* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:10] GOOD MORNING. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING AND BEING PATIENT. I'D LIKE TO CALL [CALL TO ORDER] THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING, UH, FOUR 17. THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT NINE 13. WE WILL GET A ROLL CALL, [ROLL CALL] PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN PRESENT, COMMISSIONER CORDERO. COMMISSIONER, UH, COLEMAN. PRESENT, PRESENT, GOER PETERSON. PRESENT. WE HAVE THANK YOU. AND MY FAVORITE PART OF THE MEETING IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] AND MS. ALAMO, CAN YOU CALL US IN THE PLEDGE PLEASE? THANK YOU TO THE SUPPLY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC ONE NATION UNDER GOD, BEING VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND I JUSTICE FOR ALL. UH, THIS IS A PART WHERE WE COME TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO BE HEARD [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ] SEEING AND HEARING NONE? WE WILL MOVE ON. I'M GETTING A PROMPT FOR THE MINUTES, BUT I WAS GOING TO THE AGENDA. DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THE MINUTES FIRST? IT'S UP TO YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE AN ITEM OUT OF ORDER. UH, I WAS JUST PROCEEDING IN, UH, WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE IN? OKAY. I'D LIKE TO TAKE ITEM NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER SIX OUT OF ORDER ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. YEP. OKAY. SO YOU SHOULD NOW SEE SIX AVAILABLE. IS THAT, IS THAT PRESENTING? I'M UP ON NUMBER ONE. THAT'S FINE. UH, WE SHOW, UH, ITEM SIX. IS THAT WHAT YOUR DISPLAY IS SHOWING? YES, IT IS. [6. 25-55040 Recommendation to approve the extension of provisional appointment for Joseph Rodriguez-Jozwiak, Development Project Manager II.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] DO YOU WANNA DO ITEM NUMBER ONE OR ITEM NUMBER SIX? BOTH. I NEED ITEM ONE AND SIX. UH, SO I JUST NEED TO TAKE THEM OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE THE PRESENTER HAS TO LEAVE. YEAH. SO WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING ITEM SIX FIRST. OKAY. WE'LL TAKE ITEM SIX FIRST. CORRECT. ALRIGHT, THAT'S FINE. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. STAFF MEMBER SALVA. GOOD. UH, MORNING COMMISSIONERS, CIVIL SERVICE STAFF REQUESTS 120 DAY BUSINESS DAY EXTENSION FOR JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ. JOSUE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT AS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER TWO. OH, SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. SORRY. IF WE COULD JUST GET A MOTION IN A SECOND BEFORE WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. YOU CAN CONTINUE. GREAT. ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVED MR. RODRIGUEZ JX PROVISION APPOINTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MATTER TWO AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT. THIS PROVISION APPOINTMENT BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2024, AND IS SET TO EXPIRE ON MAY 1ST, 2025. ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 49 OF THE CIVIL RULES AND RELATIONS, UM, PERMIT THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSIONS OF PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENTS. IF AN ELIGIBLE LIST HAS S NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED AFTER THE ALLOTTED 150 BUSINESS DAYS, UH, WHEN AN ELIGIBLE LIST IS ESTABLISHED, THE PROVISIONAL EMPLOYEE SERVING IT WILL SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE PROVISIONAL STATUS WITHIN 30 DAYS. FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION, RECRUITMENT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY FOR THE PERMANENT POSITION WITH OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER. CIVIL SERVICE STAFF HAS BEGAN COLLABORATING WITH THE DEPARTMENT, UH, ON THE JOB BULLETIN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND EXPECTS AN ELIGIBLE IS TO BE ESTABLISHED, UM, ON APPROXIMATELY JULY, 2020 FIFTH. THE EXTENSION WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AND SELECT FOR THE PERMANENT POSITION. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE 120 DAY EXTENSION OF JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ. JOSUE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT STAFF HAS INFORMED THE DEPARTMENT AND, UH, MR. UH, JO RODRIGUEZ JOSUE THAT THIS REQUEST IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. A DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE IS PRESENT TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. [00:05:03] DID YOU WANNA TAKE ITEM NUMBER ONE NOW? YES. I WANT TO [1. 25-55035 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Civil Service Commission Special Meeting of March 28, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ASK, UM, A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM ONE. UM, THERE'S A REQUEST FOR US TO APPROVE, UH, THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING. I BELIEVE THAT'S ITEM ONE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A QUORUM FOR THAT. THERE IS A QUORUM FOR, THIS IS MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING YOU HAD ON MARCH 28TH. OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT I WAS MISSING SOMEONE AND I, AND I I THOUGHT IT WAS MY COLLEAGUE TO MY RIGHT. I APOLOGIZE. NO PROBLEM. CAN I CALL FOR, UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE MOVE AND THEN SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TWO. [2. 25-55036 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Civil Service Commission Meeting of April 2, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THIS IS HER RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING WITH APRIL 2ND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION [3. 25-55037 Recommendation to approve the minutes of Administrative Hearing 06-D-2223 on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OH SIX D 2 2 2 3 ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD, UH, 2023. I'LL NEED A FIRST AND A SECOND, AND THEN I'LL EXPLAIN, UM, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS, UM, THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS ITEM. UH, MY COLLEAGUES WERE NOT AT THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, BUT I WAS, AND I WILL NEED THESE MINUTES APPROVED, AND I CAN ATTEST THAT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I'VE REREAD THE MINUTES TO, UH, BE CERTAIN THAT THE INFORMATION HERE THAT IS PRESENTED IS ACCURATE. IT IS ACCURATE. AND SO IF I COULD, UH, HAVE THIS ON THE RECORD AND THEN GET A VOTE, I'D APPRECIATE IT. AND THAT'S ITEM NUMBER THREE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANYTHING YOU NEED TO HEAR. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE MAY VOTE DESPITE NOT OUR ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING BASED ON MADAM UH, PRESIDENT'S. THAT'S, THAT'S CORRECT. BOTH YOU, UH, CHIEF COLEMAN AND, UH, COMMISSIONER SHARON WEISMAN WILL NOT PRESENT AT THIS ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL HEARING, HOWEVER, YOU CAN RELY ON THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY PRESIDENT GORDON ROBERT PETERSON, WHO WAS THERE, THAT THE MINUTES ARE ACCURATE AS REFLECTED IN THE DOCUMENT. THANK YOU. AND THEY DIDN'T LEAVE OUT A PERIOD , IF I COULD CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM FOUR, THIS [4. 25-55038 Recommendation to approve extension of Article VIII, Section 115(3) of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 1 5, SECTION THREE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS. I NEED A FIRST AND A SECOND PLEASE. COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS ITEM? WE MAY PROCEED WITH A VOTE PLEASE. AND THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A [5. 25-55039 Recommendation to approve reappointment of resigned employee – Tyler Keefe, Police Officer.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE REEMPLOYMENT OF A RESIGNED EMPLOYEE. MR. TYLER KEEFE, POLICE OFFICER. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECONDED. COMMISSIONERS. IS THERE ANY DIS UH, HAS SOMEONE GIVEN ME A REPORT BEFORE WE START? UH, ROBERT WILLIAMS, GO AHEAD. YES, SIR. HI, COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD AUDIENCE AND EVERYONE THAT CAME TODAY. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A REQUEST, UH, FOR A REAPPOINTMENT OF A REASSIGNED EMPLOYEE, UH, TYLER KEEFE POLICE OFFICER. SO, CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM ELSA LAW PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVAL TO REAPPOINT RESIGNED EMPLOYEE TYLER KEEFE TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICER. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS, FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION. ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 45 STATES, A RESIGNED OR A RETIRED EMPLOYEE WHO HAS ACQUIRED PERMANENT STATUS IN THE CLASSIFICATION, MAY OR AFTER APPROVAL BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AND [00:10:01] CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION AFTER APPROVAL, I'M SORRY, COM, CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION BE REAPPOINTED TO THE CLASSIFICATION. SECONDLY, MR. KEEFE WAS HIRED BY THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER ON JULY 23RD, 2017. HE WAS RECLASSIFIED TO A POLICE RECRUIT ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2018. AND AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE POLICE ACADEMY, MR. KEEFE WAS RECLASSIFIED TO POLICE OFFICER ON AUGUST 25TH, 2018, ACHIEVING PERMANENT STATUS ON SEPTEMBER SIX 16, 2019. THIRD, ON APRIL 3RD, 2024, MR. KEE RESIGNED FROM THE POLICE OFFICER CLASSIFICATION. AND THIS YEAR, IN APRIL 4TH, 2025, MR. KEEFE EMAILED ELSA LAW PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF ALONG POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING TO BE RECONSIDERED FOR REAPPOINTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER WITH THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. UPON APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST FROM COMMISSION, MR. KEEFE WOULD FILL ONE OF THE 10 EXISTING VACANCIES WITH THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY LOOKING TO FILL. THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THIS REQUEST AND IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, A DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE PRESENT TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. UM, AND GOOD MORNING, MS. LAW. UH, I'M ALWAYS, UH, ENLIGHTENED AND HAPPY TO SEE, UH, PEOPLE COMING BACK TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT HA HAS, AS THE MEMORANDUM PRESENTS TO US, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST 10 VACANCIES AT THIS POSITION. AND SO, UM, I'M, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT SOMEONE'S COMING BACK TO OUR GREAT CITY, UM, AND FULFILLING THESE, UH, VACANCIES THAT WORK TO ACTIVELY PROTECT US. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND, UM, I'M, YOU KNOW, AND HARD HARDENED TO SEE THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE COMING BACK. COMMISSIONER WEISEN, I, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. YES. WILL THIS PERSON BE ON A MOTORCYCLE , HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE, MA'AM. UM, THANK YOU. UM, WANNA THANK, UH, OUR PARTNERS AT CIVIL SERVICE FOR, UM, COORDINATING A SPECIAL MEETING? I, I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, UH, THIS ITEM, UH, HAS BEEN A VERY STRESSFUL ITEM FOR ME, AND I WANT TO KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AS TO WHY, UM, WE DIDN'T SUBMIT THIS IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER. UM, REALLY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. UH, WE WANNA BE, I ALWAYS WANNA BE TRANSPARENT. I KNOW. AND SO WE WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DELAY IN PROCESSING, AS YOU, UH, HEARD MR. WILLIAMS SHARE THAT, UH, THE REQUEST FROM MR. KEEFE CAME ON APRIL 4TH. THAT WAS BECAUSE WE REQUIRE SOMETHING IN WRITING FROM MR. KEE. BUT TRULY HIS DESIRE TO COME BACK STEMMED BACK IN DECEMBER. UM, SO WHEN WE STARTED TO PROCESS HIM INTERNALLY, OUR TEAM, BECAUSE HE WAS COMING TO US FROM ANOTHER AGENCY, STARTED TO PROCESS HIM IN THE LATERAL PROCESS VERSUS APPROACHING THIS AS A REINSTATEMENT, UM, IN OUR HASTE TO FILL THE CRITICAL POSITION BECAUSE WE HAVE 150 OFFICERS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FILL. UM, WE DIDN'T DO, OUR TEAM DID NOT DO THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE NORMALLY WOULD DO TO ENSURE THAT WE WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS ITEM FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER. SO THAT'S THE WHAT HAPPENED. BUT I WANNA SHARE WHY THE URGENCY FOR US WHEN, UH, MR. KEEFE LEFT US IN APRIL OF 2024. HE LEFT, UM, IN A RESIGNED IN GOOD STANDING, AND HE LEFT TO PURSUE AN OPPORTUNITY AS AN OFFICER WITH THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IN TEXAS AT THE TIME. HIS DECISION WAS TO LEAVE, UH, WAS HIS DECISION TO LEAVE WAS DRIVEN BY A DESIRE TO PROVIDE A MORE AFFORDABLE LIFE FOR HIS GROWING FAMILY. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN AT THE TIME. AND, BUT AFTER SPENDING SOME TIME AWAY, THEY CAME TO THE, TO THE DEEPLY PERSONAL REALIZATION THAT BEING CLOSE TO THEIR FAMILY OUTWEIGHED THE FINANCIAL GAIN OF LIVING IN TEXAS. UM, HIS WIFE IS NOW SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT AND THEY'RE HA EXPECTING NOW THEIR FIFTH CHILD, UM, BOTH THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING HIS WIFE'S SISTER, LIVE IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, AND THEY REALIZE THAT WE JUST REALLY WANNA BE BY OUR FAMILY. UM, SO WHEN HE RETURNED TO US AND, AND WE WERE SCRAMBLING TO ONBOARD HIM, WE'VE ONBOARDED HIM AS A NON-CAREER. WE WERE TRYING TO BE CREATIVE. WE DIDN'T WANNA HAVE THIS BE AN IMPACT TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY. THE REASON WHY WE WERE PUSHING TO HAVE THIS ITEM TODAY IS 'CAUSE WE WANNA ENSURE THAT WE CAN ONBOARD HIM PRIOR TO THE END OF THE MONTH SO THAT HE CAN GET HIS BENEFITS AND HIS FAMILY CAN HAVE THE MEDICAL COVERAGE THEY NEED NEXT MONTH. UH, SO THEY'RE COVERED THIS MONTH FROM HIS PRIOR EMPLOYER. WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. SO, UM, HE IS FULLY AWARE THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HE EXTENDED HIS GRATITUDE TO THE CITY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN, UM, TO BE [00:15:01] ABLE TO SERVE THE CITY AS WELL, UM, IN THIS CAPACITY, WHICH IS HIS PASSION TO BE A POLICE OFFICER AND, AND BE ABLE TO DO SO, UH, CLOSE TO HIS FAMILY. SO I WANTED TO IMPART THAT, THAT THAT'S THE WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM YOU. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE EXTREMELY TRANSPARENT. I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW, UM, DIDN'T NEED THE BACKSTORY. I KNEW IF YOU HAD THIS ON OUR AGENDA, THAT THERE WAS A NEED, UH, FOR US TO PROCEED AND THERE WAS A NEED FOR US TO DO IT QUICKLY. AND THERE WE ALL AGREED TO COME IN SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THIS ITEM WAS HEARD. WE RESPECT YOU IMMENSELY. SO THERE, THERE IS NO NO NEED OR NO WORRY. UH, WE'RE NOT CONCERNED WITH THE, THE WHY. WE'RE ONLY CONCERNED WITH GETTING ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE COP OUT THERE ON THE STREETS, , SO IT CAN STOP BEING THE WILD, WILD WEST. YES. AND I WILL SAY WE'RE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT HE DID DECIDE TO, TO JOIN. WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ONBOARDING FIVE REINSTATEMENTS JUST IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT, UM, WITH OUR GROUP CONTINUED RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING COLLABORATIVELY, WE HAVE, UM, UM, UH, OFF OUR HUMAN RESOURCES. OFFICER SAL RAJAS LEFT ABRUPTLY BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR TEAM AT A VETERAN'S EVENT DOING A PRESENTATION ON WHY, WHY LONG BEACH PD? SO, UM, I'M GONNA HOPEFULLY JOIN THEM SHORTLY MYSELF. SO, OKAY. UM, SO WILL YOU BE SPEAKING, UM, WITH MR. KEEFE TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF YES. OKAY. SO WHEN YOU DO, UH, DO LET HIM KNOW, UH, TO BRING THE KIDS TO AN EASTER EGG HUNT AT ROTARY PARK ON SATURDAY AT NOON, WE'LL LET HIM KNOW. UM, HE NEEDS TO GET BUSY. HE'S GOT FOUR KIDS WITH ONE ON THE WAY OR FIVE WITH ONE ON THE WAY. I'M VERY HAPPY FOR 'EM. BUT THOSE KIDS NEED TO GET CANDY AND BE, SEE THE EASTER BUNNY. ALL RIGHT. CAN I CALL FOR THE VOTE NOW THAT I DIGRESSED? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU, MRS. LIKEWISE. COMMISSIONERS, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, UM, ELSA, CAN YOU CLARIFY IF WE, UM, THE POLICE OFFICER IS GONNA BE REINSTATED, UH, THIS WEEKEND, NEW PAY PERIOD, OR, UH, WE CAN, WE CAN DO IT EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, BUT IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO REAPPOINTMENT REAPPOINT HIM EFFECTIVE APRIL 8TH, WHICH IS THE DATE HE OFFICIALLY STARTED, WE CAN MAKE THAT CORRECTION. WE INITIALLY ONBOARDED HIM AS A NON-CAREER, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I DEFER TO THE COMMISSION IF WE CAN DO IT SATURDAY OR WE CAN DO IT THE OFFICIAL DAY OF HIS RETURN. I ACTUALLY DON'T WANT HIM, UH, PERSONALLY, I DON'T SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES, BUT I DON'T WANT HIM ONBOARDED AS A NON-CAREER. I WOULD PREFER THAT WE DATE IT, GO AND, UH, AMEND OUR VOTE TO RETROACTIVE TO FOUR EIGHT. I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS LOST. AND IT'S NOT LIKE WE DON'T NEED THIS OFFICER. WE DO. SO MOVED. SO YOU'RE MAKING A, AN AMENDMENT? YES, WE ARE AMENDING TO, UH, ALLOW MR. TYLER KEEFE TO BE ONBOARDED AS OF APRIL 8TH. THANK YOU. IS THAT GOOD? UM, JUST REAL QUICK POINT OF ORDER, UM, BECAUSE WE'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY TAKEN THE VOTE ON THIS. I'M NOT, I'VE VERIFY WITH GARY. IS THIS ACTION PERMISSIBLE? YEAH, WE CAN RECALL THE ITEM AGAIN. OKAY. SO DO WE NEED TO, TO, TO BE CLEAN? LET'S, LET'S BE CALLED THE ITEM. OKAY. I WILL MOVE THAT WE RECALL THE ITEM. UH, ITEM FIVE, SECONDED JUST FOR, UH, POINT ORDER. THAT WAS, UH, MOTION BY WEISSMAN AND SECOND BY COLEMAN. CORRECT. SO NOW THAT WE RECALLED IT, I THINK THERE'S A SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE. UH, THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RESIGNED EMPLOYEE TYLER KEEFE POLICE OFFICER, EFFECTIVE APRIL 8TH, 2025. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECONDED. THAT WAS A MOTION BY, UH, WEISSMAN AND SECOND BY COLEMAN? CORRECT. OKAY. AND THEN, UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE. I'LL OPEN UP THE VOTE IF YOU WANNA PASS ON THE, THE AMENDED, UH, UH, THE NEW RECOMMENDATION. RIGHT. IF WE COULD CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION CARRIES. THAT'S PERFECT. I CAN'T WAIT TO GO. DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. . ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION FOR THE EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD. FOR JEREMIAH BRIGHT ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN, [7. 25-55041 Recommendation for extension of probationary period for Jeremiah Bright, Electrical and Instrumentation Technician I.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ONE STAFF MEMBER ROBERT WILLIAMS. HI, COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. UH, THIS REQUEST IS FOR AN EXTENSION FOR, [00:20:01] UH, PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR JEREMIAH BRIGHT ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN. ONE CORRESPONDENCE WE RECEIVED FROM JAIME GARCIA, MANAGER OF PERSONAL OPERATIONS AT THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT REQUESTING CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO APPROVE TO EXPEND THE PROBATION PERIOD FOR JEREMIAH WRIGHT ELECTORAL INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN, ONE FOR THREE MONTHS. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 41 2 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE POLICY 1.01, SECTION A ONE. SO THESE ARE FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION. CIVIL SERVICE POLICY 1.01 SECTION A, ONE STATES THAT THE EXTENSION OF A PROBATION PERIOD MAY BE AUTHORIZED IN THE INSTANCE WHERE LICENSING CERTIFICATION AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATIONS REQUIRED PRIOR TO MAKING A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT. SECONDLY, ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024, MR. BRIGHT WAS HIRED AS AN ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN, ONE, WHICH REQUIRES ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, A-C-W-E-A CERTIFICATION OR A-E-P-R-I INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATION. OR LASTLY, A ISA CERTIFIED CONTROL SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION IN COMBINATION WITH THE LONG BEACH JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN CERTIFICATE OR A STATE OF CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL'S CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE. MR. BRIGHT WAS ANCC SUCCESSFUL WITH PASSING THE EXAM ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2025 FOR THE CWEA TECHNICIAN GRADE TWO CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. MR. BRIGHT WAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO RETEST AND IS AWAITING CONFIRMATION THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO RETEST IN JULY OF 2025. UTILITIES IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL HANDS-ON TRAINING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE SUPERVISORS AND OTHER SENIOR ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL TECHNICIANS TO FOCUS ON INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION AND FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES. SO WHAT IS COMING UP IS MR. BRYCE'S PROBATIONARY PERIOD IS SCHEDULED TO CONCLUDE APPROXIMATELY, NO, NOT APPROXIMATELY, SORRY. WE HAVE THE EXACT DATE. MAY 16TH, 2025. ON MARCH 31ST, 2025, AN EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL WAS COMPLETED FOR MR. BRIGHT AND IS ON FILE WITH OUR DEPARTMENT WITH CIVIL SERVICE. UPON THIS RECOMMENDATION AND GRANTING THE EXTENSION OF THE PROBATION WOULD ALLOW MR. BRIGHT TEST TO RE TIME TO RETEST FOR THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATION TO PASS PROBATION WITH THE CITY. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THEIR REQUEST TO EXTEND THEIR PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR THREE MONTHS OR 522 SCHEDULED HOURS. THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND MR. BRIGHT HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS REQUEST ON TODAY'S AGENDA, UM, IN OUR DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE IS PRESENT TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THE QUESTIONS FOR TODAY FROM CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FOR YOU TO COME UP HERE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY YOU JUST SAT THERE, , BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO YOU GOOD MORNING COMMISSION. YOU'RE ANOTHER FACE THAT WE ENJOY SEEING BECAUSE YOU ARE ALWAYS EXTREMELY TRANSPARENT, A PLEASURE, AND WE RESPECT THAT. IT'S A, AND THANK YOU, ROBERT, FOR THE REPORT. MUCH APPRECIATED. UM, MY ONLY QUESTION, UH, IS, UM, IF HE WERE NOT EXTENDED, WOULD HE STILL BE WORKING, UH, WITH THE CITY? SO COMMISSIONER, THAT'S A, THAT'S, UH, THE ISSUE WITH MR. UH, BRIGHT'S, UH, CURRENT STATUS IS, IS THAT THAT IS A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR HIS POSITION. MM-HMM . SO HE WAS ONBOARDED AND PASSED THROUGH THE CIVIL SERVICE RECRUITMENT PROCESS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HE WAS TO COMPLETE AND THEN PASSED THIS CERTIFICATION BY THE END OF HIS PROBATION. UH, HE DID MAKE ALL ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. UM, HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. UH, THE DEPARTMENT HAS MET WITH HIM PERSONALLY, UH, MEANING MY TEAM AS WELL, IN ADDITION TO HIS SUPERVISORS TO DETERMINE WHICH AREAS WERE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WERE, WERE THE ONES THAT, WHERE HE COULD, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO BETTER IMPROVE AND THEN TARGET THOSE AREAS WITH THE HELP OF HIS SUPERVISORS AND OTHER, YOU KNOW, VETERAN, UH, E AND I TECHS, TO THEN, YOU KNOW, PASS THOSE, UH, THOSE CATEGORIES. SO UNFORTUNATELY, IF HE WASN'T ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, RETEST AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY PASS THE CERTIFICATION, HE WOULD THEN BE, UH, UNFORTUNATELY REQ WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO LET HIM GO. UH, 'CAUSE HE WOULDN'T MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF THE POSITION. RIGHT. AND, AND I, I GET THAT. I JUST WANTED TO HEAR YOU SAY IT. UM, MY OTHER COMMENT WOULD BE WE'VE, AND HE HAS INVESTED A LOT IN THIS, IN THIS POSITION, BUT THE CITY AS WELL HAS INVESTED A LOT OF HOURS, AND I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD ASK US TO EXTEND IF YOU DIDN'T THINK THAT THE ADDITIONAL 500 PLUS HOURS WOULD, WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE IN HELPING HIM TO, UM, TO QUALIFY. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT, COMMISSIONER. AND, UM, AS ROBERT HAS STATED, THE, THE EVALUATION THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY ON FILE WITH CIVIL SERVICE WOULD DEMONSTRATE THAT MR. BRYANT HAS BOTH, UM, YOU KNOW, ATTENDED, UM, SHOWN UP FOR WORK EVERY DAY ON TIME, HAS COMPLETED THE WORK THAT TO THE BEST OF HIS DEGREE, UM, YOU KNOW, CONTINUES TO SHOW, [00:25:01] UM, YOU KNOW, APTITUDE AND INTEREST IN, IN THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON. AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS NO OTHER ISSUES WITH HIM, UM, YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY AS AN EMPLOYEE. AND WE'D VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE HIM BE SUCCESSFUL AND ARE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT HE DOES IN FACT, UH, PASS THAT NEXT CERTIFICATION. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YOU'VE ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. MY COLLEAGUES DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALWAYS A PLEASURE, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU, SIR. IF WE COULD CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. YOU KNOW, I DID FAIL TO ASK YOU ONE QUESTION. I'M SO SORRY. DON'T, DON'T COME BACK. UM, I, I DON'T WANNA DO THAT TO YOU, BUT, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE'S PERSPECTIVE, AND I'M SORRY, COLLEAGUES, I, I JUST DIDN'T ASK THE QUESTION. IS, IS MR. BRIGHT OKAY WITH THE EXTENSION? YES. SO, UM, PER, YOU KNOW, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION'S, YOU KNOW, REQUEST AND, AND SUGGESTION THAT THE DEPARTMENT TAKE A MORE PROACTIVE ROLE IN MEETING WITH EMPLOYEES PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION, WE HAVE INSTITUTED THAT PRACTICE WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT, AND WE DO MAKE SURE TO MEET WITH THE EMPLOYEES PERSONALLY. UH, SO MYSELF AND OTHER ANALYSTS IN CHARGE OF THAT BUREAU, UH, WE DID MEET WITH MR. BRI, WE EXPLAINED THE RATIONALE FOR, WE, YOU KNOW, MADE SURE THAT HE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF IT. AND, YOU KNOW, HE DID STATE THAT, YOU KNOW, HE IS VERY MUCH INVESTED IN WANTING TO REMAIN AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT INVESTMENT THAT YOU SPOKE OF THAT THE CITY AND THE DEPARTMENT HAS PUT INTO HIM, HE IS EQUALLY PUTTING BACK INTO HIS OWN SUCCESS AS AN ENI TECH WITH THE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LIGHT QUESTION. NOT A PROBLEM. UH, SORRY. COLLEAGUES, I ALWAYS WANT, UM, OUR CITY EMPLOYEES TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHILE WE'RE HERE FOR OUR EMPLOYER, UH, WE'RE ALSO HERE FOR THE EMPLOYEE. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. UH, IF YOU WOULD CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM EIGHT IS A [8. 25-55042 Recommendation to receive and file reports from the Civil Service Managers.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM CIVIL SERVICE MANAGERS. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO A SPECIAL MEETING. UM, YOU SAW THE IMPACT THAT YOU HAD ON THE COMMUNITY ON OUR EMPLOYEES, UM, MOMENTS LIKE THIS, LIKE STATEMENT OF THE POLICE OFFICER. THEY REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART AND, YOU KNOW, THEY TOUCHED SOMETHING DEEP BECAUSE WE'RE HELPING, WE'RE MAKING A BIG IMPACT, SO THANK YOU. SORRY, I KNOW I SAID 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND HOUR 45. THAT I DO APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. AND THEN, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW SOMEONE WALKING AROUND TAKING PICTURES. THAT'S MY STAFF FROM HUMAN RESOURCES. I'M ASKING HIM TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE COMMISSION AS WE SUNSET TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF MEMORIES OF THE PROCESS. SO TIME, SORRY ABOUT THAT, THAT I SHOULD TOLD YOU IN THE BEGINNING. THAT'S VERY TIME. AND THEN, UM, WE'RE RUNNING, YOU NOTICE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF ANALYSTS TODAY. THEY'RE DOING THE POLICE LIEUTENANT EXAM DEVELOPMENT, SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT HERE. BUT ROBERT, STEP IN. THANK YOU, ROBERT. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S IT FROM ME. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UM, JUST QUICKLY UPDATE. UH, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY STAFF, CIVIL SERVICE STAFF HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC SECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE YESTERDAY. UM, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR A LOT OF, UH, PRESENTATIONS, A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION THAT WE CAN BRING BACK. ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THAT I BRING BACK TO YOU IS PART OF OUR ROLE IS THE SELECTION PART. SO ONCE THE ELIGIBLE LIST IS ESTABLISHED TO, UH, THE NEXT STEP FOR US TO SEND OUT THOSE NOTICES TO THE CANDIDATES, ESTABLISH THE INTERVIEWS, UM, AND BRING THEM IN FOR POSSIBLY A SECOND INTERVIEW. SO WE HAD REALLY GOOD PRESENTATIONS ON THAT SUBJECT ON EVEN WALKING AWAY AS WE PREPARE FOR OUR IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST POSITION THAT WE HAVE VACANT, UH, WE WALK AWAY WITH GOOD IDEAS. SO IT'S ALWAYS REALLY GOOD TO GO AND SAY, OH, WE'RE DOING THAT. OH, WE ARE ALREADY DOING THAT. BUT YOU ALSO WANNA WALK AWAY WITH SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN ADD THAT IT MIGHT BE AS, UH, AN IDEA OF MAKING YOUR CANDIDATE COMFORTABLE MM-HMM . SO THAT THEY CAN PRESENT THE BEST, UM, BEST OF THEM. AND IT'S A BEST INTERVIEW SO THAT WE CAN SEE THE, NOT NECESSARILY WE'RE SEEING THE SKILLS, BUT THEY CAN TELL US WHAT THEY'RE BRINGING IN. UM, SO IT WAS A VERY GOOD CONFERENCE AND I THINK OMAR, FOR ALLOWING MY STAFF TO ATTEND, UM, BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, LEAVE THE WORK BEHIND AND, AND LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT IDEAS AND BRING SOME OF THOSE IDEAS BACK TO WORK. UH, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. ALAMO. ARE WE DONE WITH THE REPORTS? OKAY. GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A VOTE. [00:30:03] THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THIS IS, UM, THE AREA OF [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ] OUR, WE'RE COMING TO A CLOSE. WE'RE AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. THIS IS FOR ANYONE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO BE HEARD? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. UH, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY NOW FOR [ANNOUNCEMENTS] OUR, UM, COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR STATEMENTS. COMMISSIONER WESTMAN, I WILL JUST SAY THAT BEGINNING, EXCUSE ME, MAY 1ST, THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT WILL BE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SPONSORSHIPS, AND THESE ARE FOR NONPROFITS THAT ARE DOING AN EVENT. AND, UH, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SPONSORSHIP FROM THE PORT AND ALSO FOR THE PORT TO, UH, FOR THE NONPROFIT TO HELP PROMOTE THE PORT AND WHAT, WHAT THEY DO HERE IN LONG BEACH. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE MAY 1ST SO PEOPLE CAN BE PREPARED, UH, TO START THINKING ABOUT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO APPLY. I'M SORRY. YOU CAN FIND, UH, COME MAY 1ST. YOU CAN FIND THE APPLICATION AT, UH, POLB, LIKE PORT OF LONG BEACH, PO LB.COM, UM, SLASH SPONSORSHIPS. UM, I APPRECIATE YOU COMMISSIONER WEISMAN FOR BRINGING THAT, UH, TO THE ATTENTION OF EVERYONE. I ENCOURAGE ALL NONPROFITS TO APPLY FOR THE GRANTS THAT THE PORT GIVES OUT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY. UM, WHEN I MENTIONED THE EASTER EGG HUNT, I WASN'T BEING FACETIOUS, BUT I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS EVENT AT ROTARY CENTENNIAL PARK ON SATURDAY IS BECAUSE OF THE PORT OF LONG BEACH. THEY SPONSORED THIS EVENT FOR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE BOOKS FREE OF CHARGE AND TO BE ENTERTAINED. UM, THEY, OUR ORGANIZATION WOULD NOT, WHERE A NONPROFIT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT THE PORT. SO COMMISSIONER WEISMAN, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AT THE PORT, AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR, UH, TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE JUST SIMPLY DON'T KNOW. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW. SO I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE, UH, EVERYONE TO MAKE, UH, USE OF, OF WHAT THE PORT HAS TO OFFER. UM, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE PORT, UH, BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE AND, AND MY INTERACTION WITH THE PORT GOES BACK 30 YEARS. UH, IT, THEY DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN TODAY. THEY'VE BEEN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I CALL THEM, UH, THE PORT OF LONG BEACH AS OUR UNSUNG HERO. UH, SO I, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, THE OTHER THING, I, I DO WANT TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED. UH, I'VE ASKED STAFF TO INSTITUTE, UH, THE MINUTE, UH, FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU HAVE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTARY. AND I DID THAT BECAUSE, UH, I ALLOWED, UH, PEOPLE TO BE HEARD AND I WANT EVERYONE TO BE HEARD. UH, BUT IT EXCEEDED THE THREE MINUTE, UH, THRESHOLD. AND I DON'T EVER WANT ANYONE TO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN'T BE HEARD OR THAT I CUT THEM SHORT. SO UNTIL THIS COMMISSION SUNSETS, WE WILL ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE, UH, SPEAKING, UM, TIME LIMIT. AND THE OTHER THING IS, I WANT TO SAY, UH, PERSONALLY FROM THIS DAIS, UM, THAT THERE WERE COMMENTS MADE, UH, REGARDING ONE OF OUR STAFF MEN MEMBERS WHO IS HIGHLY RESPECTED, UH, WHO I HIGHLY RESPECT. AND SO I DO WANT THAT STAFF MEMBER TO HEAR ME SAY, UH, MARIA ALAMO, YOU DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. YOU BRING VALUE TO OUR DEPARTMENT, AND I NEED YOU TO BE VERY, UM, TO SOMETIMES LET THE WAX GROW IN YOUR EAR AS A BARRIER TO COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE THAT MAY NOT REFLECT THE VALUE THAT YOU BRING TO OUR CITY. AND, AND THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, YOU ARE VALUED. SO I NEED YOU TO HEAR THAT FROM ME, AND I WANTED TO STAY IN A PUBLIC FORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IS HERE TO HEAR COMMENTS REGARDING THOSE ITEMS THAT FALL UNDER OUR PURVIEW. IT DOES. YOU NO GOOD TO COME BEFORE US TO DISCUSS ITEMS THAT WE CAN CONTROL, NOR THAT WE CAN AFFECT CHANGE. SO PLEASE, WHEN APPEARING BEFORE THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNDER OUR PURVIEW, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT ANYONE THAT COMES BEFORE US IS HEARD AND THAT WE CAN RESEARCH THE COMMENTS AND OUR STATEMENTS, BUT ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF OUR PURVIEW WE MAY NOT ADDRESS. SO I, I WANNA PUT THAT ON THE RECORD SO THAT, UH, IF ANYONE COMES BEFORE US, THEY UNDERSTAND, UM, UH, WHAT WE CAN AND WHAT WE CANNOT DO. AND IF YOU HAVE [00:35:01] ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT, PLEASE CALL, UH, MR. OMAR RAMOS. HE CAN DIRECT YOU. UH, AND, AND THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY COMMENTS. AND THANK YOU. UH, IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, I'VE BEEN WINDY. SO, UM, I GUESS THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [ADJOURNMENT] I ALWAYS SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING. YOU COULD HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE ELSE TODAY, BUT YOU CHOSE TO SPEND YOUR TIME WITH US. THANK YOU. THE TIME IS 9 48. WE ARE ADJOURNED. 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.