San Diego Civil Service Commission Meeting - July 6, 2026
San Diego Civil Service Commission Meeting - July 6, 2026
The Civil Service Commission convened on July 6, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. following a closed session. The regular business meeting included a report from closed session, approval of the consent agenda, and a staff update on the NeoGov Attract Module implementation and the Personnel Department's fiscal year budget.
Consent Calendar
- The commission unanimously approved the consent agenda (items 3 through 10), including the regular minutes of the June 4, 2026 meeting. Motion passed 5-0.
Report from Closed Session
- Frankie M. Gumatautau – Appeal of employment disqualification for Code Compliance Supervisor: Motion to deny the appeal passed 5-0.
- Jorge (George) L. Luna Blas – Appeal of conviction record disqualification for Ground Maintenance Worker 1: Motion to grant the appeal passed 5-0.
- Rhonda Adkins – Appeal of termination from Office Support Specialist: Motion to deny the appeal passed 5-0.
- Sherman Gilliam – Appeal of termination from Heavy Truck Driver 2: Motion to deny the appeal passed 5-0.
- Stephen Yu – Appeal of termination from Swimming Pool Manager 3: Motion to deny the appeal passed 5-0.
Discussion Items
- Personnel Department Update (Item 11) – Personnel Director David Alligar reported on two topics:
- NeoGov Attract Module – The new customer relationship management tool has gone live and is being used for recruitment outreach, including at the Juneteenth community event and an on-site hiring event. The system allows capture of prospective applicants, targeted campaigns based on location, job interest, and prior engagement, and measurement of recruitment effectiveness. It can also send job blasts to 2 million+ registered NeoGov users and target underrepresented zip codes in coordination with the Division of Race and Equity (DRE).
- Budget Update – The Personnel Department’s adopted budget eliminated three positions (one senior personnel analyst, two associate personnel analysts). A subsequent retirement reduced the impact to current staff. All three affected employees remained with the city: one bumped into an associate analyst role within Personnel, and two transferred to the Public Utilities Department. The department experienced only 14 days of unfettered hiring in the past two years due to freezes, but outstation departments took 100 days less to hire than non-outstation units. Median hiring time for outstation departments in FY25 was approximately 120 days (with barriers). Director Alligar cautioned that clean hiring data will require one to two years of barrier-free hiring.
- Commissioner Questions and Comments – Commissioners discussed: tracking applicant pipelines, verifying candidate follow-through, targeting classifications with low applicant pools, coordination with DRE, and the need for departmental commitments to expedite interviews. Commissioner Freeman expressed appreciation for the department’s presence at the Juneteenth festival (via a thank-you letter from the Cooper Family Foundation) and noted the fee waiver for the event.
Key Outcomes
- The commission unanimously approved the consent agenda (5-0).
- All five closed session appeals resulted in votes (4 denials, 1 grant) as reported above.
- The Personnel Department will continue using the NeoGov Attract Module for targeted outreach and will work with DRE to improve workforce equity. No formal commission action was taken on the staff update.
- The meeting adjourned without further items.
Meeting Transcript
Alright, welcome to the Civil Service Commission meeting. I am Commissioner President Nico Portillo. We are going to do a quick world call to confirm Commissioner attendance. When I call your name, please say present. Commissioner Freeman. Present. Commissioner Merrill. Present. Commissioner Moore. Present. Commissioner Pham. Present. Thank you. Your attendance have been noted. Also joining us today are personnel director, David Dallagar, Assistant Personnel Director and Lamena. Senior Deputy City Attorney David Carlett and assistant to the personnel director, Saba O'Neil. There are five items on this afternoon's closed session agenda. Public employment, appeal of employment disqualification pursuant to California government code section 54957 v would. Frankie M. Gumatautau appealing the rejection of their application for the position of code enforcement. I'm sorry, code compliance supervisor. And Jorge or George El Luna Blas appealing their conviction record for disqualification for the position of Downs Maintenance Worker 1. And then public employment, disciplinary appeals pursuant to the California government code section 54957 B1. Rhonda Adkins appealing their termination from the position of Office Support Specialist. Chairman Gilliam appealing their termination from the position of heavy drug heavy truck driver two and Stephen U appealing their termination from the position of swimming pool manager three. Is there anyone who wishes to make a public comment on an item on the closed session agenda? We will take and we will take in-person public comment first and move to public comments via Zoom second. Second no, anything on Zoom. We have an A connu list. Um Mr. Todd, are you? Do you want to uh do you have a public comment? No, okay. We will now adjourn the public session and go to go into closed session. The regular business meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Commissioner. All right, thank you. Welcome to the Free Service Commission meeting. I don't know Commission President Mitchell Portillo. We're gonna do a quick roll call to confirm a tip. Commissioner attendance. When I call your name, please say present. Uh Commissioner Freeman present. Commissioner Merrill. Commissioner Moore. Present. Commissioner Fam. Present. Okay, thank you. Your attendance has been noticed.
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