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EXCUSE ME.WE'RE WAITING ON ANOTHER COMMISSIONER, AND AS SOON AS THAT COMMISSIONER IS HERE, WE'LL GET STARTED.
I DO RESPECT YOUR TIME AND JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT THE DELAY IS.
YEAH, AND IT'S OKAY IF YOU DO.
I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW WE HAVE A, WE, WE WILL.
WE WILL NOW CALL THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONS MEETING TO ORDER AT 9 0 9.
OMAR, I NEED TO ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
[CALL TO ORDER]
I NEED, NEED A ROLL CALL.UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOW AND ROTARY.
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A $50 FINE.
JUDGE, WOULD YOU PLEASE, CHIEF, PLEASE PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THE REPUBLIC STANDS
[ROLL CALL]
INDIVISIBLE WITH[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
LIBERTY.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO BE HEARD? OKAY.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ]
AND LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED?
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UH, HEARING IS SEEING NONE.IF I COULD GET A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE.
[CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 6.)]
WOULD BE SO KIND TO CAST YOUR VOTE.UH, COMMISSIONER CORDERO, COULD WE GET YOUR VOTE? MOTION CARRIES.
UH, WE'RE ONTO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5TH.
[7. 25-54402 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Civil Service Commission Special Meeting of February 5, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.THIS IS HER RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR COMMUNITY INFORMATION SPECIALIST ONE AND TWO.
[8. 25-54403 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Community Information Specialist I-II. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
YOU.THE EXAMINATION FOR COMMUNITY INFORMATION SPECIALIST ONE THROUGH TWO WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM OPPORTUNITY IN 2023 FROM TEN SEVEN TWENTY TWO TO 11 18 22.
AT THAT TIME, 87 67 CANDIDATES APPLY AND 15 QUALIFIED ONE LIST.
ONE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2022 AND EXPIRED.
AND EXPIRED ON AUGUST 13TH, 2024.
THE LIST WAS REFERRED TO, REFERRED TO SEVEN REQUISITIONS FROM TWO USER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING PARKS AND RECREATION, MARINE AND LONG BEACH UTILITIES.
PRESELECTION WERE MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST, PARKS, RECREATION, AND MARINE TWO AND UTILITIES ONE.
THERE ARE TWO VACANCIES, ONE IN PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE PENDING ON REQUISITION AND ONE IN LONG BEACH.
UTILITIES RECEIVED IN CIVIL SERVICE IN DECEMBER, 2024.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION SPECIALIST.
UPDATED FILING DATE AND SALARY INFORMATION REMOVAL OF COVID-19.
LANGUAGE ADDED VACANCY INFORMATION, REMOVAL OF DRIVER LICENSE, LANGUAGE ADDED VETERANS LANGUAGE, ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AND OF EQUITY.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WEIGHTS INCLUDE AN APPRAISAL EXAM WEIGHT WEIGHTED A HUNDRED PERCENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL THE APPLICATION IN AN APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS FROM 2 21 25 TO 3 21 25.
HERE, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE USER DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WELL GOOD.
IF I CAN CALL FOR A VOTE THEN AND THANK YOU.
UH, ITEM NINE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR FLEET SERVICES SUPERVISOR ONE AND TWO.
IF I COULD GET A MOTION IN A SECOND PLEASE.
[9. 25-54404 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Fleet Services Supervisor I-II. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
EXAMINATION FOR FLEET FLEET SERVICES SUPERVISORS ONE THROUGH TWO WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2020.AT THAT TIME, 38 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND 14 QUALIFIED, ONE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED AND THREE SELECTIONS WERE MADE.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE VACANCIES IN THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE, UH, BULLETIN ARE SALARIES AND FILING DATE INFORMATION.
UH, THE RECRUITMENT OPEN AS PROMOTIONAL.
THE OPPORTUNITY WAS OPEN TO MAINTENANCE PLANNER CLASSIFICATIONS AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE WAS ADDED.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH AN APPLICATION, SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION AND APPRAISAL INTERVIEW WAITED AT 100% AND TO HAVE AN INITIAL FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS FROM FEBRUARY 21ST TO MARCH 7TH.
AND, UH, USER, UM, DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
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DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE A, A QUESTION.I'M JUST KIND OF INTERESTED IN THIS BECAUSE IT'S IS SO NEW TO ME IN TERMS OF IT BEING A PROMOTIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY.
HOW DO WE DO, WE HAVE, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE SOME JOBS THAT ARE, YOU CAN COME IN FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THIS ONE COULD, COULD HAVE BEEN.
BUT IS THIS A REALLY, THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND PRO TO PROMOTE UP.
IS THAT WHY WE DO THAT? YEAH, CORRECT.
UM, AND WE DO A SENIORITY REPORT AND, UH, ANALYZE THE DATA TO SEE IF IT IS, UH, FEASIBLE FOR IT TO BE A PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
AND, UM, THAT WAS THE CASE WITH THIS RECRUITMENT.
ALRIGHT, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
WE CAN TAKE A VERBAL IF IT'S NOT, UH, LIKE YES.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR JAYDEN BARNES, CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
THREE, ONE STEP MEMBER LEVI INKLER.
UM, CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM JAIME GARCIA, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL
[10. 25-54405 Recommendation to approve extension of probationary period for Jaden Barnes, Customer Service Representative III. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF JAYDEN BARNES CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THREE, EXCUSE ME, FOR THREE MONTHS.UM, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41, SUBSECTION TWO OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATION AND CIVIL SERVICE POLICY 1.01, SECTION B TWO, UH, WHICH STATES THAT EXTENSION OF PROBATION MAY BE, UM, EXTENDED IN AN INSTANCE WHERE UNAVAILABILITY OR, UM, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION, UH, AFFECTED EMPLOYEE'S, UM, ABILITY, UH, FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NECESSARY OR SPECIALIZED OR TECHNICAL SKILLS.
UM, ON AUGUST 12TH, 2024, MR. BARNES WAS HIRED.
UH, BARNES WAS HIRED AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THREE WITH THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
UM, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THREE POSITIONS ASSIGNED TO THE CALL CENTER DIVISION DUE REQUIRE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A SIX TO EIGHT WEEK STRUCTURED CLASSROOM TRAINING, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL CALL CENTER SHADOWING AND ON ON THE JOB TRAINING PRIOR TO PASSING PROBATION, UH, DURING THE SHADOWING AND ON JOB TRAINING, UH, STAGE A CALL CENTER SUPERVISOR AND TWO LEADS WERE PULLED AWAY, UM, ON A SPECIAL PROJECT WOULD LIMITED, WHICH LIMITED THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO MR. BARNES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
UM, CURRENTLY HIS PROBATION IS, UH, SCHEDULED TO CONCLUDE APPROXIMATELY MARCH 1ST.
UM, AS OF THE LAST PAY PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 8TH, MR. BARNES, UM, HAD 117 HOURS REMAINING OF HIS PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
HAVING ALREADY COMPLETED 926 HOURS, EXCUSE ME.
UM, ON JANUARY 15TH, AN EMPLOYEE APPRAISAL, UH, WAS COMPLETED AND IS ON FILE WITH CIVIL SERVICE.
UM, GRANTING THIS EXTENSION OF PROBATION WOULD ALLOW MR. BARNES' TIME TO COMPLETE HIS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND SHADOWING AND WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
UM, WE HAVE REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND DO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, UM, FOR 522 ADDITIONAL, UH, SCHEDULED HOURS.
UH, WE DO HAVE A DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE HERE AVAILABLE, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, TYPICALLY WE GET A SHORT FORM, UM, DESCRIBING THEIR PERFORMANCE TO DATE.
IS THERE A REASON WHY, UM, THIS PROBATIONARY EXTENSION DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT? UM, YOUR PACKET DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEE EVALUATION.
UM, MINE DIDN'T, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MIGHT HAVE THE PUBLIC VERSION.
UM, I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO, UM, LIZ, THEY, THEY GOT THE CST VERSION.
UH, WELL, I HAVE IT HERE,
IF YOU'D LIKE IT, WOULD YOU LIKE MY COPY? UH, JUST TO SHORTLY, SORRY.
WHILE MY COLLEAGUE REVIEWS THE DOCUMENTS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND DIVE IN FOR, UM, YES MA'AM.
TIMELINESS, I HEARD YOU SAY THAT THIS WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
DOES THE EMPLOYEE FEEL LIKE IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE EMPLOYEE? UM, SO I SPOKE TO THE EMPLOYEE AGAIN THIS MORNING.
UM, EXPLAINED TO HIM THE PROCESS AND DID INVITE HIM TO ATTEND, UM, WHICH INITIALLY HE WAS GOING TO MM-HMM
UM, BUT I GUESS WITH WORK, UH, THERE WAS A CONFLICT.
SO I BELIEVE HE IS WATCHING, UH, VIRTUALLY MM-HMM
UM, YOU KNOW, MY INTERPRETATION, UM, IS THAT HE IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, AS THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD, UH, WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN TERMINATION IF
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HE CAN'T COMPLETE WHAT'S NECESSARY FOR HIM TO PASS HIS PROBATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT.SO, UH, THE EMPLOYEE WAS AVAILABLE TO BE TRAINED, THE EMPLOYER WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE TRAINING, AND SO THE EMPLOYEE THEN WOULD SUFFER TERMINATION BECAUSE THE EMPLOYER DID NOT MEET ITS STANDARD.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? UM, THAT WOULD BE MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT I'LL ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO SPEAK, UM, TO THE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE MY FAVORITE FRIEND
THANK YOU LEVI, AND GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.
AND, UH, MADAM PRESIDENT, YOUR QUESTION, I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY, UM, THE, THE, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING.
YOU KNOW, I I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR POINT HERE IS THAT THIS IS A DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.
UH, OUR SUPERVISORS, YOU KNOW, IN, IN, IN, IN THIS, TO, TO THE POINT OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, LEVI WAS, WAS DRIVING TOWARDS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALLOW FOR ACCURATE AND THEN ALSO FAIR ASSESSMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE, UH, IN MY, YOU KNOW, IN MY, UM, MEETINGS WITH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM FROM THE CALL CENTER ALONG WITH OUR ANALYSTS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, YOU KNOW, GENERATING THIS, THIS WORK WE DID, YOU KNOW, ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.
WE DID, YOU KNOW, TRY TO GET TO THE POINT OF, YOU KNOW, IS THERE, UH, CONFIDENCE IN THE FACT THAT THIS EMPLOYEE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE APPROPRIATE AND THE RE THE RESPONSIBLE AMOUNT OF TRAINING AND OVERSIGHT, WOULD THEY BE THEN CAPABLE OF, YOU KNOW, PERFORMING THE JOB DUTY SATISFACTORY TO THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT? THE ANSWER WAS YES.
SO IN OUR, UM, ESTIMATION AND IN OUR SUPPORT, THE END RESULT WOULD BE TO, YOU KNOW, PUSH FORWARD WITH A, UH, A REQUEST OF AN EXTENSION OF PROBATION SO THAT WAY THE EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
UH, FROM ALL THAT WE'VE HEARD, THE EMPLOYEE WAS VERY ATTENTIVE DURING TRAINING, WAS VERY RESPONSIVE, UH, YOU KNOW, DID A VERY GOOD JOB WHILE HE HAD THE OVERSIGHT THAT WAS REQUIRED, YOU KNOW, FROM THE, FROM THE DEPARTMENTAL TRAINERS.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AND THEN, AND THEN HAVE HIM MEET HIS, HIS, UH, HIS PROBATION AND, AND PASS IT SUCCESSFULLY.
AND SO HOW DOES THE EMPLOYEE FEEL ABOUT THE EXTENSION? I CAN'T ANSWER THAT SPECIFICALLY.
I DIDN'T AS SPEAK WITH HIM MYSELF PERSONALLY IN REGARDS TO HIS, UH, I SEE, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL FEELINGS.
I DO UNDERSTAND, UM, YOU KNOW, HIS POINT IN REGARDS TO WHAT, YOU KNOW, UH, LEVI SHARED WITH US IN REGARD, UH, YOU KNOW, STATING THAT HE IS HAPPIER WITH THIS THAN THE ALTERNATIVE.
UM, BUT WE DO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, ON THE RECORD THAT THIS IS ON GOAL AS A DEPARTMENT IS TO NOT RELEASE, BUT TO TRAIN, DEVELOP AND RETAIN.
I, I BELIEVE THAT AND I, I RECEIVE IT.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY, WELL, UH, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I, I CAN THEN ASSUME THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHERE THERE'S TIMES WHEN WE DO NOT EXTEND AND WE DO NOT ADVISE TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, SO WE WOULDN'T SEE YOU.
IN THAT INSTANCE, THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD NOT BE WHERE, OKAY.
WE, WE, THAT, THAT GOES DOWN A DIFFERENT PATH.
SO I, I GR I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PROCESS AND, UM, I REALLY BELIEVE IN KEEPING GOOD PEOPLE.
YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE UNLESS MR. BARNES WAS SOMEONE THAT WE WANTED TO KEEP IN THIS CITY.
SO, UM, I, I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE PROCESS AND, AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR THAT.
AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE AT ONE POINT I MAY NOT BE ON THE COMMISSION, BUT HIS NAME WILL COME BACK WHEN HE'S GETTING A PROMOTION SOMETIME BECAUSE HE IS COMMITTED TO THE CITY.
SO, JUST FOR, TO SUMMARIZE, UM, WHENEVER WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND AN EMPLOYEE'S PROBATION FOR WHATEVER REASON, I ALWAYS LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS PART OF IT, THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT ACCEPTING IT BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE, UM, UH, ASKED TO LEAVE.
SO THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS ASK THE QUESTION.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO, UH, FOR HOWEVER MUCH TIME WE HAVE LEFT, IF WE'RE GONNA DO PROBATION EX EXTENSIONS, I, I WANNA HEAR, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE EMPLOYEE IS ALSO SAYING, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND FROM THE EMPLOYER SIDE, I'VE BEEN AN EMPLOYER MANY YEARS, BUT I, I ALSO HAVE BEEN AN EMPLOYEE AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT EMPLOYEE FEELS, WHAT THEY THINK, IF THEY'RE A PART OF IT, BECAUSE I WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO BE HAPPY.
SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION.
IT'S NOT TO DENIGRATE THE DEPARTMENT OR TO SAY YOU DIDN'T DO THIS NANNY NA BOO.
I RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETIMES STAFF HAVE TO BE PULLED AWAY.
BUT I ALWAYS WANNA KNOW FROM THE SIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE THAT THEY ARE ALSO JUST AS HAPPY AS THE EMPLOYER.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
IT, IT, IT, IT'S COMING FROM A, A PLACE OF NOT WANTING TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THIS BE SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM.
BUT IT'S HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, WITH THEM.
I UNDER, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT, THAT'S ALL THAT I THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
IF WE CAN CALL FOR A VOTE PLEASE.
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MOTION CARRIES.ITEM 11, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION FOR COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST FIVE.
A CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM NICOLE GROSS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT,
[11. 25-54406 Recommendation to approve selective certification – Communication Specialist V. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
REQUESTING THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION'S APPROVAL, UH, AUTHORIZATION OF THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION FOR ONE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST FOR POSITION IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DIVISION.THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING CANDIDATES WITH EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF SECURITY CAMERA AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURES.
STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 28 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND SECTION 2.26 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
SOME FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION ARE THAT THE REQUISITION, TI TWO FIVE DASH 0 3 4 TO PERMANENTLY FILL ONE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST FOR VACANCY HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE CITY'S APPROVAL PROCESS.
THE REQUESTED COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST FOUR WILL BE REQUESTED FOR SERVING AS THE PROJECT LEAD FOR THE SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM.
THIS ROLE REQUIRES PROJECT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS PERFORMING HANDS-ON RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, ENSURING EFFECTIVE OPERATION MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE CRITICAL CITYWIDE SECURITY CONTROL SYSTEMS. IF THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION IS GRANTED, CIVIL SERVICE WILL INCORPORATE THE IDENTIFIED SPECIALIZED SKILLS NEEDED TO FULFILL THE DEPARTMENT'S NEEDS AND A NEW RECRUITMENT THAT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING, UH, THE NEXT MEETING OF MARCH 5TH, AND THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS ITEM IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM 12 IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT FOR ANDREW SIMPSON'S, SYSTEM TECHNICIAN FOR STAFF MEMBER SJA.
[12. 25-54407 Recommendation to approve the extension of provisional appointment for Andrew Simms, Systems Technician IV. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
REQUESTING A SIX DAY 60 BUSINESS DAY EXTENSION FOR ANDREW SIMS PROVISION APPOINTMENT OF THE SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN FOR IN THE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION ON, ON JULY 20, 24.MR. SIM'S PROVISION APPOINTMENT BEGAN ON AUGUST 10TH, 2024 AND IS SET TO EXPIRE NEXT MONTH ON MARCH 19TH, 2025.
FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION, CIVIL SERVICE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION DEPARTMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO UPDATE THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION OF SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN ONE THROUGH ONE THROUGH FOUR SINCE FEBRUARY, 2023, INITIALLY APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION ON JULY, 2020, I MEAN 2000.
THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE UPDATED CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024, WHICH WAS ALSO CONTI CONTINGENT UPON DEACTIVATING THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CLASSIFICATION, THE PREVIOUS ENTRY LEVEL CAREER PATH WITHIN IT.
THIS ALLOWS CIVIL SERVICE STAFF TO BEGIN RECRUITMENT PLANNING FOR THE UPDATED SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN ONE THROUGH FOUR CLASSIFICATION RECRUITMENT TO FILL THE PERMANENT SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN VACANCY SECURITY UNDERWAY.
THE APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OPEN ON FEBRUARY, UH, SEVENTH OF THIS MONTH AND IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025.
THE EXAM RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RECEIVED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION ON MARCH 19TH, 2025.
THIS EXTENSION WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AND SELECT THE PERMANENT POSITION.
THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE 60 DAY EXTENSION OF ANDREW SIMS PROVISION.
APPOINTMENT STAFF HAS INFORMED THE DEPARTMENT AND MR. ANDREW SIMS THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT, UM, THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THAT, UM, THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TIME.
UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE 60 DAYS, I THINK, I BELIEVE THIS CLOSES ON, UM, THE 19TH, THEN THE, UH, THERE WOULD BE A PROCESS OF, UH, PERHAPS OFFERING AND THEN TIME FOR IF THAT PERSON IS NOT INTERNAL TO THEN, UM, TRANSITION OVER, GIVE DUE NOTICE TO THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYER.
UM, WOULD THAT BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TIME TO, UH, HAVE THIS ROLE FILLED, THIS DEPARTMENT FIXED? YES.
WE, WE DID THAT, TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
UM, THIS IS 60 BUSINESS DAYS, SO HE ACTUALLY TAKES US
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OUT TO, I BELIEVE, UM, LATE JUNE, EARLY JULY.SO THAT KIND OF GIVES US A LITTLE MORE TIME SHOULD THERE BE ANY DELAYS WITH PROCESSING THE EXAM RESULTS.
ALSO, PER OUR RULE, ONCE AN ELIGIBLE IS, IS ESTABLISHED, UM, YOU KNOW, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT INCUMBENT THAT SERVING IN THE PROVISION APPOINTMENT, THEY HAVE 30, UH, BUSINESS DAYS ALSO TO BE TAKEN AFTER PROVISIONAL STATUS.
SO THAT KIND OF PUTS THE DEPARTMENT, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, JUST TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PLANNING AHEAD AS SOON AS, SO THEY'RE REALLY AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
SO AS SOON AS THE ELIGIBLE IS, IS PROVIDED TO THEM, THEY KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS FILLING THE PERMANENT VACANCY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WOW, THIS MEETING'S GONE FAST.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.
UH, JUST A QUICK UPDATE FOR MY PART.
UM, WE ARE STILL GOING THROUGH THE MEETING AND CONFIRM PROCESS, SO WE HAVEN'T FULLY MERGED.
[13. 25-54408 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
THIS BEING DONE BY NEXT MONTH.UM, YOU MIGHT SEE SOME INVITES IN YOUR CALENDARS.
WE WANTED TO BOOK YOUR HEAD INSTEAD OF HAVING TO RELEASE YOU AND THEN TRY TO BOOK YOU AGAIN FOR THE MEETINGS.
GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE THIS MORNING, BUT I DO WANNA REMIND YOU THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THE BUDGET PRESENTATION AND WE'RE HOPING TO BRING IT ON THE FIRST MEETING OF MARCH.
YES, GOOD MORNING AGAIN AND I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT TODAY.
UM, I THINK JUST AN UPDATE ON OUR RECRUITMENTS.
UM, WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE KICKED OFF THE POLICE RECRUITMENT, UH, POLICE LIEUTENANT RECRUITMENT.
UM, WE HAVE STEVEN ROBLES, OUR ANALYST AT THE HELM FOR THAT.
UM, WE ALSO, UM, WE HAD AN ANOTHER ANALYST, OR WE HAD AN ANALYST WHO, UM, HAS RESIGNED.
SO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIVISION IS DOWN A PERSON AS WELL.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRACKING THROUGH AND DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
UM, TRYING TO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH DEPARTMENTS AND JUST LETTING 'EM KNOW TO BEAR WITH US.
IF I MAY, UM, I, I TOLD STEPHANIE THAT I WAS GONNA DO THIS, UM, BUT STEPHANIE HAS BEEN A POWERHOUSE.
STEPHANIE STEP UP AS AN ACTING HR OFFICER FOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO.
SHE HAS BEEN MOVING ITEMS THAT WERE FROZEN FOR TWO YEARS.
ONE YEAR POLICE LIEUTENANT WAS ON HOLD FOR TWO YEARS AND STEVEN AND STEPHANIE MOVED IT WITHIN WEEKS.
SO BIG SHOUT OUT AND RECOGNITION TO HER.
I KNOW SHE'S VERY MODEST, BUT THANK YOU STEPHANIE, YOUR POWERHOUSE.
YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT THIS COMMENT, BUT YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA GET IT.
UH, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE RECOGNIZING THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN THE DEPARTMENT AND REMEMBER THAT WITH RECOGNITION COMES ADVANCEMENT AND SALARY INCREASES.
SORRY, JUST, UH, ONE QUESTION.
UM, BECAUSE OF THE, THE BUDGET, I, AND I DON'T HAVE THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS COMMISSION, BUT I DO KNOW, UM, COMMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A YEARLY REPORT, UM, GIVEN THE MERGE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY OR PRESSING NECESSARILY.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, HAS ONE BEEN FILED WITHIN THE YEAR? AND IF NOT, IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
UM, SO TYPICALLY WHEN A BUDGET IS APPROVED, WE DO BRING IT TO THE COMMISSION.
SO FOR INSTANCE, WE DID BRING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO YOU.
WE MADE A PRESENTATION OF WHAT WAS APPROVED, UH, TO YOU.
AND THEN WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU IS HOW WE CLOSE THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO WE ALWAYS, UH, PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION WHEN A BUDGET IS APPROVED.
AND THEN WE PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION HOW WE CLOSE THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO FOR MARCH, WE'LL BE PRESENTING HOW WE CLOSE THE FISCAL YEAR 2023, ALTHOUGH IT CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER, IT TAKES A COUPLE MONTHS FOR THE WHOLE CITY TO CLOSE THEIR BUDGET.
UH, AND SO THE NEXT TIME WE PRESENT TO YOU IS WHEN WE BUILD FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND IT GETS APPROVED, THEY WILL BRING IT TO THE COMMISSION.
IF WE STILL HAVE A COMMISSION, WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU.
AND, AND THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU WHAT WAS ADDED, UM, TO LIKE, IF WE WERE GIVEN EXTRA POSITIONS AND SO FORTH.
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ALRIGHT.LET'S GO ON TO A PUBLIC COMMENT.
OH, IF WE CAN TAKE THE VOTE, I NEED TO TAKE THE VOTE ON THE RECEIVING OF THE REPORTS.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO BE HURT.
OKAY, WELL I HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO TILL 10 O'CLOCK.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ]
DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NOTHING GOING ON IN OUR CITY.ALL RIGHT THEN I GUESS, UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL ADJOURN.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ALL FOR COMING.YOU COULD HAVE CHOSEN TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT YOU CHOSE TO SPEND YOUR TIME WITH US.