Municipal Civil Service Commission
Regular MeetingAlbany, NY · December 4, 2023
Agenda
Kathy M. Sheehan Civil Service Commission Albany City Hall
Mayor Thomas McNaughton, Chair 24 Eagle Street, Rm 301
Michael Cassidy (p) 518-434-5049
Akosua Yeboah (f) 518-434-5269
AGENDA
Meeting of the Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission held on Monday December 4,
2023 at 4:30pm in the Mayor’s Conference Room
ATTENDEES: Thomas McNaughton, Commissioner and Chair
Michael Cassidy, Commissioner
Akosua Yeboah, Commissioner
Tatiana Diaz, Director of Human Resources - City of Albany
Marissa Tuszynski, HRIS Analyst - City of Albany
Phil Banaszek, Assistant Corporation Counsel - City of Albany
Kelly Kimbrough, Common Council Member
I. Approval of October 25, 2023 meeting minutes
II. The Civil Service Office reported on the following examinations which were issued and
posted:
Application Exam Date
Exam # Title Exam Type
Deadline
01/13/2024
69-543 Building Inspector Open Competitive 12/13/2023
01/13/2024
69-523 Code Enforcement Inspector Open Competitive 12/13/2023
02/10/2024
85-835 Inventory Control Manager Open Competitive 01/10/2024
01/13/2024
86-645 Permit Technician Open Competitive 12/13/2023
01/13/2024
74-285 Senior Building Inspector Promotional 12/13/2024
01/13/2024
77-046 Senior Code Enforcement Inspector Promotional 12/13/2023
01/27/2024
73-552 Telecommunications Senior Dispatcher Promotional 12/26/2023
01/27/2024
75-614 Telecommunications Shift Supervisor Promotional 12/26/2023
01/27/2024
85-517 Telecommunications Specialist Open Competitive 12/26/2023
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
Librarian I Albany Public Library 10/18/2023
Laurie Buckley
Librarian I Albany Public Library 10/25/2023
Nina Koske
Library Assistant Albany Public Library 10/23/2023
Kenna Brown
Library Assistant Albany Public Library 10/09/2023
Merrin Grace Sardi
Sophie Terwilliger
Library Clerk Albany Public Library 11/01/2023
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Provisional Appointments in the
Competitive Class:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Accountant I Water & Water Supply 11/27/2023
Leslie Chaplin
Assistant Human Resources
Albany School District 10/30/2023
Helena Wilbur Administrator
Community Engagement Clerk Albany Public Library 10/18/2023
Edgar Perez
Executive Assistant to the Albany Housing
9/25/2023
Majorie Gaylo Executive Director Authority
Family Self Sufficiency Albany Housing
8/30/2023
Deborah Joseph Coordinator Authority
Human Resources Generalist III Administrative Services 01/02/2024
Katherine Marino
Buildings and
Information Clerk 12/04/2023
Precious St Jean Regulatory Compliance
Librarian I Albany Public Library 10/18/2023
Edgar Perez
Albany Housing
Maintenance Aide 9/25/2023
Javar Bickley Authority
Albany Housing
Maintenance Aide 9/25/2023
Darryl Matthews Authority
Maeve Uhalde
Office Manager Albany School District 11/13/2023
Records Manager Administrative Services 11/07/2023
Abigail Cowan
Ploypailin Toffenetti
Recycling Specialist General Services 12/04/2023
Xiaoting Liu
Senior Accountant Water & Water Supply 11/13/2023
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Senior Library Clerk Albany Public Library 10/23/2023
Jessica Lynn
Software & Administrative
Police 11/27/2023
Karen Unterreiner Support Specialist
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Non-Competitive Class
appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Nyketa Hilts Equipment Operator General Services 12/14/2023
Hall Monitor Albany School District 11/06/2023
Justin Rivera
Laborer I General Services 11/09/2023
Matthew Watson
Scott Tuzzolo JR Laborer III General Services 11/30/2023
Sanitation Worker General Services 11/16/2023
Raheen Davis
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Labor Class appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Hector Alvarez- Custodial Worker Albany School District 11/7/2023
Rivera
Jacorey Nixon
Custodial Worker Albany School District 11/2/2023
Food Service Helper Albany School District 11/14/2023
Dwan Turner
Lunch Aide Albany School District 10/25/2023
Ammar Alissa
Lunch Aide Albany School District 11/20/2023
Kimberly Penn
Recreation Aide Recreation 11/30/2023
Shainia Baker
Recreation Aide Recreation 11/13/2023
Elizabeth Burciaga
The Civil Service Office reported on the following Exempt Class appointments:
Name Title Agency/Department Date
Assistant Corporation
Corporation Counsel 11/13/2023
Linda Keller Counsel
VI. Non-Selections/Disqualifications
Firefighter list #60-778
Did not attend the November 2023 Candidate Physical Ability Test
Kate Alderisio Bernard Davis Shane Large Jacob Rivera
Anthony Alecca Dave Devlin Jamie Lee Jr Mitchell Robles
Ryan Allen Austin Dicerbo Scott Levandowski John Savage
James Arango Matthew Dixon Daniel Lohret Branden Sheremeta
Jonathan Barrett Meghan Dougherty Kylie Mahan Jacob Simpson
Robert Beaudoin Jonathan Doyle Derrick Maher Samuel Sleurs
Antonio Beltran Stephen Drew Jeffrey Manor Joseph Smith
Ryan Blair Evan Fairclough Matthew Martin Harrison Somer
Steven Bowers William Ferrara Henna Matin Robert Staulters
Brian Brooks II Daniel Ferrara Sean Mckown Brett Sullivan
Charlize Brown Joshua Floeser Jacob Memole Jacob Taylor
Nicholas Brown Richard Fusaro Noah Migliore Grace Taylor
Ethan Brown Matthew Giannella Collin Morency David Teneyck Jr
Mark Cady Justin Grigg Jason Mura Ryan Tubbs
Steven Camburn Edward Guerin Zachary Myers Tyler Walton
Jaccob Clancy Connor Hautau William Newcomb Patrick White
Dacoda Clemens Kyle Hemphill Kylee Nicklas Tyler Whittredge
Ross Conway Justin Houser Miles Orlando
Peyton Corsi Thomas Hudy Jared Przekurat
Leopoldo Corvino III Troy Hunt Dylan Rastley
Evan Cotter William Juliano Matthew Restivo
Kolby Cox Nicholas Kalogridis Dylan Reynolds
Nicholas Cullum Liam Kohler Thomas Richardson III
Failed CPAT
Adedeji Adebayo Corey Gittens Quin Stocks
Mason Allen Jeffrey Harris Jr Kraig Thomas
Jason Basile Ian Keefe Zane Thompson
Frank Belli Zachary Kepner William Vagianelis
Brock Bouchard Kyle Krell Jeffrey Vick
Eljahsiem Brown Nicholas Ladopoulos
Jessica Cruickshank Madison Lyles
Matthew Cuoccio Brian Meservey
Timothy Dougherty Michael Minervini
William Durr Merilian Quirindongo
Jack Enides Edward Rolfe
Phillip Farrell Ryan Smith
VII. Establishment of Eligible Lists
Fire Captain #70-499
Laboratory Technician #61-724
Office Manager #76-650
Police Sergeant #75-017
VIII. Creation of New Job Specifications
Chief Compliance Officer
Deputy Human Resources Director
Senior Program Fellow
Senior Social Worker
Social Worker
IX. Amendment of Job Specifications
Information Technology Manager
Project Management Director
X. Old Business
Violence Prevention Coordinator
Albany Fire Department Lateral Transfer Policy - Sunset Clause
XI. New Business
Albany Police Department Lateral Transfer Policy
Civil Service Commission Official Meeting Procedures
XII. Adjournment
Next regular meeting: Wednesday December 27, 2023
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