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SO WE ARE CALLING THE, UH, CIVIL SERVICE, THE MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH, 2024 TO ORDER AT NINE 12.
VICE PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON.
JT NAAMA FROM CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WILL LEAD US IN THE FLAG THERE.
ALRIGHT, PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
READY TO BEGIN RE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC FOR NATION UNDER GOD.
INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE WORLD.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
ON AGENDA ITEMS, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS? NINE.
MOVE US TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AT A REQUEST FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION ON ITEM ONE FOR, UH, MR. PRESIDENT, I DON'T HAVE ANY ITEM THAT I WANT TO PULL.
I JUST WANT TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA AND WE DO HAVE A HEARING, WHICH IS OUR LAST DAY OF THIS NEXT HEARING.
UH, SO I JUST WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE TIME AND MAYBE 'CAUSE WE ALSO HAVE CODE SESSION.
SEEING NONE, UH, THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I'LL MOVE SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION CONSENT CALENDAR IS APPROVED.
UH, WE HAVE ITEM SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.
ZERO FOUR D 2122 ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 22.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA OR THE MINUTES? ANY CORRECTIONS? UM, NO.
I JUST, UH, HAVE A QUESTION AS TO, UM, SEE THROUGH THE CRACK OR WHAT WAS IT SO LONG AFTER THE HEARING? UM, I THINK WE THOUGHT THEY WERE DONE.
DO WE HAVE A, A, A ALLY LIST OF YEP, WE DO HAVE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MS. PASSES.
ITEM EIGHT IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN AMBULANCE OPERATOR.
AND MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IKA.
GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYONE HERE TODAY.
UM, THE AMBULANCE OPERATOR RECRUITMENT WAS LEFT ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE, UH, OPEN, CONTINUOUS NON-COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.
UM, FROM, UH, APRIL TO JUNE, 2023.
AT THAT TIME, A HUNDRED CANDIDATES SUPPLIED IN 80 QUALIFIED QUALIFI.
UH, SIX ELIGIBLE LIST WERE ESTABLISHED IN MAY THROUGH AUGUST AND ARE STILL ACTIVE, BUT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BE REDUCED ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AGENDA.
UM, OF TODAY'S AGENDA, ALTHOUGH THE LISTS ARE ACTIVE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATED THAT THE CURRENT ELIGIBLE LIST HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED AND CORRESPOND.
THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED DISPOSITIONS, WHICH ALLOWED FOR CIVIL SERVICE TO CONFIRM.
THE DEPARTMENT HAD EXHAUSTED THE LIST AND PULLED THE LIST FOR UTILITIES.
THE LIST WAS REFERRED TO TWO REQUISITIONS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE 19 SECTIONS FROM THESE ELIGIBLE LISTS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE NINE VACANCIES RECEIVED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON REQUISITION FD 24 DASH ZERO TWO ON JANUARY 19TH, 2024.
UH, PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION, REMOVAL OF COVID LANGUAGE, AND THEN THE ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE WAGE REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE SCREENING OF APPLICATIONS CONDUCTED ON THE BASIS OF APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION, AND HAVE AN INITIAL FOLLOW PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS, UM, FROM APRIL 12TH TO MAY 10TH, 2024.
I DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IF, UH,
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YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON ME? NO QUESTIONS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE WAGES GO UP.
IT WAS A BACK WHEN WE WERE IN THE OLD CITY HALL.
IT WAS A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE, SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT DOUBLE.
UH, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? ITEM PASSES.
ITEM NINE IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN AQUATIC SUPERVISORS ONE AND TWO.
RIGHT? GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYONE, DO WE NEED A MOTION? THE AQUA SUPERVISOR EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS A CONTINUOUS OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, UH, FROM MARCH 4 22 TO SEPTEMBER, 1622.
AT THAT TIME, 54 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND FIVE QUALIFIED TO ELIGIBLE LISTS WERE ESTABLISHED.
THESE LISTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BE REDUCED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
UM, ITEM 15, UH, THE LISTS WERE REFERRED TO THREE REQUISITIONS.
ONE SELECTION WAS MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY IN PARK RECREATION AND MARINE, WHICH IS THE, UH, SINGLE USER DEPARTMENT FOR THIS BULLETIN.
UM, PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION, ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION, INCLUSION LANGUAGE, ADDITION OF PROOF REQUIREMENT, LANGUAGE, AND ADDITION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE LANGUAGE.
UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAITS BE CHANGED TO ELIMINATE THE APPRAISAL INTERVIEW WITH THE APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION WEIGHTED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT AND TO A CONTINUOUS NON-COMPETITIVE PROCESS WITH AN INITIAL FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS FROM APRIL 12TH TO, UH, MAY 10TH.
UM, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PRM DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TODAY, UH, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BEFORE WE DISCUSS, CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? I'LL MOVE.
I GOT C SECOND
ALRIGHT, WE WERE EXCITED FOR YOU,
ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? OKAY.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
SEE, YOU DID SO WELL IN YOUR FIRST, UH, REPORT.
IT IS, UH, NO DISCUSSION, NO QUESTIONS.
THIS ITEM PASSES ITEM 10 RE BEFORE, BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
I DON'T SEE, UM, WELL, WE DID HAVE A QUESTION, UH, A LONG TIME AGO, POST A FIRE, UH, AQUATICS.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY DEAL WITH, WITH MINORS.
UM, BUT DO WE HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE NOW? NO.
TO TO WHEN YOU'RE INTERACTING WITH MINORS WITH PRM HAS ALWAYS HAD.
MAYBE WE, WE NEED IT FOR THE LIFEGUARDS UNDER THE LIFEGUARD PROGRAM.
I'M SORRY, WHAT? THE JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS.
WE HAD A QUESTION OF A WHILE AGO ABOUT, UM, HAVING POLICIES IN PLACE IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AROUND MINORS.
I DON'T THINK ANYTHING EXISTED AT THE TIME.
I CAN GET BACK TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE.
ITEM 10 IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN FIRE ABOVE, UH, PILOT AND GET A MOTION.
UM, FIREABLE FINAL EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS A PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN FIFTH 20 20 19, UM, FROM JUNE 22ND, UH, 2018 TO JULY 13TH, 2018.
AT THAT TIME, WE HAD SEVEN CANDIDATES WHO APPLIED AND TWO QUALIFIED ONE ELIGIBLE LIST LIST ESTABLISHED ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2018.
AND THAT EXPIRED NOVEMBER 15TH, 2020 LIST WAS REFERRED TO ONE REQUISITION FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ONE SELECTION WAS MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO ANTICIPATED VACANCIES BY THE END OF THIS YEAR DUE TO RETIREMENT.
UH, THEY ARE ANTICIPATED AT ONE END OF THE YEAR AND ONE AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.
UM, THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT YET SUBMITTED A REQUISITION BUT HAS BEEN ADVISED TO SUBMIT AS SOON AS IT BECOMES, UM, POSSIBLE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN.
THE FOLLOWING BASED ON SALARY INFORMATION, THE ADDITION OF PROOF REQUIRED STATEMENT AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE, AND THEN THE ADDITION OF THE FIREBOAT PILOT INFO SHEET LANGUAGE RATHER THAN A BREAKDOWN IN THE BULLETIN ITSELF.
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UH, THE STAFF, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAGE REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE QUALIFYING APPLICATION.SUPPLEMENTAL, UM, APPLICATION RAN EXAMINATION WEIGHTED AT 35%.
A PERFORMANCE TEST WAITED AT 50% AND AN APPRAISAL INTERVIEW WAITED AT 15%.
UH, AN APPLICATION FILE A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS IS RECOMMENDED.
AND WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
VICE PRESIDENT GORDON, PLEASE.
DID YOU SAY BULLETIN FOR A POSITION THAT'S GONNA BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE YEAR? UM, THERE'S TWO ANTICIPATED VACANCIES.
SO LIKE THEY SAID SEPTEMBER, UM, AUGUST, AND THEN ONE END OF YEAR.
BECAUSE THIS IS PROACTIVE AND IT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
WE'RE AHEAD OF IT AND WE KNOW THAT SOMETHING HAPPEN.
THIS IS HOW WE SHOULD WORKING TOGETHER.
SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT MEANS THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSION, NOT THE COMMISSION BUT US FOR THE SERVICE HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WE KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE GONNA RETIRE.
YEAH, WE, UM, ALWAYS HAVE CONVERSATIONS.
WE'RE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, UM, AS PART OF OUR UPDATE MEETINGS, WE HAVE THOSE MONTHLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS COMPREHENSIVELY FOR NON-CORE AND WHAT IS IT THAT YOU NEED? WHAT'S COMING UP? SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAD.
ANYTHING FURTHER? I'LL JUST POINT JOIN IN THE VICE PRESIDENT'S, UH, ACCOMMODATION ON THAT.
UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR YOU SAY AYE A AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? THIS ITEM PASSES.
ITEM 11 IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN OFFICE SERVICES SUPERVISOR.
AND I HAVE A MOTION, IKA GORDON PETERSON AND ING MORNING.
SO THE OFFICER AND THE SUPERVISOR WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS THE OPEN ATIVE OPPORTUNITY NINE YEARS AGO IN 2015.
AT THE TIME, 61 CANDIDATE APPLIED 60 QUALIFIED IN ONCE ELECTION WAS MADE.
THE, THE REQUEST FOR THE VACCINE WAS RECEIVED BY CIVIL SERVICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2023.
LIKE A LONG UPCOMING, HOWEVER, THE RECRUITMENT WAS ON HOLD SINCE THERE WAS A CLASS CERTIFICATION REVISION THAT WAS PENDING.
UM, AND THAT WASN'T FINALIZED UNTIL RECENTLY AND TWO WEEKS AGO ON MARCH 26TH.
SO THERE'S A CLOSE OUT LETTER INCLUDED ON YOUR PACKET.
UM, AND THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION COULD EXPECT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE REQUEST FROM HUMAN RESOURCES DURING THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING ON APRIL 10TH.
UH, THERE ARE, UH, IN THE MEANTIME THOUGH, THERE WAS A PROVISIONAL THAT WAS APPOINTED FOR OFFICER AND SUPERVISOR IN JUNE, UH, 2023.
AND THAT INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY.
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN, WHICH ARE AFFECTED BASICALLY IN ALL OBJECTION OF THAT
AND, UH, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT THE EXAMINATION WILL CHANGE TO AN APPRAISAL INTERVIEW WEIGH A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND, UM, AND FOR THIS BE NOT INITIAL APPLICATION, VOLUNTARY FOR TWO WEEKS.
AND WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN CASE THE COMMISSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
YOUR ANY OPPOSED? ANY EXTENSIONS? ALL RIGHT, GOOD ON THAT ONE.
UH, ITEM 12 IS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE FULL ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST ONE THROUGH FOUR.
SO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST, UH, RECRUITMENT FOR BREAK ONE FOUR WITH LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023.
UM, IT WAS OPEN FROM JANUARY 6TH, 2023 THROUGH FEBRUARY 10TH, 2023.
AND AT THAT TIME, 363 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED IN 88 CANDIDATES QUALIFIED AND WERE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
THE RESULTING ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED ON MAY 10TH, 2023 AND WILL EXPIRE MAY 9TH, 2024 WITH NO EXTENSION.
UM, THE LIST BOTH WAS REFERRED TO MORE THAN 101 REQUISITIONS THAT FILL SEVERAL VACANCIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE A TOTAL, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 50 SELECTIONS MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE 35 DIFFERENT REQUISITIONS FOR 39 UNFILLED MACCIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE FILLED FROM A NEW ELIGIBLE LIST.
SO MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE EXHAUSTED THE ELIGIBLE LIST AND REQUIRE A NEW RECRUITMENT, WHICH IS WHY THIS BULLETIN'S COMING TODAY.
SO THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO BULLETIN INCLUDE THE UPDATED FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION, UM, ADDED LANGUAGE FOR ACCEPTING GRADUATION CHECKS AND THE CHANGE OF EXAM EXAMINATION
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PROCESS TO A WRITTEN COMPONENT ONLY.SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT EXAMINATION WA CONSIST OF A QUALIFYING APPLICATION AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION AND A WRITTEN EXAMINATION WEIGHTED A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS AN APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS, UM, FROM APRIL 12TH, UM, TO APRIL 26TH, 2024.
AND THEN I, UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY CHRISTINA AND I, SINCE THIS IS, UH, RECRUITMENT THAT STAFF COULD POTENTIALLY APPLY FOR, SO THE LEADERSHIP TEAM IS RUNNING THIS EXAM.
SO CHRISTINA AND I ARE WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER ALONG WITH, UM, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF, UM, THIS SIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT, UM, ON HUMAN RESOURCES AND UTILITIES WORKING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT IS A CITYWIDE CLASSIFICATION AND I, THE ONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WAS TO THIS PROCESS COURSE, THIS WAS A CLASSIFICATION THAT WAS A POINT OF CONTENTION.
SO, UH, THE COMMITTEE, WE WORKED TOGETHER, WE GOT THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE DOWN FROM 38 QUESTIONS TO 10.
UM, AND WHAT WE ALSO DID WAS WE ADDED, UM, DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE, IN THE LINK, WHICH WE SHARED WITH THE UNIONS, UM, OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
SO RATHER THAN HAVE SEVERAL, YOU KNOW, OVERWHELM CANDIDATES WITH THE QUESTIONNAIRES OF SPECIFIC POSITIONS, THE CANDIDATE POOL, APPLICANT POOL CAN ACTUALLY CLICK ON A LINK AND LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO THE WRITTEN EXAM COMPONENT.
UM, WE LOOKED AT HOW, UH, CANDIDATES WERE ACTUALLY, UH, FALLING OUT OF THE PROCESS FOR, UM, THE PRIOR RECRUITMENT.
AND WE'RE LIKE, WELL, WHAT CAN WE CHANGE TO TRY TO STREAMLINE THIS TO GET IT FASTER? SO, UM, THE WRITTEN EXAM WE'RE LOOKING AT, AT CLOSELY.
WE'RE, UM, LOOKING AT TEST VENDOR TO CHANGE THE TEST INSTRUMENT, UM, TO TRY TO GET ITEMS, TEST ITEMS THAT WILL, UH, ASSESS THE DIFFERENT, UM, UH, SKILL SETS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT PRACTICAL THAT ANY ONE TEST IS GOING TO ASSESS EVERY SKILL SET, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT A WRITTEN EXAM THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, CAPTURE THE WHAT IS TYPICALLY ASSESSED IN WRITING, EXERCISE AND, AND REPORT WRITING.
SO WE'RE, WE HAVE HIGH HOPE FOR THIS RECRUITMENT AND, UM, SOME OF THE MEMBERS FROM THE COMMITTEE ARE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS, UM, JOB BULLETIN.
UM, I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD, UH, NUMBERS IN TERMS OF HIRES FROM THE LAST LIST.
AND EVEN WITH THIS NEXT STEP OF IMPROVEMENT, UM, IT'S, IT'S, UH, I EXPECT EVEN GREATER RESULTS.
ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? YEAH, THANKS FOR, THANKS FOR PARTNERING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS ON THIS CAPRIS.
ALRIGHT, UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ITEM 12 PASSES.
ITEM 13, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE REDUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LIST PAYROLL PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE.
IS THERE A MOTION THERE? MOVED?
HI ROBERT
IN COMPLIANCE WITH FOUR SECTION 26 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS, ELIGIBLE FROM OBEY COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION REQUIRE ONE YEAR FROM ALSO REVIEW UPON REVIEW BY THE COMMISSION BACK ATION CONDUCTED IN OPEN CONTINUOUS COMPETITIVE RECRUITMENT FOR PAYROLL PERSONNEL IN JANUARY, 2023, CULMINATING IN THE CREATION OF TWO.
THAT'S ONE WAS ESTABLISHED ON MARCH 1ST, 2 23 COMPRISED OF FIVE CANDIDATES.
ONE ELECTION WAS MADE BY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION DEPARTMENT TEST TWO WAS ESTABLISHED 2345 CANDIDATES, 45 CANDIDATES.
13 FOLLOWING AIRPORT, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE,
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FIRE DEPARTMENT RE DEVELOPMENT, HARVARD DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND DEPARTMENT OF PARK.SECONDLY, IN JULY, 2003, A TESTIMONY ELIGIBLE TWO THREE DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE EXTENDED DATE FOR SIX MONTHS WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2 24 IN JANUARY, 2024.
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENDED ONE FOR ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS EXPIRED AUGUST 2 24.
AUGUST 2 23, EXPIRED EPTEMBER 14, 2 23.
SERVICE STAFF EXTENDED TEST TWO FOR SIX AND IT WAS EXPIRED MARCH FOUR.
IT'S A REALLY CRITICAL POSITION.
THE HIGHLIGHT CURRENTLY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE TWO OF REQUISITIONS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ONE MORE REQUISITIONS FOR, WE'D LIKE TO HIRE OUR SUPPORT DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT PRESSURE PATIENT MARINE HAS REQUISITIONS IN PROGRESS FOR THREE VACANCIES AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS ONE REQUISITION IN PROGRESS FOR ONE VACANCY.
IN TOTAL WE HAVE 17 WIDE VACANCIES FOR REQUESTING ALL CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATIONS FOR TO CONSIDER CANDIDATE CERTIFIED FROM THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH AL COURT AFTER CONFIRM FIRM THAT THERE WERE NOT DECISION CANDIDATES ON THE REMAINING PPA LIST AND RECOMMENDED TO CIVIL SERVICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT A CERTIFICATION BE APPROVED.
REPORT 30 WHENEVER A POSITION RECEIVE FROM CIVIL DEPARTMENT AGENCY, ANY CLASSIFICATION FOR WHICH NO PRIORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY CERTIFY NAMES FROM THE PRIORITY OR ELSE WILL JOB REPAIRABLE OR HIGHER CLASSIFICATION.
THE KNOWABLE OR HIGHER CLASSIFICATION, THE MAY BE MADE FROM OR PARTY ESTABLISHED FOR AN ALLY CLASSIFICATION.
COMPARABLE OR HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS, A PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT UNDER SECTION SHALL HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE'S RANK ORDER STATUS IN ANY OF THE ELIGIBLE COMPARABLE HIGHER LEVEL OR ALLY CLASSIFICATION.
GIVEN THIS REQUEST FOR THE ALTERNATE CERTIFICATION, THE NUMBER OF WORK IANS RECEIVED AND IN PROGRESS SERVE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE UTILITY OF ELIGIBLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE ARE AN INSUFFICIENT NAMES NUMBER THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE REGULATIONS SECTION 26 STAFF RECOMMENDED REDUCTION OF THE LIFE OF THE PAYROLL PERSONNEL INELIGIBLE LIST ONE.
AND WE ASK THAT WE ALLOW TO EXPIRE IMMEDIATELY.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DIVISION AND STAFF WILL BEGIN WITH NEW RECRUITMENT STARTING IN MAY.
ALL DEPARTMENTS WITH CURRENT PPA VACANCIES HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS REQUEST AND IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND SO WE'LL SERVE STAFF WILL AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION.
UM, CHRISTINA, GARY, BECAUSE THESE ARE GONNA BE SIMILAR LANGUAGE ON THE RULES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL ITEMS, CAN WE JUST STICK THE FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION AND THEN THAT LAST LITTLE BIT FOR GOING FORWARD? YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR READING THE WHOLE THING FOR US.
SO WE HAVE THE CONTEXT, UH, ARE GREAT.
YEAH, WE, UM, ADDED THE ALTERNA ATIONS TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, SOME OF THE NEEDS BY FIRE IN, UH, OUR DEPARTMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROBERT? OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
ITEM 14 IS THE REC RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE REDUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LIST AMBULANCE OPERATOR.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE ACTION.
UH, IKA AND GORDON PETERSON AND I SEE STEPHANIE
UM, DRAFT IS REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO REDUCE THE AM SOFTWARE ELIGIBLE IS TEST ONE THROUGH TEST SIX, WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 RECRUITMENT.
UM, SO SOME FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION STAFF CONDUCTED AN OPEN CONTINUOUS NON-COMPETITIVE RECRUITMENT FOR AMBULANCE OPERATOR.
UM, LAST APRIL AND JUNE CULMINATING IN THE CREATION OF SIX ELIGIBLE LISTS.
THESE LISTS WERE COMPRISED OF 80 CANDIDATES AND OF THE 80 CANDIDATES, 19 SELECTIONS WERE MADE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS THE ONLY, UM, DEPARTMENT THAT UTILIZES THIS LIST.
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DECEMBER, 2023, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CIVIL SERVICE THAT THE CURRENT ELIGIBLE LIST HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED AND REQUESTED OF NEW RECRUITMENT AND FOLLOW UP.CIVIL SERVICE REQUESTED THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED DISPOSITIONS AND A COPY OF THE INVITE TO INTERVIEW NOTICE FOR STAFF ASSESS.
IN FEBRUARY, THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED DISPOSITIONS AND NOTICE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE REMAINING CANDIDATES AS REQUIRED BY CIVIL SERVICE, CONFIRMING THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD EXHAUSTED THE LIST, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FOUR.
SECTION 26, UM, CANDIDATES ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST WERE PULLED FOR CONTINUED INTEREST AS WELL.
AND THE RESULTS OF THE POLL PRODUCED MINIMAL RESPONSE FROM THE CANDIDATES AND A LACK OF INTEREST IN WITHIN THE POSITION.
A NEW RECRUITMENT IS PLANNED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
THE CORRESPONDING JOB WILSON WAS JUST APPROVED TODAY.
UM, AND A REDUCTION OF THE LIST IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AS IT WILL ALLOW CIVIL SERVICE TO OPEN UP.
THE NEW RECRUITMENT STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE UTILITY OF THE LIST AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE FOUR SECTION SECTION 26 RECOMMENDS THAT THE REDUCTION OF THE LIST OF THE CURRENT, UM, THE REDUCTION OF THE LIFE OF THE CURRENT ELIGIBLE LIST, UM, AND ALLOW IT TO EXPIRE IMMEDIATELY.
WE DO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE, UM, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? UM, THERE WAS, THERE WAS TALK ABOUT HAVING A PIPELINE FROM AMBULANCE OPERATOR INTO THE FIRE ACADEMY.
UM, IS IT TOO EARLY FOR ANY, ANY REAL DATA ON THAT YET AGAIN THAT ANTHONY JUST FILLED BATAL CHIEF OPERATIONS.
SO WE HAD A MEETING WITH, UH, THE SUPPORT SERVICES AND WE'RE STILL IN THAT FLEDGLING STATE, BUT WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE ARE CREATING PATHWAYS.
SO WE HAVE, UH, EVERY MONTH WE HAVE A, UH, OPPORTUNITY AT A TRAINING CENTER TO GO OUT AND THESE FOLKS TO GET THEIR HANDS ON HOSES, TO, TO LOOK AT FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT, UH, TO UNDERSTAND THE VERNACULAR AND THEN DO A MOCK TEST TEST THAT THEY MIGHT ENCOUNTER, UH, WHEN THEY ENTER, UH, INTO THE, THE RECRUIT FIRE ACADEMY.
SO, UH, I THINK I'LL HAVE BETTER DATA FOR YOU AT THE END OF THIS NEXT RECRUIT FILING.
UH, CURRENTLY, UH, OUR NUMBERS AVERAGE ABOUT, UH, 18 TO 22%, WHICH IS NOT A NUMBER THAT WE'RE HAPPY WITH.
UH, WE AS ANDREA AND I, SHE'S THE BRAINS BEHIND THE OPERATION.
AND SO, UH, YEAH, SO, SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS, IS WE THINK THAT, UH, OUR TEAM IS, IS INVESTING MORE IN THEM.
AND THEN, UH, WE JUST NEED TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE REGARDING, UH, THE, THE OTHER PART OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT, THAT SELECTS THOSE FOLKS.
WE NEED TO BRIDGE THAT GAP AND DO A BETTER JOB.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, 18% IS, UH, 18% OF AMBULANCE OPERATORS ENTER THE ACADEMY? NO, I'M SORRY, 18% EACH ACADEMY IS ROUGHLY 18% AMBULANCE OPERATORS.
OTHER AGENCIES ARE, WHEN THEY HAVE THAT PROGRAM, THE DATE OF THEIR AGENCY, THEY'RE UP AROUND 60%.
AND SO WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT.
UM, DID THE DEPARTMENTS OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN THIS DEPARTMENT, UH, SHARE BEST PRACTICES OR IS IT A, A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT? NO, WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH, UH, TORRANCE, UH, JUST THE OTHER DAY.
AND IT, IT, IT IS KIND OF A TEAM EFFORT.
UH, A LOT OF EM ARE, THEY, THEY, THEY TAKE THIS POSITION OR, OR THEY, THEY APPLY FOR THIS POSITION AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN LIFE.
AND AS WE REACH OUT TO THEM, UH, SOMETHING HAS PUT 'EM ON A DIFFERENT PATH AND THAT THEY MAY NO LONGER BE INTERESTED.
BUT, UH, THE ONES THAT ARE, WE WANT TO CAPTURE 'EM.
AND IF WE DON'T CAPTURE 'EM, WE ENCOURAGE, WE DON'T CARE WHERE THEY GET PLACED, JUST THAT THEY GET PLACED.
AND SO IF SOMEONE FROM OUR PROGRAM GETS GOES TO ANOTHER AGENCY, IT'S HELPFUL FOR US.
AND IF SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER AGENCY GETS HIRED AS A PRIOR GROUP, IT IS HELPFUL FOR US.
SO WE DO WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO INVEST IN THESE YOUNG FOLKS.
AND, AND, UH, THAT WAS KIND OF MY NEXT QUESTION IS, UH, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF LONG BEACH AMBULANCE OPERATORS HAVE A DESIRE OR GO TO OR TRY OUT FOR THE ACADEMY? UH, THAT DATA IS STILL IN PROGRESS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, TRIED TO BEGIN TRACKING, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER.
I DO FEEL LIKE THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORT SERVICES JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH THOSE APPLICATIONS FOR FIRE RECRUIT.
UM, I KNOW THERE'S A GOOD CHUNK OF CHANGE THAT GOES IN THROUGH THERE THAT, THAT WANTS TO BE FIRE RECRUIT, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW FOR THEM, UH, WHEN WE, WE, WHEN WE, UH, HAVE, UH, ORIENTATION, WE HAVE ORIENTATION, UH, WE, WE ASK AND USUALLY MOST OF THE ROOM, LIKE 90% RAISES THEIR HAND.
UH, BUT THAT DATA IS SOMETHING WE'VE JUST STARTED TRACKING.
WE'LL KNOW MORE, UH, OBVIOUSLY IN, UH, LATE FALL AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ABOUT A YEAR FROM THAT AS WELL.
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A NICE CUP OF COFFEETHANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
UM, AND UH, WHEN YOU DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION, THIS COMMISSION WOULD, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW WE HEARD THE BEGINNING PARTS OF IT ABOUT WANTING TO CREATE, UM, THIS, THIS PIPELINE OR THIS PATHWAY.
AND SO, UM, HEARING THE DEVELOPMENTS ARE ALWAYS INTERESTING TO US.
HAPPY TO SHARE THE DATA THAT WE HAVE AND THEN KEEP YOU UPDATED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? ALL RIGHT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? RIGHT.
UH, ITEM 15, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE REDUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LIST AQUATIC SUPERVISOR ONE THROUGH TWO.
UH, STAFF REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONING RULE TO REDUCE THE PRODUCT SUPERVISORS GRADE ONE TO TWO ELIGIBLE AS TEST ONE AND TEST TWO, WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 RECRUITMENT.
UM, IN FACT, FOR CONSIDERATION, STAFF CONDUCTED A CONTINUOUS OPEN COMPETITIVE RECRUITMENT FOR A PRODUCT SUPERVISOR.
UM, LAST MARCH, OR I'M SORRY, MARCH, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 2022, CULMINATING IN THE CREATION OF TWO ELIGIBLE LISTS.
THESE LISTS ARE, WERE COMPRISED OR ARE COMPRISED OF FIVE CANDIDATES.
ONCE ELECTION WAS MADE BY THE PARKS RECREATION, UM, DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT UTILIZES THE CLASSIFICATION.
IN DECEMBER, 2023, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A PROVISIONAL REQUISITION FOR, UH, FROM PRM FOR AQUATIC SUPERVISOR IN FOLLOW UP IN JANUARY.
CIVIL SERVICE REQUESTED THE DEPARTMENT INVITE REMAINING CANDIDATES TO AN INTERVIEW, UM, TO REALLY EXHAUST THE, THE AVAILABLE ELIGIBLE LIST AND FOR CIVIL SERVICE TO ASSESS WHETHER PROCEED WITH A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT OR A NEW RECRUITMENT.
IN FEBRUARY, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREED TO RUN A NEW RECRUITMENT SINCE THE ELIGIBLE LIST HAD INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CANDIDATES, UM, FOR ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 27 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN MARCH, THE DEPARTMENT HEALTH INTERVIEWS AND INFORMED CIVIL SERVICE STAFF THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROCEED WITH THIS SELECTION AND THAT A NEW RECRUITMENT WAS NEEDED.
CORRESPONDINGLY, THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED THE DISPOSITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE REMAINING CANDIDATES, UM, AND CONFIRM CONFIRMING THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD EXHAUSTED THE LIST.
ANY RECRUITMENT IS PLANNED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
THE CORRESPONDING JOB BULLETIN, UH, YOU APPROVED EARLIER AND THAT HAS FILING PERIOD OF APRIL 12TH THROUGH MAY 10TH, 2024.
UH, REDUCTION OF THE LIST IS THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE CITY AND THEN WE'LL ALLOW CIVIL SERVICE TO OPEN UP A NEW RECRUITMENT.
UM, WE HAVE REVIEWED THE UTILITY OF THE LIST AND UH, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE REDUCTION OF THE LIFE OF THE CURRENT ELIGIBLE LIST, UM, IN ORDER TO ALLOW TO EXPIRE IMMEDIATELY.
UM, PRM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS AVAILABLE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? THIS ITEM PASSES AND WE'LL MOVE US TO ITEM 16, RECOMMENDATION FOR SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION REAL ESTATE PROJECT COORDINATOR ONE THROUGH THREE.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
UH, I'LL GIVE THAT ONE TO GORDON.
ALRIGHT, STEPHANIE, THANK, UM, CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM MELISSA DMET ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT REQUESTING THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED THE SELECTED CERTIFICATION FOR TWO REAL ESTATE PROJECT COORDINATORS, GRADE ONE TO THREE POSITIONS.
UH, DUE TO THE COMPLEX TECHNICAL SKILLSET REQUIRED IN FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT, A CANDIDATE WITH DIRECT AIRPORT REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN ACQUISITIONS, LEASES, CONTRACT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AND APPRAISAL IS REQUESTED.
UH, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND COMMISSION APPROVAL.
UM, SOME FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION, UM, REQUISITION, UH, THERE'S TWO REQUISITIONS CURRENTLY IN TO, UH, TO FILL THE COORDINATOR ROLE, UM, FOR ONE GRADE TWO AND ONE GRADE THREE.
THESE POSITIONS ARE UNIQUE AND SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER REAL ESTATE PROJECT COORDINATOR POSITION WITHIN THE CLASSIFICATIONS.
THESE SPECIFIC POSITION REQUIRE AVIATION INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL AVIATION PROJECT COORDINATION SKILLS.
UH, CURRENTLY CIVIL SERVICE IS DEVELOPING A NEW RECRUITMENT AND A JOB BULLETIN IS ANTICIPATED TO BE BROUGHT FORTH IN, UM, A MAY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA.
THE PREVIOUS ELIGIBLE LIST, UM, FROM FISCAL YEAR 19 CONSISTED OF 52 CANDIDATES AND EXPIRED ON JULY 21ST, UH, 2021.
THE CLASSIFICATION IS USED BY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT.
IF THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATIONS GRANTED CIVIL SERVICE WILL ASSESS CANDIDATES ON THE NEW ANTICIPATED LIST FOR THE DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS, CANDIDATES WHO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CERTIFIED TO THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION REQUEST.
THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND IS ABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
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QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS.I JUST WANTED TO SAY FOR THIS END, PROBABLY THE PREVIOUS THREE ITEMS, IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH DEPARTMENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WHOLE AREA.
I THINK DEFINITELY, UM, WE'RE VERY SO SOLUTION ORIENTED.
UM, SO IT'S ALWAYS PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAMILIAR AND THERE'S RELATIONSHIPS BEING BUILT THAT HELPS.
BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE NOTICED THAT.
ANYTHING FURTHER? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? A ANY OPPOSED, ANY ITEM PASSES? THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 17 RECOMMENDATIONS TO RECEIVE AND FILE QUARTERLY UPDATE EXAM.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION I MOVE SECOND AND
SO I WANTED TO START GIVING YOU SOME QUARTERLY UPDATES ON ALL THE EXAM RESULTS.
I KNOW YOU WITH THROUGH THESE BECAUSE THEY'RE ON CONSENT, BUT AS I LOOK AT THE AGENDAS EVERY TIME I BRING THEM TO YOU, I AM JUST ALWAYS SO PLEASED WITH THE VOLUME THAT STAFF IS WORKING.
AND SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU AND THE ORGANIZATION, THE VOLUME THAT'S GOING OUT, THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES THAT ARE GOING OUT.
SO IN QUARTER ONE, WHICH IS JANUARY THROUGH END OF MARCH, UM, WE HAD 74 ELIGIBLE LISTS THAT WERE CREATED AND BROUGHT TO YOU FOR APPROVAL WITHIN THE 74 ELIGIBLE LISTS.
WE HAD 1,343 CANDIDATES THAT WERE SENT OUT TO, UM, 16 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
NOT ALL 1300 CANDIDATES, BUT A VARIETY OF THOSE.
UM, THOSE, UM, ELIGIBLE LIST WERE SENT TO 16 DEPARTMENTS THAT HAD A VARIETY OF VACANCIES.
UM, THAT'S A SIGN THAT IS, THAT'S ONLY THAT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF CANDIDATES THAT QUALIFIES THROUGH ALL OF THE PROCESSES.
THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS TO GET TO THAT 1300 IS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF SYSTEM THAT, OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM THAT THE SCREENS APPLICATIONS.
THIS MEANS THIS IS EYES ON EACH APPLICATION FROM OUR ANALYSTS.
SO IT'S REALLY CRITICAL AND I, AND I AM REALLY PROUD THAT WE'RE NOT USING ANY KIND OF SYSTEM TO JUST LEAVE PEOPLE OUT LOOKING AT, AT THOSE APPLICATIONS.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE OUR, UM, APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM, THEY'RE STILL GOING THROUGH.
SO THAT GETS US DOWN TO 1300 PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVE JOB OPPORTUNITY, UM, AND THAT ARE SENT OUT TO THE DEPARTMENTS TO REVIEW.
SO I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD PIECE FOR YOU TO, UM, SEE AT THE END OF EACH QUARTER.
UH, THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO DO IS JUST GIVE YOU A HIGHLIGHT OF, OF SOMETHING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME IN EACH OF, IN EACH QUARTER.
IN THIS QUARTER, IT WAS THE POLICE RECRUIT POLICE OFFICER.
WE ALL KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS.
UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE RECENTLY SPOKEN TO ANOTHER AGENCY WHERE THEY WERE FLABBERGAST AT THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH WE ARE PROVIDING NAMES TO THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO WE ARE, YOU'RE GETTING LISTS OF SOME SORT EVERY OTHER WEEK.
SO AT EVERY EXAM, AT EVERY COMMISSION MEETING, YOU'RE GETTING SLIPS.
SO IN THIS QUARTER, UM, THERE WERE 225 CANDIDATES THAT QUALIFIED UNDER THE POLICE RECRUIT, POLICE OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICER LATERAL.
SO THOSE ARE ALL CANDIDATES GOING TO THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RECRUITMENT TASK FORCE.
UM, I KNOW I THINK ELSE IS STILL HERE.
UM, AND IN THAT ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS OF, UM, HOW WE RECRUIT CANDIDATES, HOW WE CHANGE OUR BULLET, MODIFY OUR BULLETINS TO REACH A DIFFERENT, UH, TYPE OF CANDIDATE, WHICH IS WHY, UM, IT'S NOT JUST POLICE RECRUIT, BUT POLICE OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICER LATERAL, UM, I THINK IT IS, UM, ALSO REALLY INTERESTING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS OF TESTING.
THIS NUMBER ALSO HAS INCLUDED WHEN WE INCORPORATED THE IN-PERSON TESTING.
SO WE USED TO ONLY DO ONLINE, BUT MARIA CONNO NOW ALSO AND THE TEAM, UM, ALSO DO IN-PERSON TESTING IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME IN.
I, I WALKED BY RECENTLY AND IT'S LIKE, OH, THIS ROOM IS FULL OF TEST TAKERS.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN A MILLION YEARS.
AND SO, UM, SO IT REFLECTS WHATEVER CANDIDATE IS MOST COMFORTABLE WITH.
AND SO WE'RE STILL DOING THE ASSESSMENT OF WHAT, UM, WHICH CANDIDATES, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE GETTING MORE BANG FOR AND BUCK IN TERMS OF, OF THOSE TWO
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF TESTING.BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP TRYING THINGS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MEET THE CANDIDATES WITH THEIR NEEDS AS WELL AS MEET THE DEPARTMENTS WITH THEIR NEEDS.
AND SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT, HIGHLIGHT WITH YOU ON POLICE RECRUIT AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE, UM, AS I THINK YOU'VE POINTED OUT SEVERAL TIMES, THAT THERE'S A COLLABORATION.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE LISTS IS A COLLABORATION.
UM, WE USE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
SO IT'S WHILE OUR STAFF GETS TO BRING TO YOU THE END RESULT, THE, UM, THE PART FROM WHEN YOU, UM, APPROVE THESE BULLETINS TO THE TIME THAT THE ELIGIBLE LIST COMES OUT.
AND EVEN BEFORE THAT, GETTING TO APPROVING THE BULLETINS, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON IN COLLABORATION.
SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK OUR CITY PARTNERS FOR CONTINUING TO HELP US HELP THEM, UM, PRODUCE THIS VOLUME.
AND SO WITH THAT, UM, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO INCLUDE IN THESE QUARTERLY, UH, REPORTS.
BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD START AND, UM, WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
YEAH, I WANNA SAY, UM, THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.
IT IS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT, UH, THE DATA.
UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS LIKE, UH, AND IN TERMS OF HOW MANY GO THROUGH AND THOSE, UH, THE WAY THAT REPORT IS PRESENTED HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN, IN TERMS OF BREAKING DOWN THE INFORMATION AS TO WHY WE HAD A HUNDRED AND ONLY THREE NEEDED.
UH, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WITH THOSE NUMBERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY SEEM SOMETIMES LIKE THERE'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF, OF THE GREATER APPLICANT POOL, THAT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE COMING THROUGH.
UM, SO IT'S HELPFUL TO SEE, SEE ALL OF THIS.
AND IN TERMS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I LOVE TO SEE THAT THE DEPARTMENT ITSELF, AND I KNOW THE DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING AS WELL, BUT THE, IT, IT REALLY STICKS OUT THE, WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING IN TERMS OF, OF RECRUITMENT AND THE THE DIFFERENT INCENTIVES, UH, THAT THAT REALLY IS, IS OUTSIDE THE BOX.
AND SO TOGETHER WITH CIVIL SERVICE AND THIS INFORMATION BEING BROUGHT IN, THESE CANDIDATES BEING BROUGHT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO BEING VERY PROACTIVE FOR THEIR OWN SUCCESS.
AND, AND I LOVE EVERY TIME I SEE IT ANYWHERE, I LOVE SEEING IT LIKE, YES,
UM, AS WE GET, UM, A YOUNGER APPLICANT POOL BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF RETIREES TO THINK OF CHILDCARE AND TO THINK OF HOUSING, WHICH IS ALSO TOUGH IN THIS TIME.
UM, THE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE OF PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH EL IF YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE IT BACK, UH, TO CHIEF
AND CHRISTINA, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION, UM, IN SUCH A WAY, UH, THAT TELLS US WHAT THE RESULTS ARE.
AND I WOULD RECOMMEND RECEIVING FILE FOR THIS.
ANYTHING FURTHER? JUST ONE COMMENT.
UM, I WANT TO ECHO WHAT MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER, UM, SAID.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS, YOU KNOW, CHOSEN TO PRIORITIZE INCENTIVIZING FOLKS TO COME IN.
UM, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE CITY.
SO I LOVE HEARING ABOUT ONE DEPARTMENT DOING IT.
I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S ONE DEPARTMENT DOING IT.
UM, AND I WANT THAT ON THE RECORD.
I THINK THAT, UM, EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE BRINGS VERY IMPORTANT VALUE TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND EVERYBODY MAKES SACRIFICES WHEN THEY BECOME, UH, UH, AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, THERE ARE CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS THAT TAKE ADDITIONAL RISK AND MAKE ADDITIONAL SACRIFICES, UM, IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE REST OF, UM, CITY STAFF AND THE SACRIFICES THAT THEY MAKE, UM, THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE AROUND CHILDCARE, UM, THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE AROUND, UM, HOUSING.
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TO UPLIFT THAT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE REST OF THE, OUR CITY STAFF TO THINK THAT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT.IT'S ON MY MIND EVERY TIME THAT I HEAR ABOUT THE INCENTIVES THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE.
SO IF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOUND A WAY TO DO IT, AND I KNOW THAT THEIR VACANCIES HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT, RIGHT? SO IF THEY'RE ABLE TO COME UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR CITY STAFF, THEN I THINK WE AS A CITY NEED TO START TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE DO THAT FOR THE REST OF OUR CITY STAFF.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT TO ME ARE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE.
I APPLAUD THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR COMING UP WITH CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO NOT ONLY RECRUIT FOLKS BUT EFFICIENTLY USE MY TAX DOLLARS, THANK YOU FOR EFFICIENTLY USING MY TAX DOLLARS AND NOT LETTING THEM JUST SIT THERE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE HAVE VACANCIES.
SO I ALSO APPLAUD THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EFFICIENT USE OF MY MONEY, UM, AS A TAXPAYER.
SO I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THAT.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO, TO APPLAUD THE DEPARTMENT, UM, BECAUSE WE NEED QUALIFIED, MOTIVATED, UM, POLICE OFFICERS.
UM, WE NEED THEM TO FEEL, UM, THAT THIS IS THE BEST CITY TO, TO BE A POLICE OFFICER IN.
BUT I THINK THAT EVERYBODY THAT'S A CITY EMPLOYEE NEEDS TO FEEL THAT THIS IS THE BEST CITY TO WORK FOR.
SO I JUST WANTED THAT ON THE RECORD.
AND YOU GET A HOUSE AND YOU GET A HOUSE, YOU GET, I WISH THAT'S HOW IT WORKS, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, AS A COMMUNICATIONS PERSON, I THINK A LOT ABOUT COUNTER NARRATIVES ONCE THE NARRATIVE GETS STARTED, COUNTER ANY FACT COUNTER TO THAT, ANY ARGUMENT COUNTER TO THAT GETS DISCOUNTED BECAUSE THE NARRATIVE IS BAKED IN YOUR HEAD AND PEOPLE GET INTO THIS, RIGHT? AND IT'S REALLY HARD AS A COMMUNICATOR TO EVER TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO SEE BEST OR EXAMPLE CONTRARY TO THAT NARRATIVE IN THEIR HEAD.
I THINK WE'RE KIND OF IN THAT SPACE RIGHT NOW.
AND, AND WHAT I HOPE WITH THOSE IN THIS ROOM TAKE BACK, EVEN IF YOUR BOSSES, UM, ARE SET IN THEIR MIND ABOUT WHAT THE UTILITY OR LACK THEREOF IS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, I HOPE YOU BRING BACK TO THEM THAT THERE IS SOME COUNTER NARRATIVE HERE AND THERE'S MAYBE SOME FACTS THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT, UM, AND, UH, JUST EMBRACE AND MAYBE THESE TWO THINGS ARE NOT AS CUT AND DRY AS, UM, THEY'RE BEING MADE OFF OF YOU.
SO I, I DO APPRECIATE THAT CHRISTINA, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT I KNOW THAT DEMONSTRATES ON THE PART OF THE ENTIRE TEAM.
UM, I COULD NOT IMAGINE GOING THROUGH.
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN A HIRING MANAGER.
I GO THROUGH A STACK OF 30 APPLICATIONS AND MY BRAIN WANTS TO LIKE TAKE A VACATION FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
SO I COULD NOT IMAGINE GOING THROUGH HOW MANY APPLICATIONS YOU NEED TO GET TO 1300 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.
ALRIGHT, ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY.
UH, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE ON FILE AND A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ITEM MAINTAIN IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.
AND JUST TO SAY THAT WE WOULD APPRECIATE, UH, BREVITY
IT'S BEEN SINCE MARCH 1ST, I THINK THAT I GAVE YOU GUYS A BRIEFING, SO I'M NOT GONNA DO A COMPLETE RUNDOWN.
BUT JUST TELL YOU THAT STAFF HAS BEEN, BEEN WORKING THEIRSELVES OFF.
WE'VE HAD, I WOULD SAY MORE THAN 10 EXAMS THAT COMPRISE OF PERFORMANCE EXAMS, APPRAISALS EXAMS AND WRITTEN EXAMS. AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN PITCHING IN AND BACKING EACH OTHER UP.
UM, AND SO THANK YOU FOR CHRISTINA FOR THAT REPORT.
IT KIND OF GOES ALONG IN SUPPORT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE WORK THAT STAFF THAT, UM, YOU SEE THE RESULTS COMING IN, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK.
UM, AND ALSO JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT, UM, STEPHANIE SAID, I ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO BRING THIS UP, THAT WE ARE SOLUTION ORIENTED, YOU KNOW, UM, AND I DO SEE THAT
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THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN THE, UM, THE AIR THAT, THAT WE ARE DEPARTMENTS ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH, UH, CIVIL SERVICE TO, YOU KNOW, FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE, UM, UH, PROBLEMS. AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE BEEN STRIVING FOR THAT, DO YOU SEE AN EXAMPLE OF IT TODAY? LIKE THE REDUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LIST.WHAT IS THE REDUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LIST? UH, YOU HEARD MOST OF THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THEY'RE EXTENDING THE LIST STIMULUS, BUT WE'RE ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT LIKE, UM, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE EXTENSION DID GO TOO LONG? WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE LIST, UH, HOW IT'S AFFECTING THE ORGANIZATION.
AND SO WHAT YOU SEE IN THE LAST YEAR, UH, OR SO, IS THAT WE ARE UTILIZING THE LIST TO BRING IN REDUCTIONS, WHICH YOU REALLY DIDN'T SEE BEFORE IN THE PAST.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, CIVIL SERVICE HAS BEEN DOING BECAUSE WE'RE ACTIVELY TRYING TO, UM, UTILIZE SOME RULES THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING DOORMATS THAT HEY, THERE'S SOME RULES THAT ARE THERE THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION AND SUCH AS REDUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LIST.
UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY, UH, THE ALTERNATE CERTIFICATION THAT WAS A SOLUTION, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY WERE WILLING TO SAY, HEY, UM, CAN WE LOOK AT, UH, ANOTHER, UM, ELIGIBLE LIST THAT COULD BE SUITED THAT WE COULD ALTERNATELY HIRE? SO THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL BEFORE WITH, UH, PICKING A PERSONNEL PAYROLL PERSONNEL ASSISTANT FROM THE AAA LIST BEFORE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE DOING AN ALTERNATE SEARCH SO THAT THE DEPARTMENT CAN, UH, HIRE IF THEY CAN.
AND ALSO, UM, THERE'S ONE MORE, UH, SOLUTION THAT WE HAD.
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THE ISSUE THAT WE HAD AT THE HARBORS ENGINEERING FAIR THAT THE BULLETIN CLOSED BEFORE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME IN AND INTEREST CARD.
SO, YOU KNOW, SOLUTION, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE WORK TOGETHER, WE, UH, THEY REACHED OUT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY REOPEN IT.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE A HARM ANY HARM TO HAVE A TEST 16.
SO WE'RE GONNA REOPEN THAT JOB BOTH.
AND SO THAT THOSE FOLKS, THAT, THERE'S ABOUT 14 PEOPLE I SAW THAT SUBMITTED INTEREST CARDS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY.
UM, AND, AND THAT'S HOW WE GET THINGS DONE.
AND I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A BRIEF, BUT, UH, I DO FEEL LIKE YOUR DIVISION'S WORK IS WHAT WE SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME MEETING ON.
SO, UM, GLAD TO SEE ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND I JUST, I HAVE A QUESTION.
IT'S, IT IS NOT, UH, TO ANSWER TODAY, UH, BUT WITH YOU AND CHRISTINA AND, AND MAYBE THE STAFF THAT'S HERE, UH, YOU KNOW, PART, PART OF, UM, PROPOSAL IS TO HAVE, UH, PREFERENCES, RIGHT? AND SO I WANT TO ASK IF WE CAN UNDERSTAND NOW VERSUS MAYBE JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO HOW DEPARTMENTS FEEL ABOUT BANDING.
'CAUSE I KNOW IT WASN'T A PREFERRED THING FOR A WHILE, BUT I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THINGS CHANGE AND SO AGAIN, IT, IT IS NOT A QUESTION TO ANSWER NOW, BUT MAYBE IF WE COULD LOOK INTO THE TEMPERATURE AS TO HOW DEPARTMENTS FEEL ABOUT
I PROBABLY TELL YOU NOW, BUT NO, IT'S OKAY.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE RECORDING.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ADMIN SUPPORT IS FULLY STAFFED.
UH, SO WE ARE EXCITING AND BOTH CARMEN AND RENITA ARE DOING WONDERFUL IN THEIR TRAINING.
THEY'VE BEEN TREMENDOUSLY, UH, GREAT SUPPORT TO GETTING THEM, YOU KNOW, COMING ALONG REAL GOOD.
UM, BUDGET WISE, I WANNA PLANT THE SEED.
UH, SO WE COMPLETED ON SUBMITTING FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, BUILDING FISCAL YEAR 2025.
SO THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE IN, THE PHASE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN IS WE SUBMITTED OUR WISHLIST FOR A LACK OF BETTER WORDS.
UH, WE SUBMITTED, UH, POSITIONS THAT WE WERE HOPING THAT THEY CAN BE ADDED TO OUR FISCAL YEAR, 2025.
SO WE REACHED OUT TO THE MANAGERS AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S THE DEADLINE.
TELL ME WHAT YOU GUYS WANT SO THAT WE CAN ADD IT.
AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ADDED A TOTAL OF 10 ON A WISHLIST.
UH, THAT'S A COMBINATION OF ANALYST, UH, WHAT RECRUITMENT OFFICER, AND THEN JUST A COUPLE, UH, SUPPORT STAFF.
BECAUSE IF YOU INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THE ANALYST, YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE SUPPORT STAFF
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TO GO ALONG WITH THAT.UM, BUT AGAIN, WE SUBMITTED, I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS APPROVED OR NOT APPROVED.
AND ON THE SAME NOTES, THE SIMILAR POSITIONS THAT WE REQUESTED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2025 WE'RE IN THE WORKS OF HOPING THAT THEY CAN ALSO GIVE US THOSE POSITIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.
SO RIGHT NOW WITH THAT, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS PROJECTING LIKE IF THEY GIVE US THIS POSITION, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE US TO MAKE A HIRE AND THEN WILL IT BE IN AUGUST? AND THEN HOW MANY MONTHS FOR THE REMAINING OF THE FISCAL YEAR SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT AND WE CAN SEE IF THEY GIVE IT TO US.
UM, AND THEN IT DOES GO TO CITY COUNCIL, SO IT DOES HAVE TO GET APPROVED, UH, BEFORE OUR BUDGET IS GIVEN TO US.
UM, I PLANT THE SEED FOR YOU IN CASE WE ARE, UM, TASKED TO GO TO, IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL TO GET FUNDS FOR THE REMAINING OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
UH, LATER I WILL GIVE YOU THE DATES SO THAT WAY YOU GUYS CAN COME AND SUPPORT US IN GETTING THAT FUNDING.
SO I MADE A QUICK AND FAST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, NOT A QUESTION.
I JUST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
UM, I'M VERY GLAD THAT, UM, YOU'RE PUTTING THIS WISHLIST UH, FORWARD, RIGHT? WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL ACTUALLY, UH, HAPPEN.
BUT I THINK THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WITH, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS COME OUT THROUGHOUT ALL THE CONVERSATIONS IS THAT, UM, WE CAN EXPECT OUR STAFF TO DO MORE WITH LESS.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT FOLKS TO GET HIRED QUICKER, NO MATTER WHAT DEPARTMENT IT ENDS UP LANDING IN, WE NEED THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF STAFF IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
RIGHT? AND SO FOR ME, I'M, I'M, I, I, I, I REALLY, UH, WANT YOU TO KEEP US UPDATED.
UM, I'D LOVE TO GO BEFORE OUR CITY COUNCIL AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, UM, OUR RECRUITMENT TEAM, WHEREVER IT IS, NEEDS TO BE FULLY STAFFED.
OUR CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, OR WHATEVER IT ENDS UP BEING, NEEDS TO BE FULLY STAFFED.
UM, IF WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT'S TAKING RIGHT NOW, I THINK ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES TO THE DELAY IN PEOPLE GETTING HIRED IS OUR UNDERSTAFFING OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.
THAT'S, I THINK AT THE CORE OF, UM, OF THE PROBLEM AND, AND, AND NOT ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA END UP, UM, BLAMING IT ON, RIGHT? UM, WE'RE NOT WILLING TO SPEND THE MONEY ON PEOPLE AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.
SO WHEN WE'RE WILLING TO SPEND THE MONEY ON PEOPLE, UM, TO DO THE JOB THAT PEOPLE NEED TO DO, THEN THE JOB WILL GET DONE THE WAY IT NEEDS TO GET DONE.
THANK YOU FOR CREATING THAT WISHLIST.
LIGHT YOUR CANDLE, CROSS YOUR FINGERS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU NEED TO DO, RUB THE CRYSTAL.
I DON'T KNOW,
ALRIGHT, ANYTHING FURTHER? NO.
UH, BUT ANYTHING FURTHER FOR MARIA? NO, THANK YOU.
UM, SO IN LINE WITH THAT LAST NIGHT, UM, AT COUNCIL THEY WERE APPROVING PHYSICIANS THAT HAD BEEN DORMANT.
AND SO THAT HAS BEEN, UM, THE DELAY IN OUR HIRING OF OUR RECRUITMENT OFFICER, BUT THAT WAS THAT FORWARD.
SO NOW WE DID POST INTERNALLY, UH, FOR OUR RECRUITMENT OFFICER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM DELETE THAT DIVISION BECAUSE REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING THAT WAS CREATED IN THAT DIVISION.
AND SO, UM, WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH AN APPOINTMENT, UM, LATER IN THE MONTH.
UM, THE SECOND THING IS THAT YES, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS PUBLIC, THAT WE WERE MAKING THOSE REQUESTS.
UM, I THINK WE SHARED THAT BUDGET OF WHERE WE WERE IN 2008.
UM, AND SO THAT NUMBER REFLECTS, UM, GETTING US BACK TO 2008 PLUS, WHICH MAKES MORE SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
SECOND THING IS THAT, UM, I WILL HAVE FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING, I DID RECEIVE A DOCUMENT FROM HUMAN RESOURCES WITH THE UPDATES ON THE, UM, MEET AND CONFER THAT WERE TAKING PLACE WITH THE, UM, WITH THE UNIONS THAT YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT.
SO I WILL PUT THAT ON OUR AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND SEE WHERE EVERYTHING IS.
AND THEN FINALLY, UM, NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE JOINING OUR, UH, COLLEAGUES IN D PREP, THE, UH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
IT IS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER WEEK.
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AND SO WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO SUPPORT THEM, PROVIDE THEM WITH SWAG, GIVE THEM SOME, SOME GIFT CARDS, AND THEY HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT ACTIVITIES.'CAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER POSITION THAT IS VERY CHALLENGING TO RECRUIT AND JUST TO DO THAT JOB EVERY DAY.
UM, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO ALWAYS SUPPORT THEM.
SO WE WON'T BE HERE, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE WILL BE SUPPORTING THEM.
SO, UM, ON THE MEETING CONFER, UM, WE MAY WANT TO DO A SPECIAL MEETING SO FAR, OUR HEARING NEXT WEEK WE ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND GET TIME FOR IT.
UM, AND THERE ARE, I'M SORRY I'M NOT GONNA GET INTO DISCUSSION, BUT LIKE THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS, UM, I JUST WANT TO SORT LEAVE FOR THE TWO OF YOU.
UM, I HAVE HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT POA NEGOTIATED A CHANGE IN LANGUAGE.
UM, I WOULD WANNA KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT CHANGE IN LANGUAGE IS AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR CITIZEN OVERSIGHT OF OUR LEASING.
UM, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT PROTECTIONS WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.
I MEAN, IF I THINK SOME GOOD CHANGES WERE NEGOTIATED IN MEET AND CONFER, BUT YOU KNOW, ARE THOSE GUARANTEED OUTSIDE OF THE CONFER PROCESS, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC? UM, AND THEN I THINK, UH, I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN ANY OF THAT NEGOTIATION ABOUT, UM, GUARANTEEING THAT BANDING OR SOME SORT OF RANK CONSIDERATION IS ASSURED.
UM, SO I THINK THERE IS STILL A QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A PREFERENCE SYSTEM IF WE HAVE NO RANKING GUARANTEE.
SO I THINK THOSE WOULD BE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.
I I WOULD WANT TO HEAR YOUR ANSWER, UM, IF WE'RE OKAY.
UM, THEREFORE WE THEN WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE ON FILE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? OKAY.
UH, THAT, UH, PASSES AND THAT BRINGS US TO 19.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, UH, COMMISSIONERS, I WILL SUGGEST THAT WE ALSO MOVE THIS TO A SPECIAL SESSION NEXT WEEK BEFORE OUR NEXT, BEFORE OUR NEXT HEARING.
SO TOGETHER THEN YOU'RE SAYING WITH THE MEETING THAT YOU REQUESTED? YES.
I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IT DOES NOT PASS ANOTHER WEEK.
UH, THERE'S A, I, UH, I ALSO NEED YOUR INPUT TO ONLY ME AND NOT TO YOU ALL 'CAUSE WE CAN'T VIOLATE BROWN ACT, BUT I DO NEED INPUT SENT TO ME, UH, FOR THAT UH, ITEM.
AND WE WILL DEFER THAT TO A SPECIAL SESSION NEXT WEEK.
PRESIDENT, CAN WE GET A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THAT? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER THAT? I TO DEFER? OKAY.
SO I HAVE GORDON, PETERSON, AND OONA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OBJECTION? OR SORRY? ANY, UH, NAY AND ANY, UH, MY BRAIN ABSTENTION? THAT'S ME.
THAT'S, I WAS READY TO BE DONE WITH THE PROCESS.
ANYONE SWITCHING TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY KNOW ASHLEY UNCLE GOT PROMOTED.
OH, WHAT DID COME WITH A RAISE? NOW WE CAN CLAP.
YEAH, THEY WOULD GET PROMOTED TO, UH, GRAND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.
SO NOT I'M OVER THE DISTRICTS NOW.
WE'LL SEE HOW
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BUT THANK YOU.I UNEXPECTED IT'S NOT AGAINST THE MEN AND THE WOMEN ON THAT NOTE.
SO I THINK GARY KICKED OFF OUR ANNOUNCEMENT.
SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT UH, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE RARELY IN THIS, UH, FORMAT TO BE SO, SO CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH EACH OTHER.
UM, IT REALLY FEELS LIKE, LIKE WE GET TO BE JUST CLOSER AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS THAN, THAN BEING ON THE DIET.
I KNOW THAT'S FORMAL AND STUFF AND YEAH.
BUT, UM, THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DO GET TO SIT SO CLOSE AND FEEL LIKE ONE UNIT FEELS FANTASTIC.
SO GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.
I DID WANT TO POINT OUT, LOST THE DATE.
UM, SO THE, THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, UM, YOU KNOW, MANY OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED, SURVIVED, UM, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR VIOLATIONS OF VARIOUS FORMS. UM, DENIM DAY IS OUR NEXT, UH, REGULARLY SCHEDULED, UM, MEETING, NOT OUR SPECIAL MEETING, OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
UM, SO I WOULD INVITE ANYONE WHO SO WISHES TO WEAR DE AND I WILL PLAN TO DO SOME AS WELL.
SO IS THAT NEXT WEEK? UH, TWO WEEKS.
ALRIGHT, ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY.
UH, THERE BEING NOTHING FURTHER AND NO AGENDA, NO FURTHER AGENDA OF BUSINESS ON, UH, THIS GROUP FOR THIS MEETING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:19 AM THANK YOU.