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CivilServiceBoard | 2008-11-19 | 3 | City of Alameda page 3 of 5 Civil Service Board Agenda Special Meeting of November 19, 2008 Board Member Michael Rich asked how many positions will be eliminated. Alan Elnick stated that 16 positions will be eliminated out of 29 total positions. Executive Secretary Willis clarified that Golf and Park Maintenance Workers are all paid from the same salary range. Board President Rich asked if the lay-offs were happening because of the change in management at the Golf Course or because of the budget. Karen Willis stated that it was happening because the Golf Course is losing money, and in turn, the City is leasing out the Golf Course. She also stated that once the Golf Course is leased out, those positions will be effectively eliminated from City jobs and will not come back if the economy improves. In addition she shared that each person working under the Golf and Park Maintenance Worker classification at the Golf Complex will have certain bumping rights into Golf and Park Maintenance Worker classifications elsewhere within the City and the only other place they exist is in the Recreation and Parks Department. Jill Kovacs distributed salary schedules to the board, showing salaries and increases going back to 1989. She explained that the job classification is shown as Golf and Park Maintenance Worker on each schedule. Executive Secretary Willis stated that the only classification that has been utilized is Golf and Park Maintenance Worker, and that anybody who was hired under the title of a Parks Maintenance Worker is also under this title. Chris Low explained that during a recruitment they may use a working title that will attract people with a specific skill in order to fill a vacancy, but that the basic skill requirements are the same. As an example, he explained that in the Library there are two Supervising Librarians, one in children's services and one in adult services and they both require the same education and experience. In reference to the 11/28/06 Civil Service Board Meeting, Board President Rich asked for an explanation of what happened during negotiations with the PANS group and their classifications. Executive Secretary Willis explained that PANS had a generic classification (Police Technician I, II, and III) that they wanted to be separate and distinct (i.e. Public Safety Dispatcher and Jailer). This was brought to the Civil Service Board and the original classifications were broken up. Board President Rich asked if someone who had been reclassified to a Dispatcher position would be able to bump someone hired as a Jailer, after the new job classes had been created, in the event of lay-offs or would the Jailer be protected because they were in a different job class. Karen Willis stated that the Dispatcher would not be able to bump the Jailer because they had not previously held that position. She then confirmed that in the case of the Golf and Park Maintenance Worker this separation had not occurred. Dashvinder Paul, Golf employee, stated that his name is not on the seniority list that was passed out at the meeting and he would like the Board to look into it. He stated that he was hired as an Equipment Operator and has since been promoted to a Utility Worker and that he does not have any bumping rights. Board President Rich then stated that the list which was passed out at the meeting is not a bumping list. Karen Willis stated that he is not on the list because he is not presently in the Golf and Park Maintenance Worker job class, but that he is subject to lay-off because he works at the Golf Course. Executive Secretary Willis then passed out the most recent version of the job specification for Golf and Park Maintenance Worker, as well as the two preceding versions which date back to 1972. Jill Kovacs then explained that job code 2075 became code 5260 when she fixed the coding system for the City in the 1980's. Board Member Horikoshi then thanked staff for providing the job specifications, explaining that he wanted to see if there was consistency and then stating that there was. Dennis McDaniels shared with the Board that when he was interviewed for his position with the Parks, the panel that interviewed him was comprised of professional pool operators, and people who managed swimming pool facilities. He stated that they never once discussed shrubbery, grass, tees, etc. and that never once was it presented to him in any way, shape or form that his position would be related to the Golf Course. Board Member Horikoshi asked if Human Resources is required to put the job code on the job announcement to say that it is part of the larger classification. Executive Secretary Willis stated that there is no requirement; however in recent bulletins Human Resources has been doing that. She then verified that the position of Park Maintenance Worker - Pools, which was advertised on the job announcement referenced by Dennis McDaniels, does fall under the Golf and Park Maintenance Worker classification. Board Member Peeler asked if the exams for all of the positions are the same. Executive Secretary Willis stated that they are not necessarily the same, and that there are different supplemental questionnaires which are part of the exam, as | CivilServiceBoard/2008-11-19.pdf |