Jun 24, 2026 Civil Service Employee Rights and Appeals Commission

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ROLL CALL PLEASE.

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HERE.

COMMISSIONER LARDO GOODE.

COMMISSIONER OWENS PRESENT, VICE PRESIDENT GARNER.

HERE.

PRESIDENT MORALES PRESENT.

AND CAN WE NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER LARDO GOODE AS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE PLEASE? YEP.

SO NOTED.

THANK YOU.

RIGHT, WE HAVE QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION ON

[1. 26-55496 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Civil Service Employee Rights and Appeals Commission meeting of Wednesday, May 20, 2026.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

IS THERE ANY, UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT WAS A MOTION BY UH, COMMISSIONER ALER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER S THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY, NO.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, CAN WE MOVE TO A VOTE PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.

MR. ALER? AYE.

MR. GALLIO GOOD.

COMMISSIONER OWENS PRESENT.

OH, AYE.

VICE PRESIDENT GARNER.

AYE.

PRESIDENT MORALE MORALES AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THIS IS RECORDED.

I KNOW THAT.

ROLL ME OFF JUST A LITTLE MYSELF.

DRINK A LITTLE MORE OF YOUR COPY.

RECOMME, CAN I HAVE A MOTION ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES

[2. 26-55497 Recommendation to receive and file an update from the Human Resources Department on the applicant appeal process.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THAT WAS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER OWENS AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT.

UH, UH SORRY.

UH, VICE PRESIDENT GARNER.

CORRECT.

WE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM H YEAH.

AND THEN IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST ANNOUNCING YOURSELF, UH, FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU.

NO, CAN WE SKIP THIS OFF THE RECORD? OKAY.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

PETER P, TALENT ACQUISITION OFFICER WITH THE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

YARA.

I'M THE MANAGER OF TALENT MANAGEMENT IN HR CURRENTLY OVERSEE OF TALENT ACQUISITION ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISIONS.

ALRIGHT, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

AS AN UPDATE, UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THE FRAMEWORK FOR OUR PROPOSED CLASSIFIED APPLICANT APPEAL PROCESS.

WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING NOTICE LANGUAGE, OPERATIONAL WORKFLOW AS WELL AS APPEAL PARAMETERS.

UM, OUR INTENT IS TO ALIGN THESE PROPOSED PROCESS AS CLOSELY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO OUR EXISTING UNCLASSIFIED APPLICANT APPEAL PROCESS, WHICH ALLOWS APPLICANTS TO GO AHEAD AND APPEAL ANY DETERMINATION MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT AT THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.

UM, SO UPON INTERNAL REVIEW, UH, WE WILL MOVE THIS TO A LEAD AND CONFER WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS WITH THE CITY.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 11 LABOR PARTNERS.

ALL LABOR PARTNERS MUST BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROPOSED PROCESS BEFORE WE CAN IMPLEMENT THIS IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION.

UM, SO I CAN'T PROMISE, YOU KNOW, A TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THIS WILL GO LIVE, BUT WHAT I CAN ASSURE YOU ALL IS THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING THIS AND YOU WILL COMMIT TO PROVIDING YOU ALL WITH TIMELY UPDATES AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, CHRIS.

SO HOW HAS THIS CHANGED THE CURRENT PROCESS? WELL, THIS, UH, PROPOSAL PROCESS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION STAGE, WHICH IS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

UM, SO WE WOULD SEND A NOTICE OUT TO ALL THE APPLICANTS INFORMING THEM, LETTING THEM KNOW IF THEY MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ROLE TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT STAGE OF THE PROCESS PROCESS.

UM, SO THE, THIS WOULD ALLOW A CHANNEL FOR THE APPLICANTS TO, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY APPEAL A DETERMINATION FOR WHICH THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS.

AND RIGHT NOW THEY CAN'T, RIGHT NOW FOR THE CLASSIFIED PROCESS THEY CANNOT, BUT FOR UNCLASSIFIED THEY CAN'T.

YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE TO GO TO ALL 11 OF THE UNIONS.

DO THEY ALL HAVE UNCLASSIFIED MEMBERS? YES.

OH, OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO OUR UNCLASSIFIED APPEAL PROCESS HAD TO FOLLOW THE SAME YEAH, NO, THAT, THAT MAKES, I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF ALL OF THE UNIONS HAD MEMBERS THAT WERE ON UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS.

RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, JUST, UM, ARE YOU MEETING WITH THE UNIONS INDIVIDUALLY OR ARE YOU, ARE YOU TRYING TO TO BRING IT IN AS A GROUP FOR THE MEETINGS PER PROJECT? IT'S TYPICALLY UP TO OUR, OUR LABOR TEAM.

OKAY.

TO DECIDE HOW WE'LL HANDLE THAT.

TYPICALLY WE NOTICE THEM AND THEY ARE INDIVIDUAL MEETING COME FIRST, BUT IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSOLIDATE, THAT'S TYPICALLY A DECISION MADE BY THE LABOR TEAM.

THANK YOU.

SO IF I WOULD JUST LIKE TO AMEND THE RECEIVE AND FILE TO REQUEST THAT YOU SEND US QUARTERLY UPDATES ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY.

SO THAT WAS COMMISSIONER AVALARA WHO SECONDED THAT.

IS THERE ANY DISC OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? NO.

IF WE, UH, IF YOU ARE, UH, PROPOSING TO AMEND THE ITEM, GARY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON WE CAN FRIENDLY.

UH, IT'S A FRIENDLY YEAH, WE CAN DO A FRIENDLY IF OWENS AND, UH, GARNER.

DO YOU ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION? YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU .

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM? UH, LET'S GO TO A VOTE.

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AYE.

MR. LARDO? GOOD.

COMMISSIONER OWENS AYE.

VICE PRESIDENT GARNER.

AYE.

PRESIDENT MORALES? AYE.

THANK YOU.

VERY MOTION, CARRIE ON THE ITEM TO SEE YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

BYE-BYE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SO CAN I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? DO I DO THE RECOMMENDATION, THE OPEN MEETING OR NOT? WE GO INTO FULL SESSION.

WELL, FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Civil Service Employee Rights and Appeals Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the President.]

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

SO I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AND WE'LL MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION TO HEAR DISCIPLINARY APPEAL ON CASE 14 DASH D DASH 24 25.

FOR THE RECORD, THE TIME IS NINE 14.

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