Municipal Civil Service Commission

MINUTES MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ALBANY HELD DECEMBER 18, 2019, IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, ALBANY, NY 12207 ATTENDEES: Thomas McNaughton, Commissioner, Chair Linda Jackson-Chalmers, Commissioner Michael Cassidy, Commissioner Sandra Coleman, Principal Civil Service Administrator Celia Gonzalez, Director of Human Resources (City of Albany) EXCUSED: Peachie Jones, Law Department I. Call to order – meeting was called to order at 4:40 p.m. II. Approval of minutes – Commission unanimously approved the minutes from the last meeting. III. Establishment of Lists – Commission unanimously established the below list.  Head Custodian – preferred list IV. Report of appointments to the Competitive, Non-Competitive, Exempt and Labor Class  The Civil Service Office reported on the following Permanent - Competitive Class appointments: NAME TITLE AGENCY/DEPARTMENT DATE Luis Roldan Planner Planning 9/9/2019 Pepita Barba Office Manager ASD 10/4/2019 Ayesha Geter Office Manager ASD 10/4/2019 Sharae Wright Office Manager ASD 10/4/2019 Lisa Lau Clerk Typist ASD 11/18/2019 Deanna Bennette Library Clerk APL 11/20/2019 Joseph Ramos Library Clerk APL 11/20/2019 Christolin Michel Library Clerk APL 11/21/2019  The Civil Service Office reported on the following Provisional-Competitive Class appointments: NAME TITLE AGENCY/DEPARTMENT DATE Robert Barber System Administrator ASD 10/18/2019 Telecommunications Tara Wait Specialist APD 12/2/2019 Telecommunications Samantha Morales Specialist APD 12/2/2019 Maria Tejada Vital Statistics Specialist Vital Statistics 12/16/2019  Telecommunications Tiffany Banks Specialist APD 12/16/2019 Telecommunications Denzel Paschal Specialist APD 12/16/2019 Sanitation Equipment Ssemewo Kakumba Operator DGS 12/20/2019 Saleenna Samaroo Information Clerk DGS 12/23/2019  The Civil Service Office reported on the following Non-Competitive Class appointments: NAME TITLE AGENCY/DEPARTMENT DATE Christopher Dawkins Laborer II APA 11/22/2019 Nadeem Sadiq Reservoir Patrol Guard Water & Water Supply 12/4/2019 Cody Lee Reservoir Patrol Guard Water & Water Supply 12/20/2019 Leon Horton Laborer III Water & Water Supply 12/30/2019  The Civil Service Office reported on the following Labor Class appointments: NAME TITLE AGENCY/DEPARTMENT DATE Jennifer Richardson Lunch Aide ASD 10/4/2019 Lenora Wells Food Service Helper ASD 10/18/2019 Gordon Hepburn Custodial Worker APL 10/24/2019 Ulijah Gibson Cleaner ASD 11/8/2019 Felix Ilert Food Service Helper ASD 11/8/2019 Karen Rivera Food Service Helper ASD 11/8/2019 Dylan Thompson Custodial Worker ASD 11/8/2019 Lisa Vizcarrondo Food Service Helper ASD 11/8/2019 Sandia Bullow Food Service Helper ASD 11/12/2019 Claudia Barrios Lunch Aide ASD 11/22/2019 Cynthia Davis Food Service Helper ASD 11/22/2019 Kinya Millard Lunch Aide ASD 11/22/2019 Jasmine Nieves Lunch Aide ASD 11/22/2019 Ciarra Peterson Food Service Helper ASD 11/22/2019 Kameishia Rivers Lunch Aide ASD 11/22/2019 Jeannette Jones- Hemingway Food Service Helper ASD 12/2/2019 Jamiyla Hills Recreation Aide Recreation 12/9/2019 Corey Dobbs Recreation Aide Recreation 12/16/2019 Rachel Zinberg Recreation Aide Recreation 12/23/2019 V. Adoption of Job Specifications – The Commission unanimously adopted the titles listed below.  Chief of Operations   Deputy Director of Buildings & Regulatory Compliance  Director of Transportation (ASD)  Public Works Foreperson  Senior Planning Project Manager  Licensed Wastewater System Operator  Water Treatment Plant Maintenance Supervisor  Transportation Analyst  School District Treasurer  Assistant School District Treasurer VI. Amendment of Job Specifications – The Commission unanimously amended the job specifications below.  Chief Budget Manager VII. New Business – A special meeting will be held on January 16th at 4:30 p.m. Special Meeting in January VIII. Old Business Firefighter Candidate reinstatement to list – Candidate to be reinstated. IX. Adjournment – meeting adjourned at 5:06 p.m. Next Special meeting: Thursday, January 16, 2020 Next regular meeting: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Sandra Coleman Principal Civil Service Administrator