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CivilServiceBoard | 2012-08-28 | 3 | to without merit. Another issue raised was the weighing of the interview and supplemental questions. The ranking would not have changed whether or not it was 40-60 or 50-50. The top three applicants were selected based upon the scoring conducted by Chris Low. None of the applicants objected. Also, there was no indication that Chris Low was biased in the selection of candidates. There were several comments attributed to Dale Lillard, where one of the Appellants believes that there was bias in the recruitment process, that the selection of applicants was a "done deal," these comments were not corroborated. Recreation Supervisor Patrick Russi denied making comments attributed to him about being a pawn in the process. Based on her investigation Ms. Kramer concluded that the recruitment was a fair process, Mr. Lillard's involvement was very limited, and did not impact the final outcome of the recruitment. President Peeler thanked Ms. Kramer and asked Board Members for any questions. Member Malloy stated that Ms. Kramer had mentioned on a number of occasions that information was not corroborated. Ms. Kramer believed the person that comments had been made. Ms. Kramer further explained that she did not feel that anyone was intentionally deceitful. She thinks that it was more of a perception issue. President Peeler invited the Appellants an opportunity to address the report presented. Dave Gossman, Business Union Representative for Operating Engineers Local 3 for Alameda City Employee Association (ACEA), stated that he is representing not only the Appellants but all union members applying to the City of Alameda. He did find that the investigation was thorough and complete and stated that there were facts brought up in the report that the Appellants were not aware of and that there were also facts which show that the examination should be overturned. Mr. Gossman provided the Board with a report containing comments regarding the results of the investigation and acknowledged the findings that there was no issue of discrimination of race, creed, or marriage. Mr. Gossman stated that their first issue was a preselection issue prior to the investigation and examination even taking place. He further stated that not only did the applicants know that Mr. Lillard had a predisposed plan; but that Chris Low also knew that there were rumors of a predisposition and who the applicants were. Mr. Gossman stated that upon confronting John Russo, City Manager, Mr. Russo stated that he already knew what was happening and that he would take care of it. The second issue was the selection of the test evaluators. Whether there was any communication between Mr. Lillard and the test evaluators, Mr. Gossman expressed that Mr. Lillard knew who the test evaluators were due to a previous employment. Page -3- G:Personnel\CSB\All Minutes/201 Minutes/2012-08-28 Special CSB Minutes-Draft | CivilServiceBoard/2012-08-28.pdf |