Civil Service Commission Meeting
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · June 30, 2021
Minutes
URBANA CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
DATE: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
TIME: 4:00 P.M.
PLACE: *Held virtually due to Governor’s Stay at Home order
The Urbana Civil Service Commission met in regular session on June 30, 2021 via Zoom.
Commissioners physically present: None
Commissioners present virtually: Marion Knight, Thomas Betz, and Traci Nally.
Staff present virtually: Femi Fletcher, Human Resources Generalist; Liz Borman, Human Resources
Manager; and Jason Liggett, UPTV Station Manager.
Proceedings
Commissioner Knight called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. and Liz Borman recorded the minutes. A
quorum of commissioners were present, and the meeting, having been duly convened, was ready to proceed
with business.
Approval of Minutes
Staff presented to the Commission the minutes of the February 24, 2021 meeting of the Commission for
approval. Motion duly made by Commissioner Betz and seconded by Commissioner Nally, and carried by roll
call vote as follows: Aye: Knight, Betz, Nally. Nay: None
Public Participation
Wayne Williams spoke on the Grants Manager position moving from an appointed position to the classified
service.
Action Items
A. Classification revision: Cataloging Clerk I (Urbana Free Library)
Motion made by Commissioner Nally and seconded by Commissioner Betz, and carried by roll
call vote as follows: Aye: Knight, Betz, Nally. Nay: none.
B. Establish Firefighter register
Staff explained the Commission had approved a passing score in February for the most recent
recruitment, and was now requesting certification of the new register based on that passing score
as well as preference points. Staff requested two actions: decertify the existing list from 2019 and
approve the new register. To decertify the existing register, Commissioner Nally motioned and
was seconded by Commissioner Betz and carried by roll call vote as follows: Aye: Knight, Betz,
Nally. Nay: none. To certify the new register, Commissioner Nally motioned and was seconded
by Commissioner Betz, and carried by roll call vote as follows: Aye: Knight, Betz, Nally. Nay:
none.
C. Request to establish new classification: Grants Manager
Staff explained that the Grants Manager had been an appointed position when it functioned as a
division head, but the duties and responsibilities of the position have changed over the years. The
positions that had previously functioned as division heads have moved into deputy directors, with
other supervisory positions coming into classified service. Commissioner Betz noted that a
different mayor could decide to move it back to an appointed position. Motion made by
Commissioner Nally and seconded by Commissioner Betz, and carried by roll call vote as follows:
Aye: Knight, Betz, Nally. Nay: none.
Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes
June 30, 2021
D. Request to establish new classification: Building Inspector I
Staff noted that this was an existing classification, and the request related to revisions. More time
to acquire a driver’s license and to update the certification requirements, as well as to allow more
time to attain these certifications. Motion made by Commissioner Nally and seconded by
Commissioner Betz, and carried by roll call vote as follows: Aye: Knight, Betz, Nally. Nay: none.
E. Classification revision: Services Supervisor
Staff noted that this was also an existing classification that was being updated after a significant
time. One significant change was to update the type of degree, as it was largely obsolete. Motion
made by Commissioner Nally and seconded by Commissioner Betz, and carried by roll call vote
as follows: Aye: Knight, Betz, Nally. Nay: none.
F. Classification revision: Electrician I
Staff requested revisions based on the changes in work to the responsibilities, particularly the
addition of a certification requirement for Roadway Technician I. Motion made by
Commissioner Nally and seconded by Commissioner Betz, and carried by roll call vote as
follows: Aye: Knight, Betz, Nally. Nay: none.
G. Request extension per Rule 9.4 (Temporary Appointment)
Staff requested an extension to a temporary appointment of up to 120 days to allow a current
employee continuing filling a vacant position (Police Services Coordinator). Per Civil Service
rules, temporary appointments may only last 120 days but the position has not yet been filled.
Allowing the temporary appointment to continue being filled has allowed the department to
continue operationally. Motion made by Commissioner Nally and seconded by Commissioner
Betz, and carried by roll call vote as follows: Aye: Knight, Betz, Nally. Nay: none.
Informational items
Commissioner Knight announced that this would be his last meeting.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the meeting, the meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Borman, Recording Secretary
Agenda
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, notice is hereby given that the Civil Service
Commission of the City of Urbana will hold a regular meeting.
DATE: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
TIME: 4:00pm
PLACE: Zoom
AGENDA
1. Call to order and roll call
2. Approval of minutes:
3. Public comment
4. Action items
A. Classification revision: Cataloging Clerk I (Urbana Free Library)
B. Establish Firefighter register
C. Request to establish new classification: Grants Manager
D. Request to establish new classification: Building Inspector I
E. Classification revision: Services Supervisor
F. Classification revision: Electrician I
G. Request extension per Rule 9.4 (Temporary Appointment)
5. Informational items
6. Adjournment
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Reasonable accommodations may be requested by
contacting Elizabeth Borman, in writing at 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801; by telephone at 217‐384‐2459,
or by email at eeborman@urbanaillinois.us. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when
services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide
accessibility to the meeting or service.
I hereby certify that the agenda for the above stated meeting(s) was posted at the Urbana City Building, 400 S. Vine St., on
Monday, June 28, 2021.
Elizabeth Borman
Attest: Elizabeth Borman, Human Resources Mgr.
*Due to the Governor and Mayoral Emergency Covid-19 Orders, Commission members will meet
remotely using Zoom, and anyone can attend virtually via Zoom. Additional instructions are below. For
those wishing to provide public input, please email your statement to Elizabeth Borman at:
eeborman@urbanaillinois.us by the start time on the date of the meeting. Your statement will be read into
the record per public input rules. Public input also may be provided via Zoom.
When: June 30, 2021 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Civil Service Commission
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PUBLIC INPUT GUIDELINES
The City of Urbana welcomes Public Input during open meetings of the City Council, the City Council’s
Committee of the Whole, City boards and commissions, and other City-sponsored meetings. Our goal is
to foster respect for the meeting process, and respect for all people participating as members of the
public body, city staff, and the general public. The City is required to conduct all business during public
meetings. The presiding officer is responsible for conducting those meetings in an orderly and efficient
manner.
Public Input will be taken in the following ways:
Zoom Webinar Participant
Click on the link listed in the agenda to join the Webinar. You must provide your name and email address
in order to join the Webinar. If you wish to speak during Public Input, “raise your hand” and wait to be
called on by the meeting host. You must state your first and last name for the meeting record. Participants
will be muted except when they are called on to speak; video will remain off for all members of the public
when speaking.
Telephone Participant
Call the phone number listed on the Agenda. Enter the Webinar ID followed by the # key. All callers are
muted by default. If you wish to speak, “raise your hand” by pressing *9 once. When you are called on by
the host or presiding officer, you will be un-muted. You must state your first name and last name for the
meeting record.
Email Input
Public comments must be received prior to the closing of the meeting record (at the time of adjournment
unless otherwise noted) at the following: eeborman@urbanaillinois.us. The subject line of the email must
include the words “PUBLIC INPUT” and the meeting date. Emailed public input labeled as such will be
incorporated into the public meeting record, with personal identifying information redacted. Copies of
emails will be posted after the meeting minutes have been approved. We cannot guarantee that all emails
will be read aloud, due to variations in the volume of mail and time available.
Written Input
Any member of the public may submit their comments addressed to the members of the public body in
writing. If a person wishes their written comments to be included in the record of Public Input for the
meeting, the writing should so state. Written comments must be received prior to the closing of the
meeting record (at the time of adjournment unless otherwise noted).
Verbal Input
Protocol for Public Input is one of respect for the process of addressing the business of the City. Obscene
or profane language, or other conduct that threatens to impede the orderly progress of the business
conducted at the meeting is unacceptable.
Public comment shall be limited to no more than four (4) minutes per person. The Public Input portion of
the meeting shall total no more than one (1) hour, unless otherwise shortened or extended by majority
vote of the public body members present. The presiding officer or the city clerk, or their designee, shall
monitor each speaker's use of time and shall notify the speaker when the allotted time has expired. A
person may participate and provide Public Input once during a meeting and may not cede time to another
person or split their time if Public Input is held at two (2) or more different times during a meeting. The
presiding officer may give priority to those persons who indicate they wish to speak on an agenda item
upon which a vote will be taken.
The presiding officer or public body members shall not enter into a dialogue with citizens. Questions from
the public body members shall be for clarification purposes only. Public Input shall not be used as a time
for problem solving or reacting to comments made but, rather, for hearing citizens for informational
purposes only.
In order to maintain the efficient and orderly conduct and progress of the public meeting, the presiding
officer of the meeting shall have the authority to raise a point of order and provide a verbal warning to a
speaker who engages in the conduct or behavior proscribed under “Verbal Input”. Any member of the
public body participating in the meeting may also raise a point of order with the presiding officer and
request that they provide a verbal warning to a speaker. If the speaker refuses to cease such conduct or
behavior after being warned by the presiding officer, the presiding officer shall have the authority to mute
the speaker’s microphone and/or video presence at the meeting. The presiding officer will inform the
speaker that they may send the remainder of their remarks via e-mail to the public body for inclusion in
the meeting record.
Accommodation
If an accommodation is needed to participate in a City meeting, please contact the Human Resources
office at least 48 hours in advance so that special arrangements can be made using one of the following
methods:
Phone: (217) 384-2459
Email: eeborman@urbanaillinois.us
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