* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. 2024. THE [00:00:01] ORDER AT NINE 19. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. ROLL CALL PLEASE. YES, PRESIDENT FROST HOLLINS HERE, VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON. HERE, COMMISSIONER OONA HERE AND LEADING OUR PLEDGE TODAY WE'RE ASKING ASHLEY DUNKLE OF I AM YOUR HEART. READY TO BEGIN? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [CALL TO ORDER] AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [ROLL CALL] THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] SEEING NONE. CONSENT. CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR. ANY, UH, REQUESTS FOR A SEPARATE CONSIDERATION? PRESIDENT PRESS, HOLLINS. I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEMS ONE AND FOUR. RIGHT. ITEMS ONE AND FOUR WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ANYTHING FURTHER? WE'RE [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ] WORKING ON IT. IS IT NOT WORKING? I'LL DO IT. THERE WE GO. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND ON TWO AND THREE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM ONE, CHRISTINA. YES. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO POINT OUT, UM, THAT IN THIS, UM, LIST OF EXAM RESULTS, WE HAD 14 LISTS THAT CONSTITUTE 261 CANDIDATES THAT WERE PUTTING FORWARD TO THE CITY FOR AVAILABLE POSITIONS. SO, UM, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THIS WORK. STAFF IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET ALL OF THIS DONE. [CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 4.)] WE'RE ALSO, UM, I WILL GIVE YOU, UM, A QUARTERLY REPORT, UM, AT OUR NEXT MEETING SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE, THE WHOLE FIRST QUARTER OF WHAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER. SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AND THANKS STAFF FOR THAT. GREAT. [1. 24-52719 Recommendation to approve examination results.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ANYTHING FURTHER? SEEING NONE. I THINK WE'RE PREPARED TO VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE EXTENSION OF EXPIRING ELIGIBLE LIST. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND? AND, AND CHRISTINA? YES. UM, THIS ALSO, I DON'T THINK YOU HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT, UM, WE'RE SHARING WITH YOU NOT ONLY THE LISTS THAT WE ARE EXTENDING, BUT ALSO THE LISTS THAT WE'RE EXPIRING. AND, UM, THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, UM, WE ARE LISTENING TO OUR CUSTOMERS. WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM. IF THERE IS, UM, CONCERN ABOUT EXTENT OR ABOUT USE, I THINK IT'S ALSO, UM, UH, COMMENDING THE DEPARTMENTS FOR, UM, PUTTING THE DISPOSITIONS IN [4. 24-52729 Recommendation to approve extension of expiring eligible lists.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] OUR SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN KNOW THAT WHAT THEY'VE DONE IF THEY'VE HAD THE NO-SHOW OR ALL OF THAT. UM, SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER WITH THEM TO, I THINK, GET TO A BETTER PLACE OF GETTING INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ON THE EXTENSION OF LISTS AND WHERE THERE ARE EXTENSIONS, PEOPLE ARE IN THE PROCESS OR THEY KNOW THEY'RE GONNA USE THEM. UM, AND SO WITH THAT, WE, WHILE WE HAD 44 LISTS EXTENDED, UM, WE HAD 39 THAT WERE EXPIRED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT UPDATE AND THANK YOU TO THE DEPARTMENTS, UH, FOR WORKING WITH STAFF ON GETTING THE INFORMATION TO US SO WE CAN, WE CAN, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE LISTS FOR THEM. AND LAST MEETING WE DID PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY IF THERE WAS ANY DEPARTMENT WHO HAD A CONCERN ABOUT AN EXPIRING ELIGIBLE LIST. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS ONE TODAY? OKAY, THAT'S GREAT. SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE THEN. UM, ALRIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER? SEEING NOTHING, UH, PLEASE CAST VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOVES US INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM FIVE IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN BUILDING SERVICES SUPERVISOR MAY HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. GREAT. [00:05:03] AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY STEPHANIE ADA. IS SHE HERE? YEP. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UM, THE BUILDING SERVICES SUPERVISOR EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. UM, IT WAS OPEN FOR TWO WEEKS, UM, IN 2020. AND AT THAT TIME WE HAD 54 CANDIDATES WHO APPLIED [5. 24-52725 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Building Services Supervisor.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AND 15 WHO ULTIMATELY QUALIFIED. WE HAD, UH, ONE ELIGIBLE LIST THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN JULY, UH, ON JULY 31ST, 2020. AND THAT EXPIRED, UM, JULY 30TH, 2023. THE LIST WAS REFERRED TO 11 REQUISITIONS FROM SIX DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. UM, SEVEN SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THAT ELIGIBLE LIST. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO VACANCIES, ONE IN THE PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE DEPARTMENT, AND ONE IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION, ADDITION OF CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO THE DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS, ADDITION OF VETERANS PREFERENCE LANGUAGE, AND THEN ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE APPRAISAL INTERVIEW WEIGHTED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT AND TO HAVE AN INITIAL APPLICATION FILE IN PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. UM, WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? YES. DO WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE THAT'S GONNA BE ADDED? YEAH, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN YOUR PACKET. IT'S THE, THE YELLOW, IT'S PART OF THE DRAFT, SO IT'S IN THE ONE LABELED DRAFT. UM, AS FAR AS THE LANGUAGE ADDED, UM, IT'S BASICALLY IN THE DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION. IT JUST SAYS, UH, FOR SOME POSITIONS. SO IT'S CLARIFYING. OKAY. YEAH, IT JUST DOESN'T COME UP YET ON ONLINE. SORRY. OH, OKAY. WE'LL WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU. UM, I'M GOOD. ALRIGHT. AND IT'S STA THE, SO IT'S THE DESIRABLE THAT I MENTIONED AND THEN IT'S STANDARD LANGUAGE WITH THE VETERANS PREFERENCE. I WAS ADDED AND THEN THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN IT BEFORE. OKAY. ANYTHING ALRIGHT WITH THAT? OH, THANK YOU CAPRICE. THANK YOU CAPRICE. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE. OKAY. YES, YOU DISCUSS YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM SIX IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN BUSINESS SYSTEM SPECIALIST ONE THROUGH SEVEN SCADA. SO WE HAVE LEVI SINKLER REPORTING FOR YOU. DO WE ACTUALLY PRONOUNCE IT AS ONE WORD OR DO WE ACTUALLY SAY ALL THE LETTERS? UH, SCADA S SCADAS. SCADA, YEAH. OKAY. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UM, YES. SO THE BUSINESS SYSTEM SPECIALIST ONE THROUGH SEVEN WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS NON-COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY, UM, IN FISCAL YEAR 23. UM, IT DID RUN FROM FEBRUARY 18TH, 2022 THROUGH AUGUST 11TH, 2023. UM, THE MOST RECENT JOB POSTING WAS ONE OF NINE, UM, SEPARATE TARGETED RECRUITMENTS. UH, THREE SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST THAT COMPRISED OF 222, [6. 24-52726 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Business Systems Specialist I-VII (SCADA).       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] UM, FOLKS. UM, CURRENTLY THERE'S 38, UH, SEPARATE ELIGIBLE LISTS, UH, THAT REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGH THEIR EXPIRATION DATE. UM, AND THESE ARE COMPRISED OF 202 CANDIDATES, EXCUSE ME, IN REGARD TO THIS PARTICULAR, UH, RECRUITMENT. UM, SPECIFIC TO SCADA, UM, THERE ARE THREE VACANCIES IN THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WITH REQUISITIONS, UH, U 24 0 5 2. UM, AND THERE IS ONE OTHER ONE I DON'T HAVE ON, ON HAND WITH ME RIGHT NOW. UM, THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UM, PROPOSED CHANGES TO THIS BULLETIN, UM, DO INCLUDE THE FILING DATES, UH, SALARY AND VACANCY INFORMATION, UH, THE REMOVAL OF COVID-19 VACCINATION LANGUAGE, UM, AND THEN UPDATES TO THE DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION SECTION AND THE ADDITION OF THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE. UM, WE DO RECOMMEND THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION WEIGHTED IS QUALIFYING. UM, AND WE DO RECOMMEND AN INITIAL FILING PERIOD OF, UH, TWO WEEKS. UM, SO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE, RIGHT? YES. COMMISSIONER ? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S, IT'S IN GENERAL, UM, TO THE ADDITIONS AROUND THE LANGUAGE. [00:10:02] UM, SO WE, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS LANGUAGE PRIOR TO THIS, RIGHT? THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE, THE VETERANS LANGUAGE AND THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE? YEAH, NO, THE, THAT'S BEEN WITHIN THE LAST, I WOULD SAY YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF. SO ANYTHING THAT RAN PRIOR TO, UM, 2023, UM, WOULDN'T HAVE THAT LANGUAGE INCLUDED. UM, SO WE'RE, UM, WE'RE ALREADY GIVING VETERANS A PREFERENCE, RIGHT? YES. SO IT DIDN'T, THEY THEY STILL RECEIVED PREFERENCE. IT JUST WASN'T NOTATED ON, UH, COMMISSIONER BULLETINS. BUT VETERANS LANGUAGE HAS, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD VETERANS LANGUAGE ON THERE. OKAY. UM, JUST WITH ALL THE TALK OF PREFERENCES, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE WERE NONE. WE HAVE HAD VETERANS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. OKAY. THAT'S INTERESTING TO ME. 'CAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE CHANGED OR ADDED OR SOMEHOW IS BEING, UM, KIND OF THE STORY BEING TOLD THAT IT'S NOT HAPPENING. THAT'S WHY I THINK I WAS BUYING INTO THAT STORY. THAT'S WHY I'M A LITTLE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, UM, THAT, UH, WE WERE ALREADY DOING THAT AND THAT WE'RE, UM, PUTTING THIS LANGUAGE OR, OR, OR MODIFYING THE LANGUAGE. BUT, UM, I JUST, BECAUSE WITH ALL THE TALK OF PREFERENCES, I THOUGHT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY. SO, UM, I'M GLAD WE WE DO. AND, AND MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF TO YES, NO, WE'VE HAD, UM, WE'VE HAD VETERANS PREFERENCE. THE HORSE IS DEAD. RIGHT? I SHOULD JUST STOP . WE'VE HAD VETERANS PREFERENCE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THEY HAD TO BE ACTIVE DUTY. THEY PROVIDED DD TWO 14 TO US. UM, AND THEN, UH, IN RECENT YEARS, THEY AMENDED THE VETERANS TO ADD FOR DISABLED AND SPOUSES OF DISABLED. ALRIGHT. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, PUT ON THE RECORD THAT I'VE REQUESTED SEVERAL TIMES FROM, FROM WHATEVER DEPARTMENT IT IS. I THINK IT'S HR, UM, THE, UM, THE FACT THAT WE'VE STARTED TO INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE AROUND, UH, CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS. UM, I I, I'D STILL LIKE TO KNOW HOW THAT IS IMPACTING OUR, UM, OUR HIRING AND IF THAT HAS HAD AN IMPACT AT ALL. I'D LOVE TO, TO KNOW. SO, YES. AND I, I THINK, UM, RUSS IS TRYING TO, I, I SAW HIM OVER THERE, SO I RUSS'S TRYING TO CONNECT YOU. I I WASN'T MEANING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, RUSS. I'M JUST, I JUST, I JUST LIKE TO PUT STUFF ON THE RECORD. THAT'S ALL THEY YES. THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO DO THAT WHEN I TOOK THIS FALL. WOW. UM, ALRIGHT. I'M SORRY. NO, YOU'RE FINE. , UM, GO ON A TANGENT HERE. UM, BUT ALL RIGHT. NO, I JUST WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT, BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSION. I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, JUST BE TRANSPARENT. UH, VETERAN'S PREFERENCE ARE FOR CLASSIFIED RECRUITMENT'S ONLY CURRENTLY UNCLASSIFIED OR NOT, UM, PURSUING VETERAN'S PREFERENCE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THAT'S, THAT GIVES IT A LITTLE MORE CLARITY. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ON STUFF. THANKS, CAPRICE. COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? DO WE, WE DON'T HAVE A VETERAN'S PREFERENCE FOR UNCLASSIFIED AT ALL. THAT IS CORRECT. AND WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THE LANGUAGE ON OUR UNCLASSIFIED JOB BULLETINS. AND I, UH, IN RECENT MONTHS, I NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T STATED ON A COMPETITIVE, SO WE'RE MAKING A POINT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND HAVE THAT ON THERE SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT VETERANS' PREFERENCE ARE NOT JUST FOR NON-COMPETITIVE, BUT FOR OPEN COMPETITIVE. BUT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, UM, THERE ARE NOT, UH, VETERANS' PREFERENCE IN ANY, UH, CHARTER OR RULES OR ANYTHING FOR UNCLASSIFIED RECRUITMENT. RUSS, THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING HR MIGHT WANT TO TAKE UP. THAT'S, UH, GIVEN THAT IT WAS A VALUE OF THE VOTERS THAT WE PUT IN THE CHARTER. EXACTLY. 'CAUSE WHEN, UH, WE TRANSFERRED, UM, WHEN I OPENED UP THE NEOGA APPLICANT TRACKING POLL, I MEAN SYSTEM FOR HR TO USE FOR UNCLASSIFIED, THEY SPECIFICALLY HAD ME MOVE THAT QUESTION FROM THEIR AGENCY-WIDE QUESTIONS. OKAY. THAT SOUNDS PROBLEMATIC. OKAY. WELL, MAY I ADD THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I HAD NO IDEA. I HAD MADE AN ASSUMPTION, WHICH I SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT THAT PREFERENCE WAS ACROSS THE BOARD. THANK YOU. AND ALL PREFERENCES WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY TALK OF PREFERENCES THAT EXIST, AND THEN FUTURE PREFERENCES ARE ALL BASED ON A POINT SYSTEM. CORRECT. AND SO THE POINT SYSTEM CAN ONLY APPLY TO CLASSIFIED VACANCIES BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONLY ONES CREATING A POINT SYSTEM [00:15:01] IN ASSESSING CANDIDATES. SO PREFERENCES WITH A POINT SYSTEM ONLY APPLIED TO CLASSIFIED WHETHER CURRENT OR FUTURE PREFERENCES. WELL, THAT WOULD CREATE A PROBLEM IF WE REMOVE THE POINT SYSTEM FROM MORE AND MORE OF OUR CLASSIFIED CONSIDERATIONS AND GO ON PURE MANAGER PREFERENCE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK WE JUST HIGHLIGHTED THE PROBLEM, WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED BEFORE, BUT, UH, YEAH, , THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? ALL RIGHT. UH, SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM SEVEN IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN BUSINESS SYSTEM SPECIALIST ONE THROUGH SEVEN DATA ADMINISTRATOR OR CYBERSECURITY A**L ANALYST OR POLICE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER. SO WE HAVE SAL'S, UH, PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY. HEY, SAL. HI. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER. SO THIS IS ALSO A SIMILAR CLASSIFICATION THAT LEVI HAS TALKED ABOUT. UM, IT'S JUST GONNA BE FOCUSED ON THE SELECTED CERTIFICATIONS THAT WERE APPROVED AT THE COMMISSION MEETING ON MARCH 14. IT'S GONNA BE, UH, TARGETING FOR A DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR AND IT PROJECT MANAGER AND A CYBERSECURITY ANALYST. THESE ARE GONNA BE AGRA GRADE [7. 24-52727 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Business Systems Specialist I-VII (Data Administrator, or Cybersecurity Analyst, or Police Technology Project Manager).        Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] LEVEL FIVE OPPORTUNITIES. UH, WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT THE, UH, QUALIFICATION WAITS. UH, I MEAN THE EXAMINATION WASTE RE REMAINS THE SAME AS QUALIFYING. AND FOR IT TO HAVE AN INITIAL APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM MARCH 29TH TO APRIL 12TH. AND OF COURSE IT'S GONNA BE CONTINUOUS, SO WE'RE GONNA BE EXTENDING AS NECESSARY UNTIL WE HAVE A, A SUFFICIENT APPLICANT PULL, UH, FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO, UH, UH, CHOOSE AND HIRE, UH, FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. UH, WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT IN CASE THE COMMISSIONS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. UH, I WOULD JUST, THESE SEEM LIKE THREE DIFFERENT JOBS, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THE SAME RECRUITMENT'S GONNA GET US ALL THREE. YES, WE'RE TRYING SOMETHING, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, THIS TIME AROUND WHERE, UH, SINCE WE'RE POSTING THE BSS CLASSIFICATION, WE'RE SCREENING FOR EVERYBODY TO MISS THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. SO WE'RE GONNA BE CREATING AN ELIGIBLE LIST FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. AND THEN IN THE BACKEND, WE'RE ASKING VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT ARE TIED TO THOSE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATIONS OR TARGETED RECRUITMENTS. SO WHATEVER INDIVIDUALS, UH, YOU KNOW, SU UH, SUBMIT THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFYING, UM, INFORMATION IN THE BACKEND, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO CERTIFY, UH, THOSE SPECIFIC NAMES AND CREATE A MEMO, BRING IT TO COMMISSION TO ONLY REFER THE INDIVIDUAL TO MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS AS SPECIFIED, LIKE IN, IN THE APPLICATION AND, AND REFER THOSE INDIVIDUALS ONLY TO THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION REQUISITIONS. OKAY. SO WE HAVE LIKE A GENERAL LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A BUSINESS SYSTEM SPECIALIST LEVEL ONE, AND THEN, UH, OTHER ONES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT SPECIFICALLY QUALIFY FOR THE GRADE LEVEL FIVE, WHICH IN ADDITION TO THE, THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE THIS, UH, ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, THEY ALSO NEED LIKE A, AN AN EXTRA YEAR OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. OKAY. SO THAT SECONDARY SCREENING IS HOW WE MAKE DIVISION BETWEEN YES, YES. PREVIOUS, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS THAT WE'VE HAD, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THREE SEPARATE RECRUITMENTS FOR THIS, AND THEN WE HAVE LIKE ONE APPLICANT APPLY FOR ALL THREE. SO THERE'LL BE LIKE ONE APPLICANT IN UP TO LIKE THREE ELIGIBLE LIST. SO WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF MAYBE, IF THIS WERE AROUND, WE'LL HAVE, INSTEAD OF HAVING LIKE AN APPLICANT APPLY FOR ALL DIFFERENT POSITIONS, DON'T HAVE TO APPLY FOR ONE JOB POSTING, PUT IN ALL THE APPLICABLE DATA. AND THEN FROM THERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THAT INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIES, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, UM, ELIGIBLE LIST INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT APPLICANT, YOU KNOW, APPLY FOR, FOR UP TO THREE OR FOUR. AT ONE POINT, WE ACTUALLY HAD LIKE EIGHT OR NINE DIFFERENT TARGET RECRUITMENTS HAPPENING. SO A LOT OF TIMES WHAT YOU SEE IS THE, THE SAME INDIVIDUAL IN LIKE MULTIPLE ELIGIBLE LISTS, YOU KNOW, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'RE CONTINUOUS APPLICANTS, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR AN OPPORTUNITY AFTER FOUR MONTHS. OKAY. AND IF THE APPLICANT, UH, QUALIFIES FOR ALL THREE POSITIONS, THEY CAN END UP ON ALL THREE LISTS AND BE HIRED TO ANY ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS? CORRECT? YES. GREAT. IF I CAN ADD SOME CLARIFICATION, IT'S ONE ELIGIBLE LIST, BUT IF THERE'S A SELECTIVE CERT COMING IN FOR THAT SPECIAL SKILL, THEN UM, ONLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE REFERRED OUT TO THAT. SO THIS HERE IS BASICALLY A MORE SIMPLEX SIMPLE, UH, RECRUITMENT. IT'S KIND OF VERY MESSY, CONVOLUTED TO HAVE DIFFERENT, UM, JOB POSTINGS BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE CANDIDATES THAT APPLY FOR ALL OF 'EM, AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALL THESE ELIGIBLE LIST WITH THE SAME PEOPLE ON IT, AND IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE, [00:20:02] YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THIS LIST? YOU KNOW? SO THIS IS GONNA BE A LITTLE MORE SIMPLE PROCESS AND DOABLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS CIVIL SERVICE. I'M FINE WITH THE STREAMLINED PROCESS. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME. MY QUESTION IS, WHEN THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING, SINCE THERE'S THREE CLASSIFICATIONS, THEY'RE GOING, THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW WHICH ONE THEY'RE APPLYING FOR, OR THEY'RE JUST, IT'S JUST GONNA BE A BLANKET APPLICATION AND YOU'RE GONNA ASSIGN THEM? YES. SO THAT'S WHERE I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT, UM, FIELDS HERE. SO, SO INITIALLY THEY'LL BE SCREENED FOR THE GENERAL BSS CLASSIFICATION, AND THEN AFTER THEY GET, THEY PRETTY MUCH GO ADVANCE PAST THE REQUIREMENTS TO FILE SECTION. THERE'LL BE, UM, LIKE THIS DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS THAT CAN HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO LIKE THE, THE RESPECTIVE, UH, LIKE JOB WORKING TITLES OR TARGET RECRUITMENT. SO THERE'LL BE ONE SECTION THAT THAT IS GONNA BE SAYING. IT'S GONNA ASK HIM IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE DATA ADMINISTRATOR, UH, PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR RELEVANT SKILL, UH, SKILLS. THERE'S GONNA HAVE BE, THERE'S GONNA BE LIKE A CHECKBOX ALREADY. THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SELECT FROM AND PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. BECAUSE I CAN UNDERSTAND IT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE I WAS LOOKING FOR, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE APPLICANT. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME YOU'RE SAYING THESE ARE THE THREE POSITIONS YOU TELL US WHICH ONE YOU HAVE THE CERTIFICATIONS FOR. DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY. OKAY. AND CAN I JUST ADD THAT, UM, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A REALLY BROAD CLASSIFICATION. YEAH. AND SO WITHIN THE BROAD CLASSIFICATION, THERE ARE DIFFERENT ROLES IN THE CITY. AND SO I THINK EACH ONE OF THESE COULD BE CONSIDERED A DIFFERENT ROLE THAT THAT CLASSIFICATION COULD PERFORM. UM, WE SEE THAT ALSO WITH ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYSTS. YES, LOTS OF DIFFERENT ROLES. UM, AND SO WHEN WE HAVE THOSE BROAD CLASSIFICATIONS, IT IS CHALLENGING TO RECRUIT WHEN THEY'RE VERY SPECIFIC SKILLS THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR. UM, SO THIS IS A GREAT ATTEMPT AT TRYING TO CAPTURE ALL THREE OF THOSE. UM, AND SO WE HOPE THAT CANDIDATES WILL LOOK AT IT AS, THESE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROLES I COULD, I COULD HAVE IN THE CITY. IT'S ALSO A GREAT RECRUITING TOOL AS WELL TO SAY I HAVE MULTIPLE AND I CAN SPEND A COUPLE OF YEARS DOING ONE OF 'EM AND THEN MAYBE MOVE OVER TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ROLE. SO YEAH. I, I LIKE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING FURTHER? ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. SO IT IS NOT POPPING UP? NO. UH, WE CAN DO A VERBAL AND SEE IF IT REFRESHES. SURE. COMMISSIONER OZUNA. UH, VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON? YES. OH, PERFECT. COMMISSIONER OONA? YES. AND I AM ALSO A, YES. MOTION CARRIES. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ITEM A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN AND PLAN CHECKER ELECTRICAL ONE THROUGH TWO. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. IT LOOKS LIKE ASHA'S PRESENTING. GOOD. MOR, IS IT READY? IS IT READY? READY. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THE PLAN CHECKER ELECTRICAL GRADE ONE THROUGH TWO EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED IN FISCAL YEAR 18 AS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS NON-COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY FROM 20, FROM FEBRUARY 20TH, 2018 THROUGH MARCH 30TH, 2018. AT THAT TIME, 14 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND 11 QUALIFIED AS A RESULT OF THE RECRUITMENT. [8. 24-52728 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Plan Checker – Electrical I-II.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TWO ELIGIBLE LIST WERE ESTABLISHED. TEST ONE WAS ESTABLISHED ON MARCH 29TH, 2018, WHICH EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2018. AND TEST TWO WAS ESTABLISHED ON APRIL 5TH, 2018, WHICH EXPIRED ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2018. NO HIRES WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LISTS. BOTH ELIGIBLE LISTS WERE REFERRED TO REQUISITION DV 17, UM, DASH 0 1 7. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO VACANCIES IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION UPDATES TO THE, TO THE REQUIREMENTS TO FILE SECTION. THE ADDITION OF THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY SECTION UPDATES TO THE DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION SECTION AND THE ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE EXAMINATION WEIGHTS REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION WEIGHTED AS QUALIFYING. AND AN INITIAL APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS FROM MARCH 29TH, 2024 TO APRIL 26TH, 2024. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONS. SO WE SAID THERE WERE NO HIRES OFF OF THE PREVIOUS LIST. DO WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE? I DON'T, BUT I CAN HAVE THE DEPARTMENT SPEAK ON IT. SURE. [00:25:06] HELLO, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS FRANCISCO DAVILA, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. UM, SO THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE TOUGH TO FILL RECRUITMENTS. UM, AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, UH, OUT IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD AND PLAN CHECKING, UH, WORLD, UH, WE DID GO OUT AND WE SCREENED FOR THE APPLICANTS. UM, WE, I, I BELIEVE MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE, WHEN WE DID THE INTERVIEWS, THEY DIDN'T FIND THE CANDIDATES THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. UM, AND WE ENDED UP HAVING CONSULTANTS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO BRING IN BECAUSE WE COULDN'T FIND THE CANDIDATES. UM, BUT ONE THING THAT'S ALSO DIFFERENT IS WE DID END UP, UM, ADDING NEW POSITIONS BECAUSE OF THE NEW HOUSING REQUIREMENTS. AND SO THIS IS, UH, THE DV, UM, IT WAS SEVEN, WHAT WAS THE, UH, 17 0 1? YEAH, SO DV 17 IS FROM FY 17. SO THIS HAS NOT BEEN OPEN SINCE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A 2017 RECRUITMENT. SO WE ARE NOW ADDING NEW POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET. SO WE DID END UP HIRING, UM, OVER TIME, BUT, UM, WE HIRED, UH, DIFFERENT POSITIONS TO SUPPORT THE PLAN, CHECK ELECTRICAL, UH, PLAN, CHECK ELECTRICAL PLAN, CHECK MECHANICAL. THERE'S A VARIETY OF 'EM, AND SOME OF THEM HAVE CROSSED SKILLS. SO WE'VE BEEN LEANING ON SOME OF THE OTHER PLAN CHECKERS TO HELP WITH THE ELECTRICAL WORK. UH, BUT IN FY 23, WE ADDED TWO NEW POSITIONS FOR PLAN CHECKER ELECTRICAL, AND NOW WE REALLY NEED TO KIND OF GO BACK OUT AND REOPEN THIS LIST. SO THE WORK HAS KIND OF BEEN, UM, UH, KIND OF AD HOC. WE, I PULLED FROM DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO GET THE WORK DONE, BUT AT THE TIME IN 2017, WE DID NOT END UP HIRING. UH, BUT I KNOW THAT SINCE THAT WORK WAS GETTING DONE, WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT MANY, UM, THAT, THAT BIG OF A NEED. BUT AS WE'VE ADDED TWO NEW POSITIONS, WE NOW HAVE THAT NEED TO GO BACK AND OPEN UP A NEW LIST TO TRY TO GET NEW CANDIDATES IN THERE. OKAY. I DO THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE POSITIONS THAT YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTED. MM-HMM. . UM, SO YOUR STORY RIGHT NOW IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY WE'VE HEARD THAT STORY A LITTLE BIT. IT'S, IT'S NOT THAT IT'S DIFFERENT. WE DIDN'T HIRE THIS, THIS HASN'T OPENED SINCE 2017. YEAH. SO IT HAS BEEN ABOUT FIVE YEARS. UH, THERE ARE DIFFERENT PLANT CHECKERS. SO THERE ARE PLANT CHECKER MECHANICALS. YEAH. AND THERE ARE PLANT CHECKER PLUMBING, AND THERE'S ALSO, UM, PLANT CHECKER FIRE. AND SO THE FIRE PREVENTION IS VERY MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THIS. UM, AND SO THE FIRE PLANT CHECKERS WERE THE ONES THAT WERE RAISED AS HAVING BEEN OPEN MORE RECENTLY. OKAY. AND WE CAN'T USE THE FIRE PLAN CHECKERS FOR ELECTRICAL, BUT WE CAN USE CONSULTANTS AND OTHER WAYS TO GET THE WORK DONE, BUT THE LIST DID NOT OPEN. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT'S OPENING SINCE 2017. OKAY. I, I WANNA THANK FRANCISCO FOR MAKING AN ATTEMPT, BUT THIS IS, I HAVE TO, UH, TELL WHAT REALLY HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS ALL IN IT. OKAY. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE ONE, ONE OF THE ONES THAT, UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE A LIST SINCE 2018, AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT IT TOOK THEM THREE RECRUITMENTS TO FILL THE VACANCY. SO THIS LAST LIST, UH, THE DEPARTMENT DID NOT HIRE FROM THIS LIST. THEY HIRED, THEY FILLED THIS VACANCY WITH, UH, A LIST OF TESTS TWO. SO IT WAS THREE DIFFERENT RECRUITMENTS. SO REALLY THE THIRD RECRUITMENT REALLY DIDN'T NEED TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY ENDED UP FILLING FROM THE SECOND RECRUITMENT. BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND OUR BULLETIN PRESENTATION, WE'RE TELLING YOU WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE LAST LIST. SO, AND THOSE LISTS THAT WERE CREATED, THEY DIDN'T LAST LONG. THEY WERE ONLY EXISTING FOR SIX MONTHS, AND THEN THEY EXPIRED. SO IT HAD, THEY HAD LIVED SOME SORT OF LIFE, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SINCE 2018 SINCE THERE WAS INELIGIBLE LIST. BUT THE DEPARTMENT DID FILL THE VACANCY, YOU KNOW, UM, THEY JUST DIDN'T FILL IT FROM THIS LIST. THEY FILLED IT FROM THE LIST JUST BEFORE. RIGHT. SO THIS WAS A LIST THAT ACTUALLY WENT AND LOOKED AT BASICALLY. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GETTING TWO DIFFERENT STORIES. SO THERE, THERE WAS A VACANCY. IT WAS FILLED, BUT IT WAS FILLED FROM A PREVIOUS LIST. AND IN OUR REPORT, 2018, WE ONLY REPORT THE MOST RECENT LIST. MM-HMM. . AND, AND NOTHING, NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS, NOTHING CAME OUTTA THAT LIST. OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT LIST MIGHT NOT HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT LAST TEST. MIGHT NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE GENERATED. EXACTLY. OKAY. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, WE HAVEN'T HAD A REQUISITION FOR PLAN CHECK ELECTRICAL SINCE 2018. YEAH. WE'VE ADDED TWO NEW REQUISITIONS SINCE WE ADDED THE POSITIONS. SO WE PUT THEM IN, UH, SO THEY HAVE BEEN IN, UH, BUT WE ONLY PUT THESE IN WHEN WE GOT THE POSITIONS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET. CORRECT. UM, BEFORE THAT, BECAUSE WE DID HIRE, WE DIDN'T HAVE A REQUISITION. THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. SO THE STATEMENT OF THERE WAS, HAS BEEN NO LIST SINCE 2018. THERE HAS BEEN NO REQUISITION FOR US TO, TO CREATE A LIST. SO AS SOON AS THE FRANCISCO PUT THE REQUISITIONS IN FOR THESE TWO NEW POSITIONS, AUGUST, 2023, WE ARE NOW OPENING THE RECRUITMENT. OKAY. YEAH. AND THESE, AND THESE DID GO IN TO BE FAIR, UH, WE DID PUT THEM IN IN AUGUST, 2023, AND IT'S JUST COMING NOW. SO, OKAY. THERE IS A BIT OF THE BACK AND FORTH OF THAT AS WELL. UH, BUT I WILL SAY, UH, THAT WE DID, UH, IN ADDING THESE POSITIONS, THE OTHER PIECE ABOUT NOT WHAT WE, WHY DID WE HAVE A, A THIRD TEST? MM-HMM. BECAUSE [00:30:01] THE, UM, THE ONBOARDING PROCESS WAS STILL HAPPENING WITH, WE WEREN'T SURE IF THAT PERSON WAS GONNA GO THROUGH THE ONBOARDING PROCESS. AND WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE DROP OUT, UH, AND ESPECIALLY IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FIELD. SO HAVING THAT NEXT LIST WAS A PART OF A CONTINGENCY PLAN BECAUSE WE WEREN'T IN THE, WE HADN'T HIRED THE PERSON WHEN THE LIST CAME OUT. THEY WERE IN, THEY WERE ON THAT TEST, BUT THAT HIRE HAD NOT HAPPENED WHEN THE SEC, WHEN WE ASKED FOR THE NEXT LIST. SO IT'S KIND OF A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT ALSO OCCURRED. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH ALL OF THAT. MM-HMM. , YEAH. UH, ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY. UH, WITH THAT, UH, I THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE THEN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NINE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING OF KENNETH JACKSON REFUSE. OPERATOR ONE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ONE. AND WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND. HI, TARSHA AND TARSHA. THERE AGAIN. HI COMMISSIONERS. ON MARCH, UM, MARCH 15TH, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM NAVI RODRIGUEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL FOR, UH, TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING OF KENNETH JACKSON REFUSE OPERATOR ONE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU TO THE POSITION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ONE IN THE [9. 24-52723 Recommendation to approve temporary reassignment for rehabilitation and/or retraining of Kenneth Jackson, Refuse Operator I, to Customer Service Representative I.        Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 63, SUBSECTION FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS THAT COMMISSION AUTHORIZE THE TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING OF KENNETH JACKSON REFUSE OPERATOR ONE TO THE POSITION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ONE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 63, SUBSECTION FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS, KENNETH JACKSON WAS HIRED AS A REFUSE OPERATOR, ONE ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 2023. HE DID NOT OBTAIN PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION. AS PER THE MEMO DATED MARCH 15TH, 2024. MR. JACKSON WAS INJURED IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT ON MARCH 7TH, 2023. ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023, MR. JACKSON WAS ISSUED PERMANENT MEDICAL RESTRICTIONS THAT PROHIBIT PROHIBITED HIM FROM PERFORMING THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF HIS POSITION OF REFUSE OPERATOR ONE. MR. JACKSON 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 CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE POSITION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU'S OPERATION DIVISION AS A POSITION IN WHICH MR. JACKSON COULD LIKELY BE SUCCESSFUL. AFTER RETRAINING ON MARCH 11TH, 2024, MR. JACKSON ACCEPTED THE OFFER OF ALTERNATE EMPLOYMENT AND INDICATES HIS AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT FOR REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING FOR THE POSITION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ONE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU OPERATIONS DIVISION. UPON APPROVAL BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, MR. JACKSON WILL BEGIN HIS TEMPORARY REHABILITATION AND OR RETRAINING FOR THE POSITION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ONE. IF MR. JACKSON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES THE SIX MONTH TRAINING PERIOD, THE DEPARTMENT WILL SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE COMMISSION FOR PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT TO THE POSITION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE MR. JACKSON AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY'S RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. ADDITIONALLY, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS KENNETH JACKSON HERE? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. OKAY. YES. COMMISSIONER GORDON, PLEASE. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, IF, IF MR. JACKSON IS NOT SUCCESSFUL WITH THE RETRAINING OF THE SIX MONTHS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM, I CAN LET THE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH, PLEASE. AND IF, UH, IF THEY CAN'T RESPOND, HR CAN RESPOND. I'M SORRY. IF THEY CAN'T RESPOND, ARE THEY, THEN HR CAN RESPOND. OH, THEY'RE HERE. YEAH. OH, OKAY. COME ON. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. QUICK RESPONSE. I'M NAVID RODRIGUEZ, PERSON, OFFICER OF PUBLIC WORKS. UH, IF, UH, KENNETH NOT SUCCESSFUL, WE WOULD GO BACK TO RETURN TO WORK AND HAVE ANOTHER INTERACTIVE PROCESS MEETING TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S ANOTHER POSITION THAT HE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING FURTHER? COMMISSIONER? SIN? NO. OKAY. UH, NOTHING FURTHER FOR ME. SO THANK YOU, TISHA. THANK YOU. UH, I THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE. [00:35:04] MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 10, IT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION BUSINESS SYSTEM SPECIALIST ONE THROUGH SEVEN. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. OKAY. LEVI WILL PRESENT TO YOU THIS MORNING. ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING AGAIN. COMMISSIONERS, UM, CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHRISTOPHER GARNER, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, UM, APPROVAL, UH, FOR THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION FOR A BUSINESS SYSTEM SPECIALIST ONE THROUGH SEVEN. UM, SCADA UH, THE DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING TO SELECTIVELY CERTIFY CANDIDATES WITH SPECIALIZED, UM, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE PERTAINING TO SCADA APPLICATIONS, PROGRAMMING AND ANALYSIS, SCADA SYSTEMS, [10. 24-52724 Recommendation for selective certification— Business Systems Specialist I-VII.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] UH, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, UM, AS WELL AS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO FILL THREE POSITIONS AT GRADE SEVEN. UM, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST, UM, AND DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 28 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE PROCEDURES 2.26. UM, ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 28 DOES STATE THAT IF A VACANT POSITION REQUIRES, IN ADDITION TO THE CLASSIFICATIONS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SPECIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE OR ABILITIES, UM, NOT REQUIRED OF OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE CLASSIFICATION, THE COMMISSION AT ITS DISCRETION SHALL AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO CERTIFY ONLY THE NAMES OF THOSE ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST. WHO POSSESS THE PARTICULAR SKILL, KNOWLEDGE, OR ABILITY? UM, THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE BSS UH, POSITION, UM, THERE'S THREE OPTIONS TO QUALIFY. UM, TWO YEAR, UH, COLLEGE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR COURSEWORK, UH, WITH MAJOR COURSEWORK IN COMPUTER SCIENCE OR RELATED FIELD. AND TWO YEARS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE, ONE OF WHICH MUST BE THE EQUIVALENT OF THE SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN, UM, OR, UH, COMPLETION OF A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND COMPUTER SCIENCE OR RELATED FIELD. AND TWO YEARS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE. UM, AGAIN, ONE, ONE OF THOSE YEARS, UH, HAVING BEEN RELATED TO A SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN, UM, OR A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE WITH MAJOR COURSEWORK IN COMPUTER SCIENCE OR RELATED FIELD IN ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE EQUIVALENT TO THE SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN. UM, WE DID OFFER EXPERIENCE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR EDUCATION ON A YEAR FOR YEAR BASIS, UM, FOR THIS PARTICULAR RECRUITMENT, UM, THE SCADA SYSTEM IS WHAT ENABLES THE DEPARTMENT TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN SYSTEMS NEEDED TO CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE HIGH QUALITY DRINKING WATER AND RECYCLED WATER. UM, ALSO ENSURE THE PROPER CONVEYANCE OF WASTEWATER AWAY FROM, UM, ITS CUSTOMERS. UH, PENDING THE COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION REQUEST. UH, CIVIL SERVICE STAFF WILL ASSESS THE APPLICANT'S, UM, ON THE FORTHCOMING TARGETED RECRUITMENT TO ESTABLISH AN ELIGIBLE LIST, UH, FOR THE ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE DERIVED FROM THE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS REQUEST. UM, REQUISITIONS U 24, UM, DASH 0 5 2, UM, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, UM, WITH TWO VACANCIES AS WELL AS U 24 DASH 0 5 8 TO FILL ONE VACANCY. UM, UPON STAFF DETERMINATION, CANDIDATES THAT MEET THE SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CERTIFIED TO THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES REQUISITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION REQUEST. AND THEN APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THAT QUALIFICATION WILL BE, UM, REFERRED OUT TO, UH, NON-SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION REQUISITIONS. UM, SO WE DO HAVE A MEMBER FROM THE DEPARTMENT HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COMMISSION MAY HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEVI? OKAY. LOOKS LIKE YOU COVERED IT ALL. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. UM, WITH THAT WE WILL WILL CAST OUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. RIGHT? ANNOUNCEMENTS. UM, COUPLE OF THINGS, UH, CHRISTINA, FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, CAN WE, UM, ADD A UPDATE ON, UH, MEET AND CONFER COMPLETED RELATIVE TO THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROCESS? AND I WOULD EXPECT HR TO PROVIDE US WITH, UH, ANY LETTERS OF AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FINALIZED SINCE THOSE ARE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. UH, ANY CHANGES TO THE CHARTER LANGUAGE THAT HAVE BEEN AGREED TO AS THAT WOULD BE PUBLIC AS WELL? UM, YES. THANK YOU. UM, ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONERS? OH, ONE OTHER AGENDA ITEM. WE DO NEED TO, UH, THIS HAS BEEN OUR BAD. WE'VE BEEN LAGGING ON THIS. UH, WE NEED TO GET YOUR, UH, ANNUAL EVALUATION COMPLETED. SO, UM, IF WE CAN PUT THAT AS A CLOSED SESSION ITEM FOR NEXT MEETING. WILL DO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AND I, HERE WE HAVE A NEW EMPLOYEE, SO I WAS HOPING WE WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO, UH, MEET THAT PERSON, NEW MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT. YES. BENITA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD? [00:40:01] MARIA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? SO, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO REPORT. UH, WE FILLED OUR VACANCY WHEN, UH, LIZ WAS PROMOTED TO THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. WE FILL OUR VACANCY AND WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE TRANSFER RENITA GREEN. UH, SHE WAS CURRENTLY WORKING AT PARKS AND RECREATION. SHE BRINGS 17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HER. UH, AND THIS IS HER SECOND [ANNOUNCEMENTS] DAY, SO I'LL GIVE HER A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE HERSELF. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. SORRY. UM, YES, MY NAME IS JUANITA GREEN AND, UM, I'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR OVER 17 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE AS A PAYROLL PERSONNEL ASSISTANT. AND I'VE CURRENTLY ACCEPTED THE ROLE HERE AT THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AND I'M SO EXCITED TO, YOU KNOW, LEARN NEW THINGS AND TO BUILD MY PERSONNEL KNOWLEDGE AND JUST SEE WHERE MY JOURNEY TAKES ME, UM, STARTING OFF AS A PERSONNEL ASSISTANT. SO I'M EXCITED. WELCOME. THANK YOU. WELCOME. WE ARE VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU. YES, THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE. UM, THAT, WE'LL, ONE, ONE THING JUST TO POINT OUT, YOU HAVE, UM, UM, A CALENDAR, A SPRING CALENDAR FOR RECRUITMENT EVENTS IN YOUR FOLDER. OH, YES. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , I ASSUME AT SOME POINT WE WILL BE ADDING, UH, THE, UH, PRIDE PARADE INTO THIS AS WELL. TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN ONE. ANYWAYS. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU FOR THAT CALENDAR. THANK YOU FOR THE CALENDAR. YES. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL BRING US TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. ANY ADDITIONAL REQUESTS? CAPRICE? YES. PROBABLY WHAT I DID IS IN MANAGER'S REPORT, BUT THAT'S FINE. THIS IS SOMETHING I REALLY NEED TO GET OUT BECAUSE, UM, CIVIL SERVICE, OUR JOB REQUIRES A HIGHEST INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ] BUT IN ORDER FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND TO DO THAT, WE NEED DEPARTMENTS TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO SHARE THAT SAME SENTIMENT. SO I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR MARIO CORDERO. OKAY. SO THE MESSAGE FROM HIS STAFF TO HIM WAS, HEY, WE CLOSED CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE THE DAY BEFORE THEIR ENGINEERING AFFAIR. WELL, WE HAD THAT IN A WORKS TO CLOSE FOR A MONTH BEFORE WE EVEN KNEW THAT THAT ENGINEERING FAIR. BUT ON FEBRUARY 22ND, WE LET THEIR DEPARTMENT KNOW THAT IT WAS CLOSING. SO IF YOU'RE GONNA TELL YOUR DIRECTOR SOMETHING, ADD THE CONTEXT, BECAUSE WHAT I'M NOT GONNA DO IS SIT HERE AND HAVE MY NAME CAPRICE MCDONALD ALL THROUGH A TWO FOUR FROM MEMO, AGAIN WITH LITTLE CONTEXT. SO I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR, AND I HOPE MARIO CORDERO HEARS THAT WHOLE MESSAGE THAT YES, THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY ON BOTH SIDES, THE DEPARTMENT AND CIVIL SERVICE, YOU KNOW, AND IF I WOULD'VE GOT A CALL THAT SATURDAY, I COULD HAVE ENDED UP ADMINISTRATIVELY EXTENDED IT, BUT THAT'S NOT THE MESSAGE THAT GOT OUT. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE, UH, WE'LL REFER THAT TO YOU TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEPARTMENT CAPRICE, AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PUT THAT IN IN WRITING IF YOU COULD. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, OKAY. THERE BEING NO ADDITIONAL AGENDA BUSINESS ON THE CALENDAR. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:04 AM THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU EVERYONE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.