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[CALL TO ORDER]
WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.WHAT'S TODAY'S DATE? IT IS THE NINTH.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALMOST CHRISTMAS.
IT IS NOW 9:03 AM AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE, UM, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.
[ROLL CALL]
COMMISSIONER COLMAN, PRESIDENT PETERSON.LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE PLEDGE OF THE
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
ALLEGIANCE.AND I ACTUALLY, PHILIP, HE'S ON IT.
PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO GO PUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OKAY, THIS NOW AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on agenda items. ]
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, UH, ON AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE HEARD? OKAY.NONE SHALL MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[1. 25-55142 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Civil Service Commission Special Meeting of April 17, 2025. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE COMMISSION MEETING.SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 17TH.
AND I'LL NEED A SECOND, PLEASE.
I'M NOT HERE, BUT I CAN SECOND.
SO THE RECORD, THAT WAS A MOTION BY VICEMAN.
UM, MAY I GET A VOTE PLEASE? COMMISSIONER COLEMAN.
PRESIDENT PEARSON HERE, I MEAN, YES.
WE HAVE ITEM TWO, WHICH IS, UM, WE'RE
[2. 25-55135 Closed Session – Personnel Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(B)(1). Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
GOING TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION AND THIS IS PURSUANT, UH, TO PERSONAL SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 49 5 7 B ONE.I'M SORRY TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WHAT ARE WE? UH, I BELIEVE WE COULD JUST GO TO CLOSE SESSION.
YEAH, WE, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A MOTION A SECOND.
UM, DID YOU, DID YOU WANT US TO, UH, UH, VACATE WHY YOU GUYS DISCUSS? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S EASIEST GIVEN THAT THE, NOT TOO MANY, UH, NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE HERE TODAY.
IT'S FAR EASIER FOR THE COMMISS TO STAY HERE TO VACATE.
WELL, NO, WE'LL, WE'LL VACATE BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY THREE OF US AND WE'D HAVE TO MAKE ALL OF YOU GUYS LEAVE.
WE'D HAVE TO GET A SECONDARY ROUND.
THIS ISN'T GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME.
CAN WE TURN THIS, UH, RECORDER OFF? SORRY ABOUT THIS, PHILLIP.
I SET THE RECORD IN THE HARBOR COMMISSION FOR MY FARM SEVEN.
BECAUSE I'D HAD TO DO IT FOR THIS, SO IT WAS LIKE BASICALLY DONE.
WE ARE, UH, HAVE CONCLUDED OUR CLOSED SESSION
[3. 25-55136 Recommendation to approve protest of written examination – Fire Captain. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AND WE ARE BACK ON THE RECORD AT 9 46.UM, WOULD YOU GET A QUICK, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE? CHIEF COLEMAN? UH, PRESENT? PRESENT.
UM, SO WE WENT INTO CLOSED SESSION AND TO REPORT OUT THAT, UM, WE TOOK CARE OF NEEDED BUSINESS.
DO I HAVE TO BE EXACT MR. RAMOS, OR IS AM I GOOD? UM, YOU JUST WANT TO REPEAT THE MOTION AS, AS, AS STATED AND THEN WHAT THE INTENT OF, UH, THE, HOW THE COMMISSION FOR RULE ON 24 AND 29.
THAT ALL BE UNDER THE SAME MOTION.
ALRIGHT, SO, AND WE HAVE TO DO THE MOTION NOW OUT HERE, OR IS IT OKAY? YES.
UH, THE COMMISSION, UH, MET REGARDING, UM, THE, UH, PROTEST FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR FIRE CAPTAIN AND
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WE, UH, DID UPHOLD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER TWO FOUR, UM, AND TO, UH, DISPROVE ITEM NUMBER 29.UM, AND, UH, IF WE'LL MAKE A MOTION AGAIN PLEASE.
UH, SO, UH, I MOVE THAT WE, UM, APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO, UH, TO ACCEPT THE, UM, PROTEST FOR ITEM 24 AND TO APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE PROTEST ON QUESTION 29.
UM, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE, MR. COLEMAN.
COMMISSIONER CORD? MOTION CARRIES.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Commission on non-agenda items. ]
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE HEARD? OKAY.UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
I WOULD, UH, JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE PORT IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SPONSORSHIPS AND WILL BE THROUGH THE END OF MAY FOR NONPROFITS THAT HAVE A, OR GOVERNMENT, UH, AGENCIES THAT HAVE AN EVENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR SPONSORSHIP.AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE THAT'S IN A NONPROFIT TO DO SO.
UM, IT'S JUST AN ADVANTAGEOUS WAY TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND I THANK THE BOARD FOR THAT.
UM, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WILL BE HOSTING A YOUTH WEEK, UM, ON MAY 16TH THROUGH 18TH, I BELIEVE.
UM, I WILL BE SPEAKING AT ONE OF THE PANELS.
UM, AND SO IF YOU KNOW ANY MIDDLE AGE, UH, MIDDLE AGE, MIDDLE, MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO, UH, YOU KNOW, COULD BE INTERESTED IN, IN YOUTH WEEK AND SUGGEST THAT, UH, WE LET THEM KNOW AND INVITE.
WE JUST LIVE IN A AWESOME CITY.
WE, OUR CITY DOES SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I, I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.
I JUST LOVE LONG BEACH AND, UM, A SHOUT OUT TO, UM, OUR MAYOR FOR ENSURING THAT WE DO ALL OF THESE THINGS TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH.
UM, SO I JUST SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AND, AND I ALWAYS WANT TO SAY, UM, YOU COULD HAVE SPENT YOUR TIME THIS MORNING ANYWHERE ELSE AND YOU CHOSE TO SPEND IT WITH US.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND THEN I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR CONTINUED, UH, DUE DILIGENCE IN TRYING TO GET THE WORK OUT.
UM, UH, THIS HAS NOT BEEN EASY, BUT YOU HAVE MADE IT SEEM LIKE IT'S EASY AND YOU DO IT WITH A SMILE.
YOUR PROFESSIONALISM MEANS THE WORLD TO ME IN IT SOMETIMES.
UM, WE DON'T GET TO SAY THANK YOU, BUT KNOW FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART I APPRECIATE YOU.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE STAFF SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM YOU EVERY WEEK WHEN WE COME TO OUR MEETINGS, UM, YOU GUIDE ME AND, UH, NEVER EVER GIVE ME THAT LOOK OF YOU IDIOT.
YOU'VE DONE THIS FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS,
YOU, YOU CAN BE CONDESCENDING WHEN YOU'RE TELLING THE SOMEONE THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND YOU GO, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T CLICK IN.
YOU DON'T REALIZE MY BRAIN IS NOW 70 YEARS OLD AND I'M FORGETTING THINGS.
BUT YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, I WANT TO GO ON RECORD TO, UH, READ SOMETHING.
THIS IS A GIFT THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
UM, IT WAS GIVEN TO US BY MR. RAMOS AND I, I, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY TO SHOW YOU THIS, BUT IF YOU CAN SEE IT, I'M GOING TO READ THE INSCRIPTION FOR YOU BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED AT A MEETING THAT WE HAD.
AND I REMEMBER BEFORE EVEN COMING HERE, I WAS IRRITATED.
UM, AND I WAS IRRITATED BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THE COMMISSION WAS GOING TO CLEAN UP SOMETHING I FELT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND, UH, AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
HOWEVER, MR. RAMOS SAID SOMETHING THAT DAY TO ME, UM, AND IT JUST RESONATED.
AND I READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
HE SAID, IS IT BETTER TO BE RIGHT OR IS IT BETTER TO DO THE RIGHT THING? I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT AND I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE THE PERSON THAT I GET TO SUNSET THIS COMMISSION WITH.
AND ON OUR LAST MEETING, I WILL EDUCATE YOU GUYS ON THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
SO BE PREPARED TO STAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
AND I'M ALSO GOING TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO A FEW COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO'VE SUPPORTED THE COMMISSION THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
[ADJOURNMENT]
THANK YOU MR. RAMAS.I I WILL KEEP THIS, THIS 9 5 9 32.