAS TOLD THAT THAT LIST ACTUALLY EXPIRED, UM, A LITTLE LATER, NOT WHAT THE DEPARTMENT SAW.

SO, UM, AND THEN, WELL, LASTLY, WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WAS, YOU KNOW, USUALLY AFTER THE WEEK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR STAFF MEETING, YOU KNOW, CHRISTINA POSES QUESTION TO US, LIKE LESSON LEARNED.

AND I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE THAT I WANNA SHARE IN THIS BODY AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, UM, WITH NOT JUST BULLETINS DOING A BACKGROUND, BUT, UM, I'M GONNA ENCOURAGE STAFF TO REALLY DO SOME BACKGROUND WHEN WE'RE COMING FOR A PROVISIONAL.

SO BASICALLY YOU NEED THAT SAME INFORMATION AS IF WE'RE BEING A BULLETIN TO YOU.

YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN THAT LIST WAS EXPIRED, WHAT THE SELECTION WAS MADE, SO THAT, THAT'S IMPORTANT.

SO, UH, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE BRING THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AND BE PREPARED.

AND, AND I HOPE THE BULLETIN PRESENTATION THAT WE ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE BULLETIN PACKET WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO YOU BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IF PEOPLE ARE LISTENING, THEY DON'T HEAR IT ALL, AND THEN IT AL ALSO GIVES YOU THE OPTION, LIKE, IF WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR STAFF, THAT, UM, YOU HAVE THE BULLETIN PRESENTATION IN THERE.

BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, ARE IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE APPROVING A BULLETIN, LIKE WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME, YOU KNOW, HOW WELL DID THE DEPARTMENT DO ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST AND WHAT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WERE.

AND I THINK THAT, UM, PROVED TO BE IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS WELL FOR TRYING TO APPROVE A PROVISIONAL REQUEST.

AND THAT CONCLUDES, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, WE WILL IN ANSWER.

THAT TEST FOR POLICE RECRUIT.

I THINK WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE.

SO YES.

UM, CAPRICE, AND, AND MY QUESTION IS NOT, MAY NOT PERTAIN TO WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT I HEARD, UH, DURING ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS AND I I NEVER CAME BACK TO ASK.

UM, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EXAMS, DO YOU CHARGE FOR CERTAIN EXAMS TO, UH, FEE TO TAKE THE EXAM? I MAY HAVE MISHEARD AND SO I, I JUST HAD THAT QUESTION.

WELL, THE FIRE RECRUIT TEST, IF THEY TAKE IT THROUGH NTN, THERE IS A SERVICE.

UM, AND MOST RECENTLY POLICE RECRUIT, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW COVERING THE COST FOR

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SO THEN WE, WHEN, WHEN, UM, WHEN, UH, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR POSITIONS AND SAY, WE ARE NOT CHARGING THEM A, A TEST FEE, A FEE TO TAKE A TEST, CAN I, CAN I JUST, I, I JUST WANNA BE ENLIGHTENED AND LET ME, I FEEL TOTALLY IGNORANT OF THAT AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

THAT'S OKAY.

THERE IS, THE NATIONAL TESTING NETWORK IS A CENTRALIZED ONLINE TEST THAT, UM, POLICE AND FIRE CANDIDATES CAN TAKE A TEST ONLINE AND THEN HAVE, AND PAY AND HAVE THEIR SCORES SENT TO A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS.

SO THEY'RE NOT REAL, THEY'RE NOT JUST TAKING TEST FOR US, THEY'RE TAKING IT FOR A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS.

UM, WHAT THAT CAME INTO PLACE, UM, WHILE I WAS GONE.

UM, WHAT WE DO HAVE IN PLACE THOUGH, IS THAT A WAIVER.

SO ANYBODY CAN, CAN ASK FOR A WAIVER FOR THOSE EXAMINATIONS.

THEY ALSO, UM, UM, WE ALSO FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH AS WELL, THEY TAKE THAT TEST, BUT WE CAN, UH, WE WAIVE THAT FEE FOR ANYBODY THAT REQUESTS THAT FEE.

NOW WITH POLICE RECRUIT, WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS, UM, ELIMINATING THAT FEE ALTOGETHER.

BUT YES, UM, IT IS IN PART BECAUSE THEY'RE SENDING THEIR SCORES TO MULTIPLE PLACES.

I, I GET IT.

UM, BUT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WAIVE THAT FEE FOR ANYBODY SO THAT IT'S NOT A BARRIER TO TAKING OUR EXAM.

SO WHEN I HAD HEARD THE INFORMATION, I HAD HEARD THE TEST, I DID HEAR THE WAIVER, AND BECAUSE, UM, I ALWAYS SAY THIS, IN THE ABSENCE OF INFORMATION, YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN NARRATIVE.

MM-HMM.

SO AS I'M WALKING TO MY CAR, I'M THINKING, WELL, THAT'S A BARRIER.

UH, IF I HAVE TO PAY TO TAKE AN EXAM AND PERHAPS I CAN'T AFFORD IT.

AND THEN AS I, UH, STARTED MY CAR, I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.

YOU'RE, UH, DEVELOPING YOUR OWN NARRATIVE.

HOW ABOUT ASKING STAFF? SO THANK YOU.

I, I NOW HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE OF IT.

AND ALSO I WILL ADD THAT FOR POLICE RECRUIT, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, UM, CONSIDERABLY BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN.

AND SO MARIANO DOES AN IN-PERSON PELLET, IT'S CALLED PELLET B.

SO THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF TESTS THAT THEY CAN DO.

SO WE REINSTITUTED THE PELLET B TEST SO THAT PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY COME AND DO PAPER AND PENCIL.

SO ORIGINALLY, AND EVEN PRIOR TO PANDEMIC, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, LET'S MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE CANDIDATE, RIGHT? DO THAT ONLINE.

BUT WE HAVE REINSTITUTED THE PELLET B, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MARIA HAS SOME.

SO SINCE JUNE, 2022, UM, CANDIDATES HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE, UM, THE PELLET B OR THE NTN, SO THE PELLET B'S BEEN FREE AS PART OF THE, UH, POST, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE CALIFORNIA POST, UM, UH, SERVICE THAT THEY, THEY, THEY'LL SEND US A TEST.

SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN FREE.

SO SINCE THEN THEY HAVE HAD THAT OPTION TO TAKE EITHER TEST AND AT LEAST THE PPE IS FREE, THAT NTN ISN'T, BUT THEN THAT, THAT COMES WITH ALL THESE OTHER PERKS THAT THEY CAN SEND IT TO OTHER PLACES.

UM, AND THEN THE, UH, THIS YEAR, UH, WHEN WE REOPENED THE, THE POLICE RECRUIT, UH, WITH THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFERED TO PAY FOR IT.

SO WE'RE ISSUING VOUCHERS AUTOMATICALLY TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO TAKE THE NTN, BUT WE'RE ALSO OFFERING THE PATE B FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO, UM, GO THAT ROUTE.

EDUCATION IS WONDERFUL AND IT'S AN EXCELLENT TOOL TO BROADEN OUR HORIZONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE EDUCATION.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND, AND DO KNOW THAT, UM, BARRIERS ARE THE FIRST THING THAT WE THINK ABOUT.

IS THERE A BARRIER TO, TO THIS OPPORTUNITY? SO THAT WAS KIND OF REMINDING ME OF THE SAT OR THE GRE AND HOW YOU ENTER IN ALL YOUR SCHOOLS TO SEND THAT INFORMATION OFF TO.

ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU, CAPRICE.

I JUST WANTED TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR TEAM.

I KNOW A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION, A LOT OF THE WORK, A LOT OF THE NUMBER CHECKING A NUMBER, A LOT OF THAT HAS ALL FALLEN ON YOUR TEAM IN ADDITION TO KEEPING ALL OF THESE LISTS GOING AND RECRUITMENTS GOING.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU'RE SEEN, WE, WE SEE YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UH, IN THAT WORK.

SO I HAVE THREE THINGS FOR YOU.

UM, FIRST OFF LEAD, UH, WHICH I THINK SPEAKS TO THE QUESTION OF STAFFING.

WE ARE IN BUDGET PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

UM, WORKING WITH THE TEAM, I HAVE ASKED EACH OF THE MANAGERS TO LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR TEAMS. UM, SO WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING

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MORE, UM, MORE STAFF.

SO, UM, THAT IS A GOOD THING.

UM, THE SECOND ITEM IS THAT ALSO MAY HELP WITH YOUR, UM, UM, IDEA PRESIDENT FROST HOLLINS ABOUT THE, UM, GATHERING AND THINGS TO DO.

IN THE MEANTIME, UM, WE HAVE RECEIVED THE INITIAL PROCESS MAPPING FROM BAKER TILLY.

UM, SO REMEMBER WE HAVE THAT CONSULTANT.

WE SPENT TWO DAYS WITH, UM, STAFF AND OUR, UH, PARTNERS OUT IN, IN THE CITY DEPARTMENTS.

SO THEY GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US INFORMATION.

SO, UM, WE, MANAGEMENT TEAM IS, HAS BEEN REVIEWING THE PROCESS MAPPING.

THERE ARE SOME MODIFICATIONS WE NEED TO MAKE AND SEND OVER TO BAKER TILLY.

THEY WILL THEN START ON THE NEXT PIECE, WHICH WE'RE HOPING COMES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEM BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS THEY HAD WITH DEPARTMENTS.

SO THAT IS STILL TO COME AND WE'RE HOPING THAT, UM, WE'VE TAKEN THAT, THEY'VE TAKEN THAT INFORMATION FROM DEPARTMENTS AND ARE PROVIDING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS IN THAT AREA.

SO JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS ON THAT.

UM, AND THEN THE THIRD THING IS, UM, ACKNOWLEDGING THE, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IN THE, UM, ONLINE, IN THE NEWSPAPER, BUT THERE WAS AN ENGINEERING OPEN HOUSE AT THE PORT OF LONG BEACH THIS LAST SATURDAY.

UM, HUGE SUCCESS.

AND OUR TEAM, UH, THE RECRUITMENT DIVISION AND SAL ASSISTED, THAT'S HIS, UM, HIS DEPARTMENT THAT HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR.

UM, BUT THE RECRUITMENT TEAM.

AND SO WERE OUT THERE, UM, AT THE EVENT WE WORKED, UM, WITH THE PORT OF LONG BEACH, AND IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS MORE OF AN OPEN HOUSE IN TERMS OF LETTING THEM, LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT ALL THE ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE PORT, BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF THAT GOES ON AT THE PORT.

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM, UH, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, UM, FOR THIS DAY TO COME.

IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL STAFF, UM, WAS THE END POINT.

UM, AS, UM, PARTICIPANTS CAME THROUGH, THEY WALKED THROUGH, LOOKED AT DIFFERENT DIVISIONS, BUT THEN WHEN THE RUBBER MET THE ROAD AND YOU WANNA LEARN HOW DO I APPLY, WHAT DO I DO, WHAT IS THIS PROCESS IN GOVERNMENT, UM, THEY WERE SEPARATED AND GOT TO WORK WITH DIRECTLY WITH STAFF TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE TO TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS, HOW TO APPLY SETTING UP ACCOUNTS.

SO, UM, AND I DEBRIEFED WITH, UM, A COUPLE OF STAFF ON, UM, TUESDAY MORNING AND THEY SAID THE FIVE HOURS FLEW BY, THAT THEY WERE STEADILY BUSY AND THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST AND THEY FELT LIKE IT WAS A, A TRUE SUCCESS.

AND I, I, WE HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION BACK FROM THE PORT SAYING THAT IT WAS SUCCESSFUL.

I THINK THEY HAD A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT CAME THROUGH TO THIS OPEN HOUSE.

AND SO AGAIN, ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO PARTNER WITH ANOTHER DEPARTMENT TO WORK ON THEIR VERY, UM, CHALLENGING RECRUITMENTS, WHICH IN THE ENGINEERING FIELD WE HAVE LOTS OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENGINEERING, UM, THAT I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE.

AND SO THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEPARTMENTS TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD DO AS A, YOU KNOW, STRUCTURAL ENGINEER HERE AT THE PORT OF LONG BEACH.

UM, SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND TELL YOU WHAT A GREAT SUCCESS IT WAS AND APPRECIATION FOR STAFF THAT ALSO WAS OUT THERE ON SATURDAY.

EXCELLENT.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT REPORT.

ANYTHING, YES, VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON, VERY HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP AND ANYTIME YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AT THE PORT, YOU BETTER TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE OTHER THAN THE CITY.

SO I AM SO HAPPY, GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

AND, UM, THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP, THOSE PEOPLE ARE TRULY INTERESTED BECAUSE IT WAS ON A SATURDAY AND THEY COULD BE, UH, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN AT THE, THE CAR SHOW, JOSE, WHERE YOU WEREN'T, UM, WHERE I WAS GETTING MY GROOVE ON.

BUT, UH, IN ANY EVENT, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT GREAT NEWS AND I'M GLAD ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, UH, GOING OUT TO YOUR CUSTOMERS, SEEING THEIR NEEDS, AND THEN GIVING YOUR CUSTOMER WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.

AND SO THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT.

SURE.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ARI WANTS TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THE , ARI WAS THE, THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE OPERATION.

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I JUST WANNA SAY A COUPLE THINGS THAT, UM, WORKING AND PARTNERING WITH CIVIL SERVICE ON THIS EVENT HAS BEEN AMAZING.

UH, THE TEAM WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPORTING AND ENSURING THAT OUR CANDIDATES HAD AN OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY TO APPLY, BUT UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.

AND SO I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS THAT WE HAD IN THIS PARTNERSHIP WAS THAT THERE IS A PUBLIC THAT IS VERY EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT WHEN THEY HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH NOT ONLY THE DEPARTMENTS, BUT ALSO COME IN AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY IN PERSON, UH, IT REALLY DOES CREATE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THIS AGAIN.

UM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN WANTING TO DO THIS AGAIN.

SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH CIVIL SERVICE AND HAVE A, ANOTHER EVENT, UH, PROBABLY SOMETIME THIS LATER THIS YEAR.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

AND THAT'S ALL.

THOSE ARE MY THREE THINGS.

WELL, THANK YOU.

SO JUST WANNA REITERATE, THE GOOD WORK IS CONTINUING.

WE'RE SEEING EVIDENCE OF THAT EVERY DAY, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT.

ALRIGHT.

UM, THAT IS A RECEIVE AND FILE, SO WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THAT ONE.

VOTE YES.

, THIS IS GROSS NEWS.

MOTION CARRIES WITH A DOUBLE VOTE FROM VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.

NOT ON ELECTION DAY, JUST TO BE CLEAR.

JUST WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS BOOTS ON THE GROUND FOR CIVIL SERVICE STAFF AND CIVIL SERVICE STAFF HAS CONTINUED TO CARRY ON AND WORK WITH DEPARTMENTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR VACANCIES.

UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS STAFF? I WAS JUST GOING TO, IT'S NOT A MAY.

I'LL FRAME IT IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

CIVIL SERVICE STAFF CONTINUES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AMIDST EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

SO, UM, WHILE THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL, UM, I

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SO, EXCELLENT.

SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENT THAT WILL BRING OR ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT'LL BRING US TO PUBLIC COMMENT, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM THAT IS WITHIN OUR PURVIEW THERE.

YES, SIR.

UH, GOOD MORNING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS ANTHONY LIM.

UH, I'M THE SECRETARY FOR THE LONG BEACH ASSOCIATION OF CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, ALSO KNOWN AS ACE.

OUR EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION, UH, REPRESENTS EMPLOYEES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, FIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENTS.

IN ADDITION TO SOME EMPLOYEES IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, POLICE AND TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENTS, OUR ACE LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS BEEN ACTIVELY LISTENING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETINGS REGARDING THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH, PRESIDENT ERIC FROST HOLLANDS MADE A STATEMENT ABOUT NAMING AND SHAMING ACE.

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM APPRECIATES THE ADVOCACY FOR OUR OF THE COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

HOWEVER, WE'RE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SINGLED OUT OUR ASSOCIATION AND MADE SUCH REMARKS, UH, AS WE ARE, QUOTE, NOT GIVING OUR EMPLOYEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED IN THEIR OWN FUTURE.

FOR THIS IS AN INACCURATE STATEMENT.

SINCE WE, SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT, WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PREPARING FOR THE MEET AND CONFER SESSIONS.

ON FEBRUARY 8TH, WE ENGAGED OUR MEMBERS IN AN ONLINE COMMENT CARD, UH, REGARDING THE CHARTER AMENDMENT.

THE COMMENT CARD ALLOWED OUR MEMBERS TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS WITH THE ACE LEADERSHIP, WHICH ACE LEADERSHIP SHARED WITH THE CITY'S LABOR TEAM.

WE FEEL THAT THE MEETING CONFER PROCESS IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR OUR EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION TO SHARE OUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, RATHER THAN THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

WE APPRECIATE THE TIME TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER.

RIGHT AS THIS WAS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM OF BUSINESS, THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN SAY.

UM, I WILL SIMPLY SAY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN YOU IN ONE OF THESE MEETINGS AND, UH, THAT WAS MY POINT.

SO, UH, YES.

SO YEAH.

SO, , I'M ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVE BY LONG BEACH ACE.

AND, UM, WELL, I DO APPRECIATE THEM TAKING SOME TIME TO COME OUT HERE AND BE SOME COMMENTS.

AS A MEMBER, I DO FEEL THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPRESENTATION,

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WHICH IS KIND OF CRAZY BECAUSE A LOT, THAT LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN THE NEWS.

IT'S BEEN VERY OUT IN THE OPENING, UH, WITH, WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER.

BEING HERE ON A WEEKLY BASIS, I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT MEMBERSHIP IS HEARD, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME, ESPECIALLY SINCE LONG BEACH.

ACE DOES REPRESENT A, A, A GOOD AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVING ONE OF SURVEY OR COMMENT CARD ON FEBRUARY 8TH AND NOT HEARING BACK UNTIL THIS MORNING.

UH, AND ALL WE GOT OUT THIS MORNING WAS LETTING US KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME MINUTE CONFERS THAT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY, I THINK 20TH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THE NEXT 20 SCHEDULE ON THE 15TH OR THE 22ND, WHICH WILL BE FINALIZED.

WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS OF THE FIRST MINUTE CONFER.

WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN OR WHAT POSITION LONG BEACH ACE IS GONNA TAKE ON FEBRUARY 22ND.

THIS IS NOTHING NEGATIVE WITH, UH, MR. ANTHONY OR ANY THE BOARD MEMBERS.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE SIMPLY AN ASSOCIATION.

WE ARE WELL AWARE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROBABLY ADVOCATE OR REPRESENT OR MAYBE ADVOCATE PROPERLY ON BEHALF OF ALL MEMBERS.

BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE IT BE KNOWN THAT I PERSONALLY AS A FAMILY DO NOT FEEL THAT LBAS HAS HAD THE PROPER RESOURCES TO REALLY ENGAGE AND HEAR FROM THE MEMBERS.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT SOME SORT OF A MEETING OR, OR SOMETHING HAPPENS, LET US KNOW WHAT TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, ACTION OR LET US KNOW THAT WE RESERVE YOUR, YOUR CONCERNS FROM THIS SURVEY IN FEBRUARY.

YOU KNOW, UH, WHATEVER HAPPENED THAT THAT TIMEFRAME HAPPENED IN, IN ONE WEEK.

BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE OUTCOME IS.

MAYBE WHAT SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE HEAR FROM CON FIRST.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS A MEMBER THAT WE ARE ENGAGED.

AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WITH YOU TODAY, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY, OH, UM, WE GOT A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS.

UH, TYPICALLY WE WOULD REFER THINGS OUT TO A MEMBER OF STAFF.

I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA GO A LITTLE EXTRA ON THIS AND SAY, ANTHONY, I THINK I'M, THE STAFF I'M REFERRING YOU TO IS TO YOUR OWN ME ACE MEMBERS IN THIS DEPARTMENT.

I THINK, I THINK, UH, ACE LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN MEMBERS.

YES, I AM.

I SEE BRANDON HERE.

GOOD MORNING.

BRAD AND NOTTINGHAM, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE IAM.

UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE REPRESENT THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF CITY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED POSSIBLY BY THIS CHARTER.

I THINK WE'VE MADE OUR STANCE KNOWN, UM, ON HOW WE FEEL AS THE CHARTER, AS IT IS, AS IT IS BEING PROPOSED.

WE ARE STILL CURRENTLY IN THE ACTIVE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS WITH THE CITY.

UM, WE DO HAVE A SCHEDULED DATE NEXT MONDAY TO MEET WITH THEM.

UM, WE ARE PUSHING OUR OWN RED LINE EDITS TO THE CHARTER AND WHAT WE FEEL BELIEVE IS MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT PROTECTS OUR, UH, EMPLOYEES, OUR MEMBERS RIGHTS, UH, THE AUTHORITIES THAT WE FEEL WILL AFFECT THEM THE MOST.

UM, I CAN'T SHARE TOO MUCH 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IN THE MEETING FOR PROCESS, BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT WE ARE, AS IT IS CURRENTLY BEING PROPOSED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

UH, WE DO NOT, WE DO NOT FEEL THAT AS IT IS BEING CURRENTLY PROPOSED, THAT IS IN LINE WITH OUR BENEFICIAL, UH, THE BENEFITS OF OUR MEMBERS.

UM, SO WE ARE WORKING ACTIVELY WITH THE CITY TO TRY TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE PROCESS, UH, THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH SIDES.

'CAUSE WE DO, AS IT HAS BEEN STATED IN MULTIPLE MEETINGS BEFORE, WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IN THIS PROCESS THAT ARE FLAWED.

UM, BUT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A FULL CHARTER CHANGE, UH, THAT COULD BECOME NUCLEAR AND NOT SAFEGUARD THE PROTECTIONS AND THINGS THAT THIS COMMISSION STANDS FOR.

UH, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO FUTURE PROOF THOSE PROTECTIONS FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBERS WITHIN THE CITY, AND NOT JUST THE CURRENT FOLKS, BUT FOR THE ALL THE NEW COMING, UH, FOLKS THAT WANNA WORK FOR THE CITY.

WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO WANTING PEOPLE TO COME WORK FOR A GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO GET FULL SECURED POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY TO HAVE FULL, UM, COMPENSATION PACKAGES, BENEFITS, AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT COME ALONG WITH WORKING FOR A GOVERNMENT ENTITY.

WE ARE IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT.

UH, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE RIGHTS TO THOSE POSITIONS ARE KEPT WITHIN OUR EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU BRANDON.

AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DEDICATED TO THIS.

I KNOW YOU'VE, WE SEE YOU, UH, SO OFTEN AT THESE MEETINGS, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON.

THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG FOR YOU.

IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY.

HEARING NOTHING AND THERE BEING NO FURTHER AGENDIZED BUSINESS ON, UH, BEFORE THE COMMISSION.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10 22.

THANK

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YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.