07-09-2026 Civil Service Commission Meeting - Jul 09, 2026

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What actions were taken to approve the consent calendar items at the start of the meeting?

Rafael Mandelman 0:08

Well I we can just bring it back.

Unknown 0:10

I apologize. The meeting did not record. I was wondering or the initial the initial piece of it. Um no we'll just note that the meeting um was called to order at on July 9th, 2026 at six oh four PM. Um so we have Commissioners Purewitz, um Commissioner Dis Billingsley, Commissioner Dazinski present. So and then Um we completed the Pledge of Allegiance and we are on the discussion of the consent calendar item one A action to approve the Civil Service Commission meeting minutes of June 11th, 2026. It th that's it's not a problem. Uh if you would like to recuse yourself, we'll just bring it back the next time for approval. No no problem. And staff can just pull it from the agenda for for that. So Commissioner Billingsley, if you want to just withdraw your motion.

Unknown 0:56

Withdraw my motion on item one A two six dash seven six four on the calendar. Very good. Thank you. All right, so then the next item on the agenda one B is note and file the current status and requisition report dated June 30th, 2026. So if there's any questions or if we can get a motion. Do we still have a quorum for that? Yes, since there's three of you, there is a quorum. Okay. Uh I wish to uh make a motion to approve item one B two six dash six nine five of the consent calendar. Second All right. Um so a roll call vote, um, Commissioner Billingsley. I Commissioner Dzinski. Commissioner Purewit. I Mm. All right. Um and then moving on to public presentations. Oh, and there is no sorry, there was no public comment on the consent items.

Unknown 1:57

Thank you. Um moving on to public presentations. Um there's no one in the chambers and then there's no hands raised on the zoom. So we can move on to the general business item. So the first item on the agenda is the election of the Civil Service Commission chair and vice chair. Um, so um, in terms of the staff presentation for this report, so on an annual basis, we are to bring this item forward so the commission can elect both a chair and vice chair. Um, the term is for one year. So for the term, it would begin um at today's meeting July 9th and go until um the end of next fiscal year up until June 30th, um, 2027. So if you wanted to have any discussion amongst yourselves um for the election of the Chair and the Vice Chair.

Unknown 2:43

And we are bringing I know um we did not um we obviously do not have a full commission currently um because they were unable to fill the seats um due to just a low applicant poll. So it is reposted. However, because we do have upcoming meetings, we do have to have an election of a chair and vice chair. That way we can continue for the rest of the the meetings until the remaining two seats of the commission are filled. Yeah. No, I I I would like to nominate Samuel Pumarejo as the chair. Sam. Oh.

How were the Civil Service Commission chair and vice‑chair elected and why was it necessary?

Unknown 3:22

Sam, yes. I I nominate Sam too, but uh sorry, but I don't think he's coming back. Oh oh he's not? No. No, his his term on the commission has ended. So and that's why we do still have two two vacancies remaining on the commission. That was very short term for him. Oh he he resigned. Um moving out of the city. Okay. Good for him now.

Rafael Mandelman 3:45

Yeah. Yes. So so it will have to be one of the three if

Unknown 3:48

one for the turn. You put me in the middle. I told you it was not a good spot. I walked in, I said, No, that's a bad spot for me. I guess I'll accept. That's what I have to say. So we have to do uh so we've got a a motion and you're gonna second the motion. Yes. Okay, very good. Um so then we have to do a vote and you can vote. I can vote. Yeah, you can vote for yourself. No. No, yeah. I I'll just make it simple. I Hi. Hi. Very good. Thank you. Thank you. All right, and on to the election for the vice chair. Would like to nominate Artie. I don't want to be, but

4:39

Unknown 4:40

nominate him, please go forward. I may eventually resign around like December or January. Not right now.

Rafael Mandelman 4:47

Unknown 4:47

that you have enough quorum and then you can. Yeah. And nominate

4:53

him?

Unknown 4:54

No, no, I d I don't Second with with motion.

Unknown 5:06

I think this is referred to as a voluntole situation. I second the nomination. Okay. So um you can state your votes. Aye. Aye. Maybe But it still passes.