Municipal Civil Service Commission

Kathy M. Sheehan Civil Service Commission Albany City Hall Mayor Michael Cassidy, Chair 24 Eagle Street, Rm 301 Akosua Yeboah, Vice Chair (p) 518-434-5049 Felton McLaughlin (f) 518-434-5269 AGENDA Meeting of the Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 4:30pm in the Mayor’s Conference Room Rescheduled to Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 4:00pm ATTENDEES: Michael Cassidy, Commissioner, Chair Akosua Yeboah, Commissioner, Vice Chair Felton McLaughlin, Commissioner Tatiana Diaz, Commission Secretary, Director of HR Marissa Tuszynski, Deputy Human Resources Director Christopher Cech, Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel Linda Keller, Executive Deputy Corporation Counsel Katherine Marino, Human Resources Generalist III Guest: Lt. John Rittie, Albany Police Department AS, Appeal Candidate Commissioner Cassidy called the meeting to order at 4:05pm. I. Approval of January 16, 2025 meeting minutes Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve the 01/16/2025 meeting minutes. Commissioners Yeboah and McLaughlin agreed. Motion passed and carried. Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to move up agenda item V Appeal up to the agenda item II. Commissioners Yeboah and McLaughlin agreed. Motion passed and carried. II. Appeals ➢ Police Officer #65-684, Failed psychological evaluation: Candidate AS The Commissioner entered into executive session at 4:07pm to discuss the appeal listed above. The Commission ended executive session at 4:29pm. Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to deny the appeal. Commissioners Yeboah and McLaughlin agreed. Motion passed and carried. III. The Civil Service Office reported on the following examinations which were issued and posted: Application Exam Date Exam # Title Exam Type Deadline 60021- Police Officer Open Competitive 04/02/2025 05/03/2025 420 76033- Fire Battalion Chief Promotional 03/05/2025 04/05/2025 010 89176- Office Manager (ASD) Open Competitive 04/02/2025 05/03/2025 010 75971- Office Manager (ASD) Promotional 04/02/2025 05/03/2025 010 IV. 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 Dominque Walton Accountant II Treasurer’s Office 01/01/2025 Community Development Outreach James Matteo Fire 01/01/2025 Specialist Administrative Charlize Brown Human Resources Generalist II 01/01/2025 Services Molly Gavett Library Assistant Albany Public Library 12/08/2024 Nicholas Riley Chief Accountant Treasurer 12/19/2024 Lorra Monaghan Accountant Treasurer 08/01/2024 Caroline Terpstra Accountant Treasurer 08/01/2024 Barbara Griffis Payroll Administrator Albany School District 12/27/2024 Alyssa Gage Library Assistant Albany Public Library 01/06/2025 Elizabeth Burciaga Family Engagement Coordinator Albany School District 08/29/2024 ▪ The Civil Service Office reported on the following Provisional Appointments in the Competitive Class: Name Title Agency/Department Date Assistant Chief Water Treatment Eric Hurley Water & Water Supply 01/01/2025 Plant Operator Jena Commerford City Gardener General Services 01/01/2025 Kongo Bowen Clerk Typist Albany School District 01/13/2025 Kaleea Davis Clerk Typist Albany School District 01/10/2025 Lisa Kelley Community Center Director Recreation 01/13/2025 Joseph Lamere Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 01/10/2025 Alyson Baker Deputy Chief of Staff Mayor’s Office 01/01/2025 Brett Williams Deputy Corporation Counsel Corporation Counsel 01/01/2025  Name Title Agency/Department Date Deputy Director of Parking Christine Meenan Treasurer’s Office 01/01/2025 Violations Administrative Melanie Woodward Director of Employee Relations 01/01/2025 Services Administrative Katrina Hodge EEO Compliance Coordinator 01/01/2025 Services Karen Wilkes Executive Assistant Water & Water Supply 01/01/2025 Executive Deputy Corporation Linda Keller Corporation Counsel 01/01/2025 Counsel Geographic Information Systems Jared Flagler Water & Water Supply 01/01/2025 Specialist John Googins Instructional Computer Technician Albany School District 12/16/2024 Elijuwon Mitchell Instructional Computer Technician Albany School District 01/06/2025 Junior Assistant Corporation Martha Moscowitz Corporation Counsel 01/01/2025 Counsel City Clerk/Common Bryan Jimenez Legislative Director 01/01/2025 Council Angela McCarge Office Manager Albany School District 01/21/2025 Gary Bohl Operations Manager Engineering 01/01/2025 Neighborhood Monali Gandhi Planner 01/13/2025 Services Karen Unterreiner Principal Payroll Administrator Police 01/01/2025 Almonique King Program Technician Police 01/20/2025 Joseph Putorti Public Works Foreperson Engineering 01/01/2025 Brian Rodriguez Recreation Program Coordinator Recreation 12/30/2024 Amine Hechehouch Senior Advisor to the Mayor Mayor’s Office 01/01/2025 Senior Assistant Corporation Raisi Mobele Corporation Counsel 01/01/2025 Counsel Senior Assistant Corporation Matthew Toporowski Corporation Counsel 01/01/2025 Counsel Darien Lewis Senior Hall Monitor Albany School District 01/06/2025 Administrative Jessica Smith Senior Project Manager 01/01/2025 Services Shawn Burch Telecommunications Specialist Police 01/27/2025 Daniel Lyman Telecommunications Specialist Police 01/27/2025 City Clerk/Common LaVonna Harris Vital Statistics Specialist 01/27/2025 Council  Name Title Agency/Department Date Nina Koske Librarian II Albany Public Library 12/08/2024 Albany Housing Daniel Vadney Project Manager (AHA) 12/18/2024 Authority Albany Housing Hannah Liscomb Executive Assistant 11/18/2024 Authority Lauren Yates Library Clerk Albany Public Library 12/03/2024 Harvey Robinson Community Engagement Clerk Albany Public Library 12/09/2024 Chief Recreation Maintenance Ernest Smith Recreation 02/10/2025 Repair Worker Timothy Waddell Community Center Director Recreation 02/24/2025 Matthew Schrom Facilities Manager Water & Water Supply 02/24/2025 Bridan Sharpe Head Custodian Albany School District 12/23/2024 Latisha Miller Home School Coordinator Albany School District 02/23/2025 Neil Martin Licensed Automotive Inspector General Services 02/20/2025 Neighborhood & Joshua Gadwa Rehabilitation Specialist II 02/24/2025 Community Services ▪ The Civil Service Office reported on the following Non-Competitive HELPS Program Appointments in the Competitive Class: Name Title Agency/Department Date Community Engagement Team Naila Al-Ademi Albany School District 12/6/2024 Liaison Community Engagement Team Wedad Aleedan Albany School District 12/6/2024 Liaison Carmen Murillo Community Engagement Team Albany School District 12/6/2024 Albarracin Liaison Nasrum Community Engagement Team Albany School District 12/6/2024 Nasrumminullah Liaison David Sherrod Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 12/6/2024 Kimesha Austin Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 12/6/2024 Armani Curie Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 12/6/2024 Angelo Maddox Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 12/6/2024 Monica Santiago Community School Site Coordinator Albany School District 12/6/2024 Jacob Planck Creative Content Coordinator Albany School District 12/6/2024 Donald Manning Data Engineer Albany School District 12/6/2024 Anthony Belai Information Technology Specialist I Albany School District 12/6/2024  Name Title Agency/Department Date Patrizza Espina Instructional Computer Technician Albany School District 12/6/2024 Cameron Karic Instructional Computer Technician Albany School District 12/6/2024 Dionne Abbott Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Shi-Rahn Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Maeweather Rebecca Mantekas Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Joyce Platania Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Rachel Swann Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Yasmine Thompson Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Anitra Arrington Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Sabrina Fernandez Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Stephanie Pinchbeck Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Maeve Uhalde Office Manager Albany School District 12/6/2024 Cecilia McLean Principal Account Clerk Albany School District 12/6/2024 Ebony LaBrew Project Coordinator Albany School District 12/6/2024 Corey Dobbs Senior Hall Monitor Albany School District 12/6/2024 Agnes Jackson Senior Hall Monitor Albany School District 12/6/2024 Administrative Luke Gucker Information Technology Specialist I 12/04/2024 Services Administrative Andre Cowan Program Aide 12/04/2024 Services Administrative Keith Morales Deputy Director of Special Events 12/04/2024 Services Administrative Emma Morse Energy Manager 12/04/2024 Services Administrative Abigail Cowan Records Manager 12/04/2024 Services Administrative Max Seiler Program Coordinator 12/04/2024 Services Administrative Deshaun Dwyer Network System Technician 12/04/2024 Services Aneesah Wilson Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics City Clerk 12/06/2024 Kurt Carman Junior Engineer Water & Water Supply 12/20/2024 Ashley Hilaire Housing Services Advocate Community Services 11/25/2024  Name Title Agency/Department Date Philip Suruda Senior Project Manager Community Services 01/09/2025 Senior Technology Support Jerry Schmidt Albany Public Library 01/22/2025 Specialist Nickolas Building Alternations Coordinator Engineering 10/25/2024 Hrimatopoulos Alec Carmen Junior Engineer Engineering 12/20/2024 Environmental Engineering Jacob Sheehan General Services 01/06/2025 Technician Edward Mach Landfill Superintendent General Services 01/06/2025 Environmental Engineering Paolo Gonzalez General Services 01/06/2025 Technician Michael Crast Forester General Services 01/06/2025 Logan Bryda Line Clearance Tree Trimmer General Services 01/06/2025 Darryl Brown Line Clearance Tree Trimmer General Services 01/06/2025 Timothy Finnigan Safety Training Coordinator General Services 01/06/2025 William Lavigne City Arborist General Services 01/06/2025 Ploypailin Toffenetti Recycling Specialist General Services 01/06/2025 William Crowley Assistant Arborist General Services 01/06/2025 DeShanna Lee Chief Financial Manager General Services 01/06/2025 Nicholas McDonald Data Analyst General Services 01/06/2025 Catherine Igoe Labor Relations Manager General Services 01/06/2025 Housing & Community Steve Descollines Accountant I 01/22/2025 Development Housing & Community Kristin Cronin Federal Housing Finance Manager 01/22/2025 Development Federal Housing Rehabilitation Housing & Community Daniel Morettoni 01/22/2025 Program Manager Development Housing & Community Regina Jenkins Housing Program Intake Specialist 01/22/2025 Development Lead Hazard Reduction Program Housing & Community Michael Greene 01/22/2025 Director Development Housing & Community Terrence Chandler Maintenance Assistant 01/22/2025 Development Housing & Community James Romano Property Manager 01/22/2025 Development Housing & Community Jordan Lajoy Rehabilitation Specialist II 01/22/2025 Development  Name Title Agency/Department Date Housing & Community Alphonso Lester Rehabilitation Specialist II 01/22/2025 Development Housing & Community Sherrod Owens Rehabilitation Specialist II 01/22/2025 Development Housing & Community Adrian Padilla Rehabilitation Specialist II 01/22/2025 Development Housing & Community John Kisselback Senior Finance Counselor 01/22/2025 Development Housing & Community Joseph Severino Senior Finance Counselor 01/22/2025 Development Housing & Community Shakiya Wilson Senior Customer Contact Specialist 01/22/2025 Development ▪ The Civil Service Office reported on the Non-Competitive Class appointments: Name Title Agency/Department Date Brittany Ferenczy Community Aide Police 01/29/2025 Keith Childs Equipment Operator II General Services 01/27/2025 Luigi Cubello Sr Equipment Operator II General Services 01/23/2025 Joel Danei Equipment Operator II General Services 01/27/2025 Nyketa Hilts Equipment Operator II General Services 01/27/2025 William Melendez Equipment Operator III Water & Water Supply 02/05/2025 Destiny Donovan Hall Monitor Albany School District 01/13/2025 Ariel Johnson Hall Monitor Albany School District 01/13/2025 Nevaeh Princeton- Hall Monitor Albany School District 01/13/2025 Bell LaQuan Uzzell Hall Monitor Albany School District 01/13/2025 Kyle LaWare Laborer I General Services 02/10/2025 Daevon Alexander Laborer II General Services 01/16/2025 Tyrell Stallworth Laborer II General Services 02/10/2025 Javar Malloy Laborer III General Services 01/23/2025 Robert Wilsey Laborer III Water & Water Supply 02/05/2025 Shawn Johnson Sanitation Equipment Operator General Services 01/16/2025 Trevor Gibson Sanitation Worker General Services 01/13/2025 Kalair Marshall Sanitation Worker General Services 02/10/2025  Name Title Agency/Department Date Leon Richey Sanitation Worker General Services 01/02/2025 Joseph Truman Sanitation Worker General Services 01/13/2025 Benjamin Vasquez- Sanitation Worker General Services 01/13/2025 Febus Barry Davis School Crossing Officer Police 01/27/2025 Geraldine Koonce School Crossing Officer Police 01/27/2025 Denise Peterson School Crossing Officer Police 01/27/2025 Jose Ramon Almonte Laborer III General Services 02/24/2025 Lopez Usman Bahadar Laborer III Recreation 02/10/2025 Asad Khan Laborer III Recreation 02/10/2025 ▪ The Civil Service Office reported on the following Labor Class appointments: Name Title Agency/Department Date Kay James Custodial Worker Albany School District 01/09/2025 Sheena Cain Food Service Helper Albany School District 12/12/2024 Emmanuel Cloud Food Service Helper Albany School District 12/12/2024 Shadia Eaddy Food Service Helper Albany School District 01/09/2025 Yaribel Reyes Food Service Helper Albany School District 12/17/2024 Gonzalez Patricia Lewis Recreation Aide Recreation 01/13/2025 Angelique Barnett Lunch Aide Albany School District 01/27/2025 Nathaniel Greene Custodial Worker Recreation 02/10/2025 ▪ The Civil Service Office reported on the following Exempt Class appointments: Name Title Agency/Department Date Robert Magee Corporation Counsel Corporation Counsel 01/01/2025 Executive Deputy Commissioner of Frank Zeoli General Services 01/21/2025 General Services V. Non-Selections/Disqualifications ➢ Firefighter #60-788 • No Response to two successive canvass letters City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): Derek Anson Brandon Asare Tyler Basle  Meaghan Brennan Terry Burke Sean Clark Gregory Collins Stephen Comstock Joshua Condon Eric Curtis Michael Dunn Paul Evans John Fratianni John Gardner Anthony Gullo Benjamin Hogan Dennis Houlihan Andrew Hynes Andrew Ilacqua Richard Karwan Kenneth Keefer Jr Lily Kimlicko Robert Mengel Matthew Morin Gabe Moronta John Mullins Joseph Murphy Cory Parker James Pautler John Raftery Tyler Reinemann Timothy Robertson Daniel Rosenthal Logan Rudat Jonah Sadowski Noah Schaufelberg Ryan Scmelz Christopher Vanbuskirk Herbert Vazquez George Yhap ➢ Librarian I # 63-485 • No Response to two successive canvass letters City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): Yara Bonifacio Julia Dykshoorn Sheryl Hoffman India Ware-Caraballo Alison Wells ➢ Clerk Typist #10-018 o No Response to two successive canvass letters City of Albany Municipal Civil Service Rule XII (3): Andrea Murphy Kira Sheldon Shirley Mercedes ➢ Police Officer #89059-010 o No Response for Physical Agility Test Dylan Buckley (90) Joseph Paladino (90) Peter Dutan (85) James O'Bryan (85) Paris Hart (80) John Iveson (80) John Nedoroscik (80) Marlon Ferreira Shiqui (75) Jahsear Inge (75) o No show for Physical Agility Test David Beital (85) Alif Din (85) Nikolaus Krill (85) Herman McCray (85) Malyssa Shenko (85) Benjamin Graham (80) Dominick Isaac (80) Abdulla Yasin (70) o Failed Physical Agility Test Richard Fountain (85) Kazi Khalid (85) David McKeiver (85) Ethan Mooney (85) Matthew Thompson (85) Braedon Alvarez (80) Michael Bennett (80) Derek Innis (80) John Pearce (80) Hai Soe (80) Tashon Taylor (80) Daniel Bushey (75) Darianellys Comas Bertran Nicholas Defranco Nakim Foster (75) Cody Garner (75) (75) (75) Trevion Gregg (75) Josue Nieves (75) Daury Ceverino Garcia Fariol Firaj (70) (70) Daniel Gerety (70) Xavier Gonzalez (70) Munib Mostarlic (70) Isaiah Tucker (70) Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to uphold all non-selection and disqualifications listed under agenda item V. Commissioners Yeboah and McLaughlin agreed. Motion passed and carried.  VI. Establishment of Eligible Lists ➢ Administrative Assistant #87-405 Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve the establishment of the Administrative Assistant list. Commissioners Yeboah and McLaughlin agreed. Motion passed and carried. VII. Creation of New Job Specifications ➢ Gas Technician Commissioner McLaughlin made a motion to approve the above listed title. Commissioners Yeboah and Cassidy agreed. Motion passed and carried. VIII. Amendment of Job Specifications ➢ Custodial Worker II ➢ Junior Engineer ➢ Permit Technician Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to approve the amendment of the above listed titles. Commissioners Yeboah and McLaughlin agreed. Motion passed and carried. IX. New Business ➢ Welcome Commissioner Felton McLaughlin ➢ Special Meetings Needed for Police Hiring o Mid-March ➢ Canvass Letter Update ➢ Police Officer Retest Policy Commissioner Yeboah made a motion to approve the Police Officer Physical Agility Retest Policy. Commissioners Cassidy and McLaughlin agreed. Motion passed and carried. ➢ AFD Lateral Transfer -Authorization for Release of Information Form ➢ APD Lateral Transfer -Authorization for Release of Information Form X. Adjournment Commissioner Cassidy made a motion to adjourn at 5:17pm. Commissioners Yeboah and McLaughlin agreed. Motion passed and carried. Next regular meeting: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 February 26,2025