* 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. [00:04:22] ARE WE READY? YEAH. I'M SORRY. NO, NO, NO. NOT AT ALL. I WISH I HAD BROUGHT MY BLANKY BECAUSE THIS COLD. IT'S ALWAYS COLD. SHE NEVER THREW UP HER BLANKY. . I LOVE IT. GOOD MORNING. [CALL TO ORDER] IT IS 9 0 7. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. MAY I HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? [ROLL CALL] TRYING TO FIND IT. COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN HERE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO HERE. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. UH, UH, PRESIDENT GORDON [00:05:01] PETERSON. HERE WE HAVE CORUM. WONDERFUL. THIS IS THE BEST PART OF THE MEETING. THAT'S OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO, CAN YOU LEAD US PLEASE? UH, YES, PLEASE. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND IS VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE ONTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON AGENDA ITEMS. UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WI WISHES TO BE HEARD? PLEASE COME FORWARD WHEN YOU HIT THE PODIUM. GIVE US YOUR NAME, PLEASE. [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ] MY NAME IS, UM, OLIVIA OLMOS. UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AGENDA 13. I THINK IT'S, UM, I GREW UP IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AS A CAMPER TO A TEEN VOLUNTEER, AND I WAS OFFICIALLY HIRED AS A STAFF MEMBER AT THE AGE OF 16. I WAS ECSTATIC. MY WHOLE FAMILY WORKED FOR THE CITY AT THE TIME. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO CARRY OUT THAT TRADITION. I AM TRULY SORRY FOR MY ACTIONS IN MY PAST. IT WAS DEVASTATING TO LOSE THAT OPPORTUNITY. I FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHAT I DID WAS WRONG AND I SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO TAKE THIS TEST BECAUSE I HAVE TURNED INTO A PROFESSIONAL AND HARDWORKING ADULT. SINCE THEN, I WOULD BE HONORED TO WORK FOR A CITY. I LOVE AND HOLD SO DEAR TO MY HEART. THE CITY HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR MY FAMILY AND WOULD LOVE THE CHANCE TO PROVE TO YOU THAT I'M WORTHY OF WORKING FOR IT. I DON'T WANT MY YOUNGER SELF'S ACTIONS TO DEFINE ME BECAUSE I AM NOT THE SAME PERSON THAT I WAS AT 16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD. WE, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND, UH, I SPEAK FOR MYSELF WHEN I SAY I AM NOT THE PERSON THAT I WAS AT, EVEN 25 . OKAY. SO WE ALL EVOLVE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO BE HEARD? OKAY, HEARING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THAT'S [CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 6.)] ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX. THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. OH, REAL QUICK. WE NEED, UH, COMMISSIONER, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE PREMATURE. IT'S, UH, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. SO YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO CORRECT ME ABOUT THREE MORE TIMES TODAY, BUT I'LL GET IT BEFORE THE END OF THE MEETING. . THANK YOU. UH, ITEM SEVEN. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING OF MARCH 5TH. WAITING ON [7. 25-54736 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Civil Service Commission Meeting of March 5, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] A SECOND. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MAY I PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR THE PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, STAFF MEMBER. TIFFANY JAMES, I'M WAITING ON A SECOND AND WE CAN PROCEED. YEAH, I DON'T, OKAY, THANK YOU. OH, OKAY. UH, HOLD, HOLD ON FOR A MOMENT. [8. 25-54737 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Park Maintenance Supervisor.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ARE WE GOOD? OKAY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER. OH YEAH, I'M SORRY. THE EXAMINATION FOR PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 23 FROM JULY 21ST, 23 TO AUGUST 11TH OF 23. AT THAT TIME, 37 CANDIDATES APPLIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. ONE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2023, AND EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024. THIS LIST WAS REFERRED TO TWO REQUISITIONS, UM, PR 23 DASH 1 0 4 AND PR 24 DASH 0 5 9 1. SELECTION WAS MADE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST TO REQUISITION PR 23 DASH 0 1 0 4. THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY IN PARKS, RECS AND MARINE. THE REQUISITION IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR BULLETIN [00:10:01] ARE UPDATING FILING DATE AND SALARY INFORMATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE EXAMINATION. WEIGHTS INCLUDE AN APPRAISAL EXAM WEIGHTED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION AND AN APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS FROM MARCH 28TH, 25 TO APRIL 25TH, UM, OF 25. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE USER DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. COMMISSIONERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE. OKAY, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE PLEASE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NINE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE [9. 25-54739 Recommendation to approve reappointment of resigned employee – Fidel Manago, Civil Engineering Associate.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THE REAPPOINTMENT OF A RESIGNED EMPLOYEE. FIDEL MANGO, CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE STAFF, STAFF MEMBER FRASSO. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. ON MARCH, GOOD MORNING. ON MARCH 6TH, 2025, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM CHRISTINA JASON, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, UM, FOR THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO REAPPOINT RESIGNED EMPLOYEE FIDEL MANGO TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING. ASSOCIATE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS. ON AUGUST 25TH, 2007, MR. MANGO WORKED AS A CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE IN THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND ATTAINED PERMANENT STATUS ON MARCH 9TH, 2008. ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2022, MR. ALGO RETIRED FROM HIS CLASSIFICATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE IN GOOD STANDING. ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023, MR. MONGO WAS HIRED AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING AS A RETIRED ANNUITANT AT THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT IN HIS DESIGN DIVISION. ON MARCH 3RD, 2025, MR. MONGO REACHED OUT TO CLINT HERRERA, DIRECTOR OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN DIVISION, REQUESTING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REINSTATEMENT AS A FULL-TIME CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE. MR. MANGO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE APPOINT THE REAPPOINTMENT, AND THAT IF REAPPOINTED, HE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SERVE A NEW PROBATIONARY PERIOD AND THAT ALL PRIOR CIVIL SERVICE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN SEVERED, SEVERED. THE HERBERT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, AND WE'VE GOT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND FIDEL ALGA IS HERE ALSO. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, MADAM PRESIDENT, IS THE MICROPHONE ON FOR THIS? FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE LECTER? OKAY. OH, SHE HAS A VERY SOFT VOICE. I, I NORMALLY TELL HER I'M HARD OF HEARING SPEAK UP, SPEAK LOUDER, . BUT IT'S A VERY NICE VOICE. UM, COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? THERE ARE NOT. SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO. LET'S CALL ONE SECOND. UH, COMMISSIONERS. YES, THIS DOES, THIS DOESN'T INVOLVE A HARBOR EMPLOYEE. UM, OH, OKAY. DO I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF? WE'VE HAD OTHER, I MEAN, I DON'T MIND RECUSING MYSELF. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL IS RECOMMENDING. ? YES. OKAY, NOT A PROBLEM. THIS ONE, IN THAT CASE, I SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE ROOM. NO, THAT'S FINE. YOU CAN HEAR IT. IT'S FINE. IT JUST, WE'LL, WE'LL MARK YOU THAT WE'LL TAKE THAT. OKAY. OKAY. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 10, THIS [10. 25-54738 Recommendation to approve reappointment of resigned employee – Giselle Terzian, Civil Engineer.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RESIGNED EMPLOYEE GISELLE ZEN CIVIL ENGINEER. CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM JACQUELINE LES ACTING GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO REAPPOINT RESIGNED EMPLOYEE GISELLE TERIN TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF CIVIL ENGINEER. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS. MS. TER, MS. TURIAN BECAME A CIVIL ENGINEER ON FEBRUARY 16TH, 2021 AND ATTAINED PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION ON AUGUST 16TH, 2021. SHE RESIGNED FROM A CLASSIFICATION POSITION IN GOOD STANDING ON JULY 23RD, 2024. SHE, THE COMMISSION APPROVED THIS REQUEST. THE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO USE APPROVAL REQUISITION PW 25 DASH 1 0 9 TO REAPPOINT MS. IAN, MS. IAN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE REAPPOINTMENT AND IF REAPPOINTED, SHE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SERVE A NEW PROBATIONARY PERIOD. IF I, I'M NOT SURE IF SOMEBODY FROM PUBLIC WORKS IS HERE. OKAY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT THIS MIRRORS THE LAST ONE. GARY, I BELIEVE THIS IS PUBLIC WORKS, RIGHT? YES, IT'S PUBLIC WORKS. PUBLIC WORKS. THAT'S WHAT'S DIFFERENT. EVERYONE [00:15:01] CAN VOTE. WE'RE FINE. ALRIGHT THEN, UH, COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, HEARING AND SEEING NONE IF YOU'D CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH, I GUESS THAT MEANS ME TOO. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 11. UM, THANK YOU. UH, WE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM HR LAST NIGHT THAT, UH, THE EMPLOYEE FOUND FULL TIME, SO NO NEED. THEY WANNA PULL UP THE ITEM. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO BYPASS ITEM 11. UH, WE'LL STILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOTION AND SECOND AND, UH, TAKE A FULL VOTE. YOU WANTED TO PULL THIS ITEM, CORRECT? I WANNA PULL THE ITEM. YEAH. AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A FULL VOTE, UH, AND PULL THE ITEM. OKAY. [11. 25-54740 Recommendation to extend non-career hours for Selena Rico, Assistant Administrative Analyst I-NC-Conf.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AND, UH, NO DISCUSSION, I ASSUME, RIGHT, RIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONERS, THIS ITEM HAS, UH, THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO PULL THIS ITEM. IT'S NO LONGER NEEDED. IF I CAN GET YOU TO CASH YOUR VOTE THAT WE CAN PULL THE ITEM SO THE MOTION'S BEING AMENDED TO PULL THE ITEM. YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL PULL THAT RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 12, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT FOR SUNNY Z AS SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER HARBOR. [12. 25-54741 Recommendation to approve the extension of provisional appointment for Sunny Zia, Senior Program Manager – Harbor.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] SO I WILL RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. CIVIL SERVICE STAFF REQUESTS 150 BUSINESS DAYS EXTENSION FOR SUNNY CS PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT AS A SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER HARBOR. ON AUGUST 28TH, 2024, THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVED SUNNY CS PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT TO THE POSITION OF SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER IN THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT. THIS PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AND IS SET TO EXPIRE ON APRIL 15TH, 2025. ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 49 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS, UH, STATES THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE COMBINATION CA COMMISSION CAN APPROVE EXTENSIONS OF PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENTS IF AN ELIGIBLE LIST HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED AFTER THE ALLOTTED 150 DAYS WHEN AN ELIGIBLE LIST IS ESTABLISHED, THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTEE SHALL BE REMOVED FROM PROVISIONAL STATUS WITHIN 30 DAYS. RECRUITMENT TO FILL THE PERMANENT SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, HARBOR VACANCY WAS ASSIGNED TO STAFF IN FEBRUARY AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. AFTER RECEIVING INPUT FROM THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT, THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION MAY NEED TO BE REVISED, WHICH HAS DELAYED THE RECRUITMENT TIMELINE. THE RECRUITMENT TIMELINE IS PROJECTED TO CONCLUDE IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2025. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND WE BELIEVE THAT IF THE I, UH, THE A ASSOCIATION, UH, UH, AGREES WITH OUR, OUR, OUR PLAN THAT WE COULD LAUNCH RECRUITMENT A LOT SOONER THAN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THE EXTENSION WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AND SELECT A PERMANENT POSITION. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE 150 DAYS EXTENSION OF SUNNY SEAL'S PROVISION. APPOINTMENT AT THE PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVE IS SIRI, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO YOU SAID THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS 150 DAYS MORE TO GET THE BULLETIN TO US TO GET IT POSTED? ACTUALLY, THAT, THAT REQUEST CAME FROM, UH, CIVIL SERVICE STAFF ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO, UH, RUN THE RECRUITMENT. FOR US TO TYPICALLY BE ABLE TO, UH, START RECRUITMENT, UH, WE TECHNICALLY, TYPICALLY NEED TO AGREE THAT THE CLASS SPEC AND THE JOB DUTIES, YOU KNOW, ARE AS UPDATED AS POSSIBLE. WE THOUGHT INITIALLY WHEN THE REPORT WAS CREATED THAT WE'RE GONNA POSSIBLY NEED A CLASS SPEC WAS, WHICH WAS GONNA DELAY THE EXTENSION. BUT WITH NEW REVELATION, WE, WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO RUN THE RECRUITMENT A LOT SOONER. SO WE DON'T THINK THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS ACTUALLY GONNA NEED 150 DAYS. UH, WE WERE HOPING IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL, THAT THE ACTUAL PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT REALISTICALLY PROBABLY NEED MAYBE, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN THAT, MAYBE 60 DAYS OR SO. BUT, UH, DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY, WE JUST WANTED TO BE SAFE AND, AND COVER THE 150 DAYS. THE GOOD THING IS THAT WHEN THE ELIGIBLE IS, IS ESTABLISHED, YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE 30 DAYS, YOU KNOW, TO REMOVE THE, THE CURRENT PROVISIONAL EMPLOYEE FROM PROVISIONAL STATUS COMMISSIONERS. JUST TO, UM, ADD TO THAT, WE ARE SHORT TO STAFF MEMBERS IN, IN CIVIL SERVICE, SO THAT WE ARE JUST MAKING SURE, WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME, CHRISTIAN TIME TO DO THE RECRUITMENT, DO EVERYTHING RIGHT. SO THIS IS JUST AS A SAFETY MEASURE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO DRAG ANY FURTHER. I, I WANT US TO GET STAFF ON THIS BECAUSE, UM, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LITTLE BIT AND I, I RECOGNIZE WE'RE DOWN PEOPLE. UM, I, I GET IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I THANK YOU. IF YOU'D CAST YOUR VOTE PLEASE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION CARRIES. SO OUR NEXT ITEM IS TO TAKE US INTO CLOSED SESSION. UM, BUT I LOOKED AT THE, THE, THE REST OF THE AGENDA. AND [00:20:02] AFTER THIS WOULD BE, UM, AFTER THE CLOSED SESSION, WE WOULD RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM OUR MANAGERS, WHICH MEANS I'M GOING TO HOLD EVERYONE EVEN LONGER. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY, WOULD IT BE OKAY IN DECENT AND IN ORDER TO TAKE THOSE REPORTS IN CASE STAFF HAS SOMETHING ELSE TO DO, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD AND HOLD IT? WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? I WOULD PREFER THAT WE DO THE STAFF REPORTS AND THEN WE DO CLOSED SESSION IF POSSIBLE. OKAY. UM, IF, YES, MA'AM, WOULD WE ALSO DO PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE CLOSED SESSION? WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. THAT WAY WE, WE KEEP FROM HOLDING ALL OF YOU WHILE WE GO TO THE BACK. IS, IS THAT OKAY WITH ALL THE COMMISSIONERS? OH, YES. ARE WE GOOD? OKAY. SO IF WE COULD, DO I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO THIS? WE'LL JUST TAKE A REGULAR MOTION FOR ITEM 14 AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH, WE CAN DO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT, AND IF YOU WANNA DO ANNOUNCEMENTS, THEN GO TO CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. SO LET'S GO AHEAD TO ITEM 14, PLEASE. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS. [14. 25-54743 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] UH, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. WE GET, UH, SORRY. OH, MARK. UH, JUST REAL QUICK. MOTION AND A SECOND. OH, OKAY. I KNOW I NEED A MOTION TO HEAR ITEM. THANK YOU. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION, A VERBAL MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER COLEMAN AND I BELIEVE SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. UM, WE HAD TWO ACTIVE RECRUITMENTS FOR ANALYSTS TO SUPPORT CIVIL SERVICE. THE RECRUITMENT CLOSED, UM, ON APRIL 3RD. WE HAVE TWO POSITIONS WE WERE GRANTED ONE ENHANCEMENT MIDYEAR, SO THAT'S GONNA COME IN VERY HANDY. UH, AND WE'RE DOING TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES SO WE CAN BRING IN SOMEONE FROM INSIDE THE CITY SO THE LEARNING CURVE WON'T BE AS HIGH. UM, WE ENGAGE WITH CIVIL, WITH HR, WE NOW HAVE JOINT MEETINGS WHERE ACTUALLY TALENT ACQUISITION IS JOINING OUR CIVIL SERVICE MEETINGS. SO THAT TRANSITION SHOULD BE AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE ONCE WE MERGE IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. PERFECT. WITH THAT, I COMPLETE MY REPORT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU MR. RAMOS. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. UH, JUST A QUICKLY REMINDER, WE DID HAVE TO PUSH OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMISSION MEETING, BUT WE ARE PREPARED TO PRESENT ON APRIL 2ND, SO HOPEFULLY PERFECT. ALL OF YOU GUYS CAN JOIN US SO THAT WE CAN, UM, SHOW, UM, THE HARD WORK FOR STAFF FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. UM, AND AS OMAR MENTIONED REGARDING OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, UM, WE DID REACH OUT FOR A TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES WHO HOLD THE CLASSIFICATION AND WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE CANDIDATES ON THE L ELIGIBLE LIST. UM, THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME CLOSING DATE, SO WE'RE GATHERING THAT INFORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT STEPS FOR RECRUITMENT. SO HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTH. THANK YOU. AND THAT IS IT FOR MY, SO I, I JUST WANNA COMMENT THAT WHETHER, UH, IF, IF I DON'T HAVE FEET, I WILL BE HERE ON THE SECOND. I AM READY FOR THAT BUDGET REPORT. , I LOVE THE RAZZLE-DAZZLE YOU GUYS PUT ON AN EVENT. SO, UM, I MIGHT EVEN WALK IN WITH DONUTS, BUT YOU WILL SEE ME ON THE SECOND FOR SURE. , THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH US. OF COURSE. WE APPRECIATE YOU. MM-HMM . HELLO AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS. SO I DON'T HAVE A, A REPORT, BUT I, I STILL WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THAT, UM, ON THE AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE RETIREMENT, THERE WAS A ROBERT WILLIAM SCH SCHROEDER, UH, A POLICE CORPORAL THAT WAS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ACTUALLY RETIRED ON HIS 60 YEARS TO DATE, YOU KNOW, OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. WOW. THAT, OH, I MISSED REPORT. REPORT, I'M SORRY. GUESS CALCULATED TO 59 YEARS IN 11 MONTHS. BUT I DID CONFIRMED THAT HE ACTUALLY DID SERVE 60 YEARS. SO AS ONE OF PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, WOW, NOW THAT IS A LIFE THAT REALLY IS, THAT IS WONDERFUL. UH, YESTERDAY I WAS TELLING A COLLEAGUE, UM, HE WAS JUST SAYING, I, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS. I SAID, GO TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. UM, YOU WOULD MAKE, BECAUSE HE'S JUST BLACK AND WHITE. I SAID, YOU WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT POLICE OFFICER. AND NOW TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN HERE 60 YEARS, THE CITY IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW THAT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. OH, WE CAN TAKE A, A VOTE. UH OH, I'M SORRY, I'M MOVING AHEAD AGAIN. IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND CAST OUR VOTES. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. I TOLD YOU YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CORRECT ME AT LEAST THREE TIMES, THEN I TOLD YOU I'D BE HERE . UM, SO WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ] IF YOU WANT, WISH TO BE HEARD. UH, REGARDING ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO COME FORWARD? OKAY. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT, UM, THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? NO. ANYTHING FROM STAFF. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I WILL, UH, MAKE MY [00:25:01] STANDARD, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT BY [ANNOUNCEMENTS] SAYING I ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR MEETINGS. WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSE SESSION. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT, BUT IF WE DO, WE'LL COME BACK AND LET YOU KNOW. AND, UH, YES, I WAS JUST GONNA SHARE, UH, WE HAVE OUR NEW HR DIRECTOR STARTING THIS WEEK. UH, HE'S INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND INTRODUCE HIMSELF. HE'S GONNA, UH, COME ON THE NEXT WEEK'S MEETING ON THE SECOND. OKAY. SO HEARING THAT WE'RE GOING TO MEET THE NEW HR DIRECTOR, UH, STAFF CAN BRING THE DONUTS . UM, BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING, UM, TO THESE MEETINGS. YOU HAVE MANY THINGS AND MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO DO OTHER THINGS, BUT YOU COME AND YOU JOIN US AND WE RESPECT THAT AND WE APPRECIATE IT. UH, PLEASE HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION. [13. 25-54742 Closed Session – Recommendation to consider a request to file for examination by dismissed employee – Olivia Olmos (Pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of Section 54957 of California Government Code).       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [00:43:21] GOOD [00:43:21] MORNING. [00:43:22] UM, IT IS 9 45 AND WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION. I WILL WAIT FOR A MOTION FROM ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES. MOTION. THIS WOULD BE ITEM 13 RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION ON. DO WE HAVE TO SAY WHAT THE MOTION IS? YES. IF WE COULD, WE'LL JUST TAKE A QUICK ROLL CALL. WE DON'T OKAY. CALL THE ROLL CALL, SAY MOTION. YEAH. UH, WE'LL, WE'LL GET TO THAT, BUT WE'LL, UH, BECAUSE YOU RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION, WE JUST WANNA, FOR THE RECORD CALL ROLL, MAKE SURE I'M SORRY. ROLL. I APOLOGIZE. NO WORRIES. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CORDERO. HERE. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. PRESENT PRESIDENT GLORIA PETERSON HERE. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION. THIS IS ITEM 13. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO FILE FOR EXAMINATION BY, UH, FORMER EMPLOYEE, UH, MS. OLIVIA OLMOS. SECOND. OH, I THINK IT'S ALREADY ON THERE. YEAH, WE ARE, UH, DID, DID WE HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MAYOR OR DID YOU WANNA CALL FOR THE VOTE? UH, WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE, UH, GONE THROUGH ALL OF OUR AGENDA, SO UNLESS THERE IS A COMMENT THAT ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE. NOPE, YOU'RE FINE MA'AM. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. IT [00:45:01] WAS APPROVED, MS. ALMOST, IT'S ALMOST, IT, IT'S APPROVED. CAN I JUST, THAT THAT'S A RESOUNDING YES. FROM ALL OF US. YES MA'AM. GO AHEAD. JUST ONE LITTLE THING. UM, JUST GO FORTH AND DO YOUR BEST. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . UH, ONE OTHER THING. LET THE PAST BE THE PAST. PUT THE DIRT ON IT AND WE DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS THAT ANYMORE. OKAY. LET'S JUST GO FORWARD. OKAY. I AM GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE AND THAT YOU'VE THOUGHT OF THE CITY AS A PLACE TO MAKE YOUR HOME. AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT. IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO WORK. GOD BE WITH YOU. YES. A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. WE ARE ADJOURNED. [ADJOURNMENT] THE TIME IS 9 48. THANK YOU. * 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.