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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CSC-2007-04-01CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Regular Meeting April 4, 2007 Commissioners Present: Commissioner Eastman Commissioner Thompson Excused: Commissioner Richardson Staff Present: Valerie Saul (Deputy Director of Human Resources) Commissioner Thompson called the meeting to order at 10:50 am. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHAIR Commissioner Eastman made a motion to appoint Commissioner Thompson as Acting Chair of the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Thompson. Motion carried 2-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Eastman made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 7, 2007 meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Thompson. Motion carried 2-0. NEW BUSINESS New Position Duties Statement: DPW/Streets and Facilities – Light Equipment Operator The Commission reviewed and discussed a New Position Duties Statement from the Streets and Facilities Division of the Department of Public Works. Commissioner Thompson made a motion to classify the position as Light Equipment Operator. Seconded by Commissioner Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. Request to Waive Residency Requirement – Specialist in Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities The Commission reviewed and discussed a request from the Youth Bureau to expand the residency requirement for the upcoming Specialist in Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities vacancy to include contiguous counties. The specialized nature of the position and its minimum qualifications make it difficult to establish an adequate recruitment pool locally. The exam was administered in February 2007 with a Tompkins County residency requirement and the resulting list will be exhausted upon its establishment. Commissioner Thompson made a motion to expand the residency requirement for the position to include contiguous counties as requested. Seconded by Commission Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. Civil Service Commission April 4, 2007 Page 2 New Position Duties Statement: Ithaca City School District – School Bus Mechanic/Bus Driver (2) The Commission reviewed and discussed a New Position Duties Statement for two new positions at the Ithaca City School District. Commissioner Thompson made a motion to classify the positions as School Bus Mechanic/Bus Drivers. Seconded by Commissioner Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. OLD BUSINESS New Position Duties Statement and Adoption of Job Description: Youth Bureau – Life Skills Division Coordinator Commissioner Thompson made a motion to table this item pursuant to the Youth Bureau’s request. Seconded by Commissioner Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. New Position Duties Statement and Adoption of Job Description: Youth Bureau – Youth Mentoring Division Coordinator Commissioner Thompson made a motion to table this item pursuant to the Youth Bureau’s request. Seconded by Commissioner Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Thompson made a motion to go into executive session to discuss civil service examination matters. Seconded by Commissioner Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. During executive session, the Commission took the following actions: CONTINUING BUSINESS Approval of Rosters of Candidates for Examination Commissioner Thompson made a motion to approve the Rosters of Candidates for Examination listed below. Seconded by Commissioner Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. Fire Lieutenant #71-077 Geographic Information System and Quantitative Methods Planner #61-928 Geographic Information System Data Development Specialist #67-763 Geographic Information System Specialist #64-802 Supervising Customer Service Representative #70-407 Civil Service Commission April 4, 2007 Page 3 Establishment of Eligible Lists Commissioner Thompson made a motion to establish the eligible lists specified below for the time period indicated. Seconded by Commissioner Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. CDL Program Coordinator #60-286 (1 year) School Bus Dispatcher #60-418 (2 years) School Bus Dispatcher #70-845 (1 year) Specialist in Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities #63-049 (1 year) Traffic Systems Engineer #78-835 (1 year) Addition of Names to Continuous Recruitment Eligible Lists Commissioner Thompson made a motion to add candidates to the continuous recruitment eligible lists. Seconded by Commissioner Eastman. Motion carried 2-0. Approval of Personnel Transactions Commissioner Eastman made a motion to approve the Personnel Transactions. Seconded by Commissioner Thompson. Motion carried 2-0. The next Civil Service Commission meeting will be held Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at 10:30 am. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:05 am.