Civil Service Commission

CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 474 BROADWAY COUNCIL ROOM JANUARY 26TH 2022 9:30AM MINUTES PRESENT: MARK CACOZZA, CHAIRPERSON JOANNA SCHNEIDER ZANGRANDO, COMMISSIONER JENNIFER LEIDIG, COMMISSIONER CHAIRPERSON CACOZZA CALLED THE REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 9:31am and opened the public comment section. There being no one wishing to speak, Chair Cacozza closed the public comment section at 9:32am. Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to table the December 2021 minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. LIBRARY Commissioner Zangrando made a motion to approve the proposed revisions to the Archivist Job Specification, adding a sub section specific to SSPL. Seconded by Commissioner Leidig. Ayes all. Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Non Competitive Class appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Librarian I (part time) Lorraine Wies Effective 01/01/22 Library Building Monitors (part time) Edward Scalo Effective 12/13/21 ACCOUNTS Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the proposed revisions to the Secretary to the City Council Job Specification with a minor modification, removing ‘and transcribes’. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. PUBLIC SAFETY In corresponding with NYS Civil Service on a separate item, the topic of paramedic preference arose while reviewing the Firefighter EMT Paramedic job specification. To take the Firefighter EMT Paramedic civil service exam, applicants had to be an EMT at time of application. Per the job specification and the union contract, candidates who were appointed as EMT were required to complete Paramedic Certification, Hazardous Material Certification and Firefighter Certification before the end of their 18 month probationary period, with the City of Saratoga Springs paying to send them to school. As such, Paramedics were ‘preferred’. A single eligible list with a combination of EMT and Paramedics was established. By creating two separate job specifications/titles of Firefighter Paramedic and Firefighter Paramedic Trainee, two eligible lists would be established – one for appointing EMTs and one for appointing Paramedics. NYS Civil Service suggested we instead create a ‘traineeship’, with two brand new titles/positions, with their separate job specifications, responsibilities, and minimum qualifications, which would allow for the establishment of two separate eligible lists. The minimum qualifications for both would be high school education or its equivalency diploma to sit for the exam(s). This would allow for more applicants to apply for the exam, who may be enrolled in EMT/Paramedic classes (or plan to enroll) but have not yet earned the certification, to sit for the exam whereas before they would have been disapproved and would have had to wait for the next exam administration in at least one year, more likely two years. The applicants who sit for the exam without the required certification will have their name appear on the eligible list(s) as ‘restricted’ for appointment until the required certification is obtained and provided to the City of Saratoga Springs Civil Service Commission office. This opens up our applicant pool while also creating two separate job specifications, and two separate eligible lists established. The Coordinator worked very closely with NYS Civil Service in creating the two new job specifications, as well as with Warren County Personnel Director, as the City of Glens Falls is doing the same traineeship/two separate titles. Chairperson Cacozza asked for a motion – Commissioner Leidig made a motion to approve each proposed new position of Firefighter Paramedic Trainee and Firefighter Paramedic, with a minor amendment on both moving the requirement of a valid and current NYS drivers license under the ‘to be appointed’ rather than under ‘to take the exam’ section as originally proposed. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Provisional Appointment. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Senior Clerk Heather Johnson Effective 01/31/21 Page 1 of 3 Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Exempt Class Appointment. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Deputy Commissioner Jason Tetu Effective 01/01/22 – 12/31/23 CITY CENTER Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Labor Class Appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Laborer Theresa Zayac Effective 01/10/22 DPW This is a brand new position the commission established in 2021. Full time. CSEA DPW union. Benefits and NYS Retirement. Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Non Competitive Class Appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Sign and Art Technician Phil Steffan Effective 01/09/22 FINANCE Commissioner Leidig made a motion to approve the following Provisional Appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Director of Information Technology Michael Wangerin Effective 01/12/22 Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Provisional Promotional Appointment. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Micro Computer Systems Manager Jeff Cornick Effective 01/02/22 Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Exempt Class Appointment. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Deputy Commissioner Heather Crocker Effective 01/01/21 – 12/31/23 MAYOR Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Exempt Class Appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Leidig. Ayes all. Executive Assistant to the Mayor Kerry Huyben Effective 01/01/22 – 12/31/23 Deputy Mayor Angela Rella Effective 01/01/22 – 12/31/23 Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to add an item to the agenda under the Mayors Department. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Grants Assistant proposed new position has been added. Chairperson Cacozza Made a motion to approve the proposed new position of Grants Assistant with the minor amendments to the minimum qualifications. Seconded by Commissioner Leidig. Ayes all. RECREATION Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to approve the following Non Competitive Class Appointments. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Recreation Assistant Adelya Murray Effective 01/15/22 CIVIL SERVICE Establish Eligible List(s) Police Lieutenant #71-676 01/26/22 – 01/26/23 Permanent Appointments from Established Eligible Lists Librarian I #61-111 Katherine Federiconi Effective 01/17/22 Police Officer William Ferraro Effective 01/23/22 Police Officer Shannon Smith Jr Effective 01/21/22 Police Officer Cody Hansen Effective 01/20/22 Police Officer Alec Sparks Effective 01/22/22 Police Officer William Cody Marshall Effective 01/19/22 Police Officer Kevin Quigley Effective 01/18/22 Police Officer Ryan Nicholson Effective 01/24/22 Vacancy and Exam Announcements Engineering Technician (Provisional) Police Department Records Management Clerk #61-543 Page 2 of 3  Program Coordinator (Provisional) School District Registrar #65-845 Senior Clerk #69-756 Transportation Routing Clerk #69-217 Water Treatment Plant Operator Trainee #622 Resignations/Retirements Laborer Mark Benson Retirement 01/31/22 Librarian I Lorraine Wies Retirement 12/31/21 Maintenance Mechanic Michael Lander Retirement 01/04/22 Police Sergeant Jason Tetu Retirement 12/31/21 Chairperson Cacozza made a motion to close the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Zangrando. Ayes all. Meeting closed. CSC Approved______________ Page 3 of 3