Civil Service Commission

CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., 7TH FLOOR MINUTES CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ROOM, 8:00 AM Robin Perry, President Lawrence Keller, Commissioner Rick McGilton-McGlamery, Vice President Charles Hicks Jr., Commissioner Carolyn M. Smith Watts, Commissioner Kandice Taylor-Sherwood, Executive Director FINISHED AGENDA & DRAFT ROLL CALL Commissioners Charles Hicks, Lawrence Keller, Carolyn M. Smith Watts and Present: Robin Perry Commissioners Rick McGilton-McGlamery Absent: Kandice Taylor-Sherwood, Executive Director & Secretary Crystal Slaten, Recruitment & Selection Officer Caprice McDonald, Special Projects Officer Marilyn Hall, Executive Assistant Gary Anderson, Principal Deputy City Attorney Lourdes Ferrer, Administrative Analyst Salvador Ambriz, Personnel Analyst Debbie McCluster, Personnel Analyst Donna de Araujo, Personnel Analyst Dana Kelley, Personnel Analyst, Human Resources Stacey Lewis, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Harbor FLAG SALUTE Page 1 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., 7TH FLOOR MINUTES CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ROOM, 8:00 AM 1. 15-138CS Recommendation to approve minutes: Regular Meeting of July 1, 2015 A motion was made by Keller, seconded by Hicks, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Charles Hicks, Lawrence Keller, Carolyn M. Smith Watts and Robin Perry Absent: 1 - Rick McGilton-McGlamery CONSENT CALENDAR (2-5): Passed the Consent Calendar A motion was made by Hicks, seconded by Smith Watts, to approve Consent Calendar Items. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Charles Hicks, Lawrence Keller, Carolyn M. Smith Watts and Robin Perry Absent: 1 - Rick McGilton-McGlamery 2. 15-139CS Recommendation to approve examination results: Airport Operations Assistant (Established 7/9/15) - 101 Applied, 72 Qualified Police Recruit (Established 6/30/15) - 257 Applied, 257 Qualified Police Recruit (Established 7/9/15) - 206 Applied, 206 Qualified Port Security System Operator (Established 7/6/15) - 326 Applied - 45 Qualified Senior Program Manager - Water (Established 6/30/15) 12 Applied - 9 Qualified A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. Page 2 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., 7TH FLOOR MINUTES CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ROOM, 8:00 AM 3. 15-140CS Recommendation to receive and file bulletin: Safety Specialist A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 4. 15-141CS Recommendation to receive and file retirements: Salvacion Casaol/Clerk Typist III/Police (30 yrs.) Pedro Jimenez/Refuse Operator II/Public Works (26 yrs., 11 mos.) Joyce Barkley/Water Conservation Specialist/Water (6 yrs., 4 mos.) On behalf of the Commission, the Secretary presented Pedro Jimenez, Refuse Operator, Public Works with a Certificate of Appreciation for over 25 years of service to the City. A representative from the Public Works Department was present to speak on his behalf. Braden Phillips, Administration Bureau Chief, Police Department accepted a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of Salvacion Casaol, Clerk Typist, for over 25 years of service to the City. A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 5. 15-142CS Recommendation to receive and file resignations: Huei Tukes/Housing Specialist I/Health (25 days) Sun Lee/Safety Specialist II-CONF/Human Resources (4 yrs., 11 mos.) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. REGULAR AGENDA Page 3 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., 7TH FLOOR MINUTES CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ROOM, 8:00 AM 6. 15-143CS REQUEST FOR SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION FOR APPRAISAL EXAMINATION - Principal Construction Inspector a. Communication from Jason Feagin b. Staff report prepared by Lourdes Ferrer, Administrative Analyst Mr. Feagin was present and addressed the Commission regarding his request for special administration of the examination for Principal Construction Inspector. The Secretary briefed the Commission regarding this request, stating that staff had security concerns of due to the highly competitive nature of the examination, and that Mr. Feagin would have had an additional three weeks to prepare for the appraisal interview. A motion was made by Keller, seconded by Hicks, to deny. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 3 - Charles Hicks, Lawrence Keller and Carolyn M. Smith Watts No: 1 - Robin Perry Absent: 1 - Rick McGilton-McGlamery 7. 15-144CS COMMUNICATION REGARDING LANGUAGE ACCESS POLICY SURVEY - HARBOR DEPARTMENT Communication from Margaret Huebner, Director of Human Resources, Harbor This CS-Agenda Item was received and filed. NEW BUSINESS Page 4 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., 7TH FLOOR MINUTES CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ROOM, 8:00 AM MANAGERS’ REPORT Recruitment & Selection Special Projects Administration Support Services Executive Director Ms. Slaten informed the Commission that interviews for Personnel Analyst will be completed on Friday and selections will be made soon after. She also informed the Commission that next week, she and Lourdes Ferrer will be attending the International Personnel Assessment Council Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. She stated that some staff members will be attending Pitfalls of Setting Minimum Qualifications training at Rio Hondo College on July 28, 2015. Staff is currently working with the Police Department to closeout Police Recruit (NTN and Post Waiver). Ms. McDonald informed the Commission that she is working with the summer interns on getting video footage of City employees in the process of doing their day-to-day job activities. The video will be linked to the job description so when potential applicants click on the job classification link, they will get a visual of the job and what it entails. The Secretary thanked Deborah McCluster, Lourdes Ferrer and Crystal Slaten for the excellent work they are doing on the Police Recruit examination process, and Lourdes for the excellent work she does with the high level workload she has. She acknowledge Diana Lam-Brandt, Administrative Analyst, Harbor for the excellent work she provided to the Civil Service Department as an analyst, and presented her with a Certificate of Appreciation. The Secretary thanked staff for a great job in keeping things going while she was out of the office on vacation and serving on interview panels. COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC – The Civil Service Commission will hear from members of the public on matters within the Commission’s jurisdiction. The Secretary announced that the Commission meeting of August 5, 2015, will be conducted at the Long Beach Fire Department. ADJOURNMENT Page 5 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., 7TH FLOOR MINUTES CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ROOM, 8:00 AM NOTE: If written language translation of the Commission agenda and minutes for non-English speaking persons is desired, please make your request by phone to the City Clerk Department at (562) 570-6101, 72 hours prior to the Commission meeting. Kung ang nakasulat na pagsasalin-wika ng adyenda at mga katitikan ng Komisyon ay hinahangad para sa mga taong hindi nagsasalita ng Ingles mangyaring gawin ang iyong kahilingan sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Kagawaran ng Klerk ng Lunsod sa (562) 570-6101, 72 pitong oras bago ang pulong ng Komisyon. Si desea obtener la traducción lingüística escrita de la agenda y las actas de la Comisión para las personas que no hablan inglés, realice su pedido por teléfono al Departamento de la Secretaría Municipal al (562) 570-6101, 72 horas antes de la reunión de la Comisión. Page 6 of 6