Dec 11, 2024 Civil Service Commission

THAT'S WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO ME.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ? YES, SIR.

GO AHEAD.

UM, AND I, I , UH, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH, UM, EVERYTHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE DEPARTMENT HAS PUT IN A, OR HAS A PLAN TO KIND OF PUSH HER ALONG AND, AND MAKE SURE ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, THERE'S SOME GONNA BE SOME REMEDIAL TRAINING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE.

IT'S KIND OF GONNA GO BACKWARDS TO GO FORWARD TO ENSURE THAT SHE HAS THAT BASIC FOUNDATION THAT'S NICE AND STRONG.

UM, SHE TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET, AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT SHE PLATEAUED AND WE CAN'T GET HER OFF THE PLATEAU JUST YET, BUT WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET HER WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE.

AND, AND SHE'S A GREAT EMPLOYEE, SO WE WANNA KEEP HER.

OKAY, BUT, AND SO JUST MAKING SURE SHE HAS THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, ABSOLUTE AND THE OKAY.

SHE'LL BE PROVIDED EVERYTHING THAT SHE NEEDS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONERS, CAN YOU PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE? STAFF MEMBER TRI, UH, BRYSON TRIT AGAIN.

OH, REAL QUICK.

COULD WE GET, UH, FINAL VOTE? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.

MOTION CARRIES.

COMMUNICATIONS, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF JUANITA PINTO SOLIS PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER.

ITEM 12, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR JUANITA PINTO, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, DISPATCHER ONE.

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS, AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO THE, THE LAST ITEM.

UM, SO I'LL, I'LL, UM, BE BRIEF WITH THIS ONE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH.

UH, SO, UM, COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM, UH, DISASTER, UH, DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY

[12. 24-55879 Recommendation to approve extension of probationary period for Juanita Pinto-Solis, Public Safety Dispatcher I. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ONE.

UM, AND SOME BRIEF FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION, UM, MS. PINTOS WAS HIRED AS

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A PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2023, UM, AND IS ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE, THE SIX WEEK CLASSROOM SETTING, AS WELL AS THE, UM, NINE WEEK, 36 WEEK AND 52 WEEK BENCHMARKS.

UM, MS. PINTOS IS CURRENTLY AHEAD, HER 36 WEEK, UM, FINAL BENCHMARK OF HER TRAINING, UM, HAS BEEN WORKING TO COMPLETE THAT.

UM, AND MS. PENTO IS SCHEDULED TO PROBATION ON OR AROUND JANUARY 11TH, 2025, UM, AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE 36 WEEK BENCHMARK ON HER RADIO TRAINING AND NOW REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TRAINING, UH, TO ENSURE THAT SHE CAN PERFORM ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH CONSISTENCY.

UM, AS OF THE LAST PAY PERIOD, NOVEMBER 29TH, 2024, MS. PINTO SOLES HAD APPROXIMATELY 246.5 HOURS REMAINING OF HER PROBATIONARY PERIOD, AND HAS COMPLETED 1841.5 PROBATIONARY HOURS.

UM, ON NOVEMBER 21ST, EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL WAS COMPLETED FROM MS. PINTOS AND IS ON FILE WITH CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

UM, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THE REQUEST TO EXTEND PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR THREE MONTHS OR 522 SCHEDULED WORK HOURS.

UM, AND AGAIN, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, IS MS. PENTO IN THE, IN THE ROOM? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WOW, I LIKED YOU BEING UP HERE, BUT NO ONE HAS ANY MORE QUESTIONS.

DARN.

SO I GUESS WE HAVE TO CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALRIGHT, MOTION CARRIES.

MYSELF, UH, FOR ALL MY NEW COMMISSIONERS.

UH, GARY, I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING, UM, A BULLETIN.

IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

AM I ALLOWED TO ASK THE QUESTION? NO.

PITY, NO.

DO YOU SEE HOW HE SAID? NO, IT, IT, I TRYING KEEP YOU OUTTA TROUBLE.

THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE LIFT IN THERE.

NO, .

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, I, OR PROBABLY FORTUNATELY, I USUALLY DON'T ASK QUESTIONS THAT I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO.

I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO SAY NO.

ALL RIGHT, THEN LET'S MOVE ALONG.

UM, THIS IS, UH, ITEM 13, A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.

WE'RE GOOD, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND WELCOME, UH, NEW COMMISSIONERS.

UM, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.

I QUICKLY WANNA INTRODUCE

[13. 24-55880 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

I AM MARIA ALAMO, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE, UM, OFFICER, AND MY ROLE IS TO HANDLE ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ADMINISTRATION.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, ANY ONBOARDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

MY TEAM HANDLES ANY CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE LIST.

UH, WE PROCESS PERSONNEL TRANSACTION FORMS, WHICH IS ALL THE MOVEMENT OF THE CLASSIFIED CITYWIDE PERSONNEL EMPLOYEES.

AND THEN ALSO MY TEAM HANDLES ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE, UM, PAYING AND THE INVOICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE MANAGE AND HANDLE THE BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

UH, SO FOR THIS MORNING, ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH OUR COMMISSIONER'S PARKING, YOUR, YOUR ACCESS, YOUR PARKING PLACARD, ANY OF THAT STUFF WE, WE HANDLE FOR YOU.

SO WE'RE HERE TO ASSIST YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND THEN I LEAVE YOU WITH THIS LAST, UH, WE CLOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024.

UH, SO WE WILL BE PREPARING A PRESENTATION WHERE WE WILL OUTLINE ALL, ALL OUR EXPENSES.

YOU'LL GET TO SEE LINE ITEMS, AND YOU GET TO SEE THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET AND WHERE IT WAS SPENT.

UM, WE ALSO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING, I KNOW IT SOUNDS SO FAR AHEAD, UM, BUT BY THE END OF THIS DECEMBER, WE'LL BE BUILDING FISCAL YEAR 2026.

UH, SO WE START WITH ALL THE, UH, CURRENT POSITIONS.

WE BRING THEM, WE CLEAN THEM, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE POSITIONS THAT WE WANT.

AND THEN THIS IS THE PO, UH, THE TIME TO SEE, DO WE NEED MORE STAFF? SO WE REACH OUT TO THE MANAGERS, UH, THE, THE DIRECTOR, THEY HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND THEN AT ONE PART OF THE BUILDING, THE BUDGET, WE SUBMIT ANYTHING THAT WE REQUEST.

UH, SO AGAIN, UM, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING A PRESENTATION TO PRESENT FISCAL YEAR 2024, WHICH CLOSED IN, UH, SEPTEMBER 30TH.

AND THEN WE MANAGE AND KEEP UP WITH YOUR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

SO, ANY QUESTIONS? I'M HERE TO ASSIST.

SAL, DO YOU WANNA PRESENT? I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, WELCOME COMMISSIONERS, COLEMAN WISEMAN AND CORDERO, YOU KNOW, TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING.

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UH, I INTRODUCED MYSELF EARLIER, SOLO RAJAS AND MY TEAM, I WORK ALONGSIDE FOUR, UH, FULL-TIME STAFF AND ONE, UH, YOUTH INTERN, UH, MIA, WHO'S AN AUDIENCE.

SO WE'RE ALL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT US BEING PUBLIC FACING.

WE ANSWER ALL THE PHONES, ALL THE EMAILS.

SO OUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DIVISION, THE PERSON ANALYST THAT CAME UP TO THE PODIUM TO TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS PERSONAL ACTIONS OR BULLETINS.

ANYTIME WE'RE GETTING READY TO RUN A RECRUITMENT AND, AND IT'S GONNA BE GOING LIVE ON THE INTERNET, THAT'S OUR JOB TO GO OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY, GET THE WORD OUT, MAKE SURE WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PART OF PAGES, AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE, JUST BE OUT THERE TO KEEP PEOPLE ENGAGED AND PROVIDE THAT EDUCATION AND RESOURCES.

I TALKED ABOUT IT BRIEFLY, BUT YOU KNOW, WE, WE TRY TO GO OUT THERE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH, AND WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT, UM, WHERE WE GO OUT THERE, LIKE IN NORTH LONG BEACH OR DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE, OF THE, OF TOWN JUST TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, INSIGHTS, TIPS ON THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

AND THEN WE ALSO PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE IN THE COMPUTER LAB TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS OR ANY, ANY, ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO YOUR, THEIR JOB SEARCH RELATED APPLICATION PROCESS.

WE THINK THAT INVESTING IN, IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN PEOPLE AND EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT.

SO PLEASE, UH, LET US KNOW IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE US, YOU KNOW, PARTNER WITH ANY, UH, YOU KNOW, OTHER, UH, PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

DEAR COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE MISSING ANOTHER MANAGER.

THANK YOU, AL.

I'LL ASK HER TO DO AN INTRODUCTION NEXT WEEK.

WELL, I'M WAITING FOR YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO EVERYONE.

WHY ARE YOU QUIET? COME ON NOW.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS SOMA RAMOS.

UH, I'M THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR CIVIL SERVICE.

I JOINED THE CITY BACK IN 2006 AS AN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, ANALYST.

ONE MOVED, MOVED THROUGH THE RANKS TO THE ADMIN ANALYST, UH, FOUR LEVEL.

AND THEN 2018 I BECAME AN ADMINISTRATOR OFFICER.

I LOVED THE CITY.

I THOUGHT I WAS, WHEN I JOINED THE CITY IN 2006, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE HERE FOR TWO YEARS, RIGHT? , TWO YEARS BECAME ALMOST 20 YEARS.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE FIRST AND NOW LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE.

UH, THE HEIGHTS, AS I LIKE TO CALL IT, I LOVE THE CITY, AND I'M HERE TO SERVE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'VE JOINED US, OMAR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

UH, OMAR AND I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER, AND WE BOTH REALIZED, UM, I'M A LOT OLDER THAN OMAR, OF COURSE, BUT THAT WE BOTH HAVE, UH, YOUNG ADULTS AT HOME, UH, WHICH IS ALWAYS INTERESTING.

WE LEAVE THE KITCHEN CLEAN, WE COME HOME TO A TORRENT OF DISHES, .

SO, UH, WE WERE LAMENTING HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO STILL HAVE OUR CHILDREN AT HOME, BUT, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA SUPPORT THEM WHENEVER THEY WANT TO MOVE ON .

SO, OMAR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

AND I DO WANNA SAY, UM, YOU HAVE AN AMAZING HEART.

SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN SAID HERE IS THAT I RAISED, UM, EIGHT FOSTER KIDS, FIVE OF THEM LONG TERM WOW.

UNTIL THEY TURNED, HIT THEIR EARLY TWENTIES.

AND, UM, SHARING WITH YOU, THAT EXPERIENCE WAS AMAZING.

CHANGED MY LIFE.

I'M A NEW MAN BECAUSE OF THAT.

UM, AND I WILL NEVER CHANGE THAT HISTORY, RIGHT? DEFINE ME AS A HUMAN BEING.

GREAT.

SO THANK YOU.

OH, AND I LOVE YOU FOR THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH.

UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY CHILDREN THAT DON'T HAVE HOMES.

AND WHEN YOU OPEN UP YOUR HOME, UM, YOU DON'T REALIZE.

I, I DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL A SOCIAL WORKER TOLD ME.

UH, SHE, UH, I SAID, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M BONDING TO THESE KIDS.

AND SHE SAID HER NAME WAS SHERRY GIBBS.

I'LL NEVER FORGET HER, UH, FOSTER FAMILY NETWORK.

IT'S NOW KNOWN AS CHILDNET.

BUT SHE SAID, ROBIN, FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT.

AND, UH, I SAID, NO, YOU GOTTA TAKE THESE KIDS.

I, I JUST HAVEN'T BONDED.

SHE SAYS, WELL, I'LL BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS TO GET THEM.

UH, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, TELL THEM THAT YOU LOVE THEM IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT, NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS, KISS THEM AND TELL THEM THAT YOU LOVE THEM WHEN THEY GO TO BED.

AND I DID THAT AND FORGOT ABOUT HER.

AND TWO WEEKS LATER, SHE SHOWED UP TO PICK UP THE KIDS.

AND I, I SAID, WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR? YOU'RE NOT ON YOUR NORMAL SCHEDULE.

SHE SAID, WELL, I CAME TO GET THE KIDS.

I SAID, GIRL, IF YOU DON'T GET OUTTA MY HOUSE, YOU AIN'T TAKING MY KIDS ANYWHERE, .

AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM.

ALL, ALL THEY NEED IS OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.

SO, UM, YOU ARE NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, OMAR, FOR GIVING SO MUCH.

EMPLOYEE, AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO GET ON AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.

ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY OTHER REPORTS? OUR OUR, SOME OF OUR COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO GO ON, AND I TOLD THEM I WOULDN'T GET UP HERE AND PONTIFICATE, AND I'M DOING JUST THAT, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

UM, ANY MORE COMMENTS? ANY MORE REPORTS? CAN I, YES.

I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE TIME, BUT SOME OF THE DISCUSSION HAS EVOKED THIS IN ME AT THIS POINT.

UM, THANK YOU, OMAR, FOR THAT, FOR YOUR SERVICE TOO.

UM, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I ASKED, UH, ONE OF OUR, AT THE TIME, LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES, HOW LONG HE'D BEEN AT THE DEPARTMENT.

AND HE SAID HE HAD STARTED AS A CONTRACT

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AND HE'D BEEN THERE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

BUT HIS, HIS, HIS FACE WAS BRIGHT WHEN HE STARTED TO TELL ME THAT BECAUSE OF THAT, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HE'D GOTTEN ON WITH THE CITY, HE WAS ABLE TO BUY A HOME IN DOWNEY.

AND HE SAID, AND I'M ACTUALLY, AND HE WAS A YOUNG MAN, HE SAID, I'M ACTUALLY GONNA BUY MY SECOND HOME NOW.

HE SAID, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS JOB.

SO, UM, AS A NEW COMMISSIONER, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH US AT THIS POINT, WITH THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T KNOW, UM, THINGS WILL GET BETTER.

I ALSO WANNA TELL YOU THAT I KNOW CHANGE IS HARD, UM, BUT I ALSO KNOW, AS OMAR SAID, HE LOVES LONG BEACH.

YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE UNLESS YOU LOVE THIS CITY.

I, I'M A NATIVE OF LONG BEACH.

UM, SO I JOIN ALL OF YOU IN THIS, IN THIS JOURNEY THAT WE'RE GONNA TAKE TOGETHER.

UM, AND PLEASE KNOW THAT WE, AND I KNOW SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS HERE NOW, SO WE'LL, UH, WE'LL BE DOING OUR BEST JOB TO SUPPORT YOU IN THIS.

YEAH.

I ALSO, YES, YES, PLEASE DO.

YEAH, I, UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU, OMAR, AND, AND THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT, UM, FOR, UH, FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, TAKING IN FOSTER CHILDREN, BUT TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING ON CIVIL SERVICE, UH, WHETHER ON THE COMMISSION OR THE STAFF WHO CARE ABOUT PEOPLE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

AND, AND, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH, WITH THE COMMENTS OF, OF COMMISSIONER CORDERO, UM, I, I ALSO SERVE ON THE HARBOR COMMISSION, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE TRIED TO DO IS LESS CONTRACTING AND MORE HIRING.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE SAME THING FOR THE CITY.

I KNOW MONEY'S AN ISSUE, BUT, UM, WE NEED TO TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY WE WANNA BE TREATED.

AND SO, UH, SO ANYWAY, I'M HAPPY TO BE SERVING HERE AND HELPING MY CITY.

I ALSO LOVE OUR CITY.

I, I HAVE TO CONSIDER MYSELF A NEWCOMER 'CAUSE I DIDN'T COME HERE UNTIL 1975 WAS WHEN I MOVED TO LONG BEACH.

BUT I DO LOVE THE CITY.

I'M HAPPY FOR THE CHANCE TO SERVE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO LEARN AND TO, TO SERVE AND, AND GET TO KNOW MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.

SO THANK YOU.

WOW.

WE'VE GOT A GOOD TEAM UP HERE.

I FEEL REALLY GREAT.

I, I DO.

WHEN I GOT THE NAMES OF, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS COMING OVER, I, UH, WAS WAS TALKING TO REX AND I SAID, I KNOW HIM.

YEAH, I LIKE THAT GUY.

WE'VE SERVED TOGETHER.

I KNOW HER.

OH YEAH, I LIKE HER.

AND THEN THE OTHER PERSON, I SAID, WELL, I DON'T KNOW HER AS WELL, BUT YOU KNOW, BY THE TIME I GET TO THAT DAIS, I WILL.

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, I RESEARCH EVERYTHING.

AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SAY TO ALL OF YOU THAT THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSION IS STILL HERE.

WE JUST HAVE NEW PLAYERS, BUT WE'RE STILL HERE.

WE STILL CARE.

AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO GO ON AND DO WHAT THE CITY AND THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL REQUIRES OF US.

AND THAT'S TO DO OUR JOB.

SO WE WILL DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN, AND I'LL MAKE CERTAIN THAT I GET THAT QUESTION ABOUT THAT BULLETIN ASKED.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.

OH, WE STILL NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON, ON THIS IN ITEM 14 AS WELL.

YOU'RE JUST NOT GONNA LET ME GET OUT OF HERE WITHOUT DOING IT, RIGHT? HUH? I'LL TRY TO.

OH, ITEM 14.

THIS IS A CLOSED SECTION.

IT WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS.

LET'S TAKE THE VOTE FIRST FOR, UH, 13.

OH, I'M SORRY.

IS THIS FOR THE MANAGER'S REPORTS? CORRECT.

SEE, I HADN'T GONE TO THAT LAST PAGE AND I, ALL RIGHT.

MOTION CARRIE.

WAS THERE, UH, WE'RE ONTO ITEM 14, AND THAT WAS A CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION.

WE, UM, TALKED ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S, UH, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.

I NEED A FIRST AND A SECOND ON THIS, PLEASE.

UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S, UH, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND, UM, I JUST NEED AN APPROVAL.

I'M SORRY, I, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.

I JUST NEED TO CALL IT FOR IF I, I OH, OKAY.

WAS JUST THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM.

[14. 24-55881 Closed Session – Executive Director’s Performance Evaluation (Pursuant to paragraph (b) (1) of Section 54957 of California Government Code). Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IT'S ITEM 14.

I'M, I'M SORRY, I JUST SO THAT I UNDERSTAND.

SO THE, SO THE EVALUATION WAS HELD AT THE LAST MEETING, AND NOW WE ARE JUST APPROVING WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT MEETING? IS THAT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING.

NO, I THINK THE WAY IT'S AGENDIZED IS FOR A CLOSED SESSION.

SO IF, IF THERE'S NO CLOSED SESSION TAKING PLACE IN THE BACK NO.

OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE AUDIENCE, THEN WE NEED TO PULL IT.

I CAN TAKE IT, PULL IT, PULL IT.

IF THERE'S, IF, IF THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A CLOSED SESSION TODAY, NO.

THEN ITEM SHOULD BE PULLED.

NO, WE ARE NOT.

SO LET'S JUST PULL THE ITEM.

UH, LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHO WE ARE.

14.

DO YOU NEED A VOTE FOR THAT ONE? UH, I BELIEVE WE COULD JUST WITHDRAW IT.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? GOOD MORNING, MADAM PRESIDENT COMMISSIONERS, UM, FOR THE NEW COMMISSIONERS? DO NOT KNOW ME.

UH, MY NAME IS BRANDON NOTTINGHAM.

I'M ONE OF THE THREE BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE IAM, UH, THE LABOR UNION THAT REPRESENTS MOST OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH EMPLOYEES.

UH, MY TWO COLLEAGUES HERE ARE SASHI, MO AND JENNIFER FRIESEN.

UM, JUST WANTED TO WELCOME YOU,

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

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YOU MIGHT SEE OUR FACES A LOT.

WE DO ATTEND A LOT OF THESE MEETINGS.

UH, 'CAUSE A LOT OF THIS STUFF THAT GOES ON IN THESE MEETINGS AFFECT OUR MEMBERS.

UH, I DO, MADAM PRESIDENT, HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE KIND OF OUTSTANDING THAT I WAS OKAY.

HOPING TO GET SOME KIND OF FOLLOW UP ON.

I KNOW WITH THE SHIFTING OF STAFF AND THINGS, UM, THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE BACK BURNER, BUT I HAD BROUGHT UP AN ITEM FOR CORRESPONDENCE ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST, UH, EXAMINATION THE TESTING AND HOW IT WAS, UH, KIND OF RUN THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT TESTS.

WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT ELIGIBILITY LISTS AND THINGS.

WE, WE WERE HOPING TO GET A REPORT ON THE EXPLANATION ON HOW THAT PROCESS WENT.

MM-HMM .

UM, STILL HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.

AND THEN ALSO I HAD BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION, UM, THE POSITION OF HARBOR COMMAND CENTER SUPERVISOR.

MM-HMM .

WHICH IS CURRENTLY AN UNCLASSIFIED POSITION WITHIN THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT SECURITY DIVISION, UH, THAT WE DO NOT FEEL IS RIGHTLY CLASSIFIED.

WE, WE, WE DO BELIEVE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A CLASSIFIED POSITION AS PER THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

I DID ASK FOR A LOOK INTO THAT, AND I STILL HAVE YET TO GET AN ANSWER.

JUST CURIOUS TO SEE IF, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN THAT IS GONNA BE.

AND, AND WITH THE CHANGING PADS AND THINGS WE KNOW, MEASURE JB IS GONNA CHANGE SOME, SOME ITEMS AND HOW THINGS ARE GONNA BE CONDUCTED.

UH, WHO WE CAN GET THAT KIND OF CORRESPONDENCE IN RESPONSE FROM.

SO, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE AND ITEM NUMBER TWO, I UNFORTUNATELY ARE, I'M NOT ABREAST OF, IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED DURING ONE OF MY MEETINGS.

I HAVE A FEELING I WAS NOT HERE.

BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN WE'RE NOT RESPONSIVE TO YOUR NEEDS.

UM, OMAR IS NEW.

HE, UM, AND SO I DON'T WANT TO PUT HIM ON THE HOT SEAT.

HE HAS NO IDEA.

I'M CERTAIN THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THIS INFORMATION, BUT WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU.

WILL THAT WORK? YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, DOES THAT WORK FOR STAFF? ALRIGHT.

UH, I NOTICED HOW I DID THAT.

I ASK YOU FIRST.

AND THE REASON WHY I ASK YOU FIRST WAS BECAUSE THEY'RE WATER WALKERS.

I ALREADY KNOW THAT THEY PROBABLY HAVE THIS INFORMATION, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSITION, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, I, I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TRANSITION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH MEASURE JB AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GOING ON AND, AND WITH THE, THE, UH, THE OTHER DIRECTORS STEPPING DOWN, RETIRING.

SO I, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BRING IT BACK UP FOR THE NEW STAFF SO THAT WE KIND OF DON'T FORGET ABOUT THIS.

NO, WE CAN'T.

WE, I AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT HOW CORRESPONDENCE LIKE THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE FULLY INCORPORATE AND, AND, AND THINGS, YOU KNOW, POWER TO POWER OR AUTHORITIES ARE BEING CHANGED.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

UH, BUT THIS IS, THIS IS, THESE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR REALM THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ANSWER.

AND LIKE I SAID, I'M CERTAIN THAT STAFF ALREADY HAS, BUT I WANT OMAR TO GET UP AND RUNNING.

I WANT HIM TO BE ABLE TO, UH, EVALUATE WHATEVER RESPONSE THEY HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT HE'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH IT.

AND I'LL MAKE CERTAIN THAT I FOLLOW UP WITH THEM SO THAT, UH, WE CAN BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

AWESOME.

IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE.

UM, MA'AM, AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, AND, AND I'LL GET TO YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER, JUST A MOMENT.

NO, NO, NOT AT ALL.

I HEARD, UH, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'LL BE USING THAT TRANSITION AS AN EXCUSE FOR EVERYTHING.

SO BE PREPARED.

YES, MA'AM.

COULD I ASK AGAIN, THE NAME OF THE, OF THE, THE TITLE OF THE POSITION THAT YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT? IT IS HARBOR CONTROL CENTER SUPERVISOR.

WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. OMAR, DO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THAT? AND IF NOT, YOU'LL CONTACT HIM DIRECTLY, RIGHT? IS THAT GOOD? YES, SIR.

THANK YOU MUCH, COMMISSIONER LOW, UH, FOR STICKING AROUND.

AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.

WE HOPE TO THANK YOU HAVE A LOT MORE COMMUNICATION AND WORK WORKING WELL FOR YOU GUYS.

WELL, WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD COMMISSIONERS.

YOU'RE GONNA BE HAPPY.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD? OKAY.

UM, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO.

IS THERE A PARADE COMING UP? YES.

DAISY LANE.

DAISY LANE PARADE ON SATURDAY IS COMING UP.

SO THAT'S SATURDAY.

SATURDAY AT FIVE O'CLOCK.

LORD JESUS, I THINK I'M

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

IN THAT PARADE.

UM, AND JUST A RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU JOIN, I ADJO, I KNOW WE'RE PRESSED FOR TIME, UHHUH, BUT WITH THE NEW COMMISSIONERS, YOU MAY WANNA HAVE A CIVIL SERVICE STAFF STAND SO THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

GOOD IDEA.

GREAT.

I LOVE IT.

CIVIL SERVICE STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND SO THE NEW COMMISSIONERS CAN MEET YOU AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOMETHING SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN ALL MEET THEM AND STUFF.

BUT THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR NOW.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THIS LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.