Civil Service Commission

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES November 20, 2024 10:00 A.M. Via Videoconference (ZOOM) Roll Call: The meeting was called to order by Chair Susan Ward; also present were Commissioner Rick Rogers, Chief Examiner Nelly Espinal, HR Generalist Christina Norman, HR Assistant Aleyda Martinez, Chief of Police Patrick Ridenhour, Police Applicant Desmond Spencer, Health & Human Services Director Fernanda Carvalho, Police Applicant William Davis and Tax Collector Applicant Shawn Dvaz. Minutes: Meeting October 17th, 2024 Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept the meeting minutes from October17th, 2024. Motion carried unanimously. Personnel Status: New Hires: Richard Lee Honifus – Accountant – Finance Department Michael Denis Vanasse - Plumbing HVAC Inspector John Joseph Saffioti Jr. – Registered Environmental Health Specialist Roshel Goddard – Certified Police Officer Resignations/ Retirements/ Terminations: Tiziana Covacci – Associate Director of Environmental Health Reynaldo Pena Jr. – Police Officer Robert E. Zarbock – Real Estate Mapping Associate Robert W. Beeman – Pipe Installer II New Business: Candidate Request Removal- Entry Level Police Officer Eligibility List Chair Ward offered the candidate the option to go into executive session should the candidate not want the discussion regarding the status of his application to be discussed in an open session and on the record. The applicant elected to go into executive session. Motion made by Commission Rogers, and seconded by Chair Ward to go into executive session. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to remove candidate #757579 Desmond Spencer from the Entry Level Police Officer eligibility list, as he was deemed unsuccessful. Motion carried unanimously. Chair Ward offered the candidate the option to go into executive session should the candidate not want the discussion regarding the status of his application to be discussed in an open session and on the record. The applicant elected to go into executive session. Motion made by Commission Rogers, and seconded by Chair Ward to go into executive session. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to remove candidate #757297 William Davis Jr. from the Entry Level Police Officer eligibility list, as he was deemed unsuccessful. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to remove candidate #763311 Calebe De Aquino from the Entry Level Police Officer eligibility list, for missed appointments and lack of response. Motion carried unanimously. Candidate Request Removal- Certified Police Officer Eligibility List Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to remove candidate #750887 Nicholas Esteves from the Certified Police Officer eligibility list, as he has requested to be removed from consideration. Motion carried unanimously. Certification of IT Infrastructure Engineer Eligibility List Motion made by Commissioner Rogers and seconded by Chair Ward to certify the IT Infrastructure Engineer eligibility list with an expiration date of November 20th, 2025. Motion carried unanimously. Certification of Assistant Building Inspector / Plan Reviewer Eligibility List Motion made by Commissioner Rogers and seconded by Chair Ward to certify the Assistant Building Inspector/Plan Reviewer eligibility list with an expiration date of November 20th, 2025. Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications Assistant Superintendent of Public Utilities: Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept applicant 51690451 as this applicant meets the requirements of the position and that the Department Head interview be in lieu of the oral exam Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications: Associate Director of Environmental Services: Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to reject the following applications as they didn’t meet the minimum requirements of the position; 31496609, 33694882, 49737135, 53970422, and 60053320 and to accept applicant 60117753 as this applicant meets the requirements of the position and that the Department Head interview be in lieu of the oral exam. Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications: Housing Inspector Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept the following applications; 24320370, 34515364, 47467945, 58576154, 6004580, 60082615, and 60243161; and reject all others as they didn’t meet the minimum requirements of the position. Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications: Public Health Inspector Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept the following applications; 10485520, 3455364, 45579542, 4631241, 46496414, 46724931, 52726845, 55843525, 58317737, 58576154, 59061441, 60082615, 60179649, 60240780, 60257630, 60284003, and 60284618; and reject all others as they didn’t meet the minimum requirements of the position. Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications Tax Collector: Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept applicant 31861171 as this applicant meets the requirements of the position and that the Department Head interview be in lieu of the oral exam Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications: Laborer II-Mason Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept the following applications; 15441568, 50926466, 51031728, 57302232, 59275489, 60075861 and 60127108; and reject all others as they didn’t meet the minimum requirements of the position. Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications: Librarian I (Language Services): Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to reject the following applications as they didn’t meet the minimum requirements of the position; 26548261, 46733916, 5638333, 60136326, 60201393, 60255299, and 60290388 and to accept applicant 60304925 as this applicant meets the requirements of the position and that the Department Head interview be in lieu of the oral exam. Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications: MM III-Electrician Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept the following applications; 60131991 and 60182374 and to reject application 53791703 as they don’t meet the minimum requirements of the position. Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications: Records Coordinator (Police Department) Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept the following applications; 26944785 and 45410583 and reject all others as they didn’t meet the minimum requirements of the position. Motion carried unanimously. Qualifications of Applications Real Estate/Mapping Associate: Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to accept applicant 45251513 as this applicant meets the requirements of the position and that the Department Head interview be in lieu of the oral exam Motion carried unanimously. Acknowledgement of the Civil Service Commission Meeting Dates for 2025 Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to acknowledge the Civil Service Commission Meeting Dates for 2025. Motion carried unanimously. Adjourn Motion made by Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Chair Ward to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously.