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CivilServiceBoard | 2008-04-02 | 2 | City of Alameda Page 2 of 4 Civil Service Board Agenda Regular Meeting of April 2, 2008 Reconstruction Specialist Il 7/12/2007 207-46PR Senior Clerk 3/15/2007 207-06 Stock Clerk 2/28/2007 207-19 Supervising Librarian (Children's Services) 1/17/2007 206-49 Transportation Coordinator 1/5/2007 206-71 5. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 5-A Activity Report - Period of December 1, 2007 - February 29, 2008 Board Member Peeler asked if there is a new list for Firefighter since nine had been hired from the current list. Executive Secretary Willis stated that the current list has expired and the Fire Department will most likely send a request to fill more vacancies. She also stated that the department is fully staffed with Paramedics and can now recruit for Firefighter-EMT. Board President Michael Rich asked whether any of the separations were for any specific cause. Executive Secretary Willis stated that they were both voluntary quits Board President Rich stated that he knows of the City's budget problems and asked how many current vacancies there are. Executive Secretary Willis stated that she did not know without running a report but that most of the vacant positions are unfunded so quite a few would show up. Board President Rich stated that it looked like quite a few people had been hired in the last couple months and asked if those people would be let go in the event of layoffs. Executive Secretary Willis stated that the City is looking at offering Golden Handshakes or transfers to open positions. She explained that layoffs are a last resort, but that it depends on the position and where cuts are needed. 5-B Reclassification - From Executive Assistant to Administrative Technician III Board Member Peeler stated that she would like job descriptions from both positions in the future to be able to compare them. Executive Secretary Willis stated that in the future, job descriptions for both classes would be included in the Meeting packet. Board Member McHugh asked how long the incumbent had been performing the responsibilities of an Administrative Technician III. Jill Kovacs explained that her duties had evolved over time and that she had been performing payroll for the Fire Department, which is extremely complicated, and had been less and less available to support the Chief because of this. Board Member McHugh asked why we are just now seeing the reclassification if she has been doing the job duties since September of 2006. Jill Kovacs explained that she was given acting pay compensation and that the department didn't want to reclassify her permanently until they were sure of the organization structure. Executive Secretary Willis reminded the Board of the recent issue with a previous reclassification, and that there had been a question as to when it is a reclassification and when the position is opened for promotional recruitment. She explained that a promotional recruitment allows all current employees to apply and gives everyone an opportunity, whereas a reclassification is for a specific individual when they are the only one qualified to do the job. She stated that a person must have been doing the job for one year to qualify for the reclassification. Member McHugh moved to accept the reclassification, Member Peeler seconded and carried by a4-0 vote. 5-C Request to Amend Civil Service Rules- Article VII, Section I. Eligible Lists Member Peeler asked if the rule change would apply to both formal and informal training and stated that the either/or implies that there is another category. Executive Secretary Willis stated that they only had two positions in mind, Police Officer Recruit and Apprentice Lineworker, and wanted to cover both. Member McHugh stated that she is ok with the way the change is written but requested a list or reference to specific positions in the rules. | CivilServiceBoard/2008-04-02.pdf |