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Personnel and Public Employees Committee Meeting - April 11, 2017

Personnel and Public Employees CommitteeTuesday, April 11, 2017
BodySacramento, California
SessionPersonnel and Public Employees Committee
DateTuesday, April 11, 2017
StatusFILED
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2:28

We're waiting for our third member to arrive as soon as we he does, we will have a quorum and we'll start with the people.

5:01

Yes.

5:01

Member Ashby.

5:03

Member Warren.

5:05

Member Hanson.

5:06

Hola.

5:07

Chair Carr.

5:08

Here.

5:09

We do have a quorum for the April 11th Personnel and Public Employees Committee.

5:16

Our first item is a consent calendar, and it's the personnel and public employees committee meeting minutes.

5:23

Do we have a motion on the consent calendar?

5:26

Second.

5:32

The motion carries unanimously.

5:34

Next item.

5:35

Next item is the discussion calendar item number two, interviews for the non-advisory board hearing examiners.

5:44

Interviews were held for seats D E, D E and F for this board at the March 14th meeting at the request of community development staff.

5:54

The clerk's office held over seat G.

5:57

And the PMPE committee requested that all seats be considered at one time.

6:02

Now we will hear interviews for C with consideration of nominations to all seats D, E, F, and G.

6:10

The recommendation is to conduct interviews to the non-advisory board hearing examiners.

6:16

And there are seven candidates for four vacancies.

6:19

So when the candidates come up, you'll have two minutes to do your interview.

6:31

Let's see.

6:35

And then once your interview is complete, please step to your left and Phoebe will take your photo.

7:06

In terms of my knowledge and experience, I have over 10 years of public service experience.

7:11

That includes city, county, and state experience.

7:15

I've worked for the City of Aleo Public Works Department, and I chaired the Youth Activities Commission there where I worked with youth and uh on various public works matters that I'm sure you're very familiar with.

7:27

I also worked for the county for the criminal courts division, where I helped judges and the public with various criminal matters.

7:34

And I also have worked for the state.

8:11

And I believe that those skills make me a diverse candidate.

8:19

So I'm well aware of how to apply the law, how to work with people, and gain consensus.

8:25

And I would very much appreciate your I vote.

8:28

And thank you so much for taking the time.

8:34

Thank you.

8:34

Thank you.

8:35

Thank you.

8:35

Phoebe will take your picture.

8:38

The next next candidate is Ramon Gibbons.

8:47

Not here.

8:48

Okay.

8:49

Richard Schaeffer.

8:55

Good afternoon.

8:56

Thanks for inviting me.

8:58

I have an undergraduate degree in math from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, uh JD from Boston University.

9:05

I only practice law for a couple of years as I quickly learned that I like law school better than the practice of law.

9:12

So my career has been in the legal publishing field.

9:16

I'm currently a freelance writer, editor, and indexer in legal publishing, and I work for the two biggest legal publishers in the country, uh, West Publishing and Lexus Legal Publishing.

9:28

Uh I'm very logical and analytical.

9:31

I believe I tend to look at problems objectively and fairly.

10:01

Thanks very much.

10:02

Thank you, Ramon.

10:10

Our next candidate is Shireen Miles.

10:18

Thank you very much for this opportunity to um interview for the hearing examiner position.

10:24

I'm a former teacher and uh school administrator.

10:27

I worked for Sacramento City Unified School District, and since 2006 for the California Department of Education.

10:34

And I have recently retired.

10:36

I'm interested in this position because I firmly believe that for our common quality of life in the city of Sacramento, it requires both fairness and the consistent application of the regulations that we as a community have adopted to protect health and safety.

10:51

In my role with the California Department of Education, I was a monitor.

10:56

I assessed how school districts were using federal and state tax dollars.

11:00

And for the last portion of that time, I was a team leader.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Personnel Matters█████████████████████████████████████████████49%
Boards and Commissions████████████████████████████30%
Procedural████████████13%
Committee Formation█████5%
Community Engagement███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Personnel and Public Employees Committee Meeting - April 11, 2017

The Personnel and Public Employees Committee met on April 11, 2017, at 1:30 PM in the City Hall Council Chamber. Chair Larry Carr presided, with members Angelique Ashby and Vice-Chair Steve Hansen present; Allen Warren was absent. The committee approved meeting minutes, conducted interviews for two boards, and made nominations to the Natomas Basin Conservancy Board of Directors.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the March 14, 2017 meeting minutes (Motion by Ashby, second by Hansen; unanimous vote).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • None.

Discussion Items

  • Interviews for the Non-Advisory Board, Hearing Examiners: Seven candidates applied for four vacancies (Seats D, E, F, G). After interviews, the committee nominated Camille Dixon to Seat D and Sondra Betancourt to Seat E, with nominations for Seats F and G deferred to the May 9, 2017 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Interviews for the Preservation Commission, Seat D: One candidate, Mark Abrahams, a licensed contractor with experience in historical renovations, was interviewed. He was nominated and forwarded to the Mayor for appointment. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Nominations to the Natomas Basin Conservancy Board of Directors: For Seats B and D, the committee nominated Steve Cohn to Seat B and Kevin McRae (incumbent) to Seat D. Motion passed unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved the March 14, 2017 meeting minutes.
  • Nominated Camille Dixon (Seat D) and Sondra Betancourt (Seat E) to the Hearing Examiners board; remaining seats to be considered on May 9, 2017.
  • Nominated Mark Abrahams to the Preservation Commission (Seat D).
  • Nominated Steve Cohn (Seat B) and Kevin McRae (Seat D) to the Natomas Basin Conservancy Board.
  • Chair Carr directed the City Clerk to provide a list of all candidates from the past year (with photos and highlighting those selected) and to propose ideas for expanding outreach to increase applications for boards and commissions.

Meeting Transcript

We're waiting for our third member to arrive as soon as we he does, we will have a quorum and we'll start with the people. Yes. Member Ashby. Member Warren. Member Hanson. Hola. Chair Carr. Here. We do have a quorum for the April 11th Personnel and Public Employees Committee. Our first item is a consent calendar, and it's the personnel and public employees committee meeting minutes. Do we have a motion on the consent calendar? Second. The motion carries unanimously. Next item. Next item is the discussion calendar item number two, interviews for the non-advisory board hearing examiners. Interviews were held for seats D E, D E and F for this board at the March 14th meeting at the request of community development staff. The clerk's office held over seat G. And the PMPE committee requested that all seats be considered at one time. Now we will hear interviews for C with consideration of nominations to all seats D, E, F, and G. The recommendation is to conduct interviews to the non-advisory board hearing examiners. And there are seven candidates for four vacancies. So when the candidates come up, you'll have two minutes to do your interview. Let's see. And then once your interview is complete, please step to your left and Phoebe will take your photo. In terms of my knowledge and experience, I have over 10 years of public service experience. That includes city, county, and state experience. I've worked for the City of Aleo Public Works Department, and I chaired the Youth Activities Commission there where I worked with youth and uh on various public works matters that I'm sure you're very familiar with. I also worked for the county for the criminal courts division, where I helped judges and the public with various criminal matters. And I also have worked for the state. And I believe that those skills make me a diverse candidate. So I'm well aware of how to apply the law, how to work with people, and gain consensus. And I would very much appreciate your I vote. And thank you so much for taking the time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Phoebe will take your picture. The next next candidate is Ramon Gibbons. Not here. Okay. Richard Schaeffer. Good afternoon. Thanks for inviting me. I have an undergraduate degree in math from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, uh JD from Boston University. I only practice law for a couple of years as I quickly learned that I like law school better than the practice of law. So my career has been in the legal publishing field. I'm currently a freelance writer, editor, and indexer in legal publishing, and I work for the two biggest legal publishers in the country, uh, West Publishing and Lexus Legal Publishing. Uh I'm very logical and analytical. I believe I tend to look at problems objectively and fairly. Thanks very much.

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