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WE'LL BE STARTING IN FIVE MINUTES.
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I WANT US TO, THAT'S, I I LIKE THAT.WE HAVE, UH, QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HERE TODAY THAT THIS FEELS GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING.
SO, UH, BEFORE WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER COLEMAN HAS A PREPARED STATEMENT, UH, TO READ.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND HAVE HIM READ THAT STATEMENT.
AND THEN, UH, PRESIDENT GORY PETERSON, IF YOU CAN READ YOUR STATEMENT AFTERWARDS, BE GLAD TO.
UH, PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 24 49, I HAVE JUST CAUSED, UH, UH, CIRCUMSTANCES AUTHORIZING MY REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING.
UM, I HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE WHICH PREVENTS ME FROM ATTENDING THIS MEETING IN PERSON.
THERE IS NO ONE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER IN THE ROOM WITH ME.
THIS MEETING WILL FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF AB 2, 4, 4 9, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AND ADDRESS THE BODY VIA A CALL IN OPTION, AN INTERNET BASED SERVICE OPTION, AND AN IN-PERSON AT THIS MEETING AS REFERENCED WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE AGENDA.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, IT IS NINE 13.
[CALL TO ORDER]
THANK YOU.WE WILL NOW CALL THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER AT NINE 13.
IF I COULD GET THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
[ROLL CALL]
COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN PRESENT.COMMISSIONER COLEMAN, PRESENT, PRESIDENT GOR PEARSON.
UH, THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE MEETING, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THOSE OF YOU THAT, UH, ATTEND, WHICH IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
TODAY WE HAVE, UH, THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING OUR NEW HR DIRECTOR HERE WITH US.THIS IS MR. BRYCE TYLER, AND I WOULD LIKE HIM TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR COMING TO OUR MEETING.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE AND PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE OF ALL ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WI ASCENDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTIES AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UM, SO AT OUR LAST MEETING, UM, UH, AND, UH, OMAR WILL LET US KNOW WHEN THAT IS, WHEN OUR COMMISSION, UH, SUNSETS, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE HISTORY OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND HOW THE ITERATIONS HAVE CHANGED.
I'M PRE-WARNING YOU IN CASE YOU WANNA SET THAT MEETING OUT, UM, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I ENJOY.
BUT WE'LL MOVE ON, UM, TO OUR MEETING AND ASK IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ]
THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, UM, ON AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE WILL PASS ON.
UH, AND WE JUST NEED TO CHECK IF THERE'S ANY, UH, MEMBERS IN THE ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO, UM, I KNOW WE, WE HAVE OUR NEW HR DIRECTOR HERE TODAY FOR HIM TO DO HIS INTRODUCTION FIRST.
I THINK HE HAS A BACK TO BACK MEETING TODAY.
I'VE JUST HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, MEET OUR DIRECTOR, UM, BUT HIS REPUTATION PRECEDES HIM, AND SO I AM SO HAPPY TO WELCOME YOU AND I'M HAPPY, GLAD THAT YOU HAVE THIS POSITION.
UH, THANK YOU AND PLEASURE TO MEET ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, AGAIN, MY NAME IS BRYCE TYLER, UH, NEW DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
UH, VERY HONORED AND HUMBLED, UH, TO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THIS ROLE.
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD, UH, TO STEPPING IN AND WORKING WITH, UH, SUCH GREAT INDIVIDUALS, UH, CITY EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO WORKING HARD FOR THE GREAT COMMUNITY OF LONG BEACH.
UM, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LONG BEACH, SO, UH, THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL FULL CIRCLE, UH, MOMENT FOR ME.
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EXCITED, UH, ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO LEAD AND WORK WITH, UH, YOU ALL IN THIS SPACE.IT, IT'S JUST, WE'RE JUST REALLY HAPPY ABOUT YOU ATTAINING THIS POSITION, AND I'M GLAD THAT, UH, YOU DECIDED TO THROW YOUR HAT IN THE RING.
UH, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CITY NEEDS.
AND I'M ALSO HAPPY THAT, UH, YOU'RE BORN BRED LONG BEACH.
UM, NOT TO SAY THAT YOU CAN'T BE FROM ANOTHER CITY AND HAVE A LOVE FOR THIS CITY.
BUT, UM, THERE IS SOMETHING WHEN YOUR ROOTS ARE HERE, THAT, UH, HELPS YOU TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING EVENLY BECAUSE YOU ARE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
SO WHAT HIGH SCHOOL, UH, DID YOU GRADUATE FROM? UH, SO I WILL SAY THIS WITH GREAT RESPECT TO THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, AND LONG BEACH, BUT I GRADUATED FROM THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL THAT TRULY, UH, I WOULD SAY MATTERS, WHICH IS LONG BEACH POLY.
UH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T WANNA START ANY CONTROVERSY TODAY, BUT I'M A PROUD YOU ALREADY STARTING IT.
ALTHOUGH, UM, I AM, UH, ALSO, UH, VERY, UH, FOND OF MILLIKEN.
THAT'S WHERE MY DAUGHTER CURRENTLY ATTENDS, SO I'M FOND OF THAT SCHOOL AS WELL.
I WILL NOT, UH, UH, TELL YOU THE YEAR THAT I GRADUATED.
IT PROBABLY, YOU PROBABLY WERE BORN ABOUT 10 YEARS LATER, SO I'LL KEEP THAT SILENT.
BUT I WELCOME AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT YOU'RE JOINING OUR TEAM.
AND I ALSO JUST, UH, WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT TO OMAR FOR INVITING ME.
AND, UM, ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE I, I'VE MET SO FAR, UM, UH, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE MEETING YOU.
AND IF I HAVEN'T MET YOU, I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AS WELL.
AND I ALSO AM HAPPY THAT YOU'RE A LONG BEACH PERSON.
'CAUSE YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND OUR CITY AND, AND, UH, KNOW THAT WE, WE VALUE OUR, OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR DIVERSITY.
UM, I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE THERE'S BEEN A, I THINK A DIFFICULT TIME THE PAST, UH, FEW YEARS FOR BOTH HR AND, UM, CIVIL SERVICE.
AND, UH, SO, UH, I KNOW THAT IN CHOOSING YOU, OUR CITY MADE A WISE CHOICE.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE SENSITIVE, UH, TO OUR FOLKS AND REALLY WORK TO, TO BRING, UM, THESE DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER AND, UH, I KNOW, TREAT OUR PEOPLE WITH THE RESPECT, UM, THAT THEY DESERVE.
AND, AND, UH, MILLIKEN, YOU MIGHT, I'M, YOU MIGHT BE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE, SO NICE TO HAVE YOU.
OH, I, I DIDN'T SAY, BUT, UM, MY CHILDREN WENT TO MILLIKEN EXCEPT FOR ONE.
AND I WANNA JUST ECHO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.
I LOVE WHEN WE HEAR THAT SOMEONE FROM LONG BEACH, UH, IS, IS COMING INTO OUR CITY.
IS THIS YOUR FIRST POSITION WITH THE CITY? UH, NO.
SO ACTUALLY, UM, WHILE I WAS IN, UH, COLLEGE, I SPENT, UH, A COUPLE OF, UH, NON-CAREER SINCE, AS I CALL 'EM, UH, ONE WITH THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKING IN THE, THE MEN'S JAIL AT THE TIME.
AND THEN A FEW YEARS LATER WORKING FOR THE PARKS AND REC, UH, DEPARTMENT AS A YOUTH SPORTS COORDINATOR, AND THEN LATER SUPERVISOR.
SO THAT ROLE ACTUALLY, UM, WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT ALL OF LONG BEACH.
UM, I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LONG BEACH, BUT IN THAT ROLE, I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT, UM, EVERY POCKET OF LONG BEACH.
SO THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT LEARNING MOMENT FOR ME.
SO THEN YOU LEFT, AND THEN YOU CAME, NOW THIS IS YOUR FIRST POSITION BACK SINCE THEN? YES.
UH, I, I LEFT, I SPENT ABOUT, UH, 20 YEARS WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, UH, MOST RECENTLY, UM, A FEW, I WOULD SAY A LITTLE UNDER NINE MONTHS WITH THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON PARK, BUT THEN BACK, UH, BACK HOME AS I CALL IT, BACK WHERE YOU BELONG.
WELL, I'M, I'M HOPING THIS IS YOUR DREAM COME TRUE, AND THAT YOU STAY AND THAT WE GET TO KEEP YOU.
I, I, I PINCH MYSELF EVERY MORNING JUST TO MAKE SURE IT'S REAL AND THAT I'M NOT DREAMING SO WELL, GOOD.
AND IF I MAY ALSO SEND YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, A WARM WELCOME.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, YOU TOUCHED ON A COUPLE THINGS.
I'M ALSO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NORTH LONG BEACH, UM, ALSO A VERY PROUD JACKRABBIT
UM, SO I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO HEAR OF, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE FROM THE CITY WHO UNDERSTANDS THE CITY AND HAS A DEEP, UH, CONNECTION AND HOPEFULLY LOVE FOR THE CITY, UM, TO BE IN THE ROLE SUCH AS YOU RN UM, YOU KNOW, I I, I'LL ECHO MY COLLEAGUES SENTIMENTS OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, ONGOING TRANSITION AND WILL TRUST THAT YOU WILL, UH, KEEP IN MIND THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WHO MAKE THE CITY, UH, WORK SO WELL FOR US, UM, AND KEEP THE HIRING, UH, PROCESSES AND RECRUITMENT PROCESSES, UM, AS WILL BE INDICATED THROUGH THE REST OF
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THIS MEETING RUNNING SO SMOOTHLY.UM, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TEAMS TODAY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU A BIT MORE.
UH, YES, AND I JUST, UH, WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THAT I, I DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING, UH, WITH THE MEMBERS OF, UH, THE CIVIL SERVICE TEAM CURRENTLY.
AND AS PART OF THAT INTEGRATION INTO ONE DEPARTMENT, AND I AM VERY MUCH AS MY NEW TEAMMATE TELL YOU IN JUST, UH, THE EIGHT DAYS I'VE BEEN HERE, UH, A TEAM FIRST INDIVIDUAL, SO I DON'T, UH, TAKE THAT PHRASE LIGHTLY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING US ONE STRONG, UH, TEAM FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
[CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 5.)]
ONE THROUGH FIVE.UM, IS THIS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO, UM, ADD A MOTION, UH, TO THIS.
UM, THIS IS BASED ON OUR CLOSED SESSION.
CAN I, ARE YOU OKAY WITH ME DOING IT HERE? MY MOTION, SIR? ARE WE TAKING THE CONSENT ITEM? YES, IT'S ON ITEM, UM, IT, WE'RE ADDING, WE'RE UPDATING THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
UH, IS THAT OKAY, GARY, IF THEY INCLUDE THAT IS IT IS.
SO BASED ON OUR CLOSED SESSION, UH, MEETING, UH, THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD, UH, WE MADE A CORRECTION TO THE CLERK, TYPIST ONE THROUGH FOUR.
WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED ANOTHER CANDIDATE, AND I NEED TO HAVE, UH, MAKE THE MOTION TO, UH, GET YOUR APPROVAL TO DO SO.
SO LET'S FIRST START WITH MAKING THE MOTION.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY PRESIDENT, GO PETERSON.
AND IF I COULD CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
AND WITH THAT, UM, IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SO WE HAD A, A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER CORDERO AND A SECOND BY WEISSMAN IS CORRECT? YES.
ALRIGHT, ONTO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[6. 25-54899 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Capital Projects Coordinator I-IV. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
SIX.THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR ONE THROUGH FOUR.
COULD I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED.
SO WE, UH, OH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A, A MOTION BY PRESIDENT GORA PEARSON.
IF I CAN JUST GET A SECOND, SECOND.
OH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE STAFF REPORT.
GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
UH, THE CAPITAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR ONE THROUGH FOUR EXAMINATION WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS A NON-COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 FROM OCTOBER 20TH, 2022 TO APRIL 20TH, 2023.
AT THAT TIME, 170 CANDIDATES APPLY AND 77 QUALIFIED SIX ELIGIBLE LISTS WERE ESTABLISHED.
AND MOST RECENT, THE MOST RECENT LIST EXPIRE ON MARCH 14TH, 2025.
THE VARIOUS LIST WERE REFERRED TO 40 REQUISITIONS.
14 SELECTIONS WERE MADE FROM THE VARIOUS ELIGIBLE LISTS TO REQUISITIONS.
UH, LISTED ON, ON THE REPORT, UH, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 13 VACANCIES, NINE VACANCIES WITH THE, WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THREE VACANCIES WITH THE HARVARD DEPARTMENT AND ONE VACANCY WITH THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
THE REQUISITIONS FOR ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS ARE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDE FILING DATES ON SALARY INFORMATION, REMOVAL OF COVID-19 LANGUAGE, VA VACANCY INFORMATION, EXAMPLE OF DUTIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS, ADDITION TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXAMINATION WAITS REMAIN THE SAME WITH A QUALIFYING APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION.
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AN INITIAL APPLICATION FILING PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS FROM, UH, APRIL 4TH, 2025, ENDING ON APRIL, UH, I'M SORRY, MAY 2ND, 2025.A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND LONG BEACH UTILITIES ARE PRESENT TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO YOU WANT US USING THE AUTO VOTE OR SHOULD WE JUST DO EVERYTHING VERBALLY? WE'RE GONNA JUST TAKE A VERBAL, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT, UH UH.
[7. 25-54900 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Permit Center Supervisor. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR THE PERMIT CENTER SUPERVISOR, STAFF MEMBER, THE MAYOR.RUSSELL, IF WE COULD GET A, A MOTION AND A A SECOND PRIOR.
SECOND MOTION BY GARDNER PETERSON.
THE EXAMINATION FOR PERMIT CENTER SUPERVISOR WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS A NON-COMPETITIVE EXAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.
AT THAT TIME, NINE CANDIDATES APPLIED IN FOUR QUALIFIED.
ONE ELIGIBLE LIST WAS ESTABLISHED ON MARCH 29TH, 2023, AND EXPIRED ON MARCH 28TH, 2024.
CANDIDATES, CANDIDATES WERE REFERRED TO TWO REQUISITIONS, TWO HIRES WERE MADE.
THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
CHANGES TO THE BULLETIN INCLUDES SALARY AND FILING DATE INFORMATION, REMOVAL OF COVID LANGUAGE.
THE COMPONENT OF THE APPRAISAL INTERVIEW WAS REMOVED.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CHANGES IN ADDITION TO THE CONTINUOUS OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO, UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
WE KNOW THIS WAS DONE JUST TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE ALL ON OUR TOES.
YEAH,
UH, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE BULLETIN FOR THE WATER, UH, UTILITY MECHANIC ONE THROUGH THREE.
[8. 25-54901 Recommendation to approve bulletin – Water Utility Mechanic I-III. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
LEVI SINKLER.COMMISSIONERS, ONE MOMENT QUESTION.
NO, NO, ON THIS ONE YOU SHOULD RECUSE YOURSELF.
IT'S SPECIFIC TO YOUR DEPARTMENT.
AND YOU PROBABLY SHOULD ALSO, UM, LEAVE THE ROOM AND RECUSE HERSELF.
UM, JUST REAL QUICK, GARY, ON THAT.
TO THAT POINT, SHE WOULD NEED TO STAY IN THE, IN THE ROOM FOR QUORUM.
SO I THINK, I THINK WHAT WE DID IN THE PAST, THEY JUST LIKE KIND OF ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY'RE RECUSING THEMSELVES AND THEY'RE STAYING TO KEEP QUORUM.
SHE'S PART OF THE QUORUM? NO? YES.
UM, NO, UH, BECAUSE ONE IS FOR 2, 4, 4 9, UH, THE TELECONFERENCE DOESN'T COUNT TO, TO QUORUM ONLY FOR TRADITIONAL.
SO IT, YEAH, IF YOU JUST WANNA KIND OF STEP BACK, I'LL BE, UM, BEING THAT I
AND I WILL, UH, LEAVE THE ROOM.
UH, JUST YOU NEED TO STAY IN THE ROOM, BUT JUST LIKE OFF TO THE SIDE AS I KNOW IT'S ODD, BUT SO WHAT ABOUT YOU? YEAH,
SO, UM, UH, WE'LL TAKE A QUICK MOTION AND THEN WE'LL HAVE YOU, UH, GIVE YOUR REPORT.
SO IF WE GET A, A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SO, UH, I'LL GIVE IT TO, UH, UH, VERNA PEARSON.
AND THEN, UH, SECOND IF WE CAN GET A SECOND.
UH, THE BULLETIN FOR WATER UTILITY MECHANIC WAS LAST ADMINISTERED AS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM, UM, FROM OCTOBER 13TH, 2023 TO OCTOBER 27TH, 2023.
UM, CIVIL SERVICE DID RECEIVE 115 APPLICATIONS NETTING 50 QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
UH, 17 SELECTIONS WERE MADE, UH, FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST THAT EXPIRED DECEMBER 5TH, 2024.
UM, THERE'S CURRENTLY EIGHT VACANCIES.
UM, THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, UM, AND ALL VACANCIES ARE
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BUDGETED POSITIONS, UM, TO REPLACE, UH, FOLKS NO LONGER IN THE POSITION.PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE, UH, BULLETIN OR UPDATED SALARIES AND FILING DATE INFORMATION.
UH, THE ADDITION OF VACANCY INFORMATION.
UM, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT THE SELECTION PROCEDURE REMAIN THE SAME, UM, WITH A 100% WEIGHTED, UM, WRITTEN EXAMINATION.
UM, WE ALSO DO RECOMMEND THE FILING PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS, AND THAT DOES CONCLUDE THIS PRESENTATION.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS? NOPE.
HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
COMMISSIONER CORDERO? HE'S ACCUSING.
ARE YOU STAYING WITH US FOR THE NEXT ONE? YES, MA'AM.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE, UH, SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION FOR WATER UTILITY MECHANIC.
[9. 25-54902 Recommendation to approve selective certification – Water Utility Mechanic III. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
SO MOVED.SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN AND A SECOND BY GORDON PETERSON.
UH, CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM JAIME GARCIA, MANAGER OF PERSONNEL OPERATIONS WITHIN THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO AUTHORIZE THE SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION OF THE WATER UTILITY MECHANIC.
THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION, UM, OF CANDIDATES WITH A-C-W-E-A COLLECTION SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE OPERATOR.
UM, AND I DO WANNA MAKE A VERBAL CORRECTION HERE.
UM, IT'S, UH, GRADE ONE OR HIGHER, NOT GRADE TWO.
UM, AND IT IS REFLECTED IN THE, THE MEMO MM-HMM
BUT ON THE REPORT, IT REFLECTS THIS GRADE TWO, UM, AND THE WATER DISTRIBUTION OPERATOR GRADE TWO OR HIGHER, UM, AND HAVE SERVED IN THE CAPACITY OF WATER UTILITY MECHANIC TWO OR EQUIVALENT FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR.
UM, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS COMMISSION APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE, UH, FOUR SECTION 28 WITH CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE PROCEDURE 2.26.
UTILITIES, UH, CURRENTLY MAINTAINS AN INTERNAL REQUIREMENT FOR WATER UTILITY MECHANIC THREES, UH, WITHIN THE SEWER DIVISION TO POSSESS A-C-W-E-A COLLECTION SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE OPERATOR GRADE ONE OR HIGHER, UM, AND A WATER DISTRIBUTION OPERATOR GRADE TWO OR HIGHER.
IN ADDITION, UH, WATER UTILITY MECHANIC.
UM, UH, IN ADDITION WATER UTILITY MECHANIC TWOS, THREES MUST HAVE SERVED IN THE CAPACITY OF A WATER UTILITY MECHANIC, TWO OR EQUIVALENT FOR A MINIMUM ONE YEAR AS DEFINED IN THE CIVIL SERVICE APPROVED CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION, UH, WHICH WAS FROM LAST UPDATED, UH, MARCH 2ND, 2022.
UH, THE SEWER, UH, OPERATIONS DIVISION CURRENTLY DOES HAVE SIX VACANCIES, UM, FOR GRADE THREES.
UM, CURRENTLY THERE'S NO ELIGIBLE LIST WITH THE MOST, UH, RECENT LIST EXPIRING, DECEMBER 5TH.
UM, SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL, UM, AND UTILITIES IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE.
COMMISSIONER WEISMAN, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S AN ERROR AND IT SAYS THREE INSTEAD OF TWO.
DO I NEED TO MAKE THE MOTION? AMEND THE MOTION? YES.
I WILL AMEND THE MOTION TO SHOW, UH, WATER, UH, EXCUSE ME.
THE, SO, OH, IT'S FOR THE, SORRY.
UM, SO IT'S FOR A-C-W-E-A, UM, OPERATOR GRADE ONE OR HIGHER FOR THE SPECIFIC CER CERTIFICATION.
IT'S, IT'S MARKED AS TWO, UH, OR HIGHER THAN THE STAFF.
I'LL AMEND IT TO WHAT HE JUST SAID.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER COLEMAN A COMM, UH, AND PRESIDENT ER, PETERSON.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RESIGNED EMPLOYEE MICHAEL JIMENEZ.
[10. 25-54903 Recommendation to approve reappointment of resigned employee – Michael Jimenez, Water Treatment Supervisor I. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ONE.UH, CAN I GET, UH, SO MOVED? SECOND.
AND THAT WAS A MOTION, UH, BY, UH, PRESIDENT GRAHAM PEARSON AND A SECOND BY WEISSMAN, CORRECT? YES.
CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM JAIME GARCIA.
HE ACTUALLY WAS PROMOTED TO THE MANAGER OF PERSONNEL OPERATIONS, UM, WITH THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, UM, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL, UM, TO REAPPOINT A RESIGNED EMPLOYEE, MICHAEL JIMENEZ, TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF WATER TREATMENT SUPERVISOR.
ONE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
UH, MR. JIMENEZ WAS HIRED AS, UH, BY THE LONG BEACH UTILITY DEPARTMENTS AS A WATER UTILITY SUPERVISOR ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2020, ATTAINING PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION ON JULY 12TH, 2021.
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HE HAS ALSO HELD PERMANENT STATUS IN TWO OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS WITH UTILITIES PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT AS THE WATER TREATMENT SUPERVISOR, UM, PLUMBER AND WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR RESPECTIVELY.UM, ON DECEMBER 28TH, MR. JIMENEZ RESIGNED AS, UH, FROM THE WATER TREATMENT, UH, SUPERVISOR CLASSIFICATION ON JANUARY 12TH, 2025.
MR. JIMENEZ EMAILED SKIP FULTON, THE MANAGER OF, UH, TREATMENT FOR THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT REQUESTING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REAPPOINTMENT AS A WATER TREATMENT SUPERVISOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, UPON APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST, MR. JIMENEZ WILL FILL ONE, UM, EXISTING VACANCY WITH THE DEPARTMENT, UM, THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO FILL.
UM, MR. JIMENEZ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE REAPPOINTMENT, UM, AND THAT IF REAPPOINTED, HE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE A NEW PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
AND ALL, UH, PRIOR CIVIL SERVICE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN SEVERED.
UH, THE DEPARTMENT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WOULD JUST SAY, SEE, LONG BEACH IS SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO WORK.
PEOPLE LEAVE AND IMMEDIATELY REALIZE IT WAS A MISTAKE.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO SAY THAT.
UM, DO WE NEED TO AMEND, UH, THE MOTION TO REFLECT? I AMEND THE MOTION TO REFLECT THE CORRECTIONS AS SO STATED, AND I ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IF WE COULD CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER CORDERO, OR, I'M SORRY, IS RECUSING OURSELVES STILL? COMMISSIONER COLEMAN A, UH, PRESIDENT GORO PETERSON.
ITEM 11, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION
[11. 25-54905 Recommendation to approve reinstatement of name to eligible list for Julian Hernandez, Police Recruit. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO APPROVE THE REINSTATEMENT OF NAME TO THE ELIGIBLE LIST FOR JULIAN HERNANDEZ.CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE? SO MOVED.
UH, REAL QUICK, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE A, UH, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN AND A SECOND BY CORDERO.
THE CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM ELSA LAW PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO RETURN THE NAME OF MR. JULIAN HERNANDEZ TO THE POLICE RECRUIT ELIGIBLE LIST.
STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZE THE RETURN OF HIS NAME TO THE ELIGIBLE LIST IN ACCORDANCE OF ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION 90 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
SOME FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION ARE ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024, MR. JULIAN HERNANDEZ WAS HIRED AS A POLICE RECRUIT FOR THE LONG BEACH, UH, POLICE ACADEMY CLASS OF 99, WHILE STILL ON PROBATION, MR. HERNANDEZ WAS RELEASED FROM THE ACADEMY DUE TO AN INABILITY TO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE THE TRAINING MANDA MANDATED BY THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
UH, MR. HERNANDEZ HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE UPCOMING ACADEMY CLASS OF 100 AND REINSTATING REINSTATING, UH, MR. HERNANDEZ TO THE ELIGIBLE LIST WILL ALLOW ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE UPCOMING, UH, ACADEMY CLASS.
MR. HERNANDEZ IS AWARE AND AGREES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST TO REINSTATE HIM ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST, AND MR. HERNANDEZ AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE PRESENT.
OH, I'M GOING TO DEFER TO YOU, SIR.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK.
UM, I KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE HAS AROSE BEFORE, UM, AND NOTHING WOULD PRECLUDE, UM, UH, MR. HERNANDEZ FROM, UH, REAPPLYING IF THE COMMISSION, UH, UH, VOTED NOT TO, UH, RETURN HIM TO THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
IS, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS NO.
UM, THERE WOULD BE NOTHING, UM, FOR STOPPING HIM FOR REAPPLYING IF, IF THE COMMISSION DID NOT APPROVE.
AND DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE, UM, FROM THE POLICE? ACTUALLY, WE DO, SIR.
I'M JUST GONNA IDENTIFY MYSELF.
I ALSO, I'M THE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, WANTED TO DOUBLE, UH, FURTHER CHECK THAT, UM, WHEN THE, AS IN MR. HERNANDEZ'S CASE, UH, ONE OF THE REASONS TO, UH,
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PUT BACK ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST IS THAT, UM, THEY, THEY ARE CERTAIN, UM, BENEFITS RIGHT? OF BEING KIND OF, UH, FIRST IN LINE GETTING THE, UH, ADDITIONAL, UH, VACATION TIME IS, IS, I'M CHECKING MY UNDERSTANDING FROM MY NOTES FROM, UM, PRIOR INSTANCES THAT THIS HAS ARISEN.UH, THE BENEFIT FOR US TO, WELL, FOR THE, UH, CANDIDATE THAT WOULD BE RECYCLED INTO CLASS 100 IS WHEN WE ADD THEM BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL ELIGIBLE LIST.
THE ELIGIBLE LIST IS WHAT, UH, ESSENTIALLY ESTABLISHES SENIORITY WITHIN THEIR CLASS.
SO IF WE WERE TO MAKE, UH, JULIAN REAPPLY, HE WOULD BE IN, IN BEHIND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS ALREADY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS BETWEEN THE TIME HE APPLIED TO THE TIME FROM HIS ORIGINAL APPLICATION TO WHEN HE APPLIES NOW.
SO THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL LISTS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE.
AND IF THOSE, IF INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL THOSE PRIOR LISTS ARE INCLUDED IN CLASS 100, WHICH WE HOPE, UM, AND HE HIMSELF HAS TO REAPPLY AGAIN, HE MAY BE FURTHER DOWN THE LIST WHEN WE REALLY WANT TO PRESERVE, UH, THAT SENIORITY FOR SOMEONE WHO FAILED OUT OF THE ACADEMY FOR NOT PASSING ONE OF THE SCENARIOS.
AND SO THAT IS WHY WE FE WE IN GOOD FAITH, BELIEVE THAT THIS PERSON HAS THE ABILITY TO PASS THE NEXT ACADEMY.
THEY KNOW WHAT THEIR DEFICIENCY WAS, WE'VE IDENTIFIED IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'RE ONLY ABLE TO REMEDIATE ONE TIME DURING THE POST ACADEMY.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID HAVE TO SEPARATE THE INDIVIDUAL.
AND IF I, IF I JUST MAY, UM, I KNOW EACH INDIVIDUAL IS DIFFERENTLY, SO IT MIGHT BE, UH, IT'S DIFFERENT.
SO THERE MIGHT BE VARIOUS DEGREES OF STAYING IN CONTACT WITH YOUR OFFICE, UM, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SHARE, UH, YOU KNOW, HOW HAS MR. HERNANDEZ STATED, ENGAGED, UM, WITH THE OFFICE.
SO, UH, WE NORMALLY WILL CONDUCT AN EX EXIT INTERVIEW, A VERY THOROUGH EXIT INTERVIEW WITH OUR CANDIDATES OR OUR EMPLOYEES WHO SEPARATE FROM EITHER THE ACADEMY OR THE FTO PROGRAM, AS WE'RE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR RETENTION AND ALSO OUR ATTRACTION.
SO WE DISCUSS ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO RECRUITMENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS ONBOARDING AND THEIR TIME WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
SO HE WAS VERY PROACTIVE IN PARTICIPATING THAT.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST IS THAT WE'D HAVE AN S TWO CLASS THAT PROVIDES A LOT OF, UM, PREPARATION FOR THE PHYSICAL AGILITY COMPONENT OF THE ACADEMY.
THESE, THESE ARE CLASSES THAT THE DEPARTMENT PAYS FOR, AND THAT CANDIDATES THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF THE NEXT ACADEMY CAN OPT IN TO PARTICIPATE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
SO THESE ARE RIGOROUS CLASSES THAT REALLY PROVIDE THE TRAINING.
AND, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF WE ADD HIM BACK ON THE LIST, UM, OUR BACKGROUNDS TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO CYCLE HIM AND PREPARE HIS PACKET FOR CLASS 100.
UM, THAT IS ANTICIPATED LATER THIS YEAR.
AND WHILE THAT IS UNDERWAY, IF WE KNOW THAT HE IS IN THIS PROCESS, WE CAN CONFIRM HIS PARTICIPATION IN THOSE CLASSES BECAUSE WE HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH THE VENDOR TO ENSURE THAT THESE ARE FOLKS BEING CONSIDERED FOR THAT, UM, UM, FUTURE ACADEMY.
LONG STORY SHORT, HE INTENDS TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE CLASSES.
AND THANK YOU, UM, FOR ALWAYS SHOWING UP AND, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, BEARING WITH MY QUESTIONS, I UNDERSTAND THE DEPARTMENT, I THINK LAST TIME THAT YOU SPOKE AT OVER A HUNDRED AND AT 80 VACANCIES.
AND SO, UH, I KNOW THE COMMISSION IS, UM, AWARE AND CONCERNED, UH, FOR THOSE VACANCIES, UH, BASED ON THE OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THIS WEEKEND I WAS AT AN EVENT WHERE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO OFFICERS, UM, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT, UH, THEY ARE STRETCHED THIN MM-HMM
AND THAT WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF VACANCIES.
UM, SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE STILL CULL ALL OF THE AVAILABILITY, UH, OF THOSE THAT, UH, COULD POSSIBLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
UM, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, UH, HEARING AND SEEING NONE IF WE COULD CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
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REASON FOR THE CONVERSATION, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IS I WAS ASKING, UM, WHEN WERE WE GONNA PUT MORE MOTORCYCLE POLICE OUT THERE? BECAUSE IT'S LIKE THE W WOW WEST, AND, UH, THAT'S WHAT LED TO THE CONVERSATION.SO I, I WOULD COME AND APPLY, BUT YOU KNOW, I WON'T MAKE IT.
BUT JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK, HARD WORK YOUR DEPARTMENT IS DOING.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, STAYING BY, UH, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE REINSTATEMENT OF A NAME TO THE ELIGIBLE LIST FOR
[12. 25-54904 Recommendation to approve reinstatement of name to eligible list for Brenda Patino-Plascencia, Police Recruit. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
BRENDA PATINO PLACENCIA.UH, CAN I GET A MOTION PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE.
UM, AGAIN, CORRESPONDENCE WAS RECEIVED FROM, UH, MS. ELSA LAW PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO RETURN THE NAME OF MS. BRENDA PATINO PLACENCIA TO THE POLICE RECRUIT ELIGIBLE LIST.
STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZE THE RETURN OF HER NAME TO THE ELIGIBLE LIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION NINE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
UH, MS. BRENDA PATINO PLACENCIA WAS HIRED AS A POLICE RECRUIT IN THE SAME ACADEMY CLASS OF CLASS OF 99, UH, WHILE STILL ON PROBATION, UH, MS. PATINO PLACENCIA WAS RELEASED FROM THE ACADEMY DUE TO AN INABILITY TO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE THE TRAINING MAN MANDATED BY THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS IN TRAINING.
UH, SHE ALSO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE UPCOMING ACADEMY CLASS OF 100.
AND, UH, MS. PATINO PLACENCIA IS AWARE AND AGREES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST TO RETURN HER TO THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
UM, THE DEPARTMENT AND MS. PATINO PLACENCIA WAS NOTIFIED THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND THE DEPARTMENT'S REPRESENTATIVES ARE PRESENT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS BY THE COMMISSIONERS? MISS LAW? I'M BACK.
UM, I, UH, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR, SIMILAR LINE OF QUESTIONS.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT EFFORTS HAS, UH, MS. PATINO TAKEN TO, UM, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED IN, IN THIS, IN THIS PROCESS? SO SIMILARLY SIMILAR TO OUR PRIOR, UM, CANDIDATE THAT WE WERE BRINGING FORWARD, SHE IS ALSO VERY MUCH ENGAGED.
IN FACT, UM, BOTH WERE INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN SSO AS AN INTERIM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NEITHER ONE IS ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
SO WE COULDN'T RETURN THEM IN THAT CAPACITY.
UM, I WILL SAY THAT BOTH CANDIDATES, I KNOW WE'RE ON THE, ON BRENDA'S ITEM RIGHT NOW, BUT BOTH MADE IT ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF THE ACADEMY.
UM, THEY WERE TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM GRADUATING AND THEY FAILED ONE OF THE SCENARIOS DURING SCENARIO WEEK.
SO WE ARE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT, UH, BOTH WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN CLASS 100.
AND SO GIVEN ALL THE INVESTMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE IN THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS, WE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RETURNING THEM BACK, UM, TO CLASS 100.
'CAUSE WHEN WE SEE RETURN, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE TO OTHER FOLKS, THEY BECOME NATURAL LEADERS WITHIN THESE ACADEMIES AND HELP PRIME THESE, UM, CANDIDATES DURING THE ACADEMY AND BECOME, UM, SOURCES OF SUPPORT AND KIND OF WHAT TO ANTICIPATE, UH, AHEAD IN THE ACADEMY.
AND WE FIND THAT WHEN WE HAVE FOLKS EMBEDDED FROM PRIOR ACADEMIES, THE COHORT TENDS TO PERFORM BETTER.
AND SO WE ARE LOOKING TO HOW, LOOKING TO THAT MODEL TO SAY, HOW DO WE INCORPORATE RECENT GRADUATES BACK INTO THE MO UM, TO THIS MODEL TO HELP MENTOR.
BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, EVERYBODY WHO RECENTLY GRADUATED IS, IS TRYING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE FTO PROGRAM.
SO, SO WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THAT.
BUT WE DO HAVE SEEN THAT WHEN FOLKS COME BACK, UM, THEY BECOME NATURAL LEADERS.
AND THAT'S BEEN SHARED THROUGH, UM, SOME OF THE EXIT INTERVIEWS THAT LIKE, I ATTRIBUTE MY SUCCESS NOT ONLY TO THE TRAINERS, BUT ALSO TO MY COHORT MEMBERS WHO KIND OF HAD ALREADY GONE THROUGH A BIG PART OF THAT ACADEMY CLASS.
SO I CAN IMAGINE THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S ALREADY DONE IT CAN KIND OF HELP YOU OUT AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU DON'T FAIL IN CERTAIN AREAS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, FOR, FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
APPRECIATE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY COMMISSIONERS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR THOROUGH QUESTIONS.
[13. 25-54584 Recommendation to receive and file the Civil Service FY2024 Budget Year-End Closing Presentation. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
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OH, IF WE CAN, UH, REAL QUICK, JUST A MOTION IN A SECOND.I WAS, IT'S JUST, I'M READY TO GET INTO THE REPORT.
IT'S TO MAKE A PLEASE IN A SECOND.
SECOND MOTION BY, UH, WEISSMAN.
SO GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE AND THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT, UM, THE CLOSING OF FISCAL YEAR 2024.
UH, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE NUMBERS.
I QUICKLY WANNA START BY SAYING FISCAL YEAR 2024 BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1ST AND OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 AND IT CLOSED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
UM, AND BE MINDFUL THAT IT TAKES A FEW MONTHS BEFORE FULLY THE FISCAL YEAR CLOSES.
SO IT CLOSES AT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, AND THEN WE'VE HAD TO PUSH THIS MEETING A COUPLE TIMES.
UM, BUT WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
UH, ROBERT HAS CREATED AND DONE ALL THE RESEARCH AND ALL THE ANALYST, UH, ANALYSIS FOR YOU TODAY.
HE IS GONNA PRESENT THE FULL BUDGET YEAR, HE'S GONNA GIVE YOU WITH EVERY AREA OF THE BUDGET.
AND THEN WE ARE ALSO GONNA GIVE YOU A COMPARISON OF YEARS.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS, UM, BUT WE KINDLY ASK THAT YOU HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS AT THE TILL THE END OF THE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GO BACK TO ANY OF THE SLIDES THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS FOR.
SO, WITH THAT, I QUICKLY WANNA THANK ROBERT FOR TAKING THE TIME AND THE EFFORT AND THE HARD WORK ON CREATING THE PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU MARIA.
SO, MADAM PRESIDENT, OUR COMMISSIONERS HERE IN VIRTUAL, UH, GOOD MORNING AND GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, COMING BY TODAY.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ROBERT WILLIAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT DIVISION HERE IN CIVIL SERVICE.
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE PRESENTING THE FY 24 BUDGET YEAR END PRESENTATION BEFORE I HOP INTO IT, UM, I DO WANNA GIVE THANKS TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER MARIA ALAMO, WHO'S, UH, STRATEGIC MIND AND BUDGET, UM, GOT US THROUGH A VERY, A BUSY YEAR.
UM, WELL SHE'S BEEN HERE 25 YEARS.
UH, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT OUR STAFF IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT DIVISION.
UM, B LA B ERDA, WHO'S ALSO BEEN HERE ABOUT 25 YEARS.
AND, UM, OUR TWO NEW STAFF WHO CAME IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, RENITA GREEN AND CARMEN BERGEN WHO HAS DONE PAYROLL AND ALL THE OPERATIONAL COSTS AND EXPENSES.
SO I PRESENT THIS ON THEIR BEHALF AND ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2024.
SO WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS BUDGET PRESENTATION? FIRST, WE HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR BUDGET PERFORMANCE TOWARDS OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY HERE IN LONG BEACH.
SECOND, WE HAVE ANALYSIS OF OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL SPENT IN 2024 ACROSS THE OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
LASTLY, WE HAVE A YEAR BY YEAR COMPARISON LOOKING AT PAST YEARS AND CHANGING SPENT VERSUS, UH, THROUGH THE YEARS.
SO WHILE WE GO THROUGH THIS, UM, I WANNA GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO TAKE AWAY THROUGH THIS BUDGET PRESENTATION.
SO AS WE DIVE INTO THE NUMBERS, WE WANNA HIGHLIGHT HOW OUR OPERATIONS HAVE SUPPORTED AND CREATED PARTNERSHIPS TO FILL VACANCIES AND HIGHLIGHT LOCAL CANDIDATES.
SECONDLY, SOURCING TALENT DIRECTLY FROM OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS HERE IN LONG BEACH.
THREE, CHAMPIONING CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMPLISH LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS.
SO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE OF THAT PRACTICALLY WHEN WE SEE LAURA, OUR RECRUITMENT ANALYST OUT IN THE FIELD, RECRUITING CIVIL ENGINEERS, OR WHEN WE HAVE STEPHANIE HERRERA OR OUR PERSONAL ANALYST RUNNING PROFESSIONAL FIRE EXAMS, OR LASTLY AS WE JUST SEEN, UH, WHEN WE'RE REINSTATING POLICE OFFICERS AND THEY COME TO COMMISSION, UM, MAYBE A LITTLE TREPID FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
ONE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO GET BACK ON ELIGIBLE LIST AND US COMMISSIONERS GIVE THEM ONE LAST OPPORTUNITY.
OUR DEPARTMENT IS INVESTING IN LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND SAFER COMMUNITIES.
SO PLEASE TAKE THAT AWAY TO TODAY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE NUMBERS AND HOW WE'RE INVESTING IN LONG BEACH WITH ALL OUR DECISIONS IN ALL OUR OPERATIONS.
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SLIDE TWO, AN OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET.LOOKING AT THIS BY FUND IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 4,195,000 HUNDRED $2, WHICH IS 95% OF OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGET WAS BASED IN THE GENERAL FUND HERE.
THIS COVERS OUR, OUR PERSONAL COSTS, OUR MAINTENANCE MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS, AND OUR INNER FUND COSTS, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THE DARKER BLUE.
OUR GENERAL FUND IS DEDICATE DEDICATED TO RECRUITING EXAMINATIONS AND COMMISSION HEARINGS FOR OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
IN THE SMALL CHUNK, THE REMAIN OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET WAS LOCATED IN THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND, WHICH TOTALED $200,554, WHICH IS 5% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET, WHICH WE SET ASIDE FOR OUR EMPLOYEE DISABILITY HEARINGS, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THE LIGHTER BLUE.
IN THIS SLIDE WE'LL LOOK AT AN OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 CIVIL SERVICE BUDGET BY SUB OBJECT CODE.
HERE THE EXPENSES ARE DIVIDED INTO OUR THREE CATEGORIES.
FIRST, OUR PERSONNEL COST, WHICH YOU'LL SEE EVEN THE DARKER BLUE, WHICH TOTAL $3,036,370, WHICH IS 78% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PERSONAL SALARIES, WE ARE INCLUDING OUR FRINGE BENEFITS, GREAT COMPENSATION PACKETS.
ONE OF THOSE BENEFITS WE GET FOR WORKING FOR THE CITY, GOING CLOCKWISE TO THE RIGHT.
IN THE LIGHTER BLUE, WE HAVE OUR MAINTENANCE MATERIALS AND OPERATIONAL COSTS TOTALING $593,137, WHICH IS 14% OF OUR BUDGET.
LASTLY, SOME PEOPLE SAY LIKE THREE O'CLOCK
SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, THE NEXT FEW GRAPHS, WE'LL BE COMPARING OUR ALLOCATED BUDGET TO OUR ACTUAL SPENT.
SO PRETTY MUCH ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY GAVE US AND THE MAGIC, WHAT WE DID WITH IT.
SO IN SLIDE FOUR IS AN ANALYSIS OF OUR BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL SUPPLY EXPENDITURES.
AS AN OVERVIEW, IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, OUR ALLOCATED BUDGET WAS $4,396,357.
AS OUR EXPENSES WERE TOTAL, OUR EXPENSES TOTALED $4,336,490, CLOSING THE YEAR AT 99% TO BUDGET.
SO THIS WAS A BIG SUCCESS COMING RIGHT IN AN UNDER BUDGET IN 2024 TO HIGHLIGHT OUR FOCUS WAS REALLY ON LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR, UM, OPTIMAL GOALS IN OUR CITYWIDE SESSIONS WITH OUR CIVIL SERVICE SKILL BUILDING SESSIONS.
TO HIGHLIGHT OUR CIVIL SERVICE 1 0 1 WORKSHOP, HELP CANDIDATES NAVIGATE THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS AND IT UNDERLINED A BENEFIT, ALL THE BENEFITS OF THE CLASSIFIED OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN THE CITY.
SECOND, OUR CIVIL SERVICE 1 0 2 WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON NAVIGATING THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND JOB
THESE WORKSHOPS WERE ACROSS THE CITY FOR CANDIDATES FROM THE NORTH DOWNTOWN, AND ALL OF OUR LOCAL LIBRARIES, WORKFORCE OFFICES, AND EDUCATIONAL CENTERS WERE STAFF WERE ABLE TO HELP SPECIFICALLY ON CAREER AND RESUME ASSISTANCE.
HERE'S AN ANALYSIS OF OUR BUDGET VERSUS ACTUALS BY PERSONNEL COSTS.
FOR, FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL BUDGET ON THE LEFT IN YELLOW, $3,475,548 IS BUDGETED FOR PERSONNEL COSTS ON THE RIGHT IN THE GREEN.
THIS WAS, UH, THIS SLIDE'S DEDICATED TO OUR, UH, JACK RABBIT ALUM, AS YOU CAN TELL.
UM, MOVING TO THE RIGHT CIVIL SERVICE FINISHED THE YEAR AT $3,496,194, UH, WHICH WE FINISHED AT A HUNDRED 0.6%, UM, 0.6% OVER ON THE YEAR FOR PERSONNEL COSTS.
UM, SO THAT TELLS YOU, UH, OUR STAFF WAS WORKING REALLY HARD.
IN THE NEXT CATEGORY ARE MAINTENANCE MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS.
HERE IN SLIDE SIX, IN ANALYSIS OF BUDGET VERSUS ACTUALS BY MAINTENANCE MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS LEFT OF THE SLIDE IN THE DARKER BLUE FOR OUR MAINTENANCE MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS, WE WERE BUDGETED FOR $593,137 TO THE RIGHT OF THE SIDE IN THE LIGHTER BLUE.
WE FINISHED THE YEAR AT $515,606.
UH, WE CAME IN AT 86% OF THE BUDGET IN 2024.
CIVIL SOURCE FOCUSED ITS OPERATIONAL COSTS, UH, MAINLY AT LOCAL TALENT AND AT OUR LOCAL INSTITUTIONS.
FIRST, OUR SPRING AND FALL JOB FAIRS WERE HELD AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, WHERE WE FOUND SOME AMAZING, AMAZING CANDIDATES AND POTENTIAL LONG
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BEACH EMPLOYEES.SECONDLY, WE TARGETED LONG BEACH STATE GO BEACH AND SPECIFICALLY TARGETING OUR THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY JOB FAIR AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOB FAIR.
SO TWO VERY KEEN SPECIFIC TARGET RECRUITMENTS, UM, FOR SPECIALIZED POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS ACROSS THE CITY.
AND LASTLY, WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS JOB FAIR CIVIL SERVICE AS WELL AS OUR COMMISSIONERS BELIEVE IN BELIEVES IN LOCAL TALENT.
AND THROUGH OUR RECRUITMENT OUTREACH TEAM, WE BELIEVE IN OUR LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, AND THAT'S WHERE WE BELIEVE WE'LL FIND OUR NEXT WAVE OF CITY EMPLOYEE.
SLIDE SEVEN, AN ANALYSIS OF OUR BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL BUYER ENTER FUND EXPENSES.
SO THIS SLIDE IS A VISUAL OF OUR COMPARISON OF BUDGETED INTERDEPARTMENTAL SERVICE EXPENSES TO OUR ACTUAL SPEND.
ON THE LEFT IN THE CHART IN THE YELLOW, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2024, WE WERE BUDGETED AT $327,762, WHICH WAS ALLOCATED FOR INTER INTERDEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES ON THE RIGHT IN THE GREEN, THE CIVIL SERVICE INTERDEPARTMENT INTERDEPARTMENTAL TOTALS FINISHED AT 99% TO BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $324,689.
FOR A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR INTERFUND CHARGES, OUR SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN OUR OPERATIONS.
WHILE OUR PARTNERS SUPPORT US IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, UM, THEY ALSO COME THROUGH IN A BIG WAY FOR OUR EVENTS.
OUR PARTNERS IN THE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION DEPARTMENT, UH, HELP US TREMENDOUSLY AT OUR RECRUITING EVENTS BY SUPPLYING 20 TO 40 LAPTOPS.
UM, SO JOB APPLICANTS CAN FILL OUT JOB APPLICATIONS IN, IN, UH, JOB INTEREST CARDS.
IN ADDITION, WE GET A GREAT HELP AND SUPPORT FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHO ASSIST US WITH ACCESSIBLE PARKING FOR OUR GUESTS.
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SO IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WE'RE LIKE REALLY GETTING INTO THE NUMBERS HERE, LIKE REALLY GETTING INTO THE WEEDS AS WE WILL, UM, DIVE INTO THE PAST YEAR COMPARISON OF OUR ACTUAL SPENT.
SO YOU'LL SEE A GOOD TIMELINE OF EVERYTHING WE SPENT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
UM, AND, UH, WE THOUGHT A GOOD STARTING POINT WAS, UH, PRE PANDEMIC ALL THE WAY TO THIS YEAR.
SO FOR SLIDE EIGHT, UH, YEARLY COMPARISON OF ACTUALS BY TOTAL EXPENDITURES, WE'LL REVIEW, UM, OUR COMPARISON OF EXPENDITURES YEAR BY YEAR, STARTING IN THE FIRST COLUMN IN FY 2019 IN THE FIRST LINE, PERSONNEL COST DIPPED IN 2020 AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT HAVE GRADUALLY RETURNED TO NORMAL IN SECOND LINE UNDER OPERATIONS.
OUR MAINTENANCE MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS STICK A HIT IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 AS RECRUITMENTS AND EXAMS WERE ON HOLD, UH, WHERE WE EXPERIENCED SUPPLY CHAIN STOPPAGE AND PHYSICAL MEETINGS BEING ON PAUSE AS WELL AS OUR EXAMS. OPERATIONAL COSTS HAVE GRADUALLY, GRADUALLY INCREASED IN 2024 CIVIL SERVICES ALLOTTED A ONE TIME APPROPRIATION OF 200,000 FOR OUR ONE-TIME ASSESSMENT AND TIME TO HIRE OUR TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS, BOTH TO STREAMLINE HIRING AND RECRUITMENTS.
SO IF YOU GUYS WILL SEE IN THE LAST COLUMN FY 2023, UM, YOU'LL SEE IN OPERATIONS $296,103.
AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR YOU'LL SEE FY 2024, THE SECOND COLUMN WHERE IT'S $515,606.
IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, UH, WE'LL GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, BUT WE WERE, UH, FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE THIS $200,000, UH, FROM THE CITY TO, UH, REALLY LEND RESOURCES TO OUR TIME TO HIRE NEEDS.
THE NEXT SLIDE, WE WILL SHOW YOU GUYS IN THE AUDIENCE HOW UH, WE WERE COMMITTED, UH, TO THOSE ASSESSMENTS AND THOSE FUNDS GIVEN TO US.
IN SLIDE NINE, UM, I'LL GO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF OUR TIME TO HIRE BAKER TILLY STUDY.
SO FROM THAT 200,000 APPROPRIATION, UH, ONE OF THE BIG COMMITMENTS WAS OUR TIME TO HIRE IN THE BAKER TILLY STUDY.
BAKER TILLY WAS A, AN END TO END CONSULTANT WHO BROUGHT, BROUGHT ON, WHO WAS BROUGHT ON TO ASSESS OUR CITYWIDE TIME TO HIRE PROCESSES.
THE STUDY ASSESSED ONE, OUR TIME TO HIRE TWO, OUR HR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THREE, OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN THE DEPARTMENT AND MANAGERS ACROSS THE CITY.
THE FINAL RE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRESENTATION TO COMMISSION WAS VALUABLE.
IT LED TO OBJECTIVE INSIGHTS, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES AND SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE TIME TO HIRE.
AS WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO THIS ONE TIME PROCREATION, WE'LL GO ON TO SOME OF THE OTHER NUMBERS THAT WE'LL HOP BACK TO OUR OTHER, UH, COMMITMENT FOR OUR TIME TO HIRE APPROPRIATIONS.
SLIDE 10 A YEAR IN COMPARISON OF ACTUALS BY EXPENDITURE TRENDS.
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HERE YOU'LL SEE AN ITEMIZED SUBSCRIPTION OF EXPENDITURES ONE ONE YEAR BY SUB OBJECT CODE AND TWO, THE TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT, WHICH YOU'LL SEE ON THE Y AXIS ON THE VERTICAL COLUMN IN 2019.AS THE TREND INDICATES PERSONNEL COSTS, UM, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN EVERY SLIDE, PERSONNEL IS THE BIG BLUE BAR, HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE FROM YEAR TO YEAR OPERATIONAL COSTS IN THE, I LIKE TO SAY SILVER IN THE MIDDLE, UM, HAVE FLUCTUATED SINCE 2019.
AND LASTLY, THREE, THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES AND THEN LIGHTER BLUE HAVE REMAINED CONSTANT.
SLIDE 11 IS A YEARLY COMPARISON OF OUR ACTUALS BY OPERATIONS.
IN THE GRAPH HERE, YOU'LL SEE A VISUAL OF OUR LINE ITEMS OF OUR MAINTENANCE MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS CATEGORIZED BY SUB OBJECT.
SUB OBJECT IS OUR CATEGOR NAME FOR OUR OPERATIONAL EXPENSES.
AT THE BOTTOM LINE, YOU'LL SEE THE LAST TWO OUTLIERS, OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND OUR LEGAL SERVICES.
HERE IS WHERE WE SEE THE CIVIL SERVICE, ONE TIME APPROPRIATION OF THE 200,000 IN 2024, WHICH WE DEDICATED FOR OUR TIME TO HIRE STUDY AND OUR TIME TO HIRE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, WHICH, UH, WE DID DISCUSS AT BAKER TILLY STUDY.
AND IN SLIDE 13, WE'LL DISCUSS THE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.
SO WHAT WE DID AS A TEAM, OUR FISCAL YEAR 2024, UH, A COUPLE THINGS WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WERE THE LEGAL SERVICES, OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH TRAINING AND SEMINARS, AND OUR BUSINESS MEALS AS, UH, SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES THAT, UH, WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS.
HERE'S OUR YEARLY COMPARISON OF ACTUALS FOR MAINTENANCE MATERIALS.
AS WE WILL DIVE INTO THE 2024, NOTABLE CHANGES OF HOW OPERATIONAL COSTS WERE SPENT, LOOKING AT THE YEAR BY YEAR COMPARISONS, STARTING IN ADVERTISEMENTS, ADVERTISING SERVICES.
UM, IN 2024, WE WERE DOWN 67%.
THROUGH SOME, THROUGH SOME BUSINESS CHANGES IN BUSINESS DECISIONS, WE SHIFTED OUR EFFORTS TO IN RECRUITING AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.
IN ADDITION, UH, WE ALSO LOOKED INTO UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY, WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED IN OUR BAKER TILLY STUDY TO STREAMLINE RECRUITING IN THAT SINCE NEO GOV ATTRACT, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT SLIDE, WAS BROUGHT ON IN PLACE OF PREVIOUS METHODS OF RANDOM ADVERTISING THROUGH THE CITY AND OTHER CHANNELS OF MEDIA.
NUMBER TWO IS OUR OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
IN FY 2024, WE SAW 42% IN OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
THIS IS WHERE OUR NEO GOV TRACK WAS UTILIZED OFFSETTING PREVIOUSLY SPENT IN A ADVERTISING SERVICES.
SO BEFORE WHEN WE WOULD USE RADIO STATIONS OR OTHER THINGS, WE THOUGHT, UM, USING A METRIC THAT WOULD TRACK DATA IN CANDIDATES FROM THE HIRING INCEPTION TO THE TIME THEY WERE HIGHER WAS MORE VALUABLE THAN SENDING RADIO AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH ADVERTISING SERVICES.
THREE, TRAVEL EXPENSE SAW AT 78% INCREASE IN 2024.
TRAVEL EXPENSE INCLUDED BRINGING IN RATERS FROM OUT OF TOWN SUBJECT MATTERS AND EXPERTS FOR EXAMS, AS WELL AS TRAINING AT MULTIPLE CONFERENCES INCLUDING NEO GOV IGNITE FOR OUR NEW TRAINING IN NEO GOV.
MODULE NUMBER FOUR, OFFICE MATERIALS, OFFICE MATERIALS IN FFY 2024, SAW A 50% INCREASE IN 2024.
CIVIL SERVICE BROUGHT ON FIVE NEW EMPLOYEES.
AND, UH, ADDITION FOUR NEW DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS THAT WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF AND WE OUTFITTED THEM WITH, UH, EVERYTHING TO, UH, DO A GREAT JOB IN FY 2024.
BUSINESS MEALS WENT UP IN 2024 BY 27%.
CIVIL SERVICE HAD AN INCREASE OF HEARINGS, INCREASE IN EXAMS, AND AN INCREASE IN WORKSHOPS.
AND AS WE HAVE GUESTS, UH, WE'D LIKE TO TREAT THEM WELL.
A FEW EVENTS THAT WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, IN REGARDS TO OUR INCREASE WAS OUR SKILL BUILDING.
SKILL BUILDING INSTITUTES OUR TIME TO HIRE WORKSHOPS, OUR POLICE AND FIRE PROMOTIONAL EXAMS, AND HOSTING OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR OUR RECRUITING EVENTS.
AND LASTLY, WE'LL GO OVER COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCREASED BY 54% IN 2024.
CIVIL SERVICE FOCUS MORE ON LOCAL RECRUITING EVENTS, SPECIFICALLY AT OUR UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH RESULTED IN, UH, LESS OVERHEAD COSTS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BEING ABLE TO PROMOTE CITY, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AT LOCAL, AT A LOCAL LEVEL.
IN ADDITION, THIS PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH OUR FELLOW DEPARTMENTS, PRIMARILY PD, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE HARBOR AND RECRUITING EFFORTS RESULTING IN LESS EVENT REGISTRATION COSTS.
SO IN FY 24, WE WANT TO THINK THAT WE WORK SMARTER AND SAVE COSTS.
UM, HERE WE HAVE OUR HR STAFF AND CIVIL SERVICE, UH, STAFF AT THE NEO GOV IGNITE CONFERENCE.
SO HERE IS WHERE WE HIGHLIGHT OUR SECOND COMMITMENT
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TO OUR TIME TO HIRE, UM, TO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BAKER TILLY.HERE IN FY 2024 CIVIL SERVICE IMPLEMENTED NEO GOV ATTRACT A MODULE, UM, THAT WHICH WAS IN ADDITION TO OUR ECOSYSTEM OF OUR RECRUITING AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM.
NEO GOV ATTRACT MANAGES ENGAGEMENT WITH CANDIDATES FROM START TO FINISH, MEASURING THE IMPACT OF RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES BY AUTOMATING RECRUITING AND COMMUNICATIONS.
IN THE SLIDE, IN THE NEO GOV IGNITE 24 20 24 CONFERENCE, I PROVIDED TRAINING FOR STAFF THROUGH THE COMPLETE LIFECYCLE OF A CANDIDATE TO KEEP US WITHIN INDUSTRY STANDARDS FROM THE INCEPTION OF CANDIDATES RECRUITMENT EXAMINATIONS THROUGH THE ELIGIBLE LIST TO THE SELECTION PROCESS.
ON THE SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE THINGS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED, UM, AT THE NEO GOV CONFERENCE, RECRUITMENTS EXAMS, HIRING SELECTIONS, UPDATES, AND NEW FEATURES, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING.
AND THROUGH THE TRAINING OF, UH, WHAT WE LEARNED IN NEO GOV, UH, WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, IN OUR NEXT SLIDE, UH, ALL THIS LEARNING, ALL THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOW IT COMES INTO ACTION.
IF I COULD HAVE LBTV PLAY THE VIDEO.
WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TODAY TO HAVE OUR ENGINEERING OPEN HOUSE.
WE ARE EXPECTING OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE FROM BOTH THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS RSVPS TO COME AND CHECK OUT AMAZING PROJECTS THAT ARE UP AND COMING AS WELL AS WHAT IT IS TO BE AN ENGINEER HERE AT THE PORT OF LONG BEACH.
WE'VE GOT SIX DIFFERENT DIVISIONS IN ENGINEERING.
SO WE'VE GOT SIX DIFFERENT INFORMATION TABLES.
WE ARE THE STEWARDS OF THE PORT'S, ASSETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE NEED ENGINEERS TO DO TO FULFILL THAT ROLE, TO DESIGN, TO BUILD, TO MAINTAIN, TO REFURBISH AND RETIRE THOSE ASSETS AND BUILD 'EM ALL OVER AGAIN.
SO YOU GET A LITTLE MORE INTERACTION.
YOU GET TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ON, YOU KNOW, A PERSONAL LEVEL OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO MAYBE IF YOU'RE TALKING WITH THE DIRECTOR, WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK WITH HIM OR JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE JOB OTHER THAN JUST GOOGLING IT OR ASKING CHAD GBT FOR AN ANSWER.
THE PROJECTS ARE VERY HUGE AND PEOPLE ARE IN DEMAND ALWAYS.
SO YOU CAN EASILY WORK YOUR WAY UP.
THIS IS THE DISNEYLAND FOR ENGINEERS.
YOU GET TO DO THINGS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT COMES TO ENGINEERING.
BECAUSE WE'RE A PORT, IT'S WATERSIDE AND LANDSIDE.
NOT MANY PLACES IN THE WORLD CAN SAY THAT THEY HAVE BOTH.
THE PORT OF LONG BEACH IS THE EMPLOYER OF CHOICE.
WE ARE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO WORK.
THEY SHOW UP HAPPY AND AND ABLE TO DO THE JOBS.
WE HAVE LOTS OF TRAINING, WE HAVE GREAT BENEFITS.
WE REALLY WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A ROBUST PACKAGE HERE AND WE REALLY WORK TO ENGAGE OUR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY PULL IN, THIS IS A PLACE THEY WANT TO ARRIVE, AND THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT WORK THAT HELPS THE SUPPLY CHAIN ACROSS THE NATION.
AND, UM, I REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS AT THE PORT WHO REALLY CAME THROUGH AND, UM, HELPED US WITH THIS VIDEO.
UM, COMMISSIONER WISEMAN, I WASN'T GONNA ASK YOU TO RECRUIT YOURSELF FOR THIS VIDEO.
UM, THIS VIDEO THAT, UH, JUST HAPPENED RIGHT OUTSIDE OF OUR DOORS HERE AT THE PORT, UM, JUST HIGHLIGHTED, UM, JUST ONE SPECIFIC RECRUITMENT, UM, FOR ENGINEERING OPEN HOUSE AND THE JOB FAIR HELD AT THE PORT.
UM, WE ARE GLAD AND VERY THANKFUL FOR OUR RECRUITMENT OUTREACH TEAM, WHO JUST HAVE SO MANY GREAT RELATIONSHIPS, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PORT AND FIRE AND, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT DO AMAZING THINGS AND KEEP THESE RELATIONSHIPS FOR, UM, VERY NECESSARY.
UM, AND SPECIFIC JOB CLASSIFICATIONS.
IT, IT DOESN'T, LET ME GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
OH, WE'LL SEE IF I'LL, I'LL BE TV IN THE BACK AND FLIP IT TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
I CAN GET STARTED WHILE THEY WORK ON THAT.
UM, AT THE PORT ENGINEERING OPEN JOB FAIR, UM, THE RECRUITING EFFORTS, UM, AS YOU SAW IN THIS LAST VIDEO, UM, RESULTED IN A LOT OF SUCCESS IN AN RCP OF OVER 200 CANDIDATES.
AND THINK OF IT, THIS IS NOT ONLY 200 CANDIDATES, THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS, WHERE, UM, THESE CLASSIFICATIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSISTANT, CIVIL ENGINEER, ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER, AND SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER.
SO, NOT ONLY WAS OUR FRIENDS AT THE PORT ABLE TO, SO WHILE WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST OUR FRIENDS AT THE PORT WERE THIS SPECIFIC RECRUITMENT FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS AND THESE FOUR CLASSIFICATIONS THE CITY HOLDS, UH, AND ALL THE DATA AND ALL THE CANDIDATES THAT THESE, UM, THAT THIS JOB FAIR DID CREATE.
UH, THESE CANDIDATES NOT ONLY QUALIFY FOR THE PORT, THESE CANDIDATES WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY
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FOR THESE FOUR POSITIONS ACROSS THE CITY AT, UM, OUR PARTNER DEPARTMENT, AT OUR PARTNER DEPARTMENTS AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT, LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.UM, THESE JOB FAIRS ARE INCREDIBLE AND, UM, IT GIVES US SO MUCH DATA AT THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS JUST MAINTAINING OUR PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE CITY AS WELL AS FILLING MANY VACANCIES THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
HERE'S OUR, UH, SUMMARY FOR OUR FY 2024 BUDGET ON THE AIR.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE PROUD OF, UM, IN A VERY, UM, TUMULTUOUS CERTAIN YEAR.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO MANAGE THE BUDGET BY, UM, NOT ONLY MONITORING, BUT ALSO JUST KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH OUR CORE VALUES.
UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK MARIA, WHO WAS JUST THE BRAND'S OPERATION AS WELL AS OUR PERSONNEL, UM, TEAM THAT NOT ONLY DID ALL THE PAYROLL, ALL THE, ALL THE INCREASES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT, UM, WE REALLY WORKED WELL WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY, UM, THROUGH THE HARD WORK.
OUR COMMISSIONERS, OUR MANAGERS, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN ADDITION TO THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE, UH, WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
OUR CREDIBLE TEAM COULDN'T COME AND BUDGET WITHOUT YOU GUYS HERE.
WE'RE AT THE MID QUARTER OF 2025 AND AS A DEPARTMENT, WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THE AMAZING THINGS OUR TEAM IS ACCOMPLISHING IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR FFY 2025.
I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME IN TODAY AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE IN YOUR PARTNERSHIPS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO HELP US COME IN RIGHT UNDER BUDGET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.
UM, ARE YOU OPEN TO QUESTIONS AT THIS MOMENT? WE ARE.
WE CAN GO BACK TO ANY OF THE SLIDES THAT YOU MAY HAVE, ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER, WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RESEARCH YOUR QUESTION AND BRING IT BACK ON THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER WEISMAN.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, MR. WILLIAMS. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL.
UH, OF COURSE I CAN'T TAKE ANY CREDIT 'CAUSE I WASN'T HERE THEN.
UM, UH, WELL, I THINK THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS THE CITY OF CHOICE, SO, UM, AND, AND GREAT JOB.
MY ONLY QUESTION IS, HAS THE INCREASE IN PERSONNEL COSTS SINCE 2019 BEEN, UM, SALARY INCREASES OR HAS IT BEEN THAT WE HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES AND ARE ABLE TO INCREASE? WE'VE INCREASED OUR CAPACITY.
UH, THAT'S A REALLY EXCELLENT QUESTION.
SO WE DIDN'T HAVE AN INCREASE IN PERSONNEL, THE INCREASE THAT YOU SAW THROUGH THE NUMBERS, UH, WE DID, UH, GIVEN AN UPGRADE FOR THREE PERSONNEL ANALYSTS, THEY WERE UPGRADED TO, UH, PERSONNEL ANALYST FOUR.
ALSO, THE SLIGHT INCREASE THAT YOU SEE IS ANY UPGRADES FOR STAFF, UM, THAT WERE MAYBE AT A HIGHER STEP FOR, YOU KNOW, FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
UM, THAT IS THE INCREASES THAT YOU SAW.
UM, BUT WE DIDN'T GET ANY EXTRA BODIES.
UM, IT WAS JUST THE SMALL INCREASES OF THE GRADE LEVEL.
ANY, UH, UPGRADES, UM, ANY STEP INCREASES FOR STAFF.
I, UM, I KNOW YOU ALL WORK VERY HARD AND SO, UH, UH, THAT, THAT WAS WHY I WONDERED IF THERE WERE ANY INCREASES IN, IN, UH, IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
BUT IT'S ALSO WONDERFUL WHEN PEOPLE GET PROMOTIONS AND UPGRADES AND, AND SALARY INCREASES.
IT WAS VERY INFORMATIONAL FOR ME WHO'S NEW TO THIS COMMISSION.
UM, AND AS COURSE AS ALWAYS, PERSONNEL IS A LARGE PART OF OUR, OF YOUR BUDGET, WHICH, UH, REFLECTS WHY I THINK WE DO SUCH A GOOD JOB IN LONG BEACH.
MY QUESTION IS REALLY JUST, UH, ONE OF INTEREST, 197,000 FOR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, AND YOU MENTIONED ADVERTISING AND RADIO.
IT DOES, IT, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT, UM, WAS, IS WITHIN THAT BUDGET WHERE WE'RE, UH, CONTRACTING WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN THAT? DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THIS ONE? SO, OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE WHOLE 190,000, UH, THAT WE HAVE ALLOTTED FOR THIS BUDGET, IT IS NOT ALL FOR TESTING PLATFORMS. THERE'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT IT IS ALLOTTED UNDER THE OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR ANY EXPENSES FOR THE DISABILITY HEARINGS FOR.
SO ANY INVOICES THAT WE MAY HAVE.
BUT WHAT YOU SEE IN THE OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES THERE IS FOR ANY, UH, EXPENSES FOR YOUR COURT REPORTERS FOR THE HEARINGS THAT THE COMMISSION
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SIT IN.WE ALSO, IT'S, UH, EXPENSES FOR ANY TASK TESTING PLATFORMS OR ANY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT WE USE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
NOT JUST CIVIL SERVICE, BUT ANY OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS USE, UH, NEO GOV.
AND IT'S A NEW NAME, BUT IT WAS MODERN HIRE.
SO THESE ARE SYSTEMS THAT ARE NOT JUST USED THROUGH CIVIL SERVICE, BUT IT IS USED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, AND SO THOSE ARE WHAT'S THE EXPENSES UNDER OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
YEAH, MOST OF THEM ARE THROUGH OUR, UM, ANNUAL RENEWALS FOR OUR ONLINE PLATFORM SYSTEMS AS WELL AS THE, THE ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, THE, UM, ADVERTISEMENT AS WELL AS MARIA SAID, OUR STATE OF CALIFORNIA CONTRACT AND OUR BAKER TILLY STUDY.
UH, COMMISSIONER CORDERO IS WELL AWARE THAT, UH, THE OTHER LINE ITEM IS WHERE WE LOOK.
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT AREA BECAUSE IT'S A CATCHALL.
UM, BUT YOU'VE CLEARLY DEFINED THAT OTHER, IN THIS CASE IS FOR LEGITIMATE EXPENSES.
I WANNA SPEAK TO ITEM FIVE ON THE SALARIES.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAD, UM, AND BY THE WAY, GOOD MORNING, CAPRICE.
UM, I SAW THAT, UH, THE SALARIES WAS A LITTLE SLIGHTLY OVER BUDGET.
I'M, I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THAT BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAD TWO, UM, OR MAYBE MORE THAN TWO, UH, RETIREMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT CAUSING YOU TO, UM, PAY OUT ACCUMULATIVE VACATION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? OR WOULD THEY NOT HIT, UH, THIS AREA? SO, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE UPGRADES FOR THE PERSONNEL ANALYST THREE TO THE FOURS MM-HMM
UH, BE MINDFUL THAT THAT IS NOT AN EXPENSE WE WERE BUDGETED FOR.
UH, SO THEREFORE WE DID FIND NEEDED TO FIND THE FUNDS TO COVER THOSE UPGRADES.
UM, ALSO ANY, UM, MERIT INCREASES THAT WE MAY HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, UM, THOSE ARE SALARIES THAT WE DO NEED TO FIND EXPENSES TO COVER IT.
UM, UNDER, UH, THE MEALS EXPENSE, I WANNA SPEAK TO THAT ITEM.
I, UH, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND, UH, CIVIL SERVICE, UH, COMMISSION HEARS, UH, UH, QUITE A FEW CASES DURING THE YEAR, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IS, IS, UH, THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY HOURS IN THAT DAY.
AND MOST OF THE TIME THAT MEAL WILL BE TAKEN HERE SO THAT WE CAN QUICKLY GET BACK TO THE TABLE.
UH, AND WE DO, I, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK WE'RE GOING OUT AND HAVING A STEAK AND LOBSTER THAT'S JUST A BOX LUNCH THAT'S BROUGHT IN.
SO THE COMMISSIONER, SO WE DID HAVE, UH, QUITE A FEW EXPENSES AND MEALS, AND I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT.
A LOT OF THAT IS, UH, THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION BECAUSE WE'RE HOLDING HEARINGS.
AND, UH, THEN MY FINAL COMMENT YES, SIR.
AND I CAN ADD TO THAT, UM, AS SOMEONE WHO, UH, MONITORED, UH, THE BUDGET AND JUST SAW YOU GUYS FIRSTHAND, YOU GUYS WERE THERE PRETTY LATE SOME DAYS AND FOR MULTIPLE DAYS WHERE WE THOUGHT SOME DAYS WOULD BE THREE DAYS, WHICH ENDED UP BEING 12 DAYS.
AND SOME NIGHTS THAT WENT TO 10 O'CLOCK.
SO, UH, IT WAS SOME LONG AND, UM, WE HAD PLENTY OF GUESTS.
SO, UH, SOME OF THOSE BUSINESS MEALS WENT TOWARDS JUST OUR GUESTS AND THE PEOPLE WE INVITE, UM, FOR THESE MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.
AND THEN QUICKLY, IF I MAY ADD, I BROUGHT IT TO THE SLIDE WHERE, UM, IT TALKS ABOUT THE MEALS, UH, THE BUSINESS MEALS.
SO IF YOU, LIKE, IF YOU LOOK AT FISCAL YEAR 20 20, 20 19, WE WERE IN THE 21,000.
AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT FISCAL YEAR 2020, THAT'S WHEN THE, UH, CITY WE CLOSED BECAUSE OF COVID MM-HMM
AND THEN IT ALSO IMPACTED FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND SOMEWHAT 2022.
SO WHAT YOU SEE IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND FISCAL YEAR 2024 IS THAT WE'RE COMING BACK TO BUSINESS.
SO IF YOU COMPARE THE NUMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 TO 24, WE WERE STILL UNDER, UH, WHAT WE NORMALLY SPEND IN THIS AREA AND, AND THIS AREA FOR BUSINESS MEALS IS IT'S, IT IS COVERED FOR THE DISCIPLINE HEARINGS.
IT IS COVERED FOR ANY IN-PERSON EXAMS THAT WE MAY HAVE RAIDERS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES ANY, UH, COMMUNITY EVENTS.
SO, SO FOR INSTANCE, YOUR RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH DIVISION, UM, BEGAN HAVING LONG BEACH, UH, CITY, UH, CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EVENTS.
AND SO THOSE ARE THE EXPENSES THAT FALL UNDER THIS, UM, BUSINESS MILLS.
UM, BUT IF YOU LOOK IN COMPARISON, WE ARE STILL UNDER WHAT WE WERE OH, YEAH.
UH, WE COULD SPEND A LITTLE MORE
UM, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER COMMENT, AND, AND IT'S, UH, JUST SO
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THAT I UNDERSTAND, THE INTERFUND EXPENSE, IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE REIMBURSING OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR, UH, A SHARED EXPENSE? AND SO WE, THERE IS A, A CERTAIN, UH, PERCENTAGE THAT'S CHARGED BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT.I JUST WANNA MAKE CERTAIN THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT STANDS FOR.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
UM, THE PARTNERS THAT THE PARTNER DEPARTMENTS WE DO WORK WITH ARE, UM, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, TID, PUBLIC WORKS, AND, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES AS THEY, UM, DO TID.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DO NOW PROVIDING COMPUTERS AND NETWORK, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, IS THE PARKING AND OTHER THINGS RELATED AND JUST KEEPING US OPERATIONALLY, UM, UP TO DATE MM-HMM
AND, UM, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IS THE BOOKS IN ACCOUNTING, HR IS THE HR THINGS WITH DOJ BACKGROUNDS AND SCREENINGS.
SO WHEN WE DO DO PROMOTIONS AND BRING ON NEW PEOPLE, UH, THEY ARE FULLY CLEARED.
UM, AND, AND THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS.
UM, BUT I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
SO ARE WE, UH, PAYING 100% FOR NEO GOV? OUR DEPARTMENT? WE SURE ARE.
WE'RE ALSO PAYING A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR NEO GOV, UH, NEO GOV ATTRACT, AND, UH, MODERN HIRE, WHICH IS HIREVUE.
UH, THOSE ARE EXPENSES THAT ARE FULLY PAID BY CIVIL SERVICE AND WE DO NOT CHARGE THE DEPARTMENT'S.
YOU KNEW WHY I, I WAS HEADED, DIDN'T YOU? YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHERE I WAS HEADED.
SO WE THEN, WE DO COVER THOSE EXPENSES A HUNDRED PERCENT IN ANY THE ENTIRETY WE DO.
AND WITH ALL THE, WE DO ALL THE CLASSIFIED WHILE HR DOES HANDLE FOR THE UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS.
UH, ALL OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.
UH, IS CHIEF STILL WITH US? YES, I'M STILL HERE.
UH, CHIEF, I JUST WANNA QUESTIONS.
I, BECAUSE I'M NOT LOOKING AT YOU, I WANNA MAKE CERTAIN I DON'T PASS OVER YOU.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BUDGET.
NO, YOU GUYS, I, I HAD WRITTEN A COUPLE DOWN, BUT Y'ALL HIT IT ON THE HEAD, SO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SO PREPARED.
UM, AS ALWAYS, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE BUDGET REVIEW.
UH, YOU ALL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.
UM, I ALWAYS THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH SOMEONE OLDER.
I, I AM OLDER, UM, SO I LIKE THE VISUAL EFFECTS AND I LIKE THE COLOR.
YOU KNOW, YOU LOSE OUR ATTENTIVENESS AFTER SO MANY MINUTES, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO GO WITH YOU ENTIRELY THROUGH, UM, THE VIDEO THAT YOU PLAYED WAS EXCELLENT.
I ALWAYS WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE PORT.
IT'S THE BEST PORT IN THE WORLD, BUT THEY DO SO MUCH MORE FOR NO ONE EVEN KNOWS HOW MUCH THE PORT DOES.
UM, AND THEY DO SO MUCH FOR OUR CITY, BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT THEY ALSO SUPPORT, UH, CIVIL SERVICE AND ENDEAVORS.
I AM SO PROUD OF US AS A WHOLE.
UM, YOUR WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
IT SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT.
AND AS ALWAYS, UM, I TELL YOU THIS, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT'S FROM MY HEART.
WE ALL APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US, AND THAT'S FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.
DON'T THINK YOU'RE EVER SLIGHTED BECAUSE WE MAY NOT CALL YOU OUT.
UM, YOU ALL WORK COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER.
AND IT SHOWS, UH, IN THE RESPECT THAT WE HAVE FOR EACH OTHER.
AND THE FACT THAT WE WORK, WE MAY NOT ALWAYS DIS UH, AGREE WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE COME TOGETHER AND WE LEAD AS A TEAM.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF YOU, I APPRECIATE YOU, BUT, UM, WELL DONE, WELL DONE.
UH, WE ARE THEN GOING TO, UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS YOU WANT TO GIVE BEFORE WE ACCEPT THIS ONE? MANAGEMENT REPORTS? UM, SO WE TAKE A, AM I GOING TO AM WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THIS ITEM TO, UH, I WANNA GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
SO, UH, COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN.
[14. 25-54906 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN THEY JOINED.
OH, OUR, UH, SORRY, I JUST NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND.
UM, WHEN I JOINED THE TEAM, UH, THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT BACK IN DECEMBER, OUR LABOR PARTNERS OF IAM APPROACHED US FOR AN UPDATE ON THE AA TEST, THE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TEST.
THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT IT AT THE TIME.
UM, WE LOST SOME INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SO I COULDN'T DIG MUCH INTO IT AND I COULDN'T GIVE ANSWERS.
BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE, UH, PLANNING AND PREPARING RESOURCES TO RAMP UP THE UPCOMING TEST FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T
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HAPPEN AGAIN.UH, THAT INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE MEANS A LOT, DOESN'T IT? IT DOES.
WHEN YOU CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT, RIGHT.
BUT YEAH, WHAT I APPRECIATE, OMAR, ALWAYS, AND, AND DEFINITELY ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT, WE OWN IT.
AND, UH, WE DON'T NEED TO DELVE INTO ALL OF THE REASONS WHY WE DON'T.
OUR CONCERN IS HOW WE DO, AND THAT'S WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT.
AND, AND SO WE ARE PARTNERING WITH HR AND WE ARE, UM, UH, PULLING RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE IT IS DONE WELL MOVING FORWARD.
WE DON'T ENCOUNTER THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE.
AND WITH THAT, UM, OUR INTEGRATION MEETINGS, UH, JOINT INTEGRATION MEETINGS ARE GOING VERY WELL.
UM, SO THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG VERY WELL SO FAR.
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER ING.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO GIVE US TO PRESENT OUR FISCAL YEAR.
WHAT YOU SAW IS A PRESENTATION OF ALL THE HARD WORK OF EVERYONE AT CIVIL SERVICE.
SO IT IS A PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY OF HOW HARD OUR STAFF WORKS.
AND THEN IT ALSO, UH, SHOWS ALL THE EVENTS, ALL THE EXAMS, UM, EVERYTHING, UH, THE HEARINGS, EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, SO IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IN HOW WE DID BETTER.
UM, AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THE NUMBERS ARE NOT ALWAYS FUN TO LOOK AT, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO LOOK INTO RESEARCH AND BRING YOU, UM, THE BEST PRESENTATION WE CAN.
AND WITH THAT, I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE ROBERT ONCE AGAIN FOR HIS HARD WORK ON, UH, THE PRESENTATION AND ON THE RESEARCH.
I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, ROBERT, GREAT JOB ON THE PRESENTATION TODAY.
UM, AND I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE OTHER PERSONAL ANALYSTS.
YOU KNOW, AS YOU SEE, EVER SINCE THE TRANSITION DECEMBER, THEY'VE BEEN VERY BUSY AND EVERY COMMISSION THERE ARE NEW BULLETINS THAT THEY'RE RUNNING.
AND OF COURSE WITH THAT, THERE'S A LOT OF THAT ARE PENDING AND ON, ON THE PIPELINE.
SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN UNDERSTAFFED, THEY'VE BEEN TAKING, UH, THEY'VE STEPPED UP TO THE CHALLENGE.
UH, DEFINITELY A BIG, YOU KNOW, SHOUT OUT TO, UH, THE LEADS, YOU KNOW, LEVI SINER AND UH, STEPHANIE HERRERA.
UH, WITHOUT THEM I WOULD NOT BEEN ABLE TO, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITH ALL THIS, UH, BULLETINS THAT ARE GETTING OFF THE GROUND AND ARE PENDING.
SO, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONERS.
SORRY, BEFORE, UM, WE CONCLUDE, UM, WE HAVE SOME COFFEE AND REFRESHERS IN THE BACK AFTER THE MEETING'S OVER IF YOU WANNA GRAB SOME STUFF.
UM, LET'S CALL FOR VOTE ON THE, UM, ITEM 14, THE CIVIL SERVICE REPORTS.
OKAY, WE'RE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. GOOD MORNING.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ]
MORNING, CAPRICE.HOW ARE YOU? HOW YOU DOING? GOOD.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME, CAPRICE MCDONALD, I RETIRED, AFFECTED DECEMBER 28TH FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAPPY TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
YEAH, SO I JUST WANNA SAY GOOD MORNING AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND CHIEF, I SAW YOU ONLINE AS WELL.
UM, AND WHAT I ALSO WANNA TELL CIVIL SERVICE STAFF, SPECIFICALLY THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIVISION, THE ANALYSTS, IS TO HANG IN THERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BETTER DAYS ARE COMING AND I DID NOT ABANDON YOU.
SO LET'S JUST LOOK AT IT LIKE THAT.
UM, AND BEFORE I ACTUALLY COME AND TELL YOU WHAT I WANNA TELL YOU, YEAH, YOU'RE PROBABLY LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S RETIREMENT LIKE FOR CAPRICE? WELL, IT'S BEEN GREAT.
I JUST KEPT BACK FROM ATLANTA AND FOR MY 11 YEAR YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, SHE HAD HER BOOK LUNCH CHERYL'S WORLD.
SO, SO I AM BACK AND AS I SAID, I AM A MEMBER OF THE, I'M IN ANOTHER CAPACITY AND I JUST GLAD I'M ENJOYING WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW.
AND I JUST WANNA SPEAK TO WHAT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER, 2024, BECAUSE IT'S SO RELEVANT.
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW? IT REALLY IS.
AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, I'M TALKING
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ABOUT MEASURE JB SO REMEMBER THIS MEASURE ELIMINATED CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE OVERSIGHT OF CITY'S HIRING.AND IF I COULD SAY OVERSIGHT IN ALL CAPS, I WILL, IT ELIMINATED CIVIL SERVICE, THE CITY'S GOVERNMENT THAT PROVIDED FAIR HIRING OVERSIGHT TO PREVENT CRONYISM, FAVORITISM AND DISCRIMINATION.
AND NOW WITH PROJECT 2025, EVERYONE IS SEEING IT PLAY OUT IN THE NIGHTLY NEWS.
OKAY? SO IF YOU'VE ALL BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, YOU'RE ALL SEEING THE CONSEQUENCES OF PROJECT 2025.
OKAY? YOU'RE NOT SEEING IT RIGHT NOW AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, BUT IT'S INEVITABLE.
SO HERE'S WHAT I'M LEARNING AND OBSERVING WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
WELL, IT'S, HERE WE ARE FIVE MONTHS, FIVE MONTHS BEYOND THE 2024 ELECTION.
AND THE PROMISES OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HIRING SYSTEM ARE NOT EVIDENT.
IT APPEARS THERE'S NO RESULTS.
AT LEAST THE COMMUNITY HASN'T SEEN ANY RESULTS.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A REPORT CARD.
THE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE BEEN DISCARDED, BUT THE COMMUNITY WHICH YOU ALL SERVE, ALL OF YOU AND I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET THE NEW HR DIRECTOR, HE'S AWARE
DID THE COMMUNITY GAMBLE WELL? WELL, I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT THE REPORT CARD WITH THE RECEIPTS NEEDS TO BE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND WHERE IT'S NOT HIDDEN, WHERE WE CAN ALL FIND IT.
THE MAYOR BEGAN HIS CAMPAIGN AND RAISE ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS CON COLLUDED WITH THE CITY MANAGER LONG BEFORE MEASURE JB WAS PLACED ON A BALLOT BALLOT.
WHEREAS A COMMUNITY THAT KNEW THE IMPORTANCE AND PURPOSE OF CIVIL SERVICE HAD INSUFFICIENT TIME TO WARRANT AND EDUCATE OTHERS OF ITS HARM.
SO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY LEADERSHIP MISLED THE COMMUNITY WITH MISCOMMUNICATION AND UNTRUTHS, MAINLY OMITTING THE FACT THAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIRING.
WHEREAS CIVIL SERVICES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING QUALIFIED NAMES RESULTING FROM FAIR PROCESS, FREE FROM DIRECT CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS FROM THE HIRING MANAGERS.
THE MAYOR AND THE CITY LEADERSHIP MISLED THE COMMUNITY BY PRESENTING A 90 DAY HIRING PLAN.
LIKE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS INVENTED WITH NO MENTION THAT IT'S IN THE EXISTING CIVIL SERVICE RULE.
AND NO MENTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PLEADING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO CHANGE THAT RULE BECAUSE EXTENSIONS WERE SIMPLY COULD, THEY COULD NOT HIRE WITHIN 90 DAYS.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, I LOOKED AT SOME OLD DOCUMENTS AND I'M LOOKING AT ALL THE MEMOS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY SAYING WE CAN'T DO IT.
THEY WERE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT RULE, BUT THAT DIDN'T COME OUT OR THAT DID NOT.
SO WHILE THERE'S BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC THAT YOU ALL SERVE, AND THIS IS FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN IT, YOU KNOW, THE HR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN QUICKLY PROMOTING THEIR OWN BEFORE THE H NEW HR DIRECTOR STARTED OKAY, PROMOTED OUR OWN STAFF TO OVERSEE THE WORK OF CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE SERVICES STAFF, THE WORK IN WHICH THEY ARE NOT WELL VERSED IN.
AND WITH THE EXPECTATION OF THOSE QUALIFIED AND MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES STAFF TO TRAIN UP SOUNDS LIKE MORE LIKE A HOSTILE TAKEOVER, NOT A MERGE.
SO DURING THE PERIOD BEFORE THE ELECTION, THE CITY MANAGER TOLD THE CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTOR THAT ADDITIONAL STAFF AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CONSULTANT THAT HE CHOSE FOR CIVIL SERVICE, THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STAFF AFTER THE ELECTION.
WELL, FIVE MONTHS OUT, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED.
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT STAFF ARE WORKING FAR BEYOND CAPACITY.
THEY'RE DOWN TWO MANAGERS, TWO ANALYSTS, AND YET THE HR DEPARTMENT STAFF HAS NOT STEPPED IN TO HELP THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING EXAMS. THE CIVIL SERVICE STAFF IN GENERAL IS MISALIGNED.
IT WAS MISALIGNED, AND I WAS TRYING TO WORK ON THAT WHEN I WAS HERE.
THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIVISION ARE, THEY'RE WORKING WELL BEYOND CAPACITY, TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS WHILE HANDLING PERSONNEL MATTERS UNRELATED TO THEIR CORE WORK.
YOU'RE ALMOST PERSONNEL RELATED.
I I NEED YOU TO START TO WRAP UP.
BUT THE PUBLIC NEED TO HEAR THIS TOO.
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THEY NEED THE, FOR EXAMPLE, PROBATIONARY NON-CAREER EXTENSIONS.YOU, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA ASK COMMISSION, PLEASE WORK WITH, UH, MR. OMAR RAMOS TO GET CIVIL SERVICE STAFF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, SOME RELIEF.
THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT MACHINES.
THE PROMISES THE MAYOR MADE WAS A POWER GRAB WITH NO PLAN.
AND AGAIN, FIVE MONTHS OUT IN MARCH, THEY JUST NOW SENT OUT THE EMAIL.
EVERYONE GOT THE EMAIL, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR NEW COMMISSIONERS.
WELL, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALREADY READY TO GO, COME JANUARY.
AND, AND I, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, SERVING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CALL FOR A BRIEF RECESS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
UH, WE ARE RECONVENING AT 10 45.
PRESIDENT GORDON PETERSON HERE.
MY NAME IS ANTHONY HOLMES, REFUGE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF LONG BEACH.
UM, I'M A BLACK MAN THAT COME TO WORK AND DO HIS JOB.
EVERY TIME I COME DOWN HERE TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME AT THE COMMISSION MEETING.
ALL I SEE IS BIGOTRY AND CAPITALISM.
AND NOW I GET TO PUT THE FACE WITH THE
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VOICE.MARIA ALAMO, YOU HELPED ME OUT IN 2023, BUT WHEN THE PRESSURE CAME, YOU RAN FASTER THAN FORRES GUMP.
WHEN YOU WAS SUPPOSED TO CC ME WITH THE LETTER WHEN YOU WROTE THE, NOT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S DEPARTMENT, BUT THE EEO DEPARTMENT, YOU NEVER CC ME.
AND I HAVE TO EMAIL YOU BACK ASKING YOU WHY YOU DIDN'T CC ME.
THEN YOU CC ME IN A LETTER IN THE EMAIL THAT YOU CC THE EEO TELLING HIM THAT ANTHONY HOLMES IS ASKING FOR HIS, HIS, UH, REPORT THE COMPLAINT THAT YOU WROTE UP FOR ME.
WELL, YOU COULD HAVE JUST BEEN, YOU COULD HAVE BEEN GAVE IT TO ME.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE CIVIL SERVICE WORK.
I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL, MAYBE YOU GUYS WANT TO GET IT REELECTED AND BE IN GOOD GRACE FOR REX AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT IF YOU AIN'T HERE TO DO YOUR JOB AND YOU JUST HERE FOR ANOTHER PAYCHECK, WE DON'T NEED YOU.
UM, I READ A, I READ AN ARTICLE ON A LADY BY THE NAME OF JOLENE TATUM THAT LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF LONG BEACH.
HER COMPLEX IS GETTING SPRAY, PAINT SPRAY PAINTED ON STOP SNITCHING.
SO THE ARTICLE THAT I READ, UH, SAY, SAY THE RACE NAME THAT IS DOING IT.
LIKE I'LL GO ON THE WEST SIDE, I'LL GO IN LONG BEACH AND I SEE NK ON THE WALL.
NK STANDS FOR N****R KILLER AND IT'S MEXICAN PEOPLE THAT'S WRITING THAT ON THE WALL.
SO THEY TALK SO MUCH ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY RES, UM, TOM MOCA, BUT WHERE'S THE PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO HER? SO I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT EITHER.
ALSO, I'VE BEEN SEEING THAT THE CITY REWARD BAD BEHAVIOR.
THEY REWARD SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION.
LIKE WITH THE REFUGE DEPARTMENT, YOU GET RID OF DECO TOM MO, NOT TOM MOKA, BUT RUDY ENA, ERIC, UM, RUDY ENA, I CAN'T THINK OF THE OTHER GUY NAME.
BUT THE SAME THING IS GOING ON WITH DON HENDERSON.
Y'ALL PUT HER IN POSITION TO DO THE SAME S**T.
LIKE, I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING, LIKE I'M TRYING TO SHARE AWARENESS AND BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER.
BUT IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T GOT NO RESPECT AND LOVE FOR MY PEOPLE, MY CULTURE, I DON'T HAVE NO RESPECT FOR YOU.
SO I WANT ALL THE SMOKE THAT COME MY WAY AND I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE AUDITED.
HOW DO YOU HAVE A LEVEL FOUR SEX OFFENDER WORKING IN A CITY RIGHT NOW IN A PUBLIC SECTOR? AND I'M GONNA READ THE DEFINITION OF A, UM, LEVEL FOUR SEX OFFENDER.
A LEVEL FOUR SEX OFFENDER IS CONSIDER, CONSIDER A SEXUAL DANGEROUS PERSON WHO IS LIKELY TO COMMIT A PREDATORY SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
SOME EXAMPLE OF OFFENSES THAT MAY LEAD TO A LEVEL FOUR SEX OFFENDER CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THREATENING TO COMMIT A SEXUAL OFFENSE, KIDNAPPING, BURGLARY WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT A SEXUAL OFFENSE, ASSAULT WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT A SEXUAL OFFENSE, ATTEMPT TO COMMIT A SEXUAL OFFENSE, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A SEXUAL OFFENSE, SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF A PATIENT.
SO THE MORE Y'ALL COME AT ME, WELL NOT THE COMMISSIONERS, BUT THE MORE Y'ALL COME AT ME, THE HARDER I GO.
UM, YOU SEE HOW THE CITY DOING, Y'ALL CIVIL SERVANT, Y'ALL MIGHT AS WELL JUST COME JOIN MY ALLIANCE AND WORK WITH ME.
I CAN LEAD Y'ALL TO THE MOUNTAINTOP AND, AND BACK.
UM, I THINK THE DEATH OF ME IS GOING, IS GOING TO BE THE LOVE OF MY PEOPLE.
THE BLACK CULTURE TO Y'ALL START SHOWING US RESPECT.
I'M NOT GONNA STOP REPRESENTING, I NEVER SEEN ONE BLACK ELECTED OFFICIAL SIT UP THERE AND SAY WHAT THEY TRYING TO DO FOR BLACK PEOPLE EVER.
SO AS FAR AS A PERSON BEING BLACK, YOU GONNA NEED MORE THAN A BLACK FACE CARD TO TALK TO ME AND THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET ONE OVER MY HEAD AND GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
I I WOULD ASK THAT, UM, THAT FIRST OF ALL, SOME OF THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED ARE NOT UNDER OUR PURVIEW.
AND AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I HAVE SYMPATHY FOR IT, BUT WE CAN ONLY DEAL WITH EMPLOYEES HERE.
AND I KNOW THAT MAY NOT BE A SATISFYING ANSWER, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT OUR PURVIEW IS AND I WOULD JUST ASK IF ANY OF THE THINGS YOU'VE ADDRESSED ARE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CIVIL SERVICE THAT WE LET THIS GENTLEMAN KNOW HOW HE CAN PROCEED WITH HIS COMPLAINTS.
WHEN I MAKE, WHEN I FILE THE COMPLAINT, THEY GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND.
HOW IS IT THAT EVERY COMPLAINT THAT I FOUL COME BACK UNSUBSTANTIATED? YOU KNOW, I JUST FILED A COMPLAINT RECENTLY WITH THE OI THINK THAT DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE DISMANTLED, NOT YOU GUYS.
UM, ROBIN, I HAVE A LETTER FOR YOU.
IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S WATCHING TODAY.
THEY'RE WATCHING ME GET THIS TO YOU.
SO I WANT TO SEE WHAT Y'ALL GONNA DO WITH THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE THE CITY HAD 41 DAYS TO GET THIS PEDOPHILE OUT OF THE CITY.
MR. HOLMES COMMISSIONERS USUALLY GIVE THREE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
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WE GAVE HIM FOUR MINUTES AS MS. MCDONALD RECEIVED FOR IT AS WELL.BUT WE'VE ALREADY EXCEEDED THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I, UH, WHATEVER MEASURE ON HOW WE ACCEPT, UH, CORRESPONDENCE, PLEASE FOLLOW THROUGH.
UM, UH, ANTHONY, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, MR. HOLMES, I JUST WANNA MAKE YOU AWARE OF A COUPLE THINGS.
UH, AS A CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, WE ARE ALLOWED TO ADDRESS CERTAIN ISSUES THAT ARE AGENDIZED AND OUR HANDS ARE TIED TO GO BACK AND FORTH IN DISCUSSION.
SO I, FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT WE DIDN'T HEAR YOU AND COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN ACTUALLY DID JUST A, A, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE SHOULD HAVE.
WE CAN HEAR YOU, BUT THIS IS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM.
SO WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS WE HAVE TO ALLOW YOUR COMMENTS TO BE HEARD.
IF STAFF FINDS THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT FALLS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE THAT WE CAN RESPOND TO, THEY'LL REPORT BACK OUT TO US AND THEN WE CAN AGENDIZE THE ITEM IF WE CAN DISCUSS IT.
SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT WE'RE GIVING YOU SHORT SHRIFT OR THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD YOU OR THAT WE DON'T WANT TO ENGAGE YOU.
WE JUST HAVE CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
NOT THAT WE SET THEM, WE JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM.
SO YOU'RE NOT AN AGENDIZED ITEM.
SO WE'LL LET, WE'LL RECEIVE YOUR LETTER, ALLOW CIVIL SERVICE TO GO BACK, UH, REVIEW YOUR STATEMENTS AND SEE IF ANYTHING FALLS UNDER US, AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU ACCORDINGLY.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, SIR? YEAH.
AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT BEING RESPECTED, WE JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS.
I JUST EMAILED MARIA BEFORE SHE GOT IT.
UM, UH, SENT THAT TO YOU GUYS A COUPLE MONTHS LAST YEAR.
NOTHING GOT DONE, SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.
OKAY? SO DID YOU, DID YOU JUST HEAR THE STATEMENT I MADE? UH, I HEARD YOU LAST.
AND SO WE WILL FOLLOW THROUGH, BUT AGAIN, I CAN'T ENGAGE YOU IN DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN AGENDIZED ITEM.
AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TO CIVIL SERVICE CAPRICE, THANK YOU FOR COMING BY.
I APPRECIATE HEARING AND SEEING YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THIS SCENE AS THERE'S NO, UH, UH, ELECTRONIC PUBLIC COMMENT OR, UH, ATTENDANCE? THERE IS NO, UH, FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OH, COME ON.
THERE'S NO GOOD NEWS IN THE CITY.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
PRIX COMING UP?WAS, WAS THERE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? OH, OKAY.
SO THERE ARE NO PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, THEN WE ARE, THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED.
[ADJOURNMENT]
UM, I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING.AS I ALWAYS SAY, THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO BE IN OTHER PLACES AND YOU CHOSE TO SPEND YOUR TIME WITH US.
THERE ARE SOME GOODIES IN THE BACK.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT CAN, YOU'RE WELCOME AND THANK YOU.
I WANNA GO ON RECORD AS SAYING THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A LOT MORE WORK THAN YOU ANTICIPATED TODAY.