* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] ORDER AT NINE. SORRY. CAN YOU TURN ON YOUR SPEAKER? 9 7 9 0 7 9 7. SPEAKER , BUT 9 0 7. [CALL TO ORDER] THANK YOU. [ROLL CALL] MR. WEISER. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CORDERO. HERE. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. PRESIDENT CORD PETERSON. HERE WE HAVE COURT. WONDERFUL. WELL, MY FAVORITE PART OF THE MEETING IS ALWAYS, WHAT IS OUR FLAG [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] RIGHT HERE? OH, WONDERFUL. THOSE YOU, YOU'LL STAND. AND THAT'S OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDERGONE AN INVISIBLE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE TRIAL AT OUR LAST MEETING, UH, WHEN THAT IS, I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU GUYS AS I CLOSE THE SESSION ABOUT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND, UH, SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS. IT WASN'T ALWAYS THIS WAY AND I ALWAYS FIND THAT. ALRIGHT, UH, LET'S GO ON. UH, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS, UH, THE COMMISSION MEMBERS. THE, [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ] WE HAVE TWO SEATS HERE. THERE'S ONE OVER HERE. SET. OKAY. SET CALENDAR. [CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 4.)] ARE, UH, ANY THAT'S FINE. THANK. MOTION. SECOND. SO MOVED THAT, UH, SECOND. SO LI, TAKE VOTE. COMMISSIONER. UH, WEISSMAN. AYE. COMMISSIONER, UH, CORDERO AYE. PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ON THE REGULAR AGENDA AND THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO [5. 25-54270 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Civil Service Commission Meeting of January 22, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] APPROVE MINUTES. CIVIL GET A MOTION IN SECOND. SO MOVED. SECOND. AYE. SECOND. COMMISSIONER WEISMAN AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO. AYE. AYE. MOTION. CARRIE, [6. 25-54271 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Combination Building Inspector Aide I-II.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] BULLET FOR THE COMBINATION INSPECTOR IN . STAFF MEMBER DON. UH, BEFORE YOU START, WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. THANK YOU. STAFF MEMBER DONNE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THE EXAMINATION FOR COMBINATION BOTH SPEAK UP. SECOND. I'M GONNA CLOSE. IS THIS ONE HERE? THREE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THE EXAMINATION FOR COMBINATION BUILDING INSPECTOR A ONE TO TWO WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM IN FY 23. AT THAT TIME, 76 CANDIDATES APPLIED IN 41 QUALIFIED. ONE ELIG ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED AND FOUR SELECTIONS WERE MADE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE VACANCIES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ONE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COMBINATION BUILDING, INSPECTOR BULLETIN, COMBINATION BUILDING, INSPECTOR AID, ONE TO TWO, BULLETIN OR SALARIES AND FILING DATE INFORMATION. AND THE REMOVAL OF THE WORD OCCUPATIONAL STAFF RECOMMENDS THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH A QUALIFYING APPLICATION AND AN APPRAISAL INTERVIEW. UM, SOMEBODY FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NONE. I'LL CALL FOR VOTE PLEASE. MOTION TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER UH, WEISMAN. AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO AYE. COMMISSIONER COLBERT? AYE. PRESIDENT COURT? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. WE'RE ON ITEM SEVEN. UH, [7. 25-54272 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Public Health Registrar.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THIS IS HER RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BULLETIN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REGISTER. MOTION PLEASE. STAFF MEMBER RISING STREET. THANK YOU. HI. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THE EXAMINATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REGISTRAR WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS A NON-COMPETITIVE EXAM IN FISCAL YEAR 1997. DUE [00:05:01] TO THE AGE OF THIS RECRUITMENT, NO INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS QUALIFIED VACANCIES OR SELECTED CANDIDATES IS AVAILABLE. UM, IN THE SER IN THE CIVIL SERVICES APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM NEO GOV. UM, THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO REQUISITIONS RECEIVED IN CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON AUGUST 26TH, 2024, AND JANUARY 21ST, 2025 TO FILL TWO VACANCIES IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH REGISTRAR BULLETIN ARE UPDATED SALARY AND FILING DATE INFORMATION, UPDATED EXAMPLES OF DUTIES, REMOVAL OF VALID MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR LICENSE REQUIREMENT, AND THE ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WASTES REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE QUALIFYING APPLICATION. AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS AN APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS. UM, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR VOTE, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WEISMAN A COMMISSIONER CORDERO? YES. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. AYE. COURT AYE. MOTION. THANK YOU. THE ITEM A. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION [8. 25-54273 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Systems Technician I-IV.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN TECHNICIAN MOTION SECOND PLEASE. SO MOVED. THANK SECOND STAFF MEMBER STEVEN ROLANDS. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THE SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN EXAM WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN NON-COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, UH, FROM MARCH 8TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16TH. AT THAT TIME, 437 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND 383 QUALIFIED FIVE ELIGIBLE LISTS WERE ESTABLISHED, WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN EXPIRED AS OF SEPTEMBER OF 2021. THE LIST WERE REFERRED TO 14 REQUISITIONS FROM THE SINGLE USER DEPARTMENT, UH, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX VACANCIES, UH, FROM THE PREVIOUS ELIGIBLE LISTS. UM, THERE WAS 10 SELECTIONS MADE FROM THOSE, UH, ELIGIBLE LISTS. UH, PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 25 RECRUITMENT, THE CITY COMPLETED REVISIONS TO THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION, UH, WHICH WERE APPROVED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION DURING THEIR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 6TH OF LAST YEAR. PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE FILING DATES AND SALARY INFORMATION, UPDATED EXAMPLES OF DUTIES, LANGUAGE, UPDATED REQUIREMENTS TO FILE, ADDITION OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, UPDATED APPLICATION SCREENING LANGUAGE, AND ADDITION OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WEIGHS REMAIN THE SAME WITH AN APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION WEIGHTED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT AND TO HAVE AN INITIAL FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS FROM, UH, FEBRUARY 7TH TO MARCH 7TH, 2025. AND THERE ARE, UH, A DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD ONE. I REMEMBER THIS BEING A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER OF A WINDOW THAN MOST OF THE OTHER VACANCIES. IS THERE A REASON WHY IT LONG WE IMPROVE SUCH NARROW TIMEFRAME OF THE FOUR WEEKS? YES. SO WE, THIS IS GONNA BE A CONTINUOUS BULLETIN, SO WE EXTEND PAST THE FOUR WEEKS AND WE MAKE THAT JUDGMENT DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PEOPLE APPLY AND, UH, IF IT'S, UM, SUFFICIENT TO, TO FILL THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES. GOT IT. SO WE'RE APPROVING IT TO BE CONTINUOUS. SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A IN DATE NECESSARILY. THAT'S JUST A PROXIMITY. YEAH, SO THERE'S GONNA BE AN INITIAL FOUR WEEK FILING PERIOD AND WE CAN EXTEND FROM THERE. JUST, THIS IS MORE FOR, JUST SO THAT I CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND. UM, WHEN WE, WHEN WE SAY THAT THERE WAS A LIST FROM 2019, UM, THERE WAS A SELECTION OF, WELL THERE WAS 400 SOME APPLICANTS, AND THEN THERE WERE, UM, SEVERAL THAT WERE HIRED, I THINK 10. SO THEN IT EXPIRES, THE LIST EXPIRES, BUT YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU WANTED AT THAT TIME, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. SO THEN THAT LIST GOES AWAY. UM, DO YOU GO BACK TO THAT LIST AND THEN TRY TO SEE IF YOU CAN CONTACT THEM WHEN THERE'S NEW OPENINGS OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? UM, WE, UM, I WOULD, UM, DEFER TO, UM, POSSIBLY STEPHANIE HERRERA IF SHE CAN KIND OF PUT SOME INSIGHT TO THAT. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT QUESTION? QUESTION I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I, I'M NEWBIE HERE. SO, UM, WHEN YOU HAVE A LIST THAT EXPIRES, UH, BUT YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU WANTED DURING THE 2019, I'M ASSUMING WHEN THE, WHEN IT WENT OUT. SURE. UM, AND YOU HIRED SOME PEOPLE. DO WE, DO WE KEEP THAT LIST? DO WE GO BACK OR DO WE JUST PUT OUT A NEW BULLETIN AND EXPECT THAT OTHER NEW PEOPLE NEW PEOPLE WILL COME AND APPLY? SO ONCE THE LIST EXPIRES, THOSE CANDIDATES HAVE ALSO EXPIRED. WE, THE DEPARTMENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO GO BACK THE, SO THIS IS GONNA BE, UM, A BRAND NEW RECRUITMENT HERE WITH A BRAND NEW LIST. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [00:10:01] ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER WEISMAN? AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERA? YES. COMMISSIONER COLBERT. AYE. RESIDENT, GO. PETERSON. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU TO ITEM NINE. [9. 25-54275 Recommendation to approve reappointment of resigned employee – Gelisa Ellazar-Torres, Clerk Typist II.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION OINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES RESIGN. UH, MOTION. SECOND. SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. STAFF MEMBER STEPHANIE HERRERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO AGAIN. UH, SO CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM BRENDA ELLA, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO REAPPOINT IGN EMPLOYEE JASI TORRES. THE CLASSIFICATION OF CLERK TUS TWO STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS. SO SOME BACKGROUND FOR YOU, MS. A A SI TORRES WAS FIRST HIRED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A CLERK TYPIST GRADE TWO ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2022. SHE OBTAINED PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION ON JUNE 20TH, 2023. ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2023, SHE RESIGNED FROM HER CLASSIFICATION, UM, OR HER POSITION IN GOOD STANDING. AND THEN ON JANUARY 6TH, 2025, MS. A TORRES REACHED OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REINSTATEMENT AS A CLERK TYPIST TOO WITH THE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO USE A REQUISITION THAT THEY HAVE ON FILE WITH THE, WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE DIVISION, UM, FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MS A TORRES. MS A TORRES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE REAPPOINTMENT. AND THEN SECTION 45 OF CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS DOES ALLOW FOR A RESIGNED OR RETIRED EMPLOYEE WHO ACQUIRED PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION. UM, TO BE REAPPOINTED IN THE CLASSIFICATION, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MS. A SAR TORRES HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. AND WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. WELL, I ALWAYS COME BACK PERSON, CORRECT. PROBLEM WITH THAT CAN PLEASE MR. WEISMAN? A COMMISSIONER CORDERO? YES. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. UH, AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. WE'RE ON TO ITEM 10. UH, [10. 25-54277 Recommendation to approve extension of probationary period for Brianna Martinez, Harbor Patrol Officer II.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR BRIANNA MORRIS MARTINEZ. THIS IS THE HARVARD PATROL OFFICER. I CAN GET A MOTION, A SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, A STAFF MEMBER DON ROSSO. THANK YOU. AYE AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS CORRESPONDENCE WAS, HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHRISTINA JASON DIRECTIVE HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE HARVARD DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF BNA MARTINEZ HARBOR PATROL OFFICER TWO FOR SIX MONTHS. UM, 1,044 SCHEDULED HOURS STAFF HAVE REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN CIVIL SERVICE POLICY 1 0 1 SECTION A TWO, SOME FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION. ON MARCH 25TH, 2024, MS. MARTINEZ WAS HIRED AS A HARBOR PATROL TWO WITH THE, UM, HARBOR DEPARTMENT. THE POSITION OF THE HARBOR PATROL OFFICER REQUIRES COMPLETION OF THE SECURITY DIVISION'S, MARITIME SECURITY ACADEMY, AND A STRUCTURED FOUR AND A HALF MONTH FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM DURING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, DUE TO LACK OF COURSE, AVAILABILITY AT EL CAMINO COLLEGE, MS. MARTINEZ BEGAN THE POST BASIC COURSE, MODULE THREE, AS A PART OF THE MSA ON JANUARY 4TH, 2025. UPON COMPLETION OF THE POST-COURSE, MS. MARTINEZ WILL BEGIN THE DIVISION'S FOUR AND A HALF MONTH FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE COURSE, MS. MARTINEZ IS SCHEDULED TO PASS PROBATION ON AND OR AROUND MARCH 25TH, 2025. GIVEN THE HOURS THAT MS. MARTINEZ HAS REMAINING AND NECESSARY AND THE NECESS NECESSITY TO COMPLETE A FOUR AND A HALF MONTH FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM, STAFF BELIEVE THAT A SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF HER PROBATIONARY EXTENSION WILL ALLOW HER TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE HER PROBATION STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE PROBATION PERIOD FROM SIX MONTHS OR 1,044 SCHEDULED HOURS. ARE, UM, DEPARTMENT, UH, REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, UM, YOU'RE TRAILED OFF AND YOU HAVE A SOFT VOICE. SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO HEAR BECAUSE MY HEARING IS GOING. SO AT THE END, I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT YOU SAID. I HEARD THE SIX MONTHS, BUT I THOUGHT YOU HAD [00:15:01] A CAVEAT AT THE END. CAN YOU PLEASE REVIEW THAT LAST STATEMENT? YES. STAFF HAVE REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD BY SIX MONTHS OR 1,044 SCHEDULED WORK HOURS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, I, I THINK I WAS, MAYBE I WAS LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE THE PAPERWORK THAT WE GOT HAD ONLY REQUESTED THREE MONTHS. IT ALSO SAID SIX MONTHS. SO THE VOTE HERE WOULD BE USED FOR SIX MONTHS, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. AND TO SAVE YOU SOME TROUBLE, I I ASSUME THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE POST TRAINING, WHICH WE DON'T, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THAT WE CAN ONLY ATTEND WHEN THEY HAVE IT AVAILABLE. YES, MA'AM. SO THE BACKGROUND TO THAT IS WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH EL CAMINO TO PROVIDE THE POST COURSE. THE ISSUE IS THE WAY THAT THE COURSE IS STRUCTURED, THEY NEED A COHORT OF FIVE STUDENTS TO MAKE IT AN EFFECTIVE CLASS. SO WHEN WE HIRED, UNFORTUNATELY WE ATTEMPTED TO SEND THE, THE, THIS INDIVIDUAL AND THEN ALSO THE NEXT TWO OFFICERS. BUT BECAUSE THEY SAID WE NEEDED FIVE, WE DIDN'T HAVE A COURSE TO SEND THEM TO. AND IT DELAYED US BY ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF TO FIVE MONTHS. SO WE ASKED FOR THE SIX MONTH EXTENSION. SO IT WILL ALLOW TO COMPLETE YOUR FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM, UM, WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BACK A SECOND TIME AND ASK FOR A SECOND THREE MONTH EXTENSION. RIGHT. THIS IS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL. , THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS. WE DO OUR BEST WITH THE SCHEDULING, BUT EXACTLY. AND, AND THE COMMISSIONERS AND I, WE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT GOING ON FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. IT'S OUTTA OUR CONTROL. SO, UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WE CAN CALL FOR THE VOTE PLEASE AND THANK YOU, SIR. YES MA'AM. COMMISSIONER WEISER. AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO? YES. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. AYE. PRESIDENT COURT PETERSON AYE. MOTION CARRIES. UH, WE'RE ON TO, UH, JUST SECOND, UH, WITH, WITH [12. 25-54278 Recommendation to approve extension of probationary period for Sherry Walker, Harbor Patrol Officer II.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] CERTAIN IS THE SAME. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION PROBATION FOR, UH, MS. SHERRY WALKER HARBOR PATROL OFFICER TO MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, UH, CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHRISTINA JASON, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF SHERRY WALKER HARBOR PATROL OFFICER TWO FOR SIX MONTHS OR 1,044 SCHEDULED HOURS. STAFF HAVE REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41 3 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE POLICY 1 0 1, SECTION A TWO. THE FACTS, UM, FOR CONSIDERATION ARE BASICALLY THE SAME. UM, THE POSITION OF HARBOR PATROL OFFICER TWO REQUIRES COMPLETION OF THE SECURITY DIVISION'S, MARITIME SECURITY ACADEMY, AND A STRUCTURED FOUR AND A HALF MONTH FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM. DURING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, STAFF HAVE RE REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD BY SIX MONTHS OR 1,044 SCHEDULED HOURS. THANK YOU. UH, THE ONLY THING I FAILED TO ASK YOU THE LAST TIME YOU DON'T, UM, BUT THE ONLY THING I FAILED TO ASK YOU, AS EMPLOYEES ARE AWARE, AND I'M SURE THAT THEY'RE, BUT I NEED ASK, THEY'RE AWARE THE FACT THAT WE'RE EXTENDING IN THE REASONS WHY YES MA'AM. AND I WAS ADVISED I SHOULD, UH, INTRODUCE MYSELF. SO I APOLOGIZE. UH, MICHAEL GOLD FROM, I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SECURITY FOR THE HARVARD DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE, UH, WE'VE SPOKEN TO THEM ABOUT THIS AND ALL THE REPORTS I'M GETTING IS THAT THEY'RE DOING FANTASTIC IN THEIR TRAINING AND JUST NEED TO GO THROUGH THE, THE STEPS OF, OF COMPLETING THE TRAINING PORTION. ABSOLUTELY. SO THEY ARE, THEY'RE AWARE AND THAT THIS IS, THANK YOU. UM, I'LL REMEMBER YOUR FACE. THIS IS, I CAN GUARANTEE MY AGE NOT GONNA REMEMBER THE FACE. OKAY. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THAT'S ALRIGHT. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL START WITH, UH, I JUST HAVE A, A QUESTION, A POINT OF INTEREST. UM, WHEN, WHEN THEY GO THROUGH THE CLASSES AT EL CAMINO, OR I'M ASSUMING CITY COLLEGE ALSO. SO OUR, SO OUR MARITIME SECURITY ACADEMY IS BROKEN UP. THE FIRST HALF, THE FIRST SIX MONTHS IS PRIMARILY, UH, CLASSWORK. SO WE HAVE ONE AGREEMENT WITH EL CAMINO WHERE THEY DO THEIR POST LEVEL THREE TRAINING. WE HAVE ANOTHER AGREEMENT WITH, UH, LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE WHERE THEY GO THROUGH AN ACADEMIC COURSE LOAD. AND THEN THE SECOND HALF OF THAT IS A FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM WHERE THEY SHADOW TRAINING OFFICERS AND DO KIND OF ON THE JOB TRAINING. SO, UM, WHAT IF A STUDENT GOES THROUGH IT WITHOUT A LINK TO THE PORT OF LONG BEACH? IT GOES THROUGH IT AND THEN APPLIES? OR DOES IT GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION? THEY APPLY TO THE PORT AND YOU PUT 'EM THROUGH THE CLASS. SO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COLLEGE THAT ONCE WE HIRE THEM AS AN EMPLOYEE, THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED INTO THE COURSES AND THEN THEY, THEY, THEY ACTUALLY GET ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR THE COURSEWORK. UH, AND WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL. SO [00:20:01] IF THEY, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE AND PURSUE AN AA DEGREE, THOSE COURSES CAN BE LEVERAGED TOWARDS THAT. BUT IT'S AN AGREEMENT THAT WE SEND 'EM AS AN EMPLOYEE TO THE SCHOOL SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO APPLY TO THE COLLEGE. THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY ADMITTED AS PART OF AN MOU THAT WE HAVE WITH OBCC AS PART OF OUR, UM, MARITIME SECURITY ACADEMY. OKAY, GREAT. BUT THEY CAN OBVIOUSLY GO THERE, APPLY THEMSELVES, AND THEN APPLY TO THE PORT LATER WHEN THEY'VE COMPLETED THEIR COURSEWORK? ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, IF THEY'RE ALREADY A STUDENT THERE, THAT'S FINE. THEY BASICALLY, THEIR, THEIR STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE WHEN WE HIRE THEM, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEIR STANDING IS WITH THE, WITH THE COLLEGE AHEAD OF TIME. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM. YES SIR. I JUST WANTED TO, THIS IS ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, I THINK THAT 11 WAS ISABELLA ROMO. AND DID WE HEAR FROM WALKER? I THE CORRECT ORDER? I THINK WE'RE A BIT OUT OF ORDER. SO OUR LAST ONE IS ISABELLA, IS THE LAST REPORT. GOT IT. ALRIGHT THEN, UM, CAN WE CALL, ARE WE CLEAR? YEAH. OKAY. LET'S CALL FOR VOTE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER WEISMAN AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO? YES. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. AYE. PRESIDENT PETERSON. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND LET'S GO TO, UH, MS. UH, ROMO CORRESPONDENCE [11. 25-54276 Recommendation to approve extension of probationary period for Isabella Romo, Harbor Patrol Officer II.        Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHRISTINA JASON DIRECTIVE HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF ISABELLA ROMO HARBOR PATROL OFFICER TWO FOR SIX MONTHS. OR AT THAT, I APOLOGIZE TO CUT YOU OFF. WE DIDN'T, I, A SECOND. ALRIGHT, CONTINUE. PLEASE GO. THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT'S REQUESTING THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO EXTEND A PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF ISABELLA RAMO HARBOR PATROL OFFICER TWO FOR SIX MONTHS OR 1,044 SCHEDULED HOURS. STAFF HAVE REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE POLICY 1 0 1, SECTION A TWO. THE FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION REMAIN THE SAME. UM, THE POSITION OF THE HARBOR PATROL OFFICER TWO REQUIRES COMPLETION OF THE SECURITY DIVISION'S MARITIME SECURITY ACADEMY. DUE TO THE LACK OF COURSE AVAILABILITY EL AT EL CAMINO COLLEGE, MS. ROMO BEGAN THE POST BASIC COURSE, MODULE THREE. AS PART OF THE MSA ON JANUARY 4TH, 2025, MS. ROMO IS SCHEDULED TO PASS PROBATION ON OR AROUND MARCH 25TH. THE HARVARD DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING THAT A SIX MONTH EXTENSION OR 1,044 SCHEDULE HOURS BE GRANTED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. THANK YOU, MR. WEISMAN. AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO? YES. AND COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. UH, PETERSON. ALRIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU HONOR TO ITEM 13. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION [13. 25-54279 Recommendation to approve and adopt revised classification specification – Refuse Field Investigator.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ADOPT REVISED, UH, CLASSIFICATION ATION FOR THE DIRECT USE FIELD. GOT IT. UM, MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF MEMBER TIFFANY JAMES. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS STAFF IS REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO COMMISSION APPROVAL AND ADOPTION FOR THE REVISED CLASSIFICATION OF REFUSE FIELD INVESTIGATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11. SECTION 1 1 10 1D OF THE CITY CHARTER FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION. ARTICLE 11, SECTION 1 1 0 1D 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 CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH POSITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CITY, I'M SORRY, CIVIL SERVICE AND HUMAN RESOURCES BEGAN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING THE REFUSE FIELD INVESTIGATOR SPECIFICATION AT THE REQUEST OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. ON JANUARY 14TH, 2025, STAFF MET WITH THE IAM, UH, LABOR UNION IN CONJUNCTION WITH HUMAN RESOURCES AND PUBLIC WORKS TO FINALIZE THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION. THE REFUSE FIELD INVESTIGATOR PERFORMS FIELD INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATES AND HANDLES COMPLAINTS AND ASSIST IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND LITTER PREVENTION AND MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION. THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION OF REFUGE FIELD INVESTIGATOR WAS ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1974 BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE REFUSE FIELD INVESTOR INVESTIGATOR CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS. UM, AND IN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL SEE THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED. SO I'M NOT GONNA READ 'EM. HUMAN RESOURCES AND [00:25:01] THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS ITEM IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BOTH DEPARTMENTS IS PRESENT TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. UM, JUST ONE OF THE CHANGES, I'M SORRY. LAWYERS ON A COMMISSION , UH, ONE OF THEM, ONE OF THEM IS, UH, IT GETS RID OF, APPEARS IN COURT. UH, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE DEPARTMENT WHO WOULD HAVE THAT CAPABILITY THAT IF THERE'S, UH, YOU KNOW, REQUEST TO, YOU KNOW, DEPOSE THE PERSON WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE OR YOU KNOW, ANYONE THAT THE DEPARTMENT STILL HAS SOMEONE THAT COULD APPEAR ON THE BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT. IS THAT HI. I CAN HELP WITH THAT. SO, SO THAT IS BEING ADDED. THE YELLOW MEANS IT'S BEING ADDED. THE STRIKE HERE IS BEING REMOVED. SO THAT MEANS THAT THIS, UM, CLASSIFICATION OR THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS INDIVIDUAL WOULD NOW, UM, WOULD APPEAR IN COURT. THANK YOU THAT THE STRIKE IS THE APPEAR IN COURT. SO IT'S, IF YOU, UH, WHAT SECTION ARE YOU UNDER? SURE. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES HAVE PROPOSED LANGUAGE IS ONE. IT DOES ADD IT LATER ON. OH IT DOES. IT SAYS, UH, IT MAY APPEAR OF COURT TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY ON CITATIONS AND VIOLATIONS, UH, UNDER EXAMPLES OF DUTIES PROPOSED LANGUAGE. IT'S ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THAT SECTION. THANK YOU. I MISSED THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT ALRIGHT. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. WE CAN CALL FURTHER COMMISSIONER WHITEMAN. AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO? YES. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. AYE. PRESIDENT GORA PEARSON. AYE. MOTION CARRIES ITEM 14 AND [14. 25-54280 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT. UM, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. COUNCIL, I, WE GET A MOTION TO SECOND, FIRST MOVE. SO MOVE SECOND. I'M MISSING THAT COMPUTER HONOR AND A CURSE. I JUST HAVE TO SAY AT THE HARBOR COMMISSION WE, WE DO THE, UH, DISCUSSION FIRST AND I, THAT'S WHY I CAN'T CATCH UP. NO WORRIES. LEAST YOU HAVE A REASON. I WON'T EVEN DOING THIS COUPLE YEARS, I STILL OKAY. ALRIGHT, ALL SET. CONTINUE PLEASE. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. UM, GOING BACK TO ITEM 13, I WANTED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO CIVIL SERVICE STAFF. THIS, UH, CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN ON HOLD FOR ALMOST A WHOLE YEAR AND IT DOES IMPACT THE COMMUNITY, UH, THE TRUST, THE REFUSE THAT, UM, SERVICES THAT THE CITY PROVIDES. SO BIG SHOUT OUT TO CIVIL SERVICE STAFF AND HR REP, UH, WHO IS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING MOVING. SO THANK YOU GUYS. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO THE REPORT. THANK YOU. AND, UH, SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP , UH, I, I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT A, I LIVE IN LONG BEACH AND HAVE, WHICH I INVOLVED EITHER, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE SERVICES THAT OUR CITY PROVIDES TO US A THIRD GRADE. SO, AND THIS POSITION WOULD BE CRUCIAL TO CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS COMING FROM THE STATE. SO, SO THANK YOU TO THAT, UH, DEPARTMENT. APPRECIATE. THANK YOU. SO, UM, WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE E VOLUNTARY EEAP SERVICES FOR CIVIL SERVICE STAFF ON THE AS NEEDED BASIS TO ASSIST WITH THE TRANSITION SERVICES. UM, WE HAVE FULL COLLABORATION BETWEEN CIVIL SERVICE STAFF AND HR STAFF NOW, SO THAT THINGS ARE STARTING TO LOOK MUCH BETTER IN TERMS OF THE TRANSITION. UM, AND, UM, CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT, CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WE GOTTA MIDYEAR ENHANCEMENT, WHICH MEANS WE GOT A NEW ANALYST AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING TO SUPPORT, UH, RECRUITMENT SERVICES TO PRO TO CONTINUE PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR CUSTOMERS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. UH, KEEP US APPRISED OF THE TRANSITION. WE WANT TO BE UPDATED AND CONSTANTLY. AND OF COURSE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WANNA DISCUSS WITH ME OFFLINE HERE, WANTED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE THIS MORNING. I WAS, UM, UH, GOING OVER MY NOTES AND I LOOKED BACK AT THAT NOTE THAT YOU HAD GIVEN US. MIKE, I JUST FELT SO GOOD ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT AND I APPRECIATE OUR CITY MANAGER FOR OVERSEEING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE FULL SUPPORT, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROCESS. AND I THINK WE HAVE AMAZING CIVIL SERVICE STAFF, RIGHT? THEY'RE BLOSSOMING, THEY'RE GROWING, SO THEY SHOUT OUT TO THEM. YEAH, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND OUR REPORT FROM YOU. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. AS, UH, OMAR MENTIONED WE WERE GIVEN, UH, A MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR A POSITION. SO THAT ACTUALLY GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MY TEAM, UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON DEVELOPING [00:30:01] TO TRACK HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE US TO HIRE. NOT THAT WE DID IT IN THE PAST, WE WERE ACTUALLY HIRING LAST THAN THE THREE MONTHS, BUT NOW WE WANNA CREATE A WORKBOOK THAT I COULD ACTUALLY TRACK EVERY PART OF THE HIRING COMPONENT. LIKE HOW LONG DID IT TAKE US TO DO THE REQUISITION? HOW LONG IS DID IT TAKE THAT SO THAT WE CAN CLEARLY SEE AREAS, UH, THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OR DO BETTER. AND THEN IT WOULD ALSO GIVE US A MECHANISM, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, IF THE, UH, THE VACANCY IS HELD IN ONE AREA, MAYBE GIVE A NUDGE TO THAT HIRING MANAGER AND SAY, HEY, UM, HERE WHERE WE'RE AT, UH, IN CASE WE WANT TO MEET THAT TIMELINE. UH, SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ROBERT AND I ARE WORKING ON CREATING THAT. AND THEN BECAUSE WE ARE, UH, MY TEAM ASSISTS WITH THE SELECTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT. SO THAT WILL BE THE COMPONENT THAT WE WE'RE ADDING. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THAT GOES TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY FACTORS AND UM, WE OFTEN HAD SERVICE AND UH, IT WOULD BOTHER ME. AND SO, UM, IT'S BETTER TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE CAN TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. SO VERY INTERESTED WHETHER NOT TO KNOW EXACTLY, UM, WHAT YOU WANT. OF COURSE WE WE'LL KICK YOU UP TODAY. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CIVIL SERVICE TEAM, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE WE STARTED LUGO IN A RECENT PROMOTION WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. SO STARTED LUGO'S CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE AID. UM, SHE ORIGINALLY BEGAN HER JOURNEY WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS A CLERK CAMPUS THREE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN UM, JUNE, IN AUGUST, 2018. AFTER SERVING THERE FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS, SHE PROMOTED, UH, IN JUNE, 2022 AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE AID, UH, CLASSIFICATION HERE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH SHE SUPPORTED THE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS WITHIN THE DIVISION. AND, UM, STARTING NEXT WEEK, FEBRUARY 10TH, SHE ACTUALLY IS GOING TO BE STARTING A NEW GIRL IN A NEW CLASSIFICATION AS AN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. SO WE DEFINITELY WANNA WISH HER WELL AND APPRECIATE OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND THAT'S ALL I HAD TODAY. THANK YOU FROM, YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, WE CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND I LIKE THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US. UM, THAT'S IMPORTANT, THAT TRANSITION AND THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHAT I SEE. THAT'S WHAT I HEAR. APPRECIATE AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING ABOUT THE WAY WE'RE GONNA MOVE. ALRIGHT THEN. VOTE COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO? YES. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. AYE. PRESIDENT, GO PETERSON. AYE. GREAT MOTION PERRY. THANK YOU. UH, WE ARE NOW TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ] SESSION. THERE'S ANYONE, THE PUBLIC, UH, FOR OKAY, WE'LL GO ONTO THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE HAVE [ANNOUNCEMENTS] ANNOUNCE, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D BE REMISS AND NOT SAYING NO, I ALWAYS HAPPY RECEIVED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ORATION AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED FRIENDLY AUDIENCE. , YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION I HAD NOTICED AGAIN WHEN WE WERE DOING THE RETIREES, HOW LONG THE PEOPLE WHO RETIRED HAD WORKED AT THE CITY, THE SHORTEST LENGTH OF THOSE 18 YEAR, MORE THAN 18 YEARS, AND THEN HAD SOMEONE AT, UM, HAD 25 YEARS. AND JUST THAT, THAT I USED TO WORK FOR THE CITY AND I KNOW IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. AND JUST SO HAVING THAT, UH, THAT WE HAVE SUCH A LONG TIME EMPLOYEES. IN FACT, TODAY WE, SOMEBODY COMING BACK. SO I JUST, UM, UH, I'M JUST SO PROUD OF OUR WORKFORCE AND THAT, UH, THE CITY TREATS PEOPLE WELL AND PEOPLE LIKE WORKING HERE. AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, NO OTHER COMMENTS? IS THERE ANYTHING GOING ON BESIDES SUPER BOWL SUNDAY? OKAY, I'LL COMMENT THAT FEBRUARY'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH. UH, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE INTERESTED [00:35:01] TO ATTEND, UH, EVENTS THAT ARE IN THE CITY. AND, UH, ITEMS THERE IS, UH, A NUMBER OF EVENTS AND I'M NOT GONNA GO OVER ALL OF THEM BECAUSE I HAVE FORGOTTEN IF YOU LIKE THEIR POST. UH, AND WITH THAT, UM, WHAT TIME? IT'S, IT'S NINE 50. 9 49 40. I HATE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.