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 AGENDA Meeting of the Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission held on Tuesday, October 29, 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 Absent Linda Keller, Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel - City of Albany Katherine Marino, Human Resources Generalist III Meeting called to order at 4:43pm I. Approval of October 1, 2024 meeting minutes Commissioner Yeboah made a motion to approve the 10/1/2024 meeting minutes. Commissioner Cassidy seconded the motion. 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 60010- Employment & Training Specialist Open Competitive 12/18/2024 01/18/2025 400 87504- Housing Authority Inspector Open Competitive 12/18/2024 01/18/2025 0101 66584- Senior Account Clerk Open Competitive 12/18/2024 01/18/2025 010 76644- Senior Account Clerk Promotional 12/18/2024 01/18/2025 010 89600- Senior Employment & Training Specialist Open Competitive 12/18/2024 01/18/2025 010 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 Community Mohammad Dhailia Account Clerk 10/28/2024 Development Administrative Marissa Tuszynski Deputy Human Resources Director 10/11/2024 Services Administrative Tatiana Diaz Director Of Human Resources 10/11/2024 Services Administrative Jacob James Human Resources Generalist II 10/11/224 Services Administrative Katherine Marino Human Resources Generalist III 10/11/2024 Services Albany Parking Amber Pressley Human Resources Specialist 10/03/2024 Authority Christopher English Police Lieutenant Police 10/11/2024 Nathaniel Meyers Police Lieutenant Police 10/11/2024 Jonathan Buhner Police Sergeant Police 10/11/2024 Adam Liebler Police Sergeant Police 10/11/2024 Telecommunications Senior Joseph Bintz Police 10/11/2024 Dispatcher Telecommunications Senior Emmett Gillen Police 10/11/2024 Dispatcher Telecommunications Shift Michael Cardamone Police 10/11/2024 Supervisor  The Civil Service Office reported on the following Provisional Appointments in the Competitive Class: Name Title Agency/Department Date Imani Ibrahim Administrative Assistant Audit and Control 11/12/2024 Albany Housing William Mattimore Director of Human Resources 09/17/2024 Authority Almonique King Telecommunications Specialist Police 10/15/2024 Sharie Trotman Telecommunications Specialist Police 10/15/2024 Haoyue Zhao Receptionist Albany School District 09/20/2024 Zimemrman Lauren Omoragbon Clerk Typist Albany School District 10/07/2024 Rebecca Mantekas Office Manager Albany School District 10/15/2024 Ashley Hentrich Communications Specialist Albany School District 09/16/2024 Miguel Delgado Computer Programmer Albany School District 09/03/2024   The Civil Service Office reported on the following Non-Competitive HELPS Program Appointments in the Competitive Class: Name Title Agency/Department Date Richard Barry Account Clerk II Police 09/10/2024 Jeffery Harris Animal Control Officer Police 09/10/2024 Shanquana Lofton Anti-Violence Coordinator Police 09/10/2024 Robert Buchanan Assessment Aide Assessment 10/24/2024 Jolyn Gallagher Assessment Aide Assessment 10/24/2024 Associate Computer Software James Helou Police 10/04/2024 Technician Glen Campman Building Services Supervisor Police 09/10/2024 Judith Logan- Chief Fiscal Officer Police 10/04/2024 Edmonds  The Civil Service Office reported on the Non-Competitive Class appointments: Name Title Agency/Department Date Jandala Brooks Equipment Operator I General Services 10/15/2024 Shawn Johnson Equipment Operator II General Services 11/12/2024 Edward Thompson Equipment Operator II General Services 10/15/2024 Dajae Washington Equipment Operator III General Services 10/24/2024 Jallah Bunch Hall Monitor Albany School District 09/18/2024 Emmanuella Jones Hall Monitor Albany School District 10/21/2024 Dathan King Hall Monitor Albany School District 09/19/2024 Shi-Rahn Hall Monitor Albany School District 09/17/2024 Maeweather Radaysia Maxwell Hall Monitor Albany School District 09/17/2024 Jahzanear Pointer Hall Monitor Albany School District 09/16/2024 Latasha Reyes Hall Monitor Albany School District 09/30/2024 Faizon Scott Hall Monitor Albany School District 09/16/2024 Jaquaria Robinson- Hall Monitor Albany School District 09/01/2024 Williams Ramel Alexander Sanitation Equipment Operator General Services 10/21/2024 Celia Evers School Nurse/RN Albany School District 09/01/2024 Ja’Quan Perrin Laborer I General Services 10/15/2024 Quason Williams Laborer I General Services 10/15/2024 David Jones Laborer III General Services 10/28/2024  The Civil Service Office reported on the following Labor Class appointments: Name Title Agency/Department Date Tinisha Jonson Custodial Worker General Services 10/28/2024 Latisha Miller Custodial Worker Albany School District 09/16/2024 Peter Restaino Custodial Worker Albany School District 09/25/2024 Quinisha Brance Food Service Helper Albany School District 09/01/2024 Robbin Carter Food Service Helper Albany School District 09/01/2024  Name Title Agency/Department Date Karen DeLilly Food Service Helper Albany School District 09/01/2024 Arndreia Tune Food Service Helper Albany School District 09/01/2024 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): Tina Brown Austin Giangrant Mst Parvin Timothy Reidy Raisa Tahsin Binod Thapa Xiaoqing Zhou  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): Georgia Ainslie- Kate Avallone-Serra Shannon Broda Gabriel Cruz-Allen Hamblin Yanelys Diaz Lawrence Dupont Aaron Fordyce Naava Holder Christopher James Aiden Knapp Amelia Jacob Lamorie Kwasniewski Alexander Leff Andrew Marro Michele Mayfield Bryonna Morey Rinn Nesmith Adam Netsky Gabriela Paixao Pedro Placido Kelly Xanthe Plymale Donna Sardone Joseph Slaterpryce Tamara Smith Halle Stout Malika Umar Judas Vesper Delaney Williams Jonathan Zuckerman  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): Alisa Brancatelli Sadia Afsana Paul Bassinson Arora Ewing Sean Doody Barry Goldman Zachary Babeu Thomas Ryan Jacob Lamorie Joie Lehman Joseph Shores Kiel Finger Malika Umar Tamara Smith  Police Officer list #65-684  No Showed Physical Agility Test Austin Duffney  Deferred Physical Agility Test Yazan Alkhatib Alec Gorman Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to uphold all non-selections and disqualifications listed under agenda item IV. Commissioner Yeboah seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried.  V. Appeals  Police Officer #65-684  No Response to two successive canvass letters City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): 1. Joseph Foley  Clerk Typist #10-018  No Response to two successive canvass letters City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): 1. Angelina Allen Commissioner Yeboah made a motion to approve both the appeals. Commissioner Cassidy seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried. VI. Establishment of Eligible Lists  Case Manager #87-406 – No list: no passing candidates  Payroll Administrator #85-836  Youth Outreach Coordinator #87-435 Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve the establishment of all lists included under agenda item VI. Commissioner Yeboah seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried. VII. Amendment of Eligible Lists  Fire Lieutenant #74-176 Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve the amendment of the eligible list under agenda item VII. Commissioner Yeboah seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried. VIII. Creation of New Job Specifications  Junior Corporation Counsel  Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel Commissioner Yeboah made a motion to approve the two Counsel Job titles. Commissioner Cassidy seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried.  Senior Crisis Caseworker  Senior Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve the remaining two job titles. Commissioner Yeboah seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried. IX. Amendment of Job Specifications  Assistant Corporation Counsel  Chief Information Technology Officer  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Executive Deputy Corporation Counsel  Operations Manager  Payroll Administrator  Program Coordinator  Program Technician (APD)  Project Manager (AHA)  Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve all amendments except for Project Manager which he would like to table until the next meeting. Commissioner Yeboah seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried. X. New Business  PAR 06-24 _ Changes to Scoring –Police Exams Above Entry Level  PAR 11-24 _ Contact Info to Effectuate Transfers from NYPD or NYC DEP  PAR 12-24 _ Use of QIEs for HELPS Titles  PAR 13-24 _ Model Rule Update –Layoffs  PAR 14-24 _ UPDATED Master Exam Schedule (Sep2024-Jun2025)  PAR 15-24 _ Promotion Qualifications  PAR 16-24 _ Age and Education Anticipated Eligibility  PAR 17-24 _ Public Safety Dispatcher Exam Program Changes  Resolution to Delegate Eligible List Amendments Commissioner Yeboah made a motion to approve the delegation of eligible list amendments. Commissioner Cassidy seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried. The following dates were scheduled for future Civil Service Commission meetings  Tuesday, November 26, 2024  Wednesday, December 18, 2024 XI. Adjournment Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:20pm. Commission Yeboah seconded the motion. Motion passed and carried. Next regular meeting: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Tuesday, November 26, 2024