Municipal Civil Service Commission
Regular MeetingAlbany, NY · November 22, 2021
Minutes
AGENDA
Meeting of the Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission held on Monday, November 22, 2021 at
4:30pm via video conference in accordance with the health and safety guidelines issued by NYS
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ATTENDEES: Thomas McNaughton, Commissioner and Chair
Linda Jackson-Chalmers, Commissioner
Michael Cassidy, Commissioner
Phillip Banaszek, City of Albany Assistant Corporation Counsel
Tatiana Diaz, City of Albany Human Resources Generalist III
Rebecca Campbell, City of Albany Human Resources Generalist III
I. Call to order
Meeting called to order at 4:33 pm
II. Approval of October 27, 2021 Meeting minutes
The Commission voted unanimously to approve the meeting minutes from the
October 27, 2021 meeting.
III. Report of appointments to the Competitive, Non-Competitive, Exempt and Labor Class
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Permanent Appointments in the
Competitive Class:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Gregory Myers Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Kasey Nieckarz Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Ryan Baker Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Tristan Marcello Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Samuel Mentor Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Frank Barrera Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Tyler Skaarup Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Tim Cramer Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Jasonnah Bink Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Jeffrey Roche Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Nicholas Lewis Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Adam Travis Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Benjamin Farmer Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Griffin Day Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Jordan Hannigan Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Mallory Morgan Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Whitney Wilson Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Darrin Brown Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Tyler Thomas Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Jaden Hausler Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Aldo Kozeli Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Cameron Roberts Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Ryan McCrum Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Caleb Farleigh Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
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Name Title Agency/Department Date
Robert Pilotti Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Clifford Stevens Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Peggy Abdul-Korah Library Clerk Albany Public Library 10/25/2021
Trish Churchhill Library Clerk Albany Public Library 10/27/2021
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Provisional Appointments in the
Competitive Class:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Deputy Director of Information
Andrew Sterling Administrative Services 10/11/2021
Technology
Raven Slaughter Human Resources Generalist I Administrative Services 11/09/2021
William Durr Hall Monitor Albany School District 04/19/2021
Jayton London Hall Monitor Albany School District 04/19/2021
Lily Harvey Hall Monitor Albany School District 04/12/2021
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Non-Competitive Class appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Emanuel Rodrigues Water Maintenance Foreman Water & Water Supply 11/01/2021
Daniel Davidson Sanitation Worker General Services 11/18/2021
Jeffrey Multari Refuse Equipment Operator General Services 11/08/2021
Derick Pina Laborer II General Services 11/08/2021
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Labor Class appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
11/08/2021
Freida Beatty Recreation Aide Recreation
amended
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Exempt Class appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Confidential Secretary
Sarah Terrill Water & Water Supply 11/15/2021
to the Commissioner
IV. Establishment of Eligible Lists
Director of School Security
Financial Analyst
Payroll Administrator
The Commission voted unanimously to establish all lists.
V. Creation of New Job Specifications
Special Events Operations Manager
Special Events Communications Coordinator
Watershed Operations Technician
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Commissioner Jackson-Chalmers moved to accept the new job specifications
and the motion was seconded by Commissioner McNaughton.
VI. Firefighter list #63-185 Non-Selections
The Commission voted unanimously to accept the non-selections for the
following candidates under the listed reason for disqualification.
Candidates to submit for disqualification for failing to respond to canvass:
LOGAN ALAXANIAN JOHN FASOLDT ROBERT MENGEL
STEPHEN ALVAREZ JOHNANTHONY FISET JAMES MEYERS III
EVAN ASHLEY MARTIN FRANZEM JOSEPH MILLS
FRANK BARRERA JESSE FUTIA JOSEPH MOSCATELLO
JONATHAN BERNHARDT ANTHONY GALLERANI TAYLOR MUZTAFAGO
BRANDON BLACKMAN JOSEPH GUMBREWICZ MICHAEL NADEAU
CARTER BLASKO DYLAN HODGKISS KYLE NAKASHIKI
WILLIAM BOHL RYAN HOGAN JOHN OCONNOR
MICHAEL BOUCHARD NATHANIEL HOOK CONOR ONEILL
LUCAS BOURDEAU JASON HUNT MATTHEW OSWALD
RYAN BRADY ANDREW ILACQUA JOHN PARIS
THOMAS BURKE LINDSEY JARZOMBEK CONOR PATENAUDE
BRYAN CARR GARY JEFFRIES JARED PRZEKURAT
MEGAN CARROLL DARREN JOHNSTONE MICHAEL ROTOLO
JEI IK CHANG ZACHARY JONES SAMSON SHAKARIAN
NICHOLAS CHURCHILL ALEKSANDR KATKO DANIEL SHEEHAN
DANIEL CLAUD ZACHARY KEPNER RYAN SLOCUM
KEENAN COSGROVE LILY KIMLICKO MARTIN SMITH
TODD COX ZEPHANIAH KOZAKIEWICZ NICHOLAS SMITH JR.
SPENCER CRISCIONE TIMOTHY LEBLANC JUSTIN SOBER
MICHAEL CRISTIANO CHRISTOPHER LEWIS CODY SUMNER
THOMAS CZURLANIS MADISON LYLES ELIZABETH TRYON
BASHIR DEAN QUINN MACDONALD KENNETH ULRICH
JEREMIAH DEGIORGIO DERRICK MAHER DILLON WARNER
DANIEL DEROCCO QUINN MALONE NICHOLAS WAUGH
BRIAN DEROCHIE NEIL MARTIN ANTHONY WHEELER
KEITH DEWAR ANMOL MARWAHA BRYAN WISE
RYAN DOYLE JAMES MCADOO JONATHAN WOLFANGER
DENNIS DURRANT JOHN MCLAREN
Candidates to submit for disqualification after no-showing Candidate Physical Agility
Test (CPAT):
STEPHEN BOLDISH
ROBERT BRUSH
BENJAMIN HOGAN
DAVID KIERNAN
DOMINICK PADILLA
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MICHAEL SHEARER
Candidates to submit for Disqualification for failing Candidate Physical Agility Test
(CPAT):
JORDAN BOSWORTH SCOTT LEVANDOWSKI
SEAN CLAYDON KELLY TORRES
SHANE DISTEFANO ELI KLIGERMAN
JOHN FROMER ANDREW KLINGLER
SEAN HUNTER JUSTIN LEGAULT
JOSEPH KIRCHNER
VII. Old Business
Police Officer appeal follow up for candidate M.P
The Commission entered executive session at 4:47 pm until 5:06 pm
Commissioner McNaughton moved to rescind the disqualification for
candidate M.P and uphold his appeal, the motion was seconded by
Commissioner Jackson-Chalmers.
VIII. New Business
No new business reported.
IX. Adjournment
The Commission adjourned at 5:09 pm
Next regular meeting: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
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Agenda
AGENDA
Meeting of the Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission held on Monday, November 22, 2021 at
4:30pm via video conference in accordance with the health and safety guidelines issued by NYS
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ATTENDEES: Thomas McNaughton, Commissioner and Chair
Linda Jackson-Chalmers, Commissioner
Michael Cassidy, Commissioner
Phillip Banaszek, City of Albany Assistant Corporation Counsel
Tatiana Diaz, City of Albany Human Resources Generalist III
Rebecca Campbell, City of Albany Human Resources Generalist III
I. Call to order
Meeting called to order at 4:33 pm
II. Approval of October 27, 2021 Meeting minutes
The Commission voted unanimously to approve the meeting minutes from the
October 27, 2021 meeting.
III. Report of appointments to the Competitive, Non-Competitive, Exempt and Labor Class
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Permanent Appointments in the
Competitive Class:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Gregory Myers Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Kasey Nieckarz Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Ryan Baker Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Tristan Marcello Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Samuel Mentor Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Frank Barrera Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Tyler Skaarup Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Tim Cramer Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Jasonnah Bink Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Jeffrey Roche Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Nicholas Lewis Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Adam Travis Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Benjamin Farmer Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Griffin Day Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Jordan Hannigan Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Mallory Morgan Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Whitney Wilson Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Darrin Brown Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Tyler Thomas Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Jaden Hausler Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Aldo Kozeli Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Cameron Roberts Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Ryan McCrum Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Caleb Farleigh Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission
November 22, 2021 Meeting Agenda
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Robert Pilotti Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Clifford Stevens Police Officer Police 10/29/2021
Peggy Abdul-Korah Library Clerk Albany Public Library 10/25/2021
Trish Churchhill Library Clerk Albany Public Library 10/27/2021
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Provisional Appointments in the
Competitive Class:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Deputy Director of Information
Andrew Sterling Administrative Services 10/11/2021
Technology
Raven Slaughter Human Resources Generalist I Administrative Services 11/09/2021
William Durr Hall Monitor Albany School District 04/19/2021
Jayton London Hall Monitor Albany School District 04/19/2021
Lily Harvey Hall Monitor Albany School District 04/12/2021
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Non-Competitive Class appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Emanuel Rodrigues Water Maintenance Foreman Water & Water Supply 11/01/2021
Daniel Davidson Sanitation Worker General Services 11/18/2021
Jeffrey Multari Refuse Equipment Operator General Services 11/08/2021
Derick Pina Laborer II General Services 11/08/2021
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Labor Class appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
11/08/2021
Freida Beatty Recreation Aide Recreation
amended
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Exempt Class appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Confidential Secretary
Sarah Terrill Water & Water Supply 11/15/2021
to the Commissioner
IV. Establishment of Eligible Lists
Director of School Security
Financial Analyst
Payroll Administrator
The Commission voted unanimously to establish all lists.
V. Creation of New Job Specifications
Special Events Operations Manager
Special Events Communications Coordinator
Watershed Operations Technician
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Commissioner Jackson-Chalmers moved to accept the new job specifications
and the motion was seconded by Commissioner McNaughton.
VI. Firefighter list #63-185 Non-Selections
The Commission voted unanimously to accept the non-selections for the
following candidates under the listed reason for disqualification.
Candidates to submit for disqualification for failing to respond to canvass:
LOGAN ALAXANIAN JOHN FASOLDT ROBERT MENGEL
STEPHEN ALVAREZ JOHNANTHONY FISET JAMES MEYERS III
EVAN ASHLEY MARTIN FRANZEM JOSEPH MILLS
FRANK BARRERA JESSE FUTIA JOSEPH MOSCATELLO
JONATHAN BERNHARDT ANTHONY GALLERANI TAYLOR MUZTAFAGO
BRANDON BLACKMAN JOSEPH GUMBREWICZ MICHAEL NADEAU
CARTER BLASKO DYLAN HODGKISS KYLE NAKASHIKI
WILLIAM BOHL RYAN HOGAN JOHN OCONNOR
MICHAEL BOUCHARD NATHANIEL HOOK CONOR ONEILL
LUCAS BOURDEAU JASON HUNT MATTHEW OSWALD
RYAN BRADY ANDREW ILACQUA JOHN PARIS
THOMAS BURKE LINDSEY JARZOMBEK CONOR PATENAUDE
BRYAN CARR GARY JEFFRIES JARED PRZEKURAT
MEGAN CARROLL DARREN JOHNSTONE MICHAEL ROTOLO
JEI IK CHANG ZACHARY JONES SAMSON SHAKARIAN
NICHOLAS CHURCHILL ALEKSANDR KATKO DANIEL SHEEHAN
DANIEL CLAUD ZACHARY KEPNER RYAN SLOCUM
KEENAN COSGROVE LILY KIMLICKO MARTIN SMITH
TODD COX ZEPHANIAH KOZAKIEWICZ NICHOLAS SMITH JR.
SPENCER CRISCIONE TIMOTHY LEBLANC JUSTIN SOBER
MICHAEL CRISTIANO CHRISTOPHER LEWIS CODY SUMNER
THOMAS CZURLANIS MADISON LYLES ELIZABETH TRYON
BASHIR DEAN QUINN MACDONALD KENNETH ULRICH
JEREMIAH DEGIORGIO DERRICK MAHER DILLON WARNER
DANIEL DEROCCO QUINN MALONE NICHOLAS WAUGH
BRIAN DEROCHIE NEIL MARTIN ANTHONY WHEELER
KEITH DEWAR ANMOL MARWAHA BRYAN WISE
RYAN DOYLE JAMES MCADOO JONATHAN WOLFANGER
DENNIS DURRANT JOHN MCLAREN
Candidates to submit for disqualification after no-showing Candidate Physical Agility
Test (CPAT):
STEPHEN BOLDISH
ROBERT BRUSH
BENJAMIN HOGAN
DAVID KIERNAN
DOMINICK PADILLA
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MICHAEL SHEARER
Candidates to submit for Disqualification for failing Candidate Physical Agility Test
(CPAT):
JORDAN BOSWORTH SCOTT LEVANDOWSKI
SEAN CLAYDON KELLY TORRES
SHANE DISTEFANO ELI KLIGERMAN
JOHN FROMER ANDREW KLINGLER
SEAN HUNTER JUSTIN LEGAULT
JOSEPH KIRCHNER
VII. Old Business
Police Officer appeal follow up for candidate M.P
The Commission entered executive session at 4:47 pm until 5:06 pm
Commissioner McNaughton moved to rescind the disqualification for
candidate M.P and uphold his appeal, the motion was seconded by
Commissioner Jackson-Chalmers.
VIII. New Business
No new business reported.
IX. Adjournment
The Commission adjourned at 5:09 pm
Next regular meeting: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
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