Civil Service Board Meeting – March 21, 2022: Closed Session and Consent Calendar Approval
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Civil Service Board Meeting – March 21, 2022
The Civil Service Board of Sacramento met virtually via Zoom on March 21, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. The meeting opened with a land acknowledgement, pledge of allegiance, and roll call. Members present: Chair Byrd, Member Kabadic, Member Hunter, Member Meola. Vice Chair Aman Four was absent. The board adjourned into closed session to discuss public employee discipline/dismissal/release (Agenda Item 1). Upon reconvening, the board reported its decision and then approved the consent calendar. No public comments were received.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Civil Service Board Meeting Minutes (File ID: 2022-00487) – The minutes from January 31, 2022, were approved by a vote of 3 ayes (Kabadic, Meola, Byrd), 1 abstention (Hunter). Member Hunter noted she was not in attendance at the January meeting and therefore abstained.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public offered comments on the consent calendar or on matters not on the agenda.
Key Outcomes
- Closed Session Report: The board affirmed the decision of the arbitrator in the closed session matter. Member Meola noted the vote was unanimous among the board members present (no roll call recorded for the closed session vote).
- Consent Calendar: The motion to approve the January 31, 2022, meeting minutes passed, with Member Hunter abstaining.
- Adjournment: The meeting concluded with no further business.
Meeting Transcript
Okay, thank you. Chair, we are live and staff is ready when you are. Excellent, thank you. Happy spring, everybody. Um good afternoon. Welcome to the civil service board meeting for um March 21st. Oops, I'm gonna call it my uh my agenda here real quick. Excuse me, let me get back to that. Okay, here we go. Um so welcome to the March 21st, 2022 Civil Service Board meeting. Meeting is now called to order. Uh will the clerk please call the roll to establish a quorum. Yes, thank you, Chair. Members, if you have not yet, please unmute and turn on your camera. Member Kabadic. Member Hunter. Present. Member Mayola. Chair. Vice Chair Amand Four is absent today. Chair Bird. Present. Thank you. We do have quorum. Hello. Yes. Hello. Yeah. Hi, we um I'm I'm going to ask that members of the public do mute. Um but thank you very much. I will proceed with the uh with today's agenda. This meeting is virtual via Zoom. For members of the public who wish to join, please refer to the agenda for the Zoom link. Once you have joined the meeting and wish to speak, raise your hand to provide public comment. When the chair confirms the public comment speaking period for your desired item has begun. If you are online, you can click the raise your hand feature on the bottom of your screen. From the mobile app, you can raise your hand by tapping the raise your hand option in the more tab. If you are calling in on the telephone to raise your hand, dial star nine and then to unmute, you would dial star six. Speakers will be called on by the last four digits of their phone number, and you will have two minutes to speak once you are called on. At this time, I will ask if you can to please rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. I will rise in spirit. Fine, thank you. Apologies. Okay. To the original people of this land, the Nissanon people, the Southern Maidu Valley and Plains Mi Walk, Patwin Wintoon Peoples, and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. We acknowledge and honor the Native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous People's History, contributions, and lives. Thank you. And at this time I ask that you please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you.
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