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Napa Civil Service Commission Meeting - January 26, 2026

City Council — Monday, January 26, 2026
BodyNapa, California
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, January 26, 2026
StatusFILED
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All right, it's 5 15.

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The regular Civil Service Commission meeting for January 26th, 2026 is called to order.

0:10

Please take rule.

0:13

Commissioner Aguilera.

0:14

Commissioner Holiday.

0:16

Here.

0:16

Vice Chair Fitzgerald.

0:18

Chair Halliday.

0:19

Here.

0:20

Commissioner Mason is absent.

0:22

All other commissioners are present.

0:24

Thank you.

0:25

Thank you, Caitlin.

0:26

Are there any changes to the agenda or supplemental reports?

0:31

No.

0:33

We'll move on to item three, public comment.

0:36

Public comment provides an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the commission on items of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission.

0:45

If your comments pertain to a specific item on the agenda, please reserve your comments until the item is before the commission.

0:52

Are there any public comments from the audience?

0:57

Seeing none.

0:59

Since we have received no additional comments from the public, we will now conclude the general public comment portion of this agenda.

1:06

Moving on to consent calendar, these routine items can be approved with one motion and vote.

1:11

If a commissioner wishes to discuss any item, they can request that the item be removed from the consent calendar after the remaining items are approved.

1:20

The items which are removed are considered separately.

1:35

I move to approve 4B and 4C.

1:38

All those in favor say aye.

1:41

I'm sorry, looking for a second.

1:42

I'll second that.

1:43

Thank you.

1:44

All those in favor, aye.

1:46

Aye.

1:47

Opposed?

1:48

And I'm abstaining.

1:50

All right.

1:51

And we will move to for a motion to approve item 4A on the consent calendar.

1:56

Is there a motion?

1:58

I'll make that motion.

2:00

And a second.

2:01

I can second.

2:02

Thank you.

2:02

All those in favor say aye.

2:05

Aye.

2:05

Opposed.

2:07

And that's the one I'll abstain from.

2:09

Thank you.

2:10

Um item number five, administrative reports.

2:14

There are no administrative reports on tonight's agenda.

2:17

So we'll move on to item six, comments by the commissioners and staff.

2:21

Comments from the commissioners.

2:25

Seeing none.

2:26

Uh commission uh comments from staff.

2:29

I did have just one announcement to make that we may be looking to reschedule our March meeting.

2:34

There's a conflict with the room on that day, so um Caitlin will put out a poll to everybody, and we can formally agendize a change if we if we reach uh agreement on a date through the email poll, and we'll put that in the February meeting, but we are looking to try to move that.

2:49

Thank you.

2:49

Thank you.

2:50

Uh and the recruitment status report.

2:53

Caitlin, can you provide an update on the recruitment status report?

2:58

Yes, thank you, Chair Halliday.

3:00

As you can see, we we're we're busy with recruitments in the new year.

3:05

Um, we're conducting three days of police officer trainee interviews this week.

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Summary of Proceedings

Napa Civil Service Commission Meeting - January 26, 2026

The regular meeting of the City of Napa Civil Service Commission was called to order at 5:15 PM on January 26, 2026. Commissioners present: Aguilera, Holiday, Vice Chair Fitzgerald, and Chair Halliday. Commissioner Mason was absent. The meeting covered consent calendar approvals, a recruitment status report, and an announcement regarding a potential reschedule of the March meeting.

Consent Calendar

  • Motion to approve items 4B and 4C was made, seconded, and passed unanimously (3 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstention – Commissioner Aguilera abstained on both items).
  • Motion to approve item 4A was made, seconded, and passed with the same vote: 3 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstention (Commissioner Aguilera).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Recruitment Status Report: Staff (Caitlin) provided an update on current recruitments:
    • Three days of police officer trainee interviews were underway (first day completed on January 26; two more days scheduled for January 27 and 28).
    • Phone interviews for junior assistant engineer in Public Works were scheduled for later that week.
    • Applications were being accepted for: materials diversion analyst, water distribution supervisor (Utilities), and property technician (Police Department).
    • Two promotional recruitments (open only to City of Napa full-time classified employees): materials diversion analyst and police lieutenant.
    • For the police lieutenant promotional recruitment: information sessions were held on January 14 and January 23; applications close on January 27; testing process scheduled for February 11; results to be presented to the commission at the February 23 meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Calendar: Items 4A, 4B, and 4C were approved (with Commissioner Aguilera abstaining on all three).
  • Meeting Reschedule: Staff announced that the March 2026 meeting may be rescheduled due to a room conflict. A poll will be sent to commissioners, and any date change will be formally agendized at the February meeting.
  • Next Meeting: The next regularly scheduled meeting is February 23, 2026.

Meeting Transcript

All right, it's 5 15. The regular Civil Service Commission meeting for January 26th, 2026 is called to order. Please take rule. Commissioner Aguilera. Commissioner Holiday. Here. Vice Chair Fitzgerald. Chair Halliday. Here. Commissioner Mason is absent. All other commissioners are present. Thank you. Thank you, Caitlin. Are there any changes to the agenda or supplemental reports? No. We'll move on to item three, public comment. Public comment provides an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the commission on items of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission. If your comments pertain to a specific item on the agenda, please reserve your comments until the item is before the commission. Are there any public comments from the audience? Seeing none. Since we have received no additional comments from the public, we will now conclude the general public comment portion of this agenda. Moving on to consent calendar, these routine items can be approved with one motion and vote. If a commissioner wishes to discuss any item, they can request that the item be removed from the consent calendar after the remaining items are approved. The items which are removed are considered separately. I move to approve 4B and 4C. All those in favor say aye. I'm sorry, looking for a second. I'll second that. Thank you. All those in favor, aye. Aye. Opposed? And I'm abstaining. All right. And we will move to for a motion to approve item 4A on the consent calendar. Is there a motion? I'll make that motion. And a second. I can second. Thank you. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. And that's the one I'll abstain from. Thank you. Um item number five, administrative reports. There are no administrative reports on tonight's agenda. So we'll move on to item six, comments by the commissioners and staff. Comments from the commissioners. Seeing none.

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