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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CSC-2021-12-08CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Regular Meeting December 8, 2021 Commissioners Present: Commissioner Richardson Commissioner Abrams Excused: Commissioner Thompson Staff Present: Valerie Saul (Deputy Director of Human Resources) Pursuant to NYS bill S.50001/A.40001, the meeting was conducted via Zoom. No public comment was submitted regarding any of the agenda items. Commissioner Richardson called the meeting to order at 11:33 am. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Abrams made a motion to approve the minutes from the November 17, 2021 meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Richardson. Motion carried 2-0. NEW BUSINESS New Position Duties Statement and Adoption of Job Description: Human Resources Administrative Assistant The Commission reviewed and discussed a New Position Duties Statement from the Human Resources Department and the proposed job description for Human Resources Administrative Assistant. Commissioner Richardson made a motion to classify the position as Human Resources Administrative Assistant and adopt the job description as proposed. Seconded by Commissioner Abrams. Motion carried 2-0. New Position Duties Statement: DPW – Civil Engineer The Commission reviewed and discussed a New Position Duties Statement from the Department of Public Works. Commissioner Richardson made a motion to classify the position as Civil Engineer. Seconded by Commissioner Abrams. Motion carried 2-0. Request to Expand Residency Requirement – Executive Assistant The Commission reviewed and discussed a request from Acting Police Chief John Joly to expand the residency requirement for Executive Assistant to include the contiguous counties. The Ithaca Police Department has internal staff who are interested in applying for the position but currently reside outside Tompkins County. After discussion, Commissioner Abrams made a motion to expand the residency requirement for the current Executive Assistant vacancy to include the contiguous counties. The contiguous county residency requirement will remain in effect until the completion of the next examination. Seconded by Commissioner Richardson. Motion carried 2-0. Civil Service Commission December 9, 2021 Page 2 EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Richardson made a motion to go into executive session to discuss civil service examination and eligible list matters. Seconded by Commissioner Abrams. Motion carried 2-0. During executive session, the Commission took the following actions: CONTINUING BUSINESS Authorization to Add Candidates to Continuous Recruitment Eligible Lists During December 2021 Commissioner Abrams made a motion to authorize Executive Secretary Valerie Saul to add candidates to continuous recruitment eligible lists during the month of December 2021 immediately upon the grading of exams. This will facilitate the immediate appointm ent of provisional employees. Ms. Saul will report the addition of continuous recruitment candidates to the Commission at their January 2022 meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Richardson. Motion carried 2-0. Approval of Personnel Transactions Commissioner Richardson made a motion to approve the monthly personnel transactions. Seconded by Commissioner Abrams. Motion carried 2-0. The next Civil Service Commission meeting will be held Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 11:30 am. It will be conducted via Zoom. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:47 am.