Mon, May 18, 2026·Sacramento, California·Civil Service Board

Civil Service Board Meeting – May 18, 2026

Discussion Breakdown

Procedural78%
Personnel Matters22%

Summary

Civil Service Board Meeting – May 18, 2026

The Civil Service Board convened on Monday, May 18, 2026, with Vice Chair presiding. A quorum was established with four members present; Chairman Four was absent. The meeting opened with acknowledgments of indigenous lands and the Pledge of Allegiance. The board approved the consent calendar and later reconvened from closed session to vote on a disciplinary matter.

Consent Calendar

  • Motion to approve the Civil Service Board meeting minutes – Approved unanimously.
  • Revision of the Auto Marine and Specialty Painters Local 1176 classification specifications – Approved as part of the consent calendar.

Closed Session

  • The board entered closed session pursuant to Government Code section 54957.1A5 and Civil Service Board Rule 12.10 D1.

Key Outcomes

  • Discipline case of a tree maintenance worker: The board adopted the hearing officer's proposed decision by a vote of 4-0.
  • The meeting adjourned with no public comments on items not on the agenda and no member comments or reports.

Meeting Transcript

Vice Chair staff is ready when you are. Good afternoon and welcome to the Monday, May 18th, 2026 meeting of the Civil Service Board. The meeting is now called to order. Will the current clerk please call the roll to establish a quorum? Thank you, Vice Chair. Commissioner, board members. Please unmute for a roll call. Member Byrd? Here. Member Gonzalez Soto. Here. Member Miola? Here. Member Stein. Here. And Chairman Four will be absent today. We have quorum. I would like to remind members of the public and chambers that if you would like to speak on an agenda item, please turn in a speaker slip before the item again begins. After the item is called, we will no longer expect accept speaker slips. You will have two minutes to speak once you were called on. We will now proceed with today's agenda. Please rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. To the people of this land, the Nisinan people, the Southern Maidu, Valley and Plains, Miwok, Patwin Wintune peoples, and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only 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 together in the active practice of acknowledgment and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples histories, 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. Next item on the agenda is approval of consent calendar. Clerk, are there any members of the public who wish to speak on the consent calendar? Thank you, Vice Chair. There are no speakers for this item. Thank you. Are there any commissioners who would like to speak on the first item, which is approval of the Civil Service Board meeting minutes? Is there anybody who would like to speak on the consequence consent item? The revision of the auto marine and specialty painters local 1176 classification specifications. Is there a motion and a second for the consent calendar? Move approval. All in favor of approval of the consent calendar, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Any abstain? The motion passes. We will now proceed to the discussion calendar. Is um it does not appear we have any discussion items. Do we we're gonna adjourn to closed session? And you'll be here so we can leave our stuff. Yeah, thanks. Steph, can we please get 30 seconds to reconvene from closed session, please? Chair, we are reconvened. I'm sorry, Vice Chair, we are reconvened at 114.