Joint Meeting of the Charter Amendment Committee and City Council

JOINT MEETING OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Rex Richardson, Chair Rex Richardson, Mayor All Members of City Council Mary Zendejas, 1st District Cindy Allen, Vice Mayor, 2nd District Kristina Duggan, 3rd District Daryl Supernaw, 4th District Megan Kerr, 5th District Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District Roberto Uranga, 7th District Al Austin, 8th District Dr. Joni Ricks-Oddie, 9th District SPECIAL MEETING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPTION TO SUBMIT ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND EMAIL COMMENTS TO CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV PLEASE VIEW THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE VIA: HTTPS://LONGBEACH.PRIMEGOV.COM/PUBLIC/PORTAL?FROMIFRAME=TRUE CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL HEARING 1. 24-53589 Recommendation to request the Mayor to convene the Charter Amendment Committee of the City Council on June 11, 2024, to conduct the first hearing of the Charter Amendment Committee, to receive and file comments from the community, receive and file supporting documentation into the record, and move to a second hearing the proposed amendment of City Charter Article XI (Civil Service Department) before the voters to combine the Civil Service and Human Resources Departments into one unified hiring department to manage all employee recruitment, hiring, and classified employee certifications; and establish an independent Civil Service Employee Rights and Appeals Commission to resolve complaints regarding Civil Service rules, to adjudicate classified employee disciplinary appeal; and to implement classified hiring preferences for Long Beach residents, students from local colleges and universities, current employees, and certain internships/apprenticeships. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Manager Page 1 of 2  JOINT MEETING OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 2. 24-53801 Recommendation to receive and file comments from the community, receive and file supporting documentation into the record, and move to a second public hearing of the proposed amendment to Long Beach City Charter Article V (Officers and Employees) to modify the length of terms for Harbor and Public Utilities Commissioners to four (4) years; and Article XII (Harbor Department) to modify the powers and duties of the Harbor Commission and annual budget timeline. Office or Department: Harbor Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Joint Meeting of the Charter Amendment Committee and City Council on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair. ADJOURNMENT I, Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Analyst, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. NOTE: The agenda and supporting documents are available online at https://longbeach.gov/cityclerk/meetings. If a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101 or cityclerk@longbeach.gov. Page 2 of 2