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CAN'T SEE.[CALL TO ORDER]
NINE 11.UH, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? CHRISTINA?
[ROLL CALL]
YES.AND WE'VE ASKED BATTALION CHIEF DESILVA, IF YOU WOULD
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TODAY.PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE PLACE.
YOUR RIGHT HAND IS OVER YOUR HEART.
BEGIN, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WI ITS HAND, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UH, WE'LL NOW HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, WE'LL NOW GO INTO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
UH, WOULD ANY COMMISSIONERS LIKE TO POLL ANY OF THE ITEMS TO DISCUSS? SEE NONE.
CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ]
ALL RIGHT.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? ALRIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CAST OUR VOTES.
[CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 3.)]
MOTION CARRIES.WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO THE REGULAR PART OF THE AGENDA, UH, WITH ITEM FOUR.
IT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETINGS OF MAY 22ND AND MAY 28TH, 2024.
AND THE SUGGESTED ACTION IS TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.
CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND? I'VE GOTTEN ALL RIGHT.
[4. 24-53699 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Civil Service Commission Special Meetings of May 22, and May 28, 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
MOTION CARRIES.WE'RE COMING UP ON ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN FOR LIBRARY CLERK ONE THROUGH FOUR.
UM, CAN WE GET A MOTION AND A SECOND? THANK YOU.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION AFTER OUR ANALYST READS THE REPORT? SORRY,
IT'S MY FIRST TIME LEADING THE MEETING.
YOU'RE DOING A GOOD APOLOGIES.
TIFFANY JAMES WILL BE PRESENTING
[5. 24-53700 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Library Clerk I-IV. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
FOR YOU.THE EXAMINATION FOR LIBRARY CLERK ONE THROUGH FOUR WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 FROM JUNE 25TH, 21 TO JULY 9TH, 20 JULY 9TH, 2021.
AT THAT TIME, 283 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND 151 QUALIFIED.
THE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2021.
THE LIST WAS REFERRED TO MULTIPLE REQUISITIONS FOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT.
IN APRIL OF 2023, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPROVED AND REFERRED THE ELIGIBLE LIST AS AN AL ALTERNATE CERTIFICATION TO A VACANCY AND THE LIBRARY AID CLASSIFICATION, WHICH WAS FILLED ON JULY 10TH, 2023.
IN JULY, 2023, LIBRARY SERVICES AT THE DIRECTION OF CIVIL SERVICE, GAVE CONSIDERATION TO 23 CANDIDATES IN BAND C NOT PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED.
AFTER EXHAUSTING THE ELIGIBLE LIST AND GIVEN ALL CANDIDATES AT LEAST ONE CONSIDERATION, THE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024 13.
SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST, WHICH INCLUDED FIVE HIRES, ONE BEING ON BAN C, RESULTING FROM THE JULY, 2023 OUTREACH.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR VACANCIES IN LIBRARY RECEIVED IN CIVIL SERVICE BETWEEN MARCH 20, 24 TO MAY, 2024.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LIBRARY CLERK BULLETIN ARE FILING DATE AND SALARY INFORMATION, AND THE ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE EXAMINATION WAITS
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REMAIN THE SAME WITH A QUALIFYING APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION AND APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM JUNE 7TH, 2024 TO JUNE 21ST, 2024.A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT IS HERE TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUESTION.
LOVE THE, THE POSITION THAT THIS, EXCUSE ME.
THE BULLETIN GOES FROM ONE THROUGH FOUR.
WHAT ARE THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT HIRING FOR THIS TIME OF ONE A FOUR? UH, SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE.
UM, I'M GONNA HAVE THE DEPARTMENT COMING.
I, I KNOW I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THEY MAY KNOW AT THE TOP OF THE, HELLO.
UH, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY HIRING FOR THREE LIBRARY CLERK ONES AND ONE LIBRARY CLERK TWO.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, CAST OUR VOTES.
ALL THE MOST ENGLISH TEACHERS DO, RIGHT? SO, UM, OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX.
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN FOR SENIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN ONE THROUGH TWO.
UH, CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND? THANK YOU.
WE'LL GET A REPORT AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY TARSHA MOSES.
THE SENIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN GRADE ONE THROUGH TWO EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS A PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 FROM JULY 13TH, 2021 TO AUGUST 13TH, 2021.
[6. 24-53701 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Senior Engineering Technician I-II. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AT THAT TIME, SIX CANDIDATES APPLIED AND FIVE QUALIFIED.ONE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 5TH, 2022, WHICH EXPIRED ON JANUARY 4TH, 2024.
THE LIST WAS REFERRED TO SEVEN REQUISITIONS WITHIN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
UM, FOUR SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
UM, TWO REQUISITIONS FOR ENERGY RESOURCES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND LONG BEACH UTILITIES.
THERE'S CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY IN PUBLIC WORKS RECEIVED IN THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2023.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE THE FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS TO FILE AND ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WEIGHTS REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE QUALIFYING APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION WITH AN APPRAISAL INTERVIEW WAITED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT AND AN AND AN INITIAL APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM JUNE 7TH, 2024 TO JUNE 21ST, 2024.
AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS PRESENT TO TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, LET'S KIND OF OUR VOTE THEN.
ITEM SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN FOR SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
OKAY, WE'LL GET A STAFF REPORT.
AND WE HAVE DONELLE RUSSELL, HOW DO YOU EVEN MAKE PRESENTATION THIS MORNING? THANK YOU.
THE EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN, CONTINUOUS, NON-COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY FROM OCTOBER 29TH, 2018 THROUGH JULY 26TH, 2019.
AT THAT TIME, 27 CANDIDATES APPLIED IN 15
[7. 24-53702 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Senior Structural Engineer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
QUALIFIED.THE RECRUITMENT RESULTED IN FIVE ESTABLISHED ELIGIBLE LIST.
ONE SELECTION WAS MADE FROM TEST NUMBER TWO.
THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REQUISITION CD 24 DASH 0 4 6 WAS RECEIVED IN THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION, ADDITION OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES.
ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE RECRUITMENT BE ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCESS WITH THE EXAMINATION.
WEIGHTS REMAINING THE SAME WITH THE APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION WEIGHTED AS QUALIFYING
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AND AN INITIAL APP APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF JUNE 7TH, 2024 TO JULY 5TH, 2024.A REPRESENTATIVE FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU MAY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY DISCUSSION? THANK YOU.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR RYAN GOFORTH SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICERS THREE ARMED.
CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? OKAY.
AND DONELLE IS GONNA PRESENT FOR MARIA KALL TODAY.
ON MAY 23RD, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM ELSA RAMOS PERSIL ADMINISTRATOR IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN EXTENSION
[8. 24-53703 Recommendation for extension of probationary period for Ryan Goforth, Special Services Officer III-Armed. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR RYAN GOFOR SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER THREE, ARMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION FOUR OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN SECTION 1.01 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.FACTS FIRST CONSIDERATION ON JANUARY 29TH, 2024, MR. FERT WAS HIRED AS A SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER THREE ARMED AND ASSIGNED TO THE JAIL DIVISION IN THE SUPPORT BUREAU.
AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION, SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE JAIL DIVISION ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A STRUCTURED CUSTODY OFFICER ACADEMY THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT.
COMPRISED OF TWO WEEKS OF ORIENTATION, FOLLOWED BY 16 WEEKS OF ACADEMY INSTRUCTION.
THE BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY COR CORRECTIONS ONLY AUTHORIZES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF ENTITIES TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING.
AND CURRENTLY THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT AUTHORIZED, IS NOT AN AUTHORIZED TRAINING ENTITY.
MR. GUILFORD IS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE NEXT CUSTODY OFFICER TRAINING ACADEMY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN JULY, 2024, AND IS SCHEDULED TO CONCLUDE IN NOVEMBER, 2024.
FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE CUSTODY OFFICER ACADEMY, MR. GOFOR WILL AND TOGO IN EIGHT HOUR RE RECLAMATION TRAINING TO REVIEW THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING AND RECLAMATION PERIOD, MR. GOFOR WILL COMPLETE HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
MR. GUILFORD'S PROBATION IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO CONCLUDE ON JULY 29TH, 2024.
IT IS REQUESTED THAT AN EXTENSION BE GRANTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS.
THE EXTENSION OF PROBATION WILL ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUED MONITORING OF MS. FORT'S PROGRESS AS HE BEGINS TO WORK THROUGH THE CUSTODY OFFICE OF TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO PRODUCE AND MAINTAIN A PROPERLY TRAINED STAFF.
IF AN EXTENSION IS REC, IF AN EXTENSION OF PROBATION IS REQUIRED.
ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATION ALLOWS FOR A SECOND EXTENSION.
IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT A TIMELY REQUEST.
STAFFER COMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS EXTENSION OF THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR SPECIAL SERVICES.
OFFICER GOFOR, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MR. GOFOR HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THAT MOVES US TO ITEM NINE, RECOMMENDATION TO EXTEND NON-CAREER HOURS FOR ESTE LOPEZ PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE NON-CAREER.
CAN I GET A MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND? THANK YOU.
YES, WE HAVE STEVEN ROBLES WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU THIS MORNING.
COMMISSIONERS, UH, CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM SANDRA KENNEDY, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS DHHS, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
[9. 24-53704 Recommendation to extend non-career hours for Estefany Lopez, Public Health Associate-NC. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE NON-CAREER HOURS FOR STEPHANIE LOPEZ CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE NON-CAREER WITH DHHS STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE OF ARTICLE[00:15:01]
FIVE, SECTION 49 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE POLICY SECTION 2.32, UH, WHICH ALLOWS AN APPOINTING OR A, AN ALLOWS AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF A NON-CAREER EMPLOYEE'S APPOINTMENT IF THE EXTENSIONS ARE DEEMED NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THE APPOINTING DEPARTMENT TO FUNCTION AND OR PROVIDED THAT PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS TO THOSE POSITIONS WHICH ARE IN FACT PERMANENT ARE BEING PURSUED.UM, SOME FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
STEPHANIE LOPEZ WAS HIRED AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE NON-CAREER ON JUNE 28TH, 2021, AND HAS REMAINED IN THAT CLASSIFICATION IN HER ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE NON-CAREER IN THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE BUREAU.
MS. LOPEZ WORKS WITH THE PUBLIC PROVIDING DAILY DEATH AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE SUPPORT, UH, CREATED THE VITAL RECORDS PROTOCOL AND PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING SUPPORT.
UH, DHHS HAS BEGAN RECLASSIFYING EFFORTS FOR MS. LOPEZ, UM, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD AS HUMAN RESOURCES COMPLETES A DESK DUTY AUDIT FOR HER CURRENT ROLE.
UM, THIS DELAY HAS EXPLAINS THE NON-CAREER EXTENSION REQUEST BEING SO NEAR THE 1,600 HOUR CAP.
UM, MS. LOPEZ'S CURRENT HOURS EXPENDED AS OF MAY 5TH, MAY 17TH, OUR 1,461 HOURS, AND THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING A 50 HOUR EXTENSION TO GET HER PAST THE JUNE 28TH ANNIVERSARY DATE.
GRANTING THE ADDITIONAL HOURS TO MS. LOPEZ WILL ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE SERVING THE PUBLIC WITH VITAL RECORD SUPPORT AND CONTINUE HER ROLE PROVIDING PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING SUPPORT FOR THE, UH, BUREAU.
MS. LOPEZ HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT ARE PRESENT TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.
IF I'M TO UNDERSTAND CORRECT, SHE'S BEEN NON-CAREER SINCE 2001, IS THAT RIGHT? YES.
UM, SO WHY, UM, I COULD HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE DEPARTMENT COME IN.
I AM, UH, THE VITAL RECORDS PROGRAM SUPERVISOR WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO STEPHANIE WAS BROUGHT ON IN 2001 IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19, UH, PANDEMIC.
UH, SINCE THEN, UM, STARTING IN, I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR, JUNE, 2023, SHE WAS MOVED TO THE VITAL RECORDS PROGRAM BECAUSE THERE WAS A, A, A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF IN THAT PROGRAM.
SO THIS, OBVIOUSLY, THIS YOUNG LADY IS, I SAY YOUNG LADY, I DON'T KNOW WHO, UH, IS A GOOD EMPLOYEE.
SO WHY WON'T YOU MAKE A PERMANENT? WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO MAKE HER PERMANENT.
UM, WE DID SUBMIT, UM, AN UPGRADE FOR HER TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE TO FULL-TIME POSITION.
UM, HOWEVER IT GOT PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE, UH, THERE IS A, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR A P 30 FOR SOMEONE ELSE IN THAT PROGRAM, SO THAT GOT PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE P 30 WAS COMPLETED.
UM, SO WE'RE IN, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE HER FULL-TIME AND THAT PROGRAM DESERVES TO HAVE HER AS IT NEEDS ANOTHER FULL-TIME STAFF.
UH, BUT THIS IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
SO THE EXTENSION IS BASICALLY JUST TO LET THE PAPERWORK GO THROUGH AND HIRE HER.
I WAS VERY MUCH FOLLOWING ALONG THE SAME LINES AS, UH, COMMISSIONER LOVE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE EMPLOYEE, BUT IT DOES SORT OF FEEL LIKE THE CITY COULD HAVE MOVED FASTER.
UM, IT DOES NOT SEEM APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A NON-CAREER PERSON DOING CLASSIFIED WORK FOR THREE YEARS, UM, AND TAKE THAT LONG TO ADDRESS IT.
SO I CERTAINLY HOPE, UH, HR IS ABLE TO EXPEDITE THIS PROCESS AND RECTIFY THE SITUATION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
IF I COULD JUST ADD CLARIFICATION.
THE POSITION THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR PERMANENT WOULD BE A UNCLASSIFIED CLASSIFICATION.
NO, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE.
IT FAILED ON, IT SHOULD BE OPEN NOW.
THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 10, WHICH
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IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.UM, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SALVADOR BAJAS, OUR NEWEST MANAGER.
[10. 24-53706 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
GETS WRAPPED UP A HIRING EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAMA CITY COLLEGE, AND OUR TEAM WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT DURING THE NEXT, UH, COMMISSION MEETING.AND ASIDE FROM THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES AT THIS TIME.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO THE THING YOU ADDED TO THE CONVERSATION FOR THE LAST ITEM.
UM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME HOW A DOCUMENT PROCESSOR IS AN UNCLASSIFIED POSITION? THE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE WAS ONE OF, I WOULD SAY ALMOST 20 YEARS BACK, ALMOST, WHERE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, THE CITY MANAGER CAME AND REQUESTED THAT ALL THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS BE MOVED TO THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE, UM, BECAUSE THEY WERE TIED TO GRANT FUNDED, UH, GRANT FUNDING.
SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S A NON-CAREER, THEY'RE HAVE NON-CAREER, UH, POSITIONS.
IF THEY CHOOSE TO APPOINT THAT PERSON IN THE, UH, THE PERMANENT POSITION, WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY SEE FOR CLASSIFIED WOULD BE A, A RECRUITMENT THERE WOULD NOT NECESSARILY, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO A RECRUITMENT.
THEY CAN JUST MAKE THEIR DIRECT APPOINTMENT.
SO, CAN CAN WE FOLLOW UP OFFLINE ON THAT? 'CAUSE I, OKAY.
UNLESS THEY'RE STILL CURRENTLY GRANT FUNDED.
SO, UM, SAL MENTIONED THE JOB FAIR.
I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR YOU TO SEE THE FULL, WE'RE GONNA DO A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK SO THAT YOU, AT OUR NEXT MEETING, NOT NEXT WEEK, BUT AT OUR NEXT MEETING, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW BUSY AND INVOLVED, UM, IT WAS.
AND SO IT'LL BE A GREAT PRESENTATION.
SO I JUST WANNA PUBLICLY THANK STAFF FOR THAT, UM, EVENT BECAUSE IT WAS, IT TOOK A LOT ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR THAT, UM, PARTICULAR EVENT.
SO IT WAS A GREAT, IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT.
UM, I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE, UH, CHARTER AMENDMENT, UM, SUBCOMMITTEES WILL BEGIN NEXT, UM, NEXT WEEK AT COUNCIL.
AND SO, UM, THE AGENDA HASN'T GONE OUT YET, BUT IT, IT STATES THAT IT'S TWO, UM, IT'S AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO, UM, NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT TIME IT STARTS, BUT AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW, UM, WHAT TIME THAT ACTUALLY WILL START.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE TO RECEIVE A FILE.
IT'S A OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON ANY NON-AG AGENDA ITEMS. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON.
DO ANY OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS? COMMISSIONER FROST, THOMAS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
UH, EVEN THOUGH LONG BEACH HISTORICALLY DOES OUR PRIDE IN MAY, I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY LGBTQ PLUS, UH, PRIDE MONTH FOR JUNE,
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ]
WHICH IS THE TRADITIONAL MONTH.UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UM, THANK AND INSTEAD OF, UM, GARY, WHO'S THOUGHT HE COULD TAKE VACATION.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
CONNIE FROM, HE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.I KNOW, I KNOW
SO THANK YOU ANITA, FOR BEING HERE.
UH, I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, UH, MYSELF.
UM, I WANNA, I WANNA PUT SOMETHING ON THE RECORD
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'CAUSE I SAID I WOULD.UM, A COMMUNITY MEMBER REACHED OUT TO ME LAST NIGHT.
UM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT.
SOMETHING THAT THIS COMMISSION, THIS DEPARTMENT REALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT EXCEPT UPLIFT THE SITUATION.
UM, THIS IS A PERSON THAT LIKE MYSELF, UH, SHARES, UH, THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF BEING INCARCERATED.
AND, UM, THIS PERSON HAS REBUILT THEIR LIFE.
THEY'VE PAID THEIR DEBT TO SOCIETY.
THEY'VE, UH, ATTAINED A HIGHER EDUCATION OR IN THE PROCESS OF ATTAINING A HIGHER EDUCATION, THEY'RE ATTENDING CAL STATE LONG BEACH.
AND THEY WERE SEEKING AN OFFICE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICE.
AND SO, I'M NOT GONNA NAME NAMES 'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT TODAY.
I HOPE THE MEMBERS OF OUR CITY COUNCIL LISTEN TO THIS LATER.
I HOPE THEIR STAFF IS LISTENING TO THIS AS IT'S STREAMED.
UM, I HOPE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS LISTENING TO THIS BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THAT OFFICE AS WELL.
UM, THIS PERSON INTERVIEWED WITH THAT COUNCIL OFFICE.
THEY FELT REALLY GREAT ABOUT BRINGING THIS PERSON ON AS AN INTERN.
UM, WE KNOW WHAT OUR INTERNS DO.
UM, THEY DO A LOT OF GREAT STUFF.
THEY ALSO DO A LOT OF MENIAL STUFF.
UM, AND THIS PERSON GOT TO THE PROCESS WITHIN OUR, UH, OUR PROCESS HERE WITH THE CITY WHERE HER LIFE SCAN NEEDED TO BE RUN.
NOW, WHILE WE'RE RUNNING A LIFE SCAN TO BEGIN WITH, FOR AN INTERN, FOR A CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, TO ME IS RIDICULOUS.
FIRST OF ALL, AS A PERSON THAT HAS EXPERIENCED INCARCERATION, I FIND IT INSULTING AND OFFENSIVE THAT WE HAVE TO RUN A BACKGROUND CHECK ON SOMEONE TO GO GET PEOPLE COFFEE, MAKE COPIES, UM, HELP THEM WITH POWERPOINTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, THAT'S WHAT OUR INTERNS DO.
AND WE'RE GONNA RUN A BACKGROUND CHECK AND WASTE TAXPAYERS MONEY ON THAT.
YOU'RE GONNA WASTE MY MONEY ON THAT.
WELL, THIS PERSON GETS TO THAT PART OF THE PROCESS.
EVERYBODY WANTS THEM ON BOARD, BUT THE PERSON THAT IS IN CHARGE OF, UH, RUNNING OUR LIFE SCANS HERE WAS TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL WITH HER AND WAS VERY ANGRY THAT SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND HAD A FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK.
MANY TIMES WHEN THOSE OF US THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED INCARCERATION, AND WHEN PEOPLE FIND OUT ABOUT THAT, OUR FRUSTRATION, THEY TRANSLATE THAT INTO ANGER, THEY TRANSLATE THAT INTO AGGRESSIVENESS.
IT'S NOT ANGER OR AGGRESSIVENESS.
IT'S FRUSTRATION AT A SYSTEM THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN HAD US GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO BEGIN WITH OF HAVING OUR BACKGROUNDS CHECKED FOR AN INTERNSHIP.
THIS PERSON THEN PROCEEDED TO TALK TO THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICE AND TELL THEM THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BRING THIS PERSON ON AS AN INTERN BECAUSE THEY WERE UNPROFESSIONAL.
AND SO THAT PERSON'S FIELD INSTRUCTOR AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH WAS INFORMED THAT MY FRIEND COULD NOT BE PART OF THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT IS PART OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, THAT SHE COULD NOT BE PART OF THAT BECAUSE THIS PERSON AT THE END OF THE PROCESS FELT THAT SHE WAS UNPROFESSIONAL WHEN SHE SIMPLY HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS, WHEN SHE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOMEBODY ASKING HER A WHOLE BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HER LIFE.
SO I JUST WANT IT ON THE RECORD.
I ENCOURAGED MY FRIEND TO GO TO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL OFFICE AND ADDRESS THAT CITY COUNCIL OFFICE DIRECTLY.
BUT I PROMISED HER THAT I WOULD UPLIFT THIS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I ACCEPTED, UM, THIS POSITION AS A COMMISSIONER BECAUSE OF THE PLATFORM THAT IT PROVIDES ME TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHEN THEY COME TO ME WITH THESE KIND OF ISSUES, EVEN WHEN I CAN'T PERSONALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
SO I JUST WANTED ALL OF THAT ON THE RECORD AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL, UM, INDULGING ME IN THAT.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER OR VICE PRESIDENT OONA.
IF I COULD ADD, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS, UM, IS THAT WE HAVE JUST, UH, REJOINED THE LONG BEACH REENTRY, UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SO SAL WILL BE REPRESENTING CIVIL SERVICE ON THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE THE, THE STAFF RESOURCES TO DO THAT.
SO THAT MAY HELP IN BRINGING AWARENESS TO VARIOUS EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE AS WELL.
LET'S DEFINITELY HAVE A CONVERSATION.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I I JUST WANTED TO SECOND YOUR CONCERN.
I THINK IT'S VERY DISTURBING THAT OUR POLITICAL AND CITY LEADERS WANT TO TAKE OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE HIRING PROCESS, BUT THEY'RE NOT WALKING THE WALKER, UH, FOLLOWING
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WHAT WE SAY, UH, IN THEIR OWN, UM, CONDUCT OF THE HIRING THAT IS UNDER THEIR DISCRETION RIGHT NOW.SO THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY DISTURBING.
SEEING NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, DO WE HAVE A HEARING REMINDER FOR ANY OF OUR COMMISSIONERS? NO, WE'RE NO HEARING, UH, WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE A HEARING.
I WANNA THANK STAFF, UM, FOR PREPARING ALL OF THIS AND OF COURSE, MAKING THE MACHINE RUN.
I WANNA THANK ALL CITY STAFF THAT IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR REPRESENTING YOUR DEPARTMENTS.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE, WE MAY HAVE HAD AND JUST BE READY TO DO THAT.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL THAT CONSISTENTLY SHORT, UH, AND PROVIDE US THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO, TO MAKE THE MACHINE RUN.
WE APPRECIATE IT, UH, TO THE FULLEST.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN US AT 9 39, UH, 43 43.