Municipal Civil Service Commission

Kathy M. Sheehan Civil Service Commission Albany City Hall Mayor Michael Cassidy 24 Eagle Street, Rm 301 Akosua Yeboah (p) 518-434-5049 (f) 518-434-5269 MEETING MINUTES Meeting of the Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission held on Tuesday April 30, 2024 at 4:30pm in the Mayor’s Conference Room ATTENDEES: Michael Cassidy, Commissioner Akosua Yeboah, Commissioner Tatiana Diaz, Commission Secretary, Director of HR Marissa Tuszynski, Deputy Human Resources Director - City of Albany Linda Keller, Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel - City of Albany Meeting called to order by Commissioner Cassidy at 4:35pm I. Approval of March 13, 2024 meeting minutes Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve the 3/13/24 meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Yeboah. Motion passed and carried. Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to discuss more time intensive Agenda items VI – IX first and move ahead of item II. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Yeboah. Motion passed and carried. II. The Civil Service Office reported on the following examinations which were issued and posted: Application Exam Date Exam # Title Exam Type Deadline Assistant Director of School Campus and 07/13/2024 63-920 Open Competitive 06/12/2024 Neighborhood Security 06/01/2024 87-406 Case Manager Open Competitive 05/01/2024 06/01/2024 85-842 Chief Fiscal Officer Open Competitive 05/01/2024 07/13/2024 69-023 Director of School Security Open Competitive 06/12/2024 06/15/2024 74-176 Fire Lieutenant Promotional 05/15/2024 06/01/2024 85-633 Neighborhood Specialist Open Competitive 05/01/2024 07/13/2024 85-836 Payroll Administrator Open Competitive 06/12/2024  07/13/2024 74-197 School Crossing Officer Supervisor Promotional 06/12/2024 07/13/2024 86-629 School Crossing Officer Supervisor Open Competitive 06/12/2024 07/13/2024 76-088 Senior Hall Monitor Promotional 06/12/2024 07/13/2024 64-685 Senior Hall Monitor Open Competitive 06/12/2024 06/01/2024 87-435 Youth Outreach Coordinator Open Competitive 05/01/2024 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 Justin Epstein Communications Coordinator General Services 03/05/2024 Michael Johnson Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 09/20/2023 Jennifer Seguinot Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 09/20/2023 Michaela Townsend Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 09/20/2023 Durett Miles Director of Transportation Albany School District 03/05/2024 Albany Housing Keyazhane Maggs Dispatcher 03/05/2024 Authority Thomas Magnan Dispatcher Water & Water Supply 03/06/2024 Fire & Emergency Eric Austin Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services Fire & Emergency Kongo Bowen Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services Fire & Emergency Daniel Cashin Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services Fire & Emergency Benjamin Eckerson Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services Fire & Emergency Frankie Febus Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services Fire & Emergency Ryan Feulner Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services Fire & Emergency Anthony Forezzi Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services Fire & Emergency Adam Scott Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services  Name Title Agency/Department Date Fire & Emergency Emerson Tyler Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services Fire & Emergency David Vinciguerra Firefighter 03/15/2024 Services John Hicks Library Assistant Albany Public Library 02/07/2024 Tyler Taylor Transportation Analyst Albany School District 03/05/2024 The Civil Service Office reported on the following Provisional Appointments in the Competitive Class: Name Title Agency/Department Date Tyleisha Winter Accountant II Water & Water Supply 02/12/2024 Alexandra Cimmino Administrative Assistant Albany School District 04/08/2024 Cecilia McLean Administrative Assistant Albany School District 04/08/2024 Albany Housing Breanna Carr Asset Manager 03/13/2024 Authority William Crowley Assistant Arborist General Services 05/13/2024 Deshanna Lee Chief Financial Manager General Services 05/13/2024 Brittany Charles Community Center Director Recreation 05/13/2024 Terry Gorousingh Community Center Director Recreation 05/13/2024 Daniel Najafi Computer Programmer Albany School District 03/18/2024 Corinne Burns Crime Analyst Supervisor Police 02/05/2024 Nicholas McDonald Data Analyst General Services 05/13/2024 Hannah Doherty Environmental Specialist Water & Water Supply 04/22/2024 Fire & Emergency Marcus Winfrey Fire Apparatus Mechanic 04/08/2024 Services Allaine Harvey Grants Project Coordinator Police 03/11/2024 Lorraine Ruiz-Rios Home School Coordinator Albany School District 04/22/2024 Albany Housing Johanna Marquez Housing Outreach Specialist 03/04/2024 Authority Amandella Information Clerk III Community Services 03/11/2024 Cunningham Albany Housing Allison Marshall Keyboard Specialist 03/25/2024 Authority William Chapman Labor Supervisor General Services 04/04/2024 Anthony Hughes Labor Supervisor General Services 04/04/2024  Name Title Agency/Department Date Dena Bhagalia Library Assistant Albany Public Library 02/05/2024 Neighborhood and Christopher Loman Planner 05/13/2024 Community Services Max Seiler Program Coordinator Administrative Services 03/11/2024 Housing & Community Adrian Padilla Rehabilitation Specialist II 04/22/2024 Development Senior Human Resources Anella Speranza Albany School District 04/19/2024 Generalist Eldy Gregorio Morris Telecommunications Specialist Police 03/11/2024  The Civil Service Office reported on the Non-Competitive Class appointments: Name Title Agency/Department Date Rameisha Lewis Hall Monitor Albany School District 02/28/2024 Usman Bahadar Laborer II Recreation 04/22/2024 Tasheba Johnson Laborer II General Services 03/25/2024 Asad Khan Laborer II Recreation 02/06/2024 Terrance McKinney Laborer II General Services 03/25/2024 Jahquai Oliver Laborer II General Services 03/25/2024 Randy Russell Laborer II General Services 03/25/2024 Justin Barcomb Laborer III General Services 03/25/2024 Izay Kingston Laborer III General Services 03/25/2024 Nina Price Laborer III General Services 03/25/2024  The Civil Service Office reported on the following Labor Class appointments: Name Title Agency/Department Date Corey Davis Custodial Worker Albany School District 03/26/2024 Shayona Foulks- Custodial Worker Albany School District 04/15/2024 O’Donnell Euneia Hines Food Service Helper Albany School District 04/15/2024 Sontee Manning Food Service Helper Albany School District 03/18/2024 Laceeya Maye Food Service Helper Albany School District 04/11/2024 Victoria Rooks Food Service Helper Albany School District 03/11/2024 Shirley Wallace Food Service Helper Albany School District 04/22/2024 Kha-Lim Collier Lunch Aide Albany School District 04/19/2024 Vidya Madipeddi Lunch Aide Albany School District 04/15/2024 Albany Housing Deqwan Timber Maintenance Laborer 03/04/2024 Authority David Campbell Recreation Aide Recreation 03/25/2024 Sylvia Jones Recreation Aide Recreation 03/25/2024   The Civil Service Office reported on the following Exempt Class appointments: Name Title Agency/Department Date Jason Thomas Assistant Corporation Counsel Law 05/13/2024 Confidential Assistant to Autumn Thorman Administrative Services 04/22/2024 Commissioner Confidential Assistant to Katherine Wheeler General Services 04/08/2024 Commissioner IV. Non-Selections/Disqualifications  Account Clerk list #10-021  No Response to two successive canvass letters- removal from list pursuant to City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): Amere Fallen Edward Randolph Corrine Phillips-Jordan  Library Assistant list #63-341  No Response to two successive canvass letters- removal from list pursuant to City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): Katherine Armstrong Jeanine Bernhardt Joie Lehman Julia Jenkins Aaron Fordyce Majorie-Sarah Atkinson Dena Bhagalia Elizabeth Fegley John Hicks Marguerite Frey Sean Brown Aidan Bardos Alexander Gibson Catherine Hendron Erica Catalano Carly Benedict Froilan Gonzales Aaron Goodwin Rick Marshall Thomas Magnan Maureen Mooney Kenneth Morrison Anne Myers Ryan O’Keefe Veronica Sprague Grave Sardi Edward Randolph Katherine Reedy Sophie Terwilliger Max Thierry Lea Tsamardinos Rachel Tucker Judas Vesper Carrie Whipple Cole Yancey Maggie Zehr Hannah Zeilman Gabriel Ziegler-Horton  Library Clerk list #10-418  No Response to two successive canvass letters- removal from list pursuant to City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): Sean Brown Rebecca Chason-Mccarthy Lauren Darman Alice Holloway Andrea Mcgrew Olivia Rule Juliet Vankampen Aidan Bardos  Librarian I list #63-485  No Response to two successive canvass letters- removal from list pursuant to City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): Genevieve Goetz Nicole Mele  Police Officer list #65-684  No Response to two successive canvass letters- removal from list pursuant to City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): JACOB AHRENS YAZAN ALKHATIB SHANNON ANTENUCCI MALACHI BROOKS MALACHI BRYANT ALEC CAMERON SHERONA CAMPBELL ANDREW CLEVELAND KRYSTAL CORSON JONATHAN D’ADDESIO AMIR DACRUZ AVRIANA DAVIS LEVI FISKE JOSEPH FOLEY NICHOLAS FOX NICHOLAS GEORGE MARTIN GLYNN JOSHUA HENEGHAN SCOTT HOSIER GRIFFIN HOWARD AUSTIN HYMAN KILEEN IVESON JAVIEN JAMES JENNA JEWELL MARICARMEN PATRICK KANE DERICK KEHN ERIC LACLAIR JIMENEZ DIORIS LAJARA FRANKIE LAZORISCHAK THOMAS LEWIS LUCIANO LOFFREDO KYAW LWIN BRIAN MALDONADO GAUS ALI MALIK CAMERON MANDALA VILLEGAS NICHOLAS MARANO ALFREDO MARTINEZ CHRISTIAN MELECIO MATTHEW MERLINO MUSA NAJI JULIAN OLIVER TYLER PELUSO DAVID PENNY KEISHA ROMáN NICHOLIS ROSADO RIDHWAN ROZELL CORY SHEARING BELLO EDWARD STEWART CONNER TRAEGER MICHAEL UUCHIMA DEVIN VILLA-VALLES ERIC WILLIAMS WILL WILSON  Deferred after canvass: MICHAEL CLAYTON BUFF TANNER FRANKLIN ALEC GORMAN ANDERSON LUTHER HERRING BENJAMIN KELLER WILLIAM NEWCOMB SEAN REYNOLDS JOSHUA SHONTELAY TURNER BRAYANT VALENCIA RODRIGUEZ  No Response for Physical Agility Test CONNOR BURNS ROBERT CONTINI OMARI GASTON SEAN REYNOLDS AMANDA RIVERA ANTHONY SAMAROO CAILEE TARLEN YAN THU CRISTINE TORRES  No show for Physical Agility Test ARAFAT ALSHEGAA AUSTIN BURROW AUSTIN DUFFNEY PATRICK FRONK DENISE LOPEZ JOHN MIFSUD STEVEN MILLER QUANNE MIZELL ANGELO MUNOZ VINCENT PERSAUD RYAN RAMOS KHAREY WHITE  Failed Physical Agility Test WASEEM ALI CARL AUGUST JR. DAVID BEITAL CHRISTOPHER BOGA BERNARD BUSH JACOB CAFARIELLA SHAMIR CLARK TODD COX KAYSHAWNEL JOHN DOLAN AUSTIN DUFFNEY BRITTANY ELLIS CUFFY URIAH FOGLE AHMED GARBA ETHAN GENTNER SYNTHIA GENTRY DANIEL GERETY JULIA HORSMAN JUNE MOO ASMA MUNIR SHADRACK JAMES O'BRYAN LUIS RAMOS JARED ROSIN NSEGIYUMVA NANCY SANTOS ANXHEL SHKULAKU TERRENCE SKELLY JOSE SURIEL FELIX   City of Albany Local Civil Service Rule IX (1) Disqualification- Lacking Good Moral Character: AC (85) BS (85) JS (85) DE (80) BK (80) PE (75) MG (75)  Civil Service Law 50(4)(d) who has been guilty of a crime: FW (70)  (50)(4)(g) Who has practiced, or attempted to practice, any deception or fraud, in his application, in his examination, or in securing his eligibility or appointment: PS (85)  (50)(4)(f) who has intentionally made a false statement of any material fact in his application NW (85)  Civil Service Law (50)(4)(h) who has been dismissed from private employments because of habitually poor performance MA (80) NC (75)  Not Recommended for Hire after Psychological Testing & Evaluation RC (90) TJ (80) JK (80) QR (80) TS (80) See attached email confirmation of the Civil Service Commission’s motion to uphold the non- selections and disqualifications listed above in agenda item IV. V. Establishment of Eligible Lists  Analyst #62-469  Employment & Training Specialist #62-377 - No list: no passing candidates  Information Clerk III #85-597  Junior Analyst #85-645 – No list: no passing candidates  Principal Payroll Administrator #85-634  Program Aide (Special Events) #85-535  Project Manager #85-830  Senior Compliance Coordinator #85-832 - No list: no passing candidates  Senior Employment & Training Specialist #62-362  Teen Center Director #64-606  Vital Statistics Specialist #62-334 Commissioner Yeboah made a motion to approve the establishment of all eligible lists listed above. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cassidy. Motion passed and carried. VI. Creation of New Job Specifications  Accountant I (APA)  Associate Director (APA)  Director of Library Security (APL)  Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to accept the creation of all new job specifications listed above. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Yeboah. Motion passed and carried. VII. Amendment of Job Specifications  Chief Financial Manager  Police Chief of Staff  Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics  Domestic Violence Intake Specialist  Fiscal Analyst  Hostler  Labor Relations Manager  Operations Manager (APA)  Principal Library Clerk  Senior Manager of Marketing & Sales Commissioner Yeboah made a motion to approve the amendments to all job specifications listed above. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cassidy. Motion passed and carried. VIII. Old Business None IX. New Business  2023 Annual Report  Continuous Recruitment Exam Retest Timeframe  Job Description Reformatting, Typos and Minimum Qualifications (PAR-04-22)  NYSAPCSO Conference (June 9th -12th)  NY HELPS –Local Program  Special May Meeting (week of May 13th –May 17th) for DQ Appeals  The Commission confirmed the scheduling of a special meeting on Monday, May 13th at 4:30pm in the Mayor’s Conference Room.  Waive the Typing Performance section of Clerk Typist exam Future Business:  Propose Job Description Reformatting templates Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve all new business listed above. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Yeboah. Motion passed and carried. X. Adjournment Commissioner Cassidy adjourned the meeting at 5:39pm Special meeting: Monday May 13, 2024 Next regular meeting: Wednesday May 29, 2024 Marissa Tuszynski From: Michael Cassidy <mikecass532@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 5:29 PM To: Akosua Yeboah Cc: Marissa Tuszynski; Linda Keller; Tatiana Diaz Subject: Re: Action Required RE: City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission Meeting ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Please do not open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails. Second/Aye. Passed and carried Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2024, at 3:53 PM, Akosua Yeboah <me@akosua.com> wrote: Good afternoon, I make a motion to upholdall Non-Selected/ Disqualifications outlined in section IV of the 4/30/2024 Civil Service Commission Meeting Agenda. Akosua Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device -------- Original message -------- From: Marissa Tuszynski <mtuszynski@albanyny.gov> Date: 5/1/24 3:42 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "'me@akosua.com'" <me@akosua.com>, 'Michael Cassidy' <mikecass532@gmail.com> Cc: Linda Keller <lkeller@albanyny.gov>, Tatiana Diaz <tdiaz@albanyny.gov> Subject: Action Required RE: City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission Meeting Good afternoon Commissioners Cassidy and Yeboah, I am writing to follow up for your written confirmation of a motion on item IV of the attached meeting agenda that was inadvertently missed in yesterday’s Civil Service Commission Meeting. Please confirm via email your decision to make a motion to uphold all Non- Selections/Disqualifications outlined in section IV of the 4/30/2024 Civil Service Commission Meeting Agenda. 1 Thank you! 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