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Civil Service Board Meeting: Appeals, Classification Revisions, and New Member Introductions (June 21, 2021)

Civil Service Board — Monday, June 21, 2021
BodySacramento, California
SessionCivil Service Board
DateMonday, June 21, 2021
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0:13

Hello everyone, thank you so much.

0:15

Um I wanted to let you know we are um running with a little bit low staff today, but we uh do have seem to have everybody on the call so far.

0:26

Um I do ask that you um be patient with us as we are trying to move back with the and forth with the technology, and I am having a little bit of difficulty hearing some people, so please speak up if you're not acknowledged.

0:40

We're not trying to ignore you, certainly.

0:42

Um, but with that, um, whenever you're ready, we can call the meeting to order.

0:48

Um so thank you, Cynthia.

0:50

Do we have our other new board member here?

0:52

I don't see come to see me on the screen.

0:58

Yes, she's here.

0:59

Oh, here she is.

1:02

Hi, Emmanuel, how are you?

1:06

Good, how's everything?

1:07

Um just great, thanks.

1:09

Great.

1:10

Um we have two new board members to introduce.

1:13

Um, so is it Shalony?

1:14

Shalonay, can you tell me how to pronounce your name?

1:23

Shalony, I was on you.

1:25

Right.

1:26

Good morning.

1:27

Uh it's Shalony.

1:33

So now I'm sorry, I didn't catch.

1:35

Um, can you help me pronounce your name?

1:38

Sure, it's Shalony.

1:39

Shalony, okay, thank you.

1:40

I'm Gwen A.

1:42

Oh, nice to meet you.

1:43

Hi, Shalony.

1:44

My name is Emmanuel.

1:46

Hi, good to meet you.

1:48

Good to see you.

1:49

So we do have um two board members, both Shalini and Catherine.

1:54

And um Emmanuel, I'm I'm the chair of the board, and Emmanuel is our vice chair.

2:00

So um welcome to both of you.

2:02

And I think I'll um call the meeting to order if we're ready at this point.

2:09

We're ready for the roll call.

2:14

Are we ready for the roll call?

2:16

Yes, please.

2:17

Okay.

2:18

Uh Shalini.

2:25

Hunter.

2:27

Shalini Hunter.

2:29

Here?

2:30

Yes, present.

2:31

Thank you.

2:32

Okay, and then Catherine, can you pronounce your last name for everyone?

2:36

Sure, it's meola.

2:37

And then here present.

2:39

Thank you.

2:40

Emmanuel Lamanfour, vice chair.

2:43

Here.

2:44

And Gwynny Bird, Chair.

2:47

Present.

2:50

We do have a quorum.

2:52

We can move forward.

2:54

Excellent.

2:55

Um well, and so just point of privilege.

2:58

I just before we do anything, I would just was wondering if um our two new board members could just tell us a quick little um something about themselves or um what their interest was in the board and or how they came to be here or anything of of interest that you might want to share.

3:13

Um let's start with Catherine.

3:15

Sure, thank you.

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Summary of Proceedings

Civil Service Board Meeting – June 21, 2021

The Civil Service Board met on June 21, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. via teleconference. The meeting included the introduction of two new board members, approval of a consent calendar, and deliberation on three appeals of candidate disqualifications. Key issues included notification failures and the interpretation of minimum qualification language in job specifications.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved unanimously: Items 1–4, including the April 19, 2021 meeting minutes, revisions to the Building Inspector I classification specification, establishment of the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer classification, and revisions to Police Clerk I/II/III classification specifications.

Discussion Items

  • Item 5 – Appeal of Alexandra Gonzales (Code Enforcement Officer): City staff presented that Ms. Gonzales had two years and one month of relevant experience, below the required three years. A bachelor’s degree was not a substitute in this recruitment. The board initially voted to affirm the disqualification, but later learned that Ms. Gonzales had not been notified of the meeting. The board then voted unanimously (4-0) to table the item to the next meeting (July 2021) with a requirement to verify proper notification.
  • Item 6 – Appeal of Victoria Buszinski (Public Information Coordinator): Ms. Buszinski was disqualified because she did not submit acceptable proof of education (a registrar’s letter) by the filing deadline. The board discussed that the applicant had made good faith efforts but was delayed by the university. The board voted 4-0 to reject the city’s recommendation and place Ms. Buszinski back into the process to proceed with the examination phase.
  • Item 7 – Appeal of Henry Galan, Jr. (Code Enforcement Officer): Due to similar notification concerns, this item was tabled to the next meeting without discussion.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Calendar: Passed unanimously.
  • Item 5: Motion to affirm disqualification passed (3-0), but later reversed and tabled to July meeting by unanimous vote (4-0) after discovering applicant was not notified.
  • Item 6: Motion to reject the city’s recommendation and reinstate the applicant to the recruitment process (for examination) passed 4-0.
  • Item 7: Tabled to the next meeting.
  • The board discussed the need for clearer language in job specifications regarding “any combination of education and experience.” City staff noted a citywide classification and compensation study is underway to update hundreds of outdated classifications.
  • The board’s next meeting is scheduled for July 2021; future meeting times may be adjusted based on member availability.

Meeting Transcript

Hello everyone, thank you so much. Um I wanted to let you know we are um running with a little bit low staff today, but we uh do have seem to have everybody on the call so far. Um I do ask that you um be patient with us as we are trying to move back with the and forth with the technology, and I am having a little bit of difficulty hearing some people, so please speak up if you're not acknowledged. We're not trying to ignore you, certainly. Um, but with that, um, whenever you're ready, we can call the meeting to order. Um so thank you, Cynthia. Do we have our other new board member here? I don't see come to see me on the screen. Yes, she's here. Oh, here she is. Hi, Emmanuel, how are you? Good, how's everything? Um just great, thanks. Great. Um we have two new board members to introduce. Um, so is it Shalony? Shalonay, can you tell me how to pronounce your name? Shalony, I was on you. Right. Good morning. Uh it's Shalony. So now I'm sorry, I didn't catch. Um, can you help me pronounce your name? Sure, it's Shalony. Shalony, okay, thank you. I'm Gwen A. Oh, nice to meet you. Hi, Shalony. My name is Emmanuel. Hi, good to meet you. Good to see you. So we do have um two board members, both Shalini and Catherine. And um Emmanuel, I'm I'm the chair of the board, and Emmanuel is our vice chair. So um welcome to both of you. And I think I'll um call the meeting to order if we're ready at this point. We're ready for the roll call. Are we ready for the roll call? Yes, please. Okay. Uh Shalini. Hunter. Shalini Hunter. Here? Yes, present. Thank you. Okay, and then Catherine, can you pronounce your last name for everyone? Sure, it's meola. And then here present. Thank you. Emmanuel Lamanfour, vice chair.

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