Civil Service Commission

CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CIViL SERVICE COMMISSION regular MEETING civil service commission office wednesday, December 21, 2016 MINUTES PRESENT: elio delsette, chairperson robert mains, commissioner Mark cacozza, commissioner Chairperson DelSette opened the meeting at 9:45am. Chairperson DelSette opened the public comment period at 9:46am. There being no one wishing to speak, Chairperson DelSette closed the public comment period. Commissioner Mains made a motion to approve the November 21, 2016 meeting minutes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Cacozza. Ayes all. LIBRARY: Commissioner Mains made a motion to approve the Labor Class appointment of Aubri Miller to the position of Cleaner. Seconded by Chairperson DelSette. Ayes all. Commissioner Mains made a motion to confirm the following Non-Competitive appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Cacozza. Ayes all. Mathew Malinoski Library Clerk part time effective 12/05/16 Susan Meyer Library Clerk part time effective 09/29/16 Alexandra Tibbatts Library Clerk part time effective 01/05/17 Kenneth Wareing Building Maintenance Worker effective 11/29/16 PUBLIC SAFETY: Commissioner Mains made a motion to approve the Provisional appointment of Amber Tonkin to the position of Animal Control/Parking Enforcement Officer. Seconded by Commissioner Cacozza. Ayes all. Commissioner Cacozza made a motion to confirm the Non-Competitive appointment of Juliana Santiago to the position of School Crossing Guard. Seconded by Commissioner Mains. Ayes all. PUBLIC WORKS: Commissioner Mains made a motion to confirm the Labor Class appointment of Christopher Hilliker to the position of Laborer effective 12/12/16. Seconded by Commissioner Cacozza. Ayes all. RECREATION: Commissioner Cacozza made a motion to confirm the Labor Class appointment of Stephanie Zaloga to the position of Cleaner effective 12/20/16. Seconded by Commissioner Mains. Ayes all. Commissioner Mains made a motion to confirm the following Non-Competitive appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Cacozza. Ayes all. Khaleel Muldrow Sports Program Counselor effective 12/03/16 Stephanie Zaloga` Recreation Lead effective 12/20/16 SCHOOL DISTRICT: Commissioner Cacozza made a motion to approve the Provisional appointment of Judy Kahn to the position of Transportation Safety & Training Coordinator effective 01/17/17. Seconded by Commissioner Mains. Ayes all. Commissioner Mains made a motion to approve the Provisional appointment of Anne Strauss to the position of Keyboard Specialist effective 12/14/16. Seconded by Commissioner Cacozza. Ayes all. Commissioner Cacoza made a motion to approve the following Labor Class appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Mains. Ayes all. Effective Stephanie Bentz School Monitor 12/14/16 Food Service Helper 12/14/16 Kristy Briggs Food Service Helper 12/14/16 Jessica Fontenot School Monitor 12/14/16 Maureen Smith School Monitor 12/14/16 Susan Truax Food Service Helper 12/05/16 Susan Zimmerman School Monitor 12/14/16 Food Service Helper 12/14/16 SCHOOL DISTRICT: Commissioner Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Non-Competitive appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Mains. Ayes all. Effective Stephanie Bentz Keyboard Specialist part time 12/14/16 Clerk part time 12/14/16 Teacher Aide 12/14/16 Food Service Cashier 12/14/16 Janet Chirrick School Bus Driver 11/28/16 Jessica Fontenot Teacher Aide 12/14/16 Michal Hanley School Bus Driver 12/05/16 Roland Laffert School Bus Driver 12/05/16 Michael Mastroianni Maintenance Mechanic 07/28/15 Amanda Mischenko School Bus Driver 11/28/16 Trina Olsen Food Service Cashier part time 12/14/16 Teacher Aide 12/14/16 Clerk part time 12/14/16 Keyboard Specialist part time 12/14/16 Priscilla Picerno Licensed Practical Nurse 12/14/16 Donald Risley School Bus Driver 12/14/16 Michele Savage School Bus Assistant 11/28/16 Maureen Smith Teacher Aide 12/14/16 Susan Truax Food Service Cashier part time 12/05/16 Donald Youngman School Bus Driver 12/05/16 Susan Zimmerman Clerk part time 12/14/16 Teacher Aide 12/14/16 Food Service Cashier 12/14/16 CIVIL SERVICE: The secretary presented the Commission a letter from Mark Baker retiring Executive Director of the City Center thanking the Commission for their many years of service and advise to the City Center. The secretary explained to the Commission that the ranking was correct on the Head Custodian eligible list but there was a typo in the final grade column; there was an error in the last ranking candidate’s grade. Commissioner Mains made a motion to revise the Head Custodian eligible list #70-031 to accurately reflect the examination scores. Seconded by Commissioner Cacozza. Ayes all. The secretary explained to the Commission that due to the number of appointments this year within the Public Safety Department and the requests for job related medical evaluation there was a need to transfer funds from different budget line items to cover the proposed cost. The Commission reviewed the documentation submitted by the secretary. Commissioner Mains made a motion to approve the budget transfer request as prepared by the secretary. Seconded by Commissioner Cacozza. Ayes all. The secretary updated the Commission on the recent IT examination training the staff had attended. The secretary stated that the training was informative, educational, and it was nice to touch base with other area civil service agency staff. EXAMINATIONS WERE ORDERED for the following class title: Transportation Safety & Training Coordinator ordered – 12/09/16 EXAMINATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED for the following class titles: Librarian II #62-255 open to the public Librarian II #76-921 Promotional Librarian III #62-534 open to the public Librarian III #76-922 Promotional ELIGIBLE LIST WERE ESTABLISH for the following examinations: Administrator of Parks, Open Lands & Historic Preservation #65-122 December 21, 2016 to December 21, 2017 Program Coordinator #67-525 December 21, 2016 to December 21, 2017 Meeting was adjourned at11:00am The next meeting is scheduled for January 25, 2017 at 9:30am. Approved Respectfully submitted by:______Patsy Berrigan ____________________ Secretary