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[1. 24-54511 Recommendation to approve examination results. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
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NO LONGER ON ELIGIBLE LIST, THEY WERE SELECTED.THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ITEM NUMBER TWO PER OUR DISCUSSION WAS GOING TO BE REMOVED.
[2. 24-54512 Recommendation to approve removal of name from eligible list. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS NO LONGER OH, IN QUESTION.ITEM NUMBER THREE, WAITING FOR THE, WELL, WAS THERE A MOTION TO PULL ITEM NUMBER TWO? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO PULL ITEM NUMBER TWO.
SO EVEN THOUGH THIS SAYS RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE, IT'S TO, YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL UPDATE IT TO REFLECT THE, THE ITEMS BEING PULLED.
AND ITEM NUMBER THREE, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR THREE RETIREES, UM, ALL IN, IN, WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, WE HAVE EDUARDO QUIA, POLICE OFFICER WAS 23 YEARS, NINE MONTHS.
MICHAEL LEE VANDER MUIR HARBOR PATROL OFFICER THREE FOR 32 YEARS AND TWO MONTHS.
AND DAVID EBELL, POLICE OFFICER
[3. 24-54513 Recommendation to approve retirements. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
FOR 26 YEARS.THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC SERVICE.
UH, COMMISSIONER GARA, CAN WE GIVE A SECOND? SORRY.
AND SO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THE DECADES OF SERVICE.
WE MOVE ON TO WE'VE ITEM NUMBER SIX, WE'LL GO TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
AND THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN FOR PAINTER.
I THROUGH TWO ONE THROUGH TWO.
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COULD WE GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? I'M WAITING.OH, IS IT STILL NOT POPULATED? I APOLOGIZE.
[6. 24-54516 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Painter I-II. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
WE'RE GOOD.TIFFANY JAMES WILL PRESENT THE BULLETIN TO YOU.
THE EXAMINATION FOR PANEL ONE THROUGH TWO WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 FROM MAY 10TH, 19 TO MAY 24TH OF 19.
AT THAT TIME, 104 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND 16 QUALIFIED.
ONE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED ON JUNE 13TH, 2019, AND EXPIRED ON JUNE 12TH, 2022.
THE LIST WAS REFERRED TO FOUR REQUISITIONS FROM THREE USER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING AIRPORT PARKS, REC AND MARINE, AND LONG BEACH UTILITIES, FORMERLY KNOWN AS WATER.
TWO SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST, ONE IN AIRPORT AND ONE IN LONG BEACH UTILITIES.
DURING THE LIFE OF THE ELIGIBLE LIST, EIGHT CANDIDATES REMAIN NOT CONTACTED WHILE TWO OF THE FOUR VACANCIES REMAIN UNFILLED.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO VACANCIES, ONE IN AIRPORT RECEIVED IN CIVIL SERVICE IN AUGUST OF 2023, AND ONE IN PARKS, REC AND MARINE.
RECEIVED IN CIVIL SERVICE IN MARCH OF 2023.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PAINTER BULLETIN ARE UPDATED, FILING DATE AND SALARY INFORMATION ADDED VACANCY INFORMATION.
AIRPORT'S, TTSA LANGUAGE, UH, VETERANS LANGUAGE.
AND THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE EXAMINATION WEIGHT INCLUDE AN A WRITTEN EXAM, WEIGHTED A HUNDRED PERCENT, AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION, AND AN SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION, AND AN APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM AUGUST 16TH, 2024 TO AUGUST 30TH, 2024.
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ONE OF THE USER DEPARTMENTS IS PRESENT TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, THE, WELL, NOT REALLY A QUESTION, JUST A COMMENT.
ON HOW HELPFUL THE SUMMARIZED DISPOSITIONS ARE.
UM, I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL FOR, FOR EVERYONE TO SEE HOW THE PROCESS GOES FOR, FOR PEOPLE.
AND SO I IMAGINE, UH, THAT THE EIGHT NOT CONTACTED THE FIRST FEW THAT WERE INTERVIEWED, THEY FOUND THEIR CANDIDATE BASED ON THAT.
THEREFORE, NO NEED TO CONTACT THE OTHER EIGHT.
AND TO STAFF, UM, JUST SO I DON'T REPEAT MYSELF EVERY TIME, UM, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION, SO THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT IT.
UM, AND INCLUDING IT IN OUR PACKET.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, IT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN FOR THE LABORATORY ANALYST ONE THROUGH THREE, AND THIS BULLETIN WILL BE PRESENTED.
[7. 24-54517 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Laboratory Assistant I-III. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
FOR LABORATORY ANALYST WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 21 FROM JUNE 11TH TO JUNE 25TH, 2021.AT THAT TIME, 65 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND 36 QUALIFIED.
ONE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 21 THROUGH DECEMBER 23.
THE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS REFERRED TO TWO REQUISITIONS FROM THE SINGLE USER DEPARTMENT, LONG BEACH UTILITIES.
UH, REQUISITION W2 ONE DASH 15 AND W2 DASH FOUR FOUR OF THE TWO REQUISITIONS W2 DASH FOUR FOUR WAS CANCELED.
ONE SELECTION WAS MADE FROM BAND A OF THE LAST ELIGIBLE LIST DURING THE LIFE OF THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
21 OF THE 36 CANDIDATES WERE NOT CONTACTED AND CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE VACANCIES.
HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S OPPOSITION TO EXTEND THE LIST, THE AGE OF THE, THE LIST WAS, UH, TWO YEARS AND THREE MONTHS.
THE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON 12 14 23.
THE REMAINING CANDIDATES ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST WERE NOT PULLED IN ACCORDANCE TO CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION TWO SIX.
THERE'S CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY WITHIN THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT RECEIVED BY THE CIVIL SER BY CIVIL SERVICE ON MAY 29TH.
UH, PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN ARE UPDATED, FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION, ADDITION OF DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS, ADDITION OF VETERAN AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH AN APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION AS QUALIFYING.
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A WRITTEN EXAMINATION, UH, WAITED AT 100% AND AN INITIAL FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM AUGUST 16TH TO AUGUST 30TH, 2024.A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TODAY, UH, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE.
THE, ON HERE IT SAYS, LET ME READ, MAKE SURE I GOT IT RIGHT.
WERE NOT, WERERE NOT, UH, CONTACTED.
IS THERE A REASON WHY? STEVEN, YOU CAN TAKE THAT.
UH, MY NAME IS JAIME GARCIA, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN WITH ME TODAY IS KEVIN WANG.
HE'S OUR LABORATORY SERVICES OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THIS DIVISION.
UM, THE QUESTION THAT YOU'VE ASKED, VALID? ABSOLUTELY.
THE, WE ONLY HAD ONE VACANCY AT THE TIME.
SO OUT OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATES THAT WERE INVITED TO INTERVIEW, UH, DUE TO THIS BEING A QUALIFYING LIST, UH, THE APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED FOR THE, UM, FOR HOW BEST THAT THEY, THEY THEY FIT THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE, THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF LIKE, NOT ONLY MINIMUMS, BUT ALSO DESIRABLES.
SO THE CANDIDATES THAT WERE INVITED DID MEET AND THEN EXCEED THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR AT THE TIME.
THOSE THAT WERE NOT INVITED, UM, YOU KNOW, AFTER HAVING FILLED OUR VACANCY AT THAT TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T DEEMED TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, NEEDED TO INVITE EVERYONE ELSE.
AND THE ONLY REASON WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION TODAY IS BECAUSE REG REGULATIONS HAVE CHANGED, UH, AT THE STATE LEVEL.
AND MEANING THAT WE HAVE NEW REQUIREMENTS THAT FACIL OR THAT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN TERMS OF MANPOWER TO, TO MEET THOSE, UH, REGULATION REQUIREMENTS.
UH, THAT'S WHY THE DEPARTMENT HAS ADDED A NEW POSITION, BOTH FOR LABORATORY ANALYST AND THEN PREVIOUSLY YOU'D ALSO APPROVED BULLETIN FOR LABORATORY ASSISTANT.
UH, THESE POSITIONS ARE NECESSARY NOW AT THIS TIME, SO THAT WAY WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE DIVISION'S ABLE TO MEET THE, THE NEW REGULATIONS.
BUT I THINK THAT WAS A LONG ANSWER FOR YOUR QUESTION.
AND WAS YOUR ANSWER, WE RESPECT THAT.
SO, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD.
UM, UH, YOU HAD GOT THE SELECTED CANDIDATE THAT YOU NEEDED.
AND, UM, YOU HAD NO FURTHER NEED, UH, TO USE THE LIST.
HOWEVER, UM, YOU DO NEED, UH, SOMEONE NOW, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WERE ON THAT LIST HAVE NOW BEEN UPDATED SO THAT THESE PEOPLE WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE QUALIFIED.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? UH, NO.
JUST BECAUSE, UH, AGAIN, AS YOU KNOW, PER CIVIL SERVICE RULES, THEY DO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.
UH, WE WERE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL DESIRABLES THAT DID SET THOSE CANDIDATES THAT WERE INVITED AT THE TIME.
UH, APART FROM THE REMAINDER ON THE LIST AT THIS TIME, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING WITH CIVIL SERVICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL USING THE LIST THAT HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, ACTIVATED AND, AND THEN WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE, OR, I'M SORRY.
AND THEN THE, THE NEW LIST THAT WILL BE ACTIVATED AND THEN ATTACHED TO THE, TO THE REQUISITION ONCE THE, YOU KNOW, RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE.
SO WHERE DO THE 21 PEOPLE GO? ARE THEY GOING ON A NEW LIST? IS NO, I BELIEVE THAT THIS LIST HAS BEEN EXPIRED ALREADY.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY WON'T BE ACTIVE IN THE RECRUITMENT ANYMORE.
HOWEVER, IF, YOU KNOW, IF THE, UM, IF CIVIL SERVICES IS ABLE TO, THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, CAN REACH OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN APPLIED LAST TIME AND THEN ENCOURAGE 'EM TO REAPPLY.
BECAUSE, BECAUSE BY NOW THEY MIGHT HAVE ALSO ACHIEVED MORE EXPERIENCE OR, YOU KNOW, OBTAIN NEW CERTIFICATIONS THAT MAY MAKE THEM MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE PROCESS.
BUT THE, THE POSITION HAS CHANGED THE POSITION OF, SO THE REGULATIONS HAVE CHANGED, RIGHT.
THE POSITION'S STILL THE SAME.
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE MUST MEET.
SO THE ADDITIONAL MANPOWERS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO MEET THOSE REGULATIONS.
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? JUST A COMMENT THAT, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO HAVE THESE OPEN, TRANSPARENT CONVERSATIONS AND REALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD FOR YOU? NO, THAT'S GOOD.
AND THAT'S A REASON WHY WE ARE LOOKING FOR CHEMISTS THAT ARE ABLE TO ANALYZE FOR THAT, UM, ORDER.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE INFORMATION.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND TAKING TIME, AND THAT'S WHY WE APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS, SO THAT WAY WE CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
I HAD ASKED YOU MAYBE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UM, ABOUT THE EMERGENCY SITUATION AND HOW MUCH WATER THE CITY OF LONG BEACH RESIDENTS HAVE.
UM, IF IT'S, IF WE USE WHAT'S IN OUR TANKS.
DID YOU FIGURE THAT OUT FOR US? UH, SO, SO YEAH.
ACTUALLY, UM, KEVIN'S A GREAT RESOURCE TO KIND OF HELP ANSWER THAT.
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PRESENTATION ON THIS RECENTLY.UH, IT'S, I THINK IT WAS LIKE CLOSE TO LIKE 20 TONS.
OR LIKE, I, I I THINK THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S A PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT, BUT, OR A, A, A WEIGHT-BASED MEASUREMENT AND NOT A VOLUMETRIC ONE.
UH, BUT I THINK WE HAVE YEAH, LIKE 20 LIQUID TONS WITHIN 25, UH, TANKS.
THAT, SO ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THERE'S ALWAYS A, A REPOSITORY OF WATER THAT WE HAVE, UM, IN, IN, UM, LIKE BANKED, YOU KNOW, JUST IN CASE THERE'S AN A NEED FOR IT.
SO THAT DIDN'T QUITE ANSWER MY QUESTION, AND THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL TO HAVE, UH, THE WATER DEPARTMENT TELL THE RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH BASED ON OUR LITTLE MINOR EARTHQUAKE THAT WE JUST HAD THIS WEEK.
UM, TO SHARE HOW MUCH WATER USAGE WE HAVE IN RESERVE, SHOULD THAT'S ALL WE HAVE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND A GREAT POINT.
YEAH, NO, I CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
AND THEN, UM, I'LL SEND AN EMAIL SO THAT WAY IT DOESN'T WAIT TILL NEXT, UH, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING.
SO WE HAVE A BASIN THAT WHERE WE SET A WATER, SO THERE'S TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WATER IN OUR TREATMENT PLANE.
THE PROBLEM IF AS AN EARTHQUAKE IS NOT WITH THE WATER RESERVOIR IT WITH THE DISTRIBUTION.
SO IS ANY PIPE THAT, UH, BREAKAGE THAT WILL BE A PROBLEM WHERE WE HAVE TO GO FIX IT SO THAT WAY WE CAN, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE WITH THE WATER FLOW.
THAT'S, YOU NEED TO COME EVERY TIME.
I MEAN, WE, WE, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT YEAH.
OUR, WE HAVE OTHER ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THAT CAN SPEAK TO THE KNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC TO THOSE, UH, POSITIONS IN ADDITION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE.
IF YOU'LL, UH, CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A NEW CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION, WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS EXAMINER ONE THROUGH THREE.
AND THIS BE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU BY TARSHA MOSES.
STAFF IS REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL AND ADOPTION FOR THE NEWLY DEVELOPED
[8. 24-54519 Recommendation to approve and adopt new classification specification – Workers’ Compensation Claims Examiner I-III. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS EXAMINER GRADE ONE THROUGH THREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11, SECTION 1101 SUBSECTION D OF THE CITY CHARTER ARTICLE 11, SECTION 1101 SUBSECTION D OF THE CITY CHARTER GRANTS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO CREATE CLASSIFICATIONS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH POSITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AS PART OF THE CITY'S ORGAN ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING.THE REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS EXAMINER, GRADE ONE THROUGH THREE TO THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE WAS APPROVED BY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2022.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2022, THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION AND ASSOCIATED CLASSIFICATIONS STAFF TRANSFERRED FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
CIVIL SERVICE AND HUMAN RESOURCES BEGAN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS EXAMINER GRADE ONE THROUGH THREE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION IN FEBRUARY, 2024.
ON JULY 10TH, 2024, THE CITY MET AND CONFERRED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES LABOR UNION, REPRESENTING THIS CLASSIFICATION TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.
THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS EXAMINER ONE THROUGH THREE MANAGES THE COMP, THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS THAT PROVIDE MEDICAL AND INDEMNITY INDEMNITY BENEFITS TO INJURED EMPLOYEES COVERED BY THE CITY'S SELF-INSURED AND SELF-ADMINISTERED WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE, UM, IS PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET.
I WON'T READ, UM, ALL THE LANGUAGE.
UM, AND SO, HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES UNION HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS ITEM IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING SEEN NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR A REAPPOINTMENT OF RESIGNED EMPLOYEE, MR. ERIC BARK, POLICE OFFICER.
AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MARIA CONNELL.
ON AUGUST 1ST, 2024, CIVIL SERVICE RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE, FROM ELSA RAMOS, PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR
[9. 24-54518 Recommendation for reappointment of resigned employee – Eric Barich, Police Officer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
OF THE CIVIL SERV OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO REAPPOINT[00:25:01]
RESIGNED EMPLOYEE ERIC BARRICK, POLICE OFFICER TO A, TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICER.STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL BY ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
MR. BARRICK WAS HIRED IN JUNE 20TH, 2006 AS A POLICE RECRUIT.
AFTER COMPLETING THE LONG BEACH POLICE ACADEMY IN DECEMBER, 2007, MR. BARRICK BECAME A POLICE OFFICER.
UM, HE SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER UNTIL HE WAS REASSIGNED.
HE, HE RESIGNED IN GOOD STANDING IN JANUARY, 2018.
ON JULY 27TH, 2024, MR. BARRICK REACHED OUT TO LEADERSHIP AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING TO RETURN TO HIS PREVIOUSLY HELD CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICER.
UM, AND THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS EXPERIENCED STAFFING CHALLENGES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AS HAS BEEN THE TREND NATIONWIDE FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
MR. BARRICK'S REAPPOINTMENT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THIS STRAIN.
IF THE POLICE, UH, IF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IS AGREEABLE TO THIS REAPPOINTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO USE A REQUISITION THAT'S ALREADY ON FILE PD 2 4 0 5 TO REAPPOINT MR. BARRICK, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS ALLOWS A RESIGNED OR RETIRED EMPLOYEE WHO ACQUIRED PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION UPON APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AND THE CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THIS CLASS, TO THE CLASSIFICATION.
IF REAPPOINTED THE EMPLOYEE MUST SERVE A NEW PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
UH, THERE'S DEPARTMENT STAFF AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
OH, AND I FORGOT TO SAY, UH, MR. BARRY HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS ARRANGEMENT.
ANY DISCUSSION? CAN YOU GO, JUST A QUESTION, MARIA, CAN YOU REMIND THE COMMISSION, UH, IF THERE IS A, A TIME LIMIT TO OUR RULES IN TERMS OF HOW LONG A RESIGNED OR RETIRED EMPLOYEE HAS? AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, UM, I DON'T SEE A A A TIME LIMIT.
UH, BUT CAPRICE, WHO KNOWS ALL THINGS CIVIL SERVICE CAN ENLIGHTEN US IF I'M, IF I'M WRONG,
BUT WHEN CIVIL SERVICE GET THE REQUEST, IT'S UP TO US TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION.
SO AS LONG AS THE PERSON CAN EASILY QUALIFY TODAY INTO THE POSITION.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THERE WAS LIKE A HUNDRED YEARS PASSED AND REQUIREMENTS CHANGE, A JOB CHANGE AND A PERSON HAS NOT BEEN WORKING IN THAT FIELD, THEN STAFF WILL PROBABLY NOT, I MEAN, WELL WOULD NOT MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE IT, BUT IN THIS CASE, RECOMMEND COMMEND TO APPROVE.
AND THEN ONE MORE QUESTION, MS. ELSA.
I JUST WANNA KNOW, IS IT MS. ELSA RAMOS OR MS. ELSA LAW? IT'S MRS. LAW.
MRS. ELSA RAMOS, LAW RAMOS IS MY MIDDLE NAME.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, UM, WE WANT TO THANK YOU PREMATURELY IF YOU PASS THE, THE ITEM.
AND WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT, UM, ERIC CAN'T JOIN US TODAY BECAUSE HE'S, UM, CURRENTLY IN HIS TRAINING.
UM, HE IS, UH, GOING TO BE UNDERGOING FOUR WEEKS OF RIGOROUS TRAINING, UM, AFTER HIS RECERTIFICATION THROUGH POST.
AND THEN HE'LL ALSO CONTINUE TRAINING AS WE WOULD ANY LATERAL OFFICER.
AND WE WILL, UM, CONTINUE THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S UP TO THE STANDARDS THAT WE REQUIRE OF OUR OFFICERS HERE LOCALLY AS WELL.
WAS HE, UH, WORKING AS A POLICE OFFICER? NO.
AND, UH, HE REACHED OUT TO US ACTUALLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IN A LONGING TO COME BACK, UM, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY.
HE WAS DOING SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
UM, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD, UH, A FORMER OFFICER, UM, TRAVIS HARRIS, WHO WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION LAST MONTH, WHO ALSO LEFT TO ANOTHER STATE AND REACHED OUT TO US AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS AND WAS LIKE, NO, I WANNA COME BACK.
SO, SO I THINK IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK OF POLICE WORK THAT IT'S NOT REALLY A JOB, IT'S MORE OF A CALLING.
AND SO WE SEE THAT WHEN OFFICERS TRY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR RELOCATE FOR FAMILY OR OTHER, UH, PERSONAL REASONS THAT WHEN THEY DO COME BACK, IT'S REALLY NOT MUCH BECAUSE IT'S A, NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE OF THE JOB, IT'S REALLY A CALLING FOR SERVICE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL.
OH, UM, I WANTED TO KNOW, UH, I, BUT YOU'VE PRETTY MUCH ANSWERED IT.
SO THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK, UH, THROUGH THE INITIAL TRAINING.
THIS IS JUST REMEDIAL TRAINING, SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO, SO POST DOES REQUIRE MM-HMM.
AND FOR, UH, MR. BARRICK, HE WAS SEPARATED FOR AT LEAST SIX YEARS.
AND SO HE IS CURRENT, HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY 'CAUSE HE'S GOING THROUGH THAT RECERTIFICATION TRAINING.
I'VE CHECKED IN WITH, UM, STAFF TO ENSURE THAT HE IS MEETING ALL HIS BENCHMARKS.
HE PASSED ONE ADDITIONAL TEST THIS WEEK THAT, YOU KNOW, NORMALLY THAT'S THE INDICATOR THAT IF THEY PASS THAT TEST,
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THEY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT TRAINING.AND SO HE'S SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE ALL TRAINING THROUGH THE POST REQUIREMENTS END OF THIS MONTH.
AND SO WE'LL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO ONBOARD HIM IN SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN WE WILL SEND HIM THROUGH OUR TRAINING CURRICULUM, THROUGH OUR TRAINING ACADEMY FOR THE FOUR WEEKS TO GET 'EM UP TO ADDITIONAL POST REQUIREMENTS UP ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT POLICE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DO.
AND THEN THE NORMAL LATERAL TRAINING THAT WE DO FOR ALL OF OUR LATERAL OFFICERS ON JUST PROCEDURAL STUFF THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT IN OUR DEPARTMENT FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A LIEUTENANT COSTA HERE TODAY, UM, WHO WILL ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING, UM, THE TRAINING THAT WE PROVIDE, IF THERE'S SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, JUST A COMMENT.
I KNOW MR. TRAVIS HARRIS, UH, DID MENTION IN HIS LETTER ABOUT THE CALLING.
AND SO, UH, WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE FORMER POLICE OFFICERS THAT WANNA COME BACK TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUE THEIR CAREER.
IT IS A TESTAMENT, AS YOU SAID, UH, NOT ONLY FOR THE POSITION AS BEING A CALLING, BUT ALSO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND, AND MANAGEMENT, UH, THE QUALITY OF, OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE.
SO, UM, I WISH BOTH OF OUR RECENT CANDIDATES, UH, VERY WELL.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? UH, NO MA'AM, BUT YOU'RE HERE.
UM, HEARING IS, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION IF, UH, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU WILL VOTE, CASH YOUR VOTE.
AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR OUR CITY TO HAVE SOMEONE RETURNING THAT CARES ABOUT OUR CITY.
AND, AND I WILL ADD, I I WORKED WITH BOTH OF THOSE OFFICERS PRIOR TO THEM LEAVING, AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY VERY, UM, HUMBLE AND VERY DEVOTED OFFICERS WHO ARE LOYAL TO THE PROFESSION.
SO IT IS A GOOD DECISION FOR THEM TO COME BACK.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE EXTENSION OF A PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR BRANDON FAHE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ME UP HERE FOR A WHILE.
CAN I KEEP YOU FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER? IT'S GONNA BE MORE AREA.
CAN YOU BRING THAT MIC CLOSER? SURE.
COULD WE GET A SECOND REAL QUICK?
[10. 24-54520 Recommendation for extension of probationary period for Brandon Fahey, Police Officer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
THANK YOU.ON AUGUST 1ST, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM EL SIR RAMOS PERSONAL ADMINISTRATOR IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A, FOR AN EXTENSION OF PROBATION.
UH, IT'S ACTUALLY A FIRST, UH, EXTENSION OF PROBATION FOR MR. FAHE, UM, A PROBATIONARY PERIOD FROM MR. BRANDON FAHE, POLICE OFFICER BY ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41, SUBSECTION THREE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS, WHICH STATES APPOINTMENTS TO THE POSITIONS OF POLICE OFFICER, COMMUNICATIONS, DISPATCHER, FIREFIGHTER, AND MARINE SAFETY OFFICERS SHALL NOT BE COMPLETE, NOR SHALL THE APPOINTEE ACQUIRE PERMANENT STATUS UNTIL A PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF ONE YEAR TOTALING A MINIMUM OF 2088 SCHEDULED HOURS HAVE BEEN SERVED.
AND SECTION 1.01 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DICTATES UNDER ONE A, THAT THE EXTENSION OF PROBATION PERIOD MAY BE AUTHORIZED AS INDICATED IF THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MEET PERFORMANCE STANDARDS REQUIRED BY THE JOB FOR, UM, FOR THE JOB, FOR EXAMPLE, COMPLETION OF AN INSTITUTIONAL OR TECHNICAL TRAINING AND INSTANCE WHERE LICENSING CERTIFICATION, LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO MAKING A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT.
AND UNDER B TWO, AN INSTANCE WHERE THE IN, IN ABIL IN UNAVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE SUPERVISION AFFECTED THE EMPLOYEES ACQUI ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY SPECIALIZED OR TECHNICAL SKILLS.
UM, MR. BRANDON FA FAHE WAS HIRED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT ON AUGUST 3RD, 2020.
ON MAY 22ND, 2023, HE WAS HIRED AS A POLICE RECRUIT AND BEGAN THE LONG BEACH POLICE ACADEMY.
ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2023, HE ROSE TO POLICE OFFICER AND BEGAN HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD IN THE CLASSIFICATION.
AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION, POLICE OFFICERS MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS A ONE YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA POLICE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING, ALSO KNOWN AS POST THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDES FOUR PHASES DESIGNED TO PREPARE AND EVALUATE OFFICERS TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY.
AFTER TRAINING OFFICERS ASSESS DAILY ARE ASSESSED DAILY ON THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM POLICING TASK AND SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH MINIMAL SUPERVISION WHILE RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE.
THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM IS 52 WEEKS OF INTENSIVE ON THE JOB TRAINING.
CURRENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT IS ENGAGED IN THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS WITH THE POLICE OFFICER ASSOCIATION REGARDING A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM.
THIS CHANGE AIMS TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL TRAINING OFFICERS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE PROGRAM.
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THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS IS STILL ONGOING.UM, AND STAFFING SHORTAGES STILL EXIST.
MR. FAHE BEGAN HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2023.
DURING THIS TIME, THE DEPARTMENT HAS FACED SEVERAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROVIDED TO HIM, SPECIFICALLY DUE TO STAFFING SHORT SHORTAGES IN THE FEE IN THE FTO PROGRAM.
MR. FAHE HAS NOT RECEIVED THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING NECESSARY TO FULLY MEET THE PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS OF A LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICER.
HOWEVER, MR. FAHEY HAS DEMONSTRATED SUFFICIENT COMPETENCY TO MEET THE JOB REQUIREMENTS AT HIS LAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
HE DID NOT ADVANCE TO ROLE REVERSAL DURING MONTH SIX OF TRAINING DUE TO IDENTIFIED, UH, PERFORMANCE DEFICIENCIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT ATTRIBUTES TO TRAINING CHALLENGES.
UH, CURRENTLY, MR. FAHE IS SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE HIS PROBATION ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2024, AND THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AN EXTENSION TO BE GRANTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS OR 522 HOURS.
THE EXTENSION OF PROBATION WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUATION OF TRAINING AND EVALUATION, ENSURING THAT HE'S FULLY PREPARED TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE POLICE OFFICERS, THE FORTH BY DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, WE HAVE DEPARTMENT STAFF TO HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
SO I KNOW WE HAVE, UM, A FEW POLICE OFFICERS, AND THEN SSOS IS, I, I KNOW THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT RIGHT CATEGORIES.
IS IT FOR THE SAME REASONS? DO THEY IT ALL APPLIES, ALL POLICE OFFICERS THE SAME.
SO BEFORE YOU TODAY, COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE THREE, UH, EXTENSION REQUESTS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICERS.
UM, AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT, THAT THOSE REQUESTS ARE SIMILAR IN NATURE.
THE TWO EXTENSIONS FOR SSO ON THE AGENDA TODAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE EXTENSION OF PROBATION BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND THIS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A, A REQUEST THAT'S COMING TO COMMISSION, I BELIEVE LATER THIS MONTH TO OFFICIALLY EXTEND THAT PROBATIONARY PERIOD TO THE YEAR.
AND HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T HAVE TO SEE ME AS MUCH, UM, FOR MAKING THOSE REQUESTS.
SO, TECHNICALLY TWO DIFFERENT REQUESTS, BUT REQUESTING AN EXTENSION ON PROBATION WITH REGARD TO THE POLICE OFFICER EXTENSION REQUEST.
UM, I WANNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON HOW WE GOT HERE.
AND SO, HISTORICALLY, WE'VE HAD A VERY AMPLE AMOUNT OF TRAINING OFFICERS, WE CALL THEM FTOS, FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS, RIGHT? THAT CONDUCT, UM, PAIRED UP TRAINING WITH NEW RECRUITS, UH, TO PROVIDE THEM IN FIELD TRAINING.
AND I WILL, UM, DEFER TO MY COUNTERPART HERE, LIEUTENANT COSTA, TO SPEAK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PHASES AND WHAT'S COVERED IN THOSE PHASES.
BUT WITH OUR STAFFING CHALLENGES, WE'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED STAFFING CHALLENGES IN OUR FTO PROGRAM.
AND SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A TRAINER FOR EVERY SPECIFIC TRAINING OFFICER THAT WE'RE PUTTING.
THIS INCLUDES OUR LATERALS, OUR GRADUATES FROM THE ACADEMY, AND WE'VE HAD THREE ACADEMIES IN THE LAST YEAR.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS IN DIFFERENT PHASES OF TRAINING.
AND SO WHEN WE HAVE A FINITE NUMBER OF FTO OFFICERS, SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE AN FTO OFFICER AVAILABLE IF THEY CALL OUT SICK, IF THEY TAKE A VACATION, WE DON'T HAVE A TRAINING OFFICER FOR THE PERSONNEL.
AND SO THIS HAS GREATLY AFFECTED THESE PARTICULAR, UH, REQUESTS THAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING THAT THEY'RE PROGRESSING.
BUT THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE NOW AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING CONSISTENT TRAINERS.
WHEN THERE IS NOT A TRAINER AVAILABLE, WE HAVE TO BACKFILL WITH A BACKUP TRAINER.
AND AS IF, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, GORDON PETERSON, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CONSISTENT TRAINER, IT WILL AFFECT YOUR LEARNING CAPABILITY.
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE WITH THE, WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM.
WE ARE IN A MEET AND CONFER PROCESS WITH THE POA ON DOING SOME ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE HOPE WILL YIELD MORE, UM, INTEREST IN BECOMING AN FTO OFFICER.
IT IS A RES, UH, VERY LARGE RESPONSIBILITY AS A OFFICER TO TAKE ON THE TRAINING OF NEW, UM, POLICE OFFICERS INTO RECRUITMENT.
SO WE KNOW THAT THAT MAY NOT BE AS ATTRACTIVE FOR SOME TO WANNA TAKE ON THAT EXTRA LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING IN AND IN THE ACTIVE NEGOTIATION OF HOW DO WE ATTRACT MORE FTOS TO THE PROGRAM.
AND SO WE'RE HUMBLY ASKING FOR AN EXTENSIONS BECAUSE WE DO FEEL LIKE THESE THREE OFFICERS BEFORE YOU TODAY HAVE THE, UM, THEY DO HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS POLICE OFFICERS, BUT ARE JUST GOING TO NEED AN EXTRA LITTLE BIT AMOUNT OF TIME SO THAT WE CAN PULL SOME MORE OF OUR SEASON TRAINERS TO PROVIDE THAT TRAINING TO GET THEM OVER THAT THRESHOLD OF PROBATION.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION AND CLARIFICATION.
UM, I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE YOU PUT AN EXTRA EFFORT INTO TRAINING AND PROVIDING THAT ADDITIONAL TRAINING
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THAN TO, UH, WASH THEM OUT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES US TO ABSOLUTELY ATTRACT.UM, AND THEN TO GET THEM QUALIFIED, A RETENTION IS IMPORTANT.
UM, THERE IS AN IMPACT THOUGH TO, UH, THE EMPLOYEE.
SO HOW ARE THEY FEELING? UH, KNOWING THAT THEY'RE MAKING AN EFFORT.
AND OUR DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH, UH, FTOS TO FACILITATE THAT TRAINING.
THEY MORE OR LESS NOW ARE, UH, HAVING ADDITIONAL TIME ADDED.
SO I'M GONNA, AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, AT THIS TIME, MR. UH, FRIEND FAY.
SO I WANNA TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HIM.
HAVE YOU HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HIM? AND HOW DOES HE FEEL? YES, MA'AM.
UM, I ACTUALLY OVERSEE THE FTO PROGRAM.
AND I'VE, I SPEAK TO THEM WEEKLY AND I, AGAIN, SPOKE TO THEM, UH, YESTERDAY.
UM, FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING SOME SPECIALIZED TRAINING INTO THEM.
'CAUSE WE HAD TO TAKE THEM OUT OF THE FIELD.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO REVAMP HOW WE DO THE FTO PROGRAM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUT THAT IN PLACE WITH THEM.
BUT SPEAKING WITH THEM, THEY ARE VERY DEVOTED AND VERY COMMITTED TO THE CITY.
AND QUITE HONESTLY, MA'AM, THEY ARE VERY HUMBLED AND APPRECIATIVE THAT THE CITY AND THE DEPARTMENT IS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO GIVE THEM EVERY BIT OF OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME POLICE OFFICERS.
UM, I GET THE SENSE OF LOYALTY FROM THEM THAT THEY WILL CARRY OUT THROUGH THE REST, REST OF THEIR CAREER.
AND WHEN I SAY THEY'RE ON PINS AND PINS AND NEEDLES, WAYNE, TO HEAR FROM ME AFTER THIS IS AN, IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE, UH, VERY CAPABLE OF DOING THE JOB.
AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE WITH OUR STAFFING CHARGES.
SO WHEN YOU TAKE FTOS, FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVE ABOUT 45 ACTIVE FTOS.
NORMALLY WE HAVE A POOL OF AROUND 75.
AND EVEN WITH THE 45 THAT ARE ACTIVE, UH, LIKE MS. LAW SAID, THERE'S VACATIONS, THERE'S SCHEDULING, THERE'S OTHER ANCILLARY DUTIES.
AT TIMES WE DON'T HAVE FTOS TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN PEOPLE.
AND WITH MR. FAHE AND THE OTHER TWO, UH, TRAINEES AS WELL, THEY UNFORTUNATELY FELL INTO THAT REALM WHERE THERE WAS TIMES WHERE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BE GIVEN AN FTO WHILE THEIR CLASSMATES WERE ABLE TO BE GIVEN AN FTO AND THEY WERE ABLE TO MOVE ON.
BUT WITH THE PROGRESSION THAT WE SAW WITH THEM, THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH ALL OF THIS.
UM, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH HAVING A NEWER FORCE? A LOT OF YOUNG OFFICERS, UM, I'LL ADD, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG OFFICERS AND A LOT OF OUR TRAINERS ARE YOUNG OFFICERS AS WELL.
SO WE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE REVAMPING THE FULL TRAINING CURRICULUM, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE MOVING WHERE WE HAVE OUR PATROL OFFICERS THAT HAVE MAYBE FIVE, SIX YEARS ON NOW STARTING TO TRAIN NEWBIES.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE BREADTH OF THAT LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THAT SOME OF OUR MORE TENURED OFFICERS HAVE.
AND SO THAT'S PART OF THAT REVAMPING OF THE TRAINING THAT WE'RE DOING, IS WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING A LOT MORE EXTENSIVE TRAINING TO THE FTO OFFICERS IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINEES.
SO IT'S NOT JUST, OKAY, HERE YOU HAVE YOUR, YOUR TRAINEE, GO TRAIN THEM.
NO, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION OF THE ACTUAL TRAINERS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR ABILITY TO TRAIN OUR OFFICERS THAT ARE COMING ON THROUGH PROBATION IS ADEQUATE TO HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL.
SO IT'S NOT JUST WE'RE NOW GONNA EXTEND THIS PROBATION AS PROBATIONARY, UM, TRAINEE, WE'RE PUTTING THE BURDEN OF BACK ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ARE WE ALSO PROVIDING THE ADEQUATE TRAINING FOR TRAINERS TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE TRAININGS? PEOPLE ARE LEARNING IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
THEY'RE PROCESSING INFORMATION DIFFERENTLY.
AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW ARE WE EQUIPPING OUR TRAINERS, OUR FTOS, TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF LEARNING, UM, DIFFERENCES THAT WE HAVE WITH, WITH NEWER GENERATIONAL OFFICERS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
AND A LOT OF THAT COMES WITH, YOU KNOW, SCENARIO BASED TRAINING, YOU KNOW, MORE CLASSROOM TRAINING.
LIKE WHEN I BECAME A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, I HAD 10 YEARS ON, 10 YEARS IN PATROL.
THAT'S A LOT OF EXPERIENCE COMPARED TO SOMEBODY WHO MAYBE HAS ONLY THREE YEARS OF PATROL.
SO THAT'S WHY THROUGH THESE TRAININGS AND THROUGH, UH, ONGOING FTO TRAINING, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM UP TO SPEED TO WHERE THEY HAVE THE RELATIVELY SAME TYPE OF KIND OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE WANT TO TRAIN OUR NEW OFFICERS.
AND IT'S ENHANCING YOUNGER OFFICERS WHO ARE FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS WHILE
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ALSO ENHANCING NEW, NEW OFFICERS AT THE SAME TIME.THE FTO PROGRAM HASN'T BEEN CHANGED IN QUITE SOME TIME.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE DIGGING REALLY DEEP INTO IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS LAST CLASS.
I'M, I AM VERY HEARTENED TO SEE THAT, UH, THE DEPARTMENTS NOT ONLY MANAGING THE CHALLENGES, BUT TAKING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO DIFFERENT AS WE DO HAVE A YOUNGER MM-HMM.
UM, ON RETIRING OFFICERS MOSTLY.
I AM VERY PROUD OF YOUR DEPARTMENT.
I, I LIKE TOO THE FORWARD THINKING, UH, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.
I ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE BOOMERS ARE LEAVING.
AND EVERYONE ELSE IS COMING, AND THEY ALL LEARN DIFFERENTLY.
AND THEY ALL COME FROM DIFFERENT PLACES.
I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME.
SO IF WE CAN ADD MORE, LET'S DO IT BETTER ON THIS, THIS END THAN STARTING THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN.
UM, I'M HERE FOR THE GROWTH OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE, YOU KNOW, OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
JUST A CAN SHOOK JUST A LITTLE ANTIDOTE.
SO WITH, WITH THE NEWER OFFICERS COMING, IT REMINDS ME OF A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH MY 9-YEAR-OLD TWINS LAST NIGHT.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, MOM, STOP BEING SO CRINGE, SO
SO I KNOW NOT ONLY JUST ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, THE LANGUAGE CHANGES, CHANGES AS WELL.
I LEARN NEW WORDS FOR MY CHILDREN EVERY DAY NOW,
BUT THIS DEPARTMENT HAS THE RIZ
I, I THINK THAT MEANS IT'S GOOD.
IS THAT THE NEW WORD FOR GOOD? OH,
BEFORE YOU PRESENT, SAME SCENARIO.
UH, WE'LL, I'LL, I'LL CUT DOWN THE READING OF THE WHOLE RULE.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR MR. BRYANT MONZON.
UM, PRESIDENT, DID YOU WANT TAKE, UH, 12 OUTTA ORDER? I BELIEVE WE'RE ON ITEM ONE 11.
UH, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR VICTOR ISAS POLICE OFFICER.
THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR ELSA LAW FOR A REQUEST FOR, UH, FIRST PROBATION EXTENSION FOR MR. VICTOR ISLA UNDER ARTICLE FIVE,
[11. 24-54521 Recommendation for extension of probationary period for Victor Islas, Police Officer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
SECTION 41 SUBSECTION THREE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND UNDER SECTION 1.01 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, SUBSECTION ONE A AND SUBSECTION B TWO ON SOME FACTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.ON MAY 22ND, 2023, MR.
HE ROSE TO POLICE OFFICER BEGINNING HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD IN THE CLASSIFICATION.
UM, POLICE OFFICERS MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS ONE YEAR, A ONE YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA POLICE OFFICERS ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
UM, THAT INCLUDES A 52 WEEK, UH, INTENSIVE ON THE JOB TRAINING ON THE FIELD.
CURRENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT IS ENGAGED WITH A MEET AND CONFER PROCESS WITH THE POA, UH, POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, UH, TO ENHANCE THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM.
UH, HOWEVER, STAFFING CHALLENGES IN THE CURRENT FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM EXIST AND ARE CONTINUING.
MR UH, BEGAN HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD ON THE OCTOBER 21ST, 2023.
DURING THIS TIME, THE DEPARTMENT, UH, CONTINUED TO FACE STAFFING CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROVIDED TO HIM, SPECIFICALLY DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES IN THE FTO PROGRAM.
MR. RIES LAS HAS NOT RECEIVED THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING NECESSARY TO FULLY MEET THE PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS OF A LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICER.
MR. ISLA HAS DEMONSTRATED SUFFICIENT COMPETENCY COMPETENCY TO MEET THE JOB REQUIREMENTS AT HIS LAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
HOWEVER, HE DID NOT ADVANCE TO THE ROLE REVERSAL DURING MONTH SIX OF THE TRAINING DUE TO IDENTIFIED PERFORMANCE DEFICIENCIES AT THE DEPART THAT THE DEPARTMENT ATTRIBUTES TO TRAINING CHALLENGES.
CURRENTLY, MR. ISAS IS SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2024, AND THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AN EXTENSION TO BE GRANTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS OR 522 HOURS.
AND THE EXTENSION OF PROBATION WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUATION OF TRAINING AND A EVALUATION SO THAT HE IS FULLY PREPARED TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF A POLICE OFFICER SET FORTH BY
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THE DEPARTMENT.I, UH, AS WE ASK WITH MR. FAHEY, I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK YOU, UM, YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM AND HOW HE FEELS, AND I'M TAKING THEM INDIVIDUALLY, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU SPOKE, SPOKE BROADLY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, TOUCH ON EACH PERSON.
UM, THE CONVERSATION I HAD, I HAD WITH HIM AS WELL WAS THE SAME, SAME IN NATURE.
UM, I'VE MET WITH THEM ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND I'VE MET WITH THEM ALL COLLECTIVELY AND YES, VERY APPRECIATIVE, VERY MOTIVATED, VERY UNDERSTANDING OF, HEY, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT IS BEING DONE ON MY, MY BEHALF.
AND HE'S COMFORTABLE WITH THE EXTENSION.
UM, FOR THIS NEXT ONE, UM, WE CAN CUT IT DOWN FURTHER BECAUSE WE'RE HEADING IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
AND WE, WE HAVE SOME TIME CONSTRAINTS, IF THAT'S OKAY.
AND I MEAN, NO DISRESPECT ANYWAY.
UH, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR MR. BRYANT MONSON POLICE OFFICER.
SOME FACTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS REQUEST.
MR. MONSON WAS HIRED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A POLICE RECRUIT, AND BEGAN THE ACADEMY IN MAY, UH, 2023.
IN OCTOBER, 2023, HE WROTE A POLICE OFFICER, UH, HE IS REQUIRED TO, UH, SUCCESSFULLY PASS
[12. 24-54522 Recommendation for extension of probationary period for Bryant Monzon, Police Officer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
A ONE YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVED BY POST, UH, THAT CONSISTS OF A 52 WEEKS OF INTENSIVE ON THE JOB FIELD TRAINING.UH, CURRENTLY, MR. MONON, UH, IS PART OF THAT PROGRAM, AND HE BEGAN HIS PROBATION, UH, IN OCTOBER 21ST, 2023.
DURING THIS TIME, THE DEPARTMENT FACED STAFFING CHALLENGES IN THE FTO PROGRAM.
UH, MR. MOLSON, HOWEVER, HAS DEMONSTRATED SUFFICIENT COMPETENCY TO MEET THE JOB REQUIREMENTS, BUT AT HIS LAST PERFORMANCE, HE DID NOT ADVANCE TO THE ROLE REVERSAL, UH, DURING MONTH SIX OF TRAINING DUE TO IDENTIFIED PERFORMANCE DEFICIENCIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT ATTRIBUTES TO TRAINING CHALLENGES.
UH, CURRENTLY, MR. MONSON IS SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2024, AND THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS A THREE MONTHS, 522 HOUR EXTENSION OF PROBATION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUATION OF HIS EVALUATION AND TRAINING.
UM, AND THE DEPARTMENT IS HERE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, AND IF YOU WOULD LET US KNOW AS WELL, I KNOW YOU'VE SPOKEN TO HIM, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, UH, LET US KNOW IF HE'S, UM, IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO HIM.
AND, UM, HE HAD MADE THE MENTION OF, IF THIS DOES NOT GO WELL FOR ME, UM, HOW QUICKLY CAN I REAPPLY FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
OH, WELL, THAT SAYS A LOT FOR HIS CHARACTER.
AND AGAIN, RETENTION IS IMPORTANT AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU'RE PUTTING INTO THE CANDIDATES.
THE FACT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THE, UH, RETRAINING PROGRAM THAT THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND LOOKING AT REVAMPING IT, THAT FTO IS IMPORTANT.
UM, MIGHT I ADD THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE THE, UH, SALARY ATTRACTIVE, UH, WITH ALL OF THE, WHAT WAS THAT? UH, THE SALARY FOR THE FTOS? IT MIGHT, YOU MIGHT WANNA CONSIDER LOOKING AT THAT.
SOMETIMES A SEASONED OFFICER IS WILLING TO GIVE MORE OF THEIR TIME IF THEY CAN MAKE A REASON.
UM, AND SOMETIMES COMPENSATION IS AN ISSUE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, NOT JUST COMPENSATION, BUT ALSO OTHER NON-PAY, UM, MOTIVATING FACTORS SUCH AS, UH, LOOKING AT STARS, UM, AWARD CEREMONIES, FTO OF THE YEAR.
SO WE KNOW THAT MONEY IS ATTRACTIVE FUTURE, IT HELPS FOR THAT EXTRA TIME, BUT WE'RE FINDING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, SOME OF THESE OTHER NON-PAY RELATED, UM, YOU KNOW, ENHANCEMENTS AND MOTIVATING FACTORS, UM, ALL ARE VERY EFFECTIVE AS WELL.
UH, PRIVATE PARKING SPACE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS SORT OF HELP
SO THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT THAT.
SO THERE IS A LOT OF INCENTIVES THAT DO COME WITH THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH SOME OTHER, UH, AVENUES WITH THAT.
UH, ONE, ONE PROPOSAL THAT I THINK IS RELEVANT TO A CIVIL SERVICE IS WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THE, UH, CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT HOW WE CAN ALSO GIVE, UM, FTOS KIND OF LIKE A, A POINT CREDIT DURING A SERGEANT'S EXAM.
SO FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF YEARS OF BEING IN THE FTO PROGRAM, THAT THEY WOULD GET MAYBE LIKE SOME BONUS POINTS OR SOMETHING RELATED TO THAT.
AND WE'RE STILL IN THAT PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, UM, WITHIN, UM, THE EXAMINATION PROCESS.
SO THIS IS WHAT I MEAN ABOUT YOU THINKING OUTSIDE OF
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THE BOX AND THE CREATIVITY.SO BELIEVE ME, 'CAUSE COMMISSIONER, WE ARE, UH, PUTTING ALL OUR BRAINS TOGETHER BECAUSE WE WANT IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
WE WANT OUR NEW OFFICERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
WE NEED STAFF BECAUSE WE ARE SHORT 180 OFFICERS RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE IT WORK FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON COMING THROUGH THE DOOR THAT WANTS TO WORK HERE.
SO LOTS OF THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, MARIA CONNO AND WE MET WITH, UH, CHRISTINA WINING ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE, AND SO THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT INTERNALLY AS TO WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY MUCH, UM, OPEN AND SUPPORTIVE OF WHATEVER RECOMMENDATIONS COME FORWARD TO BRING THAT AS PART OF OUR PROPOSAL TO THE POA.
I'M VERY PROUD OF YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE MEASURES THAT YOU'RE TAKING TO HELP OUR CITY BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT.
UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS? YEAH.
UM, JUST A WAY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, UM, JUST ECHO WHAT, WHAT PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON SAID.
UM, AND SPEAKING OF INCENTIVES, HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU SEEN, UM, THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR NEW OR LATERAL OFFICERS PAY OFF ALREADY? YES.
UM, WE WERE DOING SOME ANALYSIS ON THE REFERRAL OF CANDIDATES AND PRIOR TO THE INCENTIVE, UH, PROGRAM FOR LATERALS, WE HAD HAD MAYBE TWO THAT HAD COME.
AND IN THE LAST, UH, YEAR THAT WE HAVE INCREASED THAT INCENTIVE, WE HAVE ROUGHLY ABOUT 15 LATERALS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO WE WERE HOPING FOR A LOT MORE.
BUT AS YOU MAYBE AWARE, WE'RE COMPETING WITH A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES.
TORRANCE JUST PASSED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS INCENTIVE PACKAGE.
THEY ARE MIRRORING WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH CHILDCARE AND HOUSING.
UM, SLIGHT LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE INITIAL BONUS, BUT I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE THAT'S TORRANCE.
UM, WE, PEOPLE WANT TO COME WORK HERE, THEY WANNA BE INVOLVED.
SO, SO WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY ONE OF OUR BIGGEST RECRUITMENT TOOLS.
UM, I THINK WE HAVE LIKE 30 COLLATERAL OFFICERS THAT ARE DOING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND, UH, DOING LATERAL REFERRALS HAS BEEN, UM, WE'VE SEEN THE, THE UPTICK IN THAT ALONE.
I THINK WE HAVE TWO TODAY ON THE AGENDA.
SO THAT'S TWO MORE TO THE SIX TO THE 14.
WE HAD TO 16 NOW, SO VERY GOOD.
SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT ALREADY.
'CAUSE IT'S A FAIRLY NEW INCENTIVE THAT THAT'S PAYING OFF.
UM, AND I, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CHILDCARE AND THE HOUSING ESPECIALLY WITH, WITH THE YOUNGER FOUR MM-HMM.
I MEAN, THAT WAS, THAT WAS INCREDIBLE, UM, TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
UH, WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT HAPPENS, NOT ONLY OUT ON THE FIELD MM-HMM.
BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE, THE, THE CENTER OF, OF THE POLICE UNIVERSE.
I WANT TO JUST ADD, BEFORE I CALL FOR THE VOTE, I, I KNOW, UM, THAT YOU ALL ARE LACKING, UH, IN POLICE OFFICERS, BUT I STILL FEEL VERY, VERY SAFE IN MY COMMUNITY, UM, AND IN MY CITY, UH, WE WALK, I, I LIVE IN A WALKING NEIGHBORHOOD.
PEOPLE ARE WALKING ALL THE TIME.
YOU DON'T WALK IN A COMMUNITY WHERE YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE.
AND THAT'S IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING.
AND SO I THINK YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY AND FOR MAKING ME FEEL, UH, I JUST, I, I WOULDN'T WANNA LIVE IN ANOTHER CITY.
AND IT'S, UH, IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE TO ALL OF US.
SO, UM, JUST ACCEPT MY, UM, MY APPRECIATION.
I WILL MAKE SURE I PASS THAT ALONG.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR MOISES GOMEZ SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER THREE ARMED.
AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'VE MISPRONOUNCED HER FIRST NAME.
SO, UM, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM ELSA LAW PERSONNEL
[13. 24-54523 Recommendation for extension of probationary period for Moises Gomez, Special Services Officer III-Armed. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ADMINISTRATOR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A, AN EXTENSION OF PROBATION FOR, UH, ACTUALLY THIS IS ACTUALLY A FIRST EXTENSION OF PROBATION THAT'S AN ERROR, UM, FOR MR. MOISE GOMEZ SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICERS.IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41, SUBSECTION TWO OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND, AND SECTION 1.01, SUBSECTION ONE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
UM, SOME FACTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
MR. GOMEZ WAS HIRED AS AN SSO SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER THREE ARMED ASSIGNED TO THE JAIL DIVISION IN THE SUPPORT BUREAU IN MARCH, 2024.
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UM, SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE JAIL DIVISION ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A STRUCTURED CUSTODY OFFICER ACADEMY THROUGH THE LA P UH, PD, COMPRISED OF TWO WEEKS OF ORIENTATION, FOLLOWED BY 16 WEEKS OF ACADEMY INSTRUCTION.MR. GOMEZ IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THE ACADEMY IN AUGUST, 2024.
IT'S ANTICIPATED TO COMPLETE IT IN DECEMBER, 2024.
UH, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION, HE WILL REACCLIMATE WITH THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT IN AN EIGHT HOUR SESSION.
AND MR. GOMEZ IS PROBATION IS SCHEDULED TO CONCLUDE ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2024.
UH, AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING AND RECLAMATION, HE WILL HAVE COMPLETED HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
THIS EXTENSION IS RE UH, IF THIS REQUEST IS FOR AN EXTENSION OF FOR OF THREE MONTHS OR 522 HOURS, UH, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED CUSTODY OFFICER ACADEMY AND APPROPRIATELY TO APPROPRIATELY EVALUATE MR. GOMEZ'S PERFORMANCE AND SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO PRODUCE AND MAINTAIN PROPERLY TRAINED STAFF AND A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
UH, MR. GOMEZ WAS EVALUATED DURING HIS INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD AND HAS SIGNED HIS EVALUATION.
ADDITIONALLY, HE'S ADVISED THAT COMPLETION OF THE CUSTODY OFFICER ACADEMY IS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT STATUS.
UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS I AM HAS AGREED TO ADJUST THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICERS, UH, TO ONE YEAR.
THIS CHANGE IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICERS HIRED AFTER THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS IS CONCLUDED.
SO IN THE FUTURE, UM, YOU WILL, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LESS AND LESS OF THESE, BUT THERE WE STILL HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THE PIPELINE FOR WHICH THESE WILL BE NECESSARY.
UH, DEPARTMENT STAFF IS HERE TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION, HEARING AND C, CNN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THIS IS HER RECOMMENDATION FOR THE EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR FRANKLIN ELA GRAVA SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER THREE ARMED.
A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM, UM, MS. ELSA LAW, MRS. ELSA LAW PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR
[14. 24-54524 Recommendation for extension of probationary period for Franklin Virula Grijalva, Special Services Officer III-Armed. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN EXTENSION OF PROBATION FOR MR. FRANKLIN BERU ALVA.MR. BHAVA WAS HIRED AS A POLICE RECRUIT IN FEBRUARY, 2024 AND HAS SEPARATED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY WITHOUT COMPLETING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, AND WAS HIRED AS A SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER ARMED ASSIGNED TO THE JAIL DIVISION IN THE SUPPORT BUREAU IN MARCH 20, 20, 20 24.
AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION OF SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE JAIL ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A STRUCTURED CUSTODY OFFICER ACADEMY CONSISTING OF 16 WEEKS OF ACADEMY INSTRUCTION AND TWO WEEKS ORIENTATION.
MR. ALVA IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THE CUSTODY OFFICER ACADEMY IN AUGUST AND COMPLETE IT IN DECEMBER OF 2024.
UH, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION, HE WILL OF THE CUSTODY OFFICER TRAINING, HE WILL DO AN EIGHT HOUR RECLAMATION IN LONG BEACH.
AND MR. AVA'S PROBATION IS SCHEDULED TO CONCLUDE ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024.
THIS REQUEST IS FOR AN EXTENSION TO BE GRANTED FOR THREE MONTHS OR 522 HOURS, AND THE EXTENSION OF PROBATION WOULD ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED CUSTODY OFFICER TRAINING AND THE FURTHER EVALUATION, UH, OF MR. VI'S PERFORMANCE.
MR. ROJAVA WAS EVALUATED AND HAS SIGNED HIS EVALUATION AND, UH, UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CUSTODY CUSTODY OFFICER ACADEMY IS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS HIS, UH, APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.
AND DEPARTMENT STAFF IS HERE TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, MRS. ELSA RAMOS LAW IS, UH, NAMED APPROPRIATELY OR HOW SHE WANTS TO BE NAMED BECAUSE I HEAR ELSA RAMOS, ELSA LAW.
AND TALK ABOUT AN APROPOS NAME,
YEAH, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR SURE.
GOING TO ITEM 15, IT'S RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM CIVIL CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.
MARIA ALAMO? YES, AND THEN SAL, AND THEN MYSELF.
GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES THIS MORNING.
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GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.[15. 24-54525 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
OKAY, I'M GONNA BE REALLY QUICK THEN.UM, THAT WAS A PERFORMANCE EXAM IN PERSON, SO JUST ONE BIG STAFF FOR ALL THAT WORK.
IT'S, IT'S LIKE, UH, UM, PLANNING A WEDDING, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THE RAIDERS THERE AND THE DEPARTMENT.
THANK, THANK YOU TO, I BELIEVE IT'S, UH, PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, THAT ASSISTED OR IS IT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT? YEAH, SORRY.
UM, HELP PUT TOGETHER THE PERFORMANCE EXAM, THE RESOURCES, UM, TO MAKE ALL THAT HAPPEN.
AND WRAPPING UP ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TEST TWO, AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A SECOND ADMINISTRATION.
UM, WE HAD ANOTHER CANDIDATE ADDED TO PROCESS AS A RESULT OF COMMISSION ACTION.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO TEST THE REMAINING CANDIDATES, UM, YESTERDAY AND I THINK BELIEVE ONE MORE TODAY.
AND SO WE WILL BE BRINGING FINAL RESULTS, UM, NEXT COMMISSION MEETING FOR TEST TWO.
AND ALONG WITH, UH, THE ADMIN ANALYST LIST, YOU KNOW, THERE SEEMS TO BE, WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THE EDUCATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, UM, PUT OUT A BANDED LIST.
WE HAD, IT WAS COMPRISED OF THREE BANDS, BAND A, B, AND C, 188 CANDIDATES ON THAT LIST.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY REACHING OUT TO BAND C.
SO I'LL HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS CONTACTING, UH, CANDIDATES AND OFFERING INTERVIEWS IN BAN ORDER, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THAT'S HOW BANDING AND PREFERENCES WORK.
UM, AND ALSO WE ARE CIVIL SERVICE.
WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO MAKING OUR SELECTION FOR, I MEAN, FOR THROUGH TO ONBOARDING.
I WANNA THANK ADMIN SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION.
WE ARE ONBOARDING A NEW, UM, PERSONNEL ANALYST, SO I WON'T REVEAL THE NAME UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY, UH, HAVE THEIR IN THE SEAT.
SO WE'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO THAT TO FILL CELL, UH, POSITION.
AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
IT JUST FELT LIKE IT'S THE RIGHT TIME DURING COMMENT.
I DIDN'T WANNA SEEM LIKE I WAS BLOCKING LABORATORY ANALYSTS, BUT, UM, WHAT I HEARD IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE HOW WE HAVE TO CONTINUE EDUCATING THE DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE THERE'S A, I THINK MAYBE SOME MISUNDERSTANDING OF HOW, WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO REVIEW THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC BEYOND, UM, THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, THE DEPARTMENTS, UM, CAN SUBMIT A REQUEST TO COMMISSION TO SELECTIVELY CERTIFY, I MEAN, TO SELECTIVELY HIRE FROM THE LIST.
UM, OTHERWISE YOU DON'T WANNA TELL A CANDIDATE THAT WAS QUALIFIED ON THE LIST THAT THEY'RE NOT QUALIFIED.
UM, AND IN THAT CASE IT SEEMED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WENT THROUGH THE LIST AND MADE THEIR OWN DETERMINATION THAT, UM, THESE FOLKS DO NOT MEET THAT EXTRA, UM, UH, QUALIFICATION, WHICH THAT'S FINE, BUT GET COMMISSION APPROVAL FIRST TO BE ABLE TO SELECTIVELY, UH, HIRE FROM AN ELIGIBLE LIST.
SO, UM, THAT'S A REMINDER THAT, YOU KNOW, EDUCATION, WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.
CAN I GET A CALL FOR THE VOTE? UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COMMISSIONERS WANT TO SPEAK ON, HEARING NONE, TAKE THE VOTE PLEASE.
JUST WANTED THANK CAPRICE, THANK YOU FOR, UH, MENTIONING THE, THE BANDING AND THAT'S HOW WE PUT PREFERENCES IN PLACE OR USE THE PREFERENCES.
UM, AND OF COURSE EDUCATION'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT, SO THANK YOU.
AND I DO WANNA MAKE MENTION WE HAD THREE VETERANS THAT ACTUALLY, UM, WERE POSITIVELY IMPACTED AND MOVED FROM ONE BAND TO THE NEXT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE ORGANIZATION HONORED THOSE BANDS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IF SOMEONE, UH, GOT THEIR VETERAN POINTS AND MOVED TO THE NEXT BAND.
I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION, HOWEVER, I DON'T WANNA, I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF WE CAN, GARY, IF I CAN CALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT OUT OF ORDER? YOU CAN, YES.
SO, UH, WE'RE NOT HOLDING ANYONE UP BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
SO IS THERE ANYONE, UH, DO I HAVE TO ASK FOR A VOTE FOR THAT, GARY? NO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL IT NOW, BUT DO YOU WANNA ALSO ADDRESS THE ANNOUNCEMENTS? OH, YES.
JUST IN CASE ANYONE WANTS TO HEAR THE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU.
I'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY DO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ]
SO, UM, LET ME START WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT.[01:10:01]
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS COMMISSION? MORNING COMMISSIONER.NOT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, OR AT LEAST NOT SPEAKING AS ONE MORE, JUST GIVING YOU THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAD ASKED REGARDING, UH, YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION IN WATER USAGE.
AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY, UH, GALLONS OF WATER DO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, ON HAND IN THE SITUATION OF A, OF AN EMERGENCY? MM-HMM.
SO, UH, THANKS TO, YOU KNOW, WAYNE, FOR WRITING DOWN YOUR QUESTION, AND THEN FOR US SENDING THE, UH, INFORMATION TO OUR, UH, DIRECTOR OF WATER TREATMENT.
UH, I, SO, OKAY, SO WHEN I SAID 20, I WAS REFERENCING MILLION, SO STILL VERY SHORT ON THAT.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY 50 TO 100 MILLION GALLONS OF, UH, WATER ON HAND IN THE CASE OF ANY EMERGENCIES.
AND THEN SHOULD WE, UM, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH LIKE EMERGENCY RATIONING OR EMERGENCY USAGE? UH, WE LI COULD LIMIT AND STRETCH EXISTING WATER SUPPLIES TO THREE TO FIVE DAYS AT MOST WHEN ALL WATER, LIKE, UM, IF THERE'S NO ACCESS TO WATER, SO FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE IF, LIKE AS, UH, KEVIN MENTIONED WHEN THERE'S LIKE A PIPE BURST OR SOMETHING, AND THEN WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN WATER, UM, YOU KNOW, TO THE, TO THE CITY, WE WOULD HAVE THREE TO FIVE DAYS OF WATER ON HAND FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, TO BE DISTRIBUTED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
BUT YEAH, 2050 TO 100 MILLION IN RESERVE.
YOU KNOW, THAT WAS REALLY NICE OF YOU TO DO THAT.
OH, WELL, WE APPRECIATE THAT EXTRA EFFORT.
UH, I HAVE TO BE HONEST THOUGH.
WHEN YOU TOLD ME THAT, ALL I CAN THINK OF IS, DOES THAT MEAN I'M GONNA GET BUCKETS AND HAVE TO GO GET IN LINE TO GET WATER
SO NO, ACTUALLY WE, WE DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
SO, UM, IT, WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE QUENCH BUGGY.
SO IT'S BASICALLY A MOBILE, UM, LIKE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
AND WE CONSTANTLY USE THAT WHEN WE GO OUT FOR LIKE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SO YOU MAY SEE THE QUENCH BUGGY AT SAY LIKE, UM, WE SEND THE TEAM TO, UH, WELL, I THINK MOST RECENTLY WE SENT THEM TO A, UH, A BEER FESTIVAL, SO TO, YOU KNOW, PROMOTE LONG BEACH WATER TREATMENT AND THEN ALSO TO PROMOTE HYDRATION, UH, AND RESPONSIBLE ACTING AT WHILE AT A BEER FESTIVAL.
SO, AND THEN I THINK WE'LL ALSO BE AT, UH, SOME OF LIKE THE TASTE OF DOWNTOWN EVENTS, SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT, WE GO AND, AND TAKE THAT AROUND MOLY.
BUT, UH, WE DO HAVE OTHER, UM, WAYS TO, YOU KNOW, FACILITATE DISTRIBUTION WATER OUTSIDE OF THE, THE, THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
OKAY, SO THAT TAKES CARE OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? WOW, IT'S REALLY A DULL CROWD TODAY.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO, UM, ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
COMING OUT AND MAKING ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, SO I DON'T WANNA HOLD ANYONE UP.BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ANYTIME YOU TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE TO COME TO THE COMMISSION MEETINGS.
UH, WE APPRECIATE YOU, YOU COULD DO A LOT OF THINGS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT IN HERE.
UH, SO PLEASE ACCEPT, UH, MY THANKS AND THEN ALWAYS FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
SOME OF THE INFORMATION MIGHT SOUND QUIRKY, BUT IT, IT HELPS US.
AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THOSE EXTRA EFFORTS.
WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.
[16. 24-54526 Closed Session – Executive Director’s Performance Evaluation (Pursuant to paragraph (b) (1) of Section 54957 of California Government Code). Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
IS, UH, UH, OKAY? HE HAD A LEAVE.CAN I HAVE THE TIME? IT'S 10 52.
WE ARE RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION.
UH, COMMISSIONER FROST, HOLLANDS HAD TO LEAVE.
THERE IS NOTHING TO VOTE UPON, NOTHING TO REPORT OUT ON.
AND IF THERE'S NO FURTHER, COULD, UH, COULD WE JUST TAKE A QUICK, UH, ROLL CALL? OH, YES, PLEASE.
PRESIDENT ROBERT GORDON PETERSON.
HERE, VICE PRESIDENT JOSE UNA.
HOLLINS COMMISSIONER JOANNE GARCA.
UH, SO WE HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT OUT ON.
UM, AND, UH, THIS MEETING IS, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THEN I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND THANK EVERYONE FOR TAKING THEIR TIME.
AND, UM, IT, THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON THE RECORD, BUT I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW.