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Sacramento Civil Service Board Meeting - November 18, 2024

Civil Service BoardMonday, November 18, 2024
BodySacramento, California
SessionCivil Service Board
DateMonday, November 18, 2024
StatusFILED
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Great. Good afternoon. Welcome to the November 8th.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I would like to remind members of the public and

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staff of the public.

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We are now going to call the upon.

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After the speaker, we will no longer accept speaker slips.

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We will proceed with today's agenda.

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Please rise for the open acknowledgments in honor of

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Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands.

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federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before

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us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today together

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in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous

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people's history, contribution and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge

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of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to

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the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and

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justice for all. Our first business today is approval of the consent calendar actually

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before that. I'm sorry I'm going to turn it over to Clerk Fred Berg with regard to

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a dedication. Thank you chair. This next item is a recognition of dedication and service

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to the civil service board for Vice Chair Gonzales Kabatik. As this is the last regular scheduled

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meeting before your current term expires, the office of the city clerk would like to extend

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our sincerest gratitude for your service on the civil service board. Your service has

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been invaluable to this commission as well as the city of Sacramento. I'll now give you

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a certificate of service and if you'd like to say a couple words about your service or

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any of the other commissioners would like to say anything, please feel free.

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All right. Thank you. I wasn't ready for this. So you're putting me on the spot. So I guess

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a few words is just to thank the city for the opportunity to sit on this board. I've learned

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so much about what we do in the city and the different processes and hoping that I have

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made an impact in my few years that I've been here and I want to thank my fellow board

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members for providing guidance and for the ones who are more experienced learn from you

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and all the different different hearings that we've attended. And that's it. Thank you.

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Anyone else like to speak? I will just say thank you. It's been a pleasure working with you.

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I would like to say the same. Thank you and for being so welcoming.

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Thank you. It's been a pleasure. Okay. So now our first second business of the day is

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approval of the consent calendar. Clerk, are there any members of the public who wish to speak on

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the consent calendar? Thank you, Chair. I have no speaker slips. Thank you. Are there any members

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who wish to speak on the site? I'm it's approval of the civil service board meeting minutes.

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Seeing none, do I have a motion? I move. I move the consent calendar. By member bird, do I have a

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second? I'll second. And seconded by Gonzalo's cabatic. Clerk, please call the roll. Thank you, Chair.

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Members, please unmute your microphone. Member of Manfore is absent. Vice Chair, Gonzalo's cabatic.

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Aye. Member bird. Aye. Member Stein. Aye. And Chair Milla. Aye.

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Thank you. The motion passes. Thank you. Turning to item number two. We'll proceed to the

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discussion calendar, which is item number two. Revision of the civil service class. I'm sorry, prior to that. It's sorry.

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Sorry. Let me back up. The motion to approve the consent calendar included both items. Is that correct?

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Yes, that was my motion. Thank you. Thank you. And then was seconded and approved. So moving on to

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the discussion calendar, item number three is appeal of the disqualification of Cassandra Chen

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from the information technology trainee recruitment. My understanding is that Ms. Chen has communicated

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with the HR department, the human resources department, that she does not wish to appear today.

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Is that correct? That is correct. Thank you. Given that, is the members willing to wave formal

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reading of the discussion item? Yes. And do I have a motion to approve the recommendation of the city?

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I'll make the motion to approve the recommendation. And is there a second?

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Second. And so moved by member Gonzalo's cabatic and seconded by member Stein. Clerk, we please call the roll.

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Thank you, Chair. Member of man four is absence. Vice Chair Gonzalo's cabatic.

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Aye. Member bird. Aye. Member Stein. Aye. And Chair Miele.

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Aye. Thank you. The motion passes. Thank you. Now we're going to adjourn to close session

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for that one item. Thank you. At 1.06 p.m.

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Thank you.

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Great.

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Thank you.

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Moving from close session.

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Pursuant to government code section 54957.1.

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Sub A. Sub 5 and civil service board rule 12.10.

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Sub D. Sub 1.

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The board by unanimous vote passed motion to adopt the

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arbitrators proposed decision in the discipline of a police

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Okay.

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Do we have any member comments on ideas and questions?

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Okay.

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Do we have any public comments on matters not on the agenda?

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I just want to share a reminder of the meeting schedule for 2025.

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I believe you were just just used an email earlier today on the schedule and then I think

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there's also a copy on your dius right now also but just wanted to share that.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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What was the difference between the one that was sent before and the one that was sent

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today?

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Do you know?

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And for our purposes of our meetings?

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I believe before it was each month and then it's by monthly now.

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Oh, it's okay.

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You took a few off.

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I just noticed the email but I didn't see the details so thank you.

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That will be easier and it allows a combination of items on the agenda.

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So right.

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Consolidate.

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Exactly.

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Yeah.

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Okay.

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Awesome.

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Any other public comments on matters not on the agenda?

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Thank you.

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Oh, I'm sorry.

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Oh, sorry.

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I did have one as a member and I know some of the staff has gone.

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I wanted to thank the staff.

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I know things only come to us when people have had issues and I know most of them have

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most of your interaction with us is because we have questions but we know all the hard work

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you do behind the scenes and you and all your work is very much appreciated.

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So thank you.

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Very well said.

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Okay.

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Any other public comments on matters not on the agenda?

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Thank you, Chair.

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I have no speaker slips for public comments matters not on the agenda.

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This meeting is adjourned then at 129 p.m.

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Thank you.

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Yes.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Miscellaneous████████████████████████████████████████40%
Personnel Matters█████████████████████████25%
Community Engagement████████████████████20%
Indigenous Acknowledgment███████████████15%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento Civil Service Board Regular Meeting

The Civil Service Board convened on November 18, 2024, for a routine meeting addressing personnel and classification matters, with a focus on honoring board service and resolving administrative appeals.

Opening and Introductions

  • Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Chair Kathryn Elizabeth Meola
  • Conducted land acknowledgement and Pledge of Allegiance
  • Recognized Vice Chair Joy Gonzales-Cabatic's service and commitment to the board

Consent Calendar

  • Approved meeting minutes from October 21, 2024
  • Authorized revision of civil service classifications to align with Senate Bill 1100

Discussion Calendar

  • Heard appeal of Cassandra Chen's disqualification from Information Technology Trainee Recruitment
  • Chen did not appear for the hearing
  • Board approved recommendation to uphold original disqualification

Closed Session

  • Discussed city employee termination appeal related to Police Department conduct
  • Unanimously adopted arbitrator's proposed decision in police officer discipline case

Key Outcomes

  • Honored Vice Chair Gonzales-Cabatic's board service
  • Maintained existing civil service classification standards
  • Upheld disqualification in IT Trainee recruitment
  • Resolved police officer disciplinary matter

Meeting Conclusion

  • Adjourned at 1:29 p.m.
  • No public comments on matters not on the agenda

Meeting Transcript

. . . Great. Good afternoon. Welcome to the November 8th. Thank you. . Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I would like to remind members of the public and staff of the public. We are now going to call the upon. After the speaker, we will no longer accept speaker slips. We will proceed with today's agenda. Please rise for the open acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. federally recognized tribe. May 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 today together in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous people's history, contribution and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Our first business today is approval of the consent calendar actually before that. I'm sorry I'm going to turn it over to Clerk Fred Berg with regard to a dedication. Thank you chair. This next item is a recognition of dedication and service to the civil service board for Vice Chair Gonzales Kabatik. As this is the last regular scheduled meeting before your current term expires, the office of the city clerk would like to extend our sincerest gratitude for your service on the civil service board. Your service has been invaluable to this commission as well as the city of Sacramento. I'll now give you a certificate of service and if you'd like to say a couple words about your service or any of the other commissioners would like to say anything, please feel free. All right. Thank you. I wasn't ready for this. So you're putting me on the spot. So I guess a few words is just to thank the city for the opportunity to sit on this board. I've learned so much about what we do in the city and the different processes and hoping that I have made an impact in my few years that I've been here and I want to thank my fellow board members for providing guidance and for the ones who are more experienced learn from you and all the different different hearings that we've attended. And that's it. Thank you. Anyone else like to speak? I will just say thank you. It's been a pleasure working with you. I would like to say the same. Thank you and for being so welcoming. Thank you. It's been a pleasure. Okay. So now our first second business of the day is approval of the consent calendar. Clerk, are there any members of the public who wish to speak on the consent calendar? Thank you, Chair. I have no speaker slips. Thank you. Are there any members who wish to speak on the site? I'm it's approval of the civil service board meeting minutes. Seeing none, do I have a motion? I move. I move the consent calendar. By member bird, do I have a second? I'll second. And seconded by Gonzalo's cabatic. Clerk, please call the roll. Thank you, Chair. Members, please unmute your microphone. Member of Manfore is absent. Vice Chair, Gonzalo's cabatic. Aye. Member bird. Aye. Member Stein. Aye. And Chair Milla. Aye.

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