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CivilServiceBoard | 2014-07-02 | 5 | City of Alameda Page 5 Civil Service Board Minutes Regular Meeting July 2, 2014 capable the incumbents work with a higher degree of independence." So yes, they do function in accordance with specific departmental policies and procedures. Member Malloy asked if there was going to be one position or multiple positions. Acting Human Resources Director Kovacs stated the City currently has one position. She further explained that if the incumbent were to vacate the position they would likely hire someone who has less experience and would initially require a lot of supervision and training. After a number of years, the employee would operate with more independence and be compensated more as they moved up through the steps of the pay range. Member Santos asked if we need to say supervision and training are given in detail. If we say "initially" in the specification it could last a few years. This would address that this is an entry-level job. Acting Human Resources Director Kovacs stated it is an entry-level job. This is our typical narrative. Member Malloy asked if the role of the Civil Service Board is to rubber stamp whatever the City Council has approved as opposed to them being able to interject or suggest amendments or changes. Acting Human Resources Director Kovacs stated she would not say rubber stamp. The Board's function is to make sure specifications represent the work that is to be performed. It is up to Council to determine what the proper positions are, and the Board is to make sure specifications support and represent the work that is to be performed. The Board is also responsible for ensuring that recruitments and examinations are conducted in ways that represent and test for the skills, knowledge and experience that are necessary to do the designated work. Mr. Roush, Attorney - Civil Service Board Legal Counsel, stated that he feels Member Malloy is asking if the Board has the discretion to modify the proposed class specification. He feels that the Board does, if the Board feels that there are parts of the specification that need to be modified, they have that discretion to do so. For example, if a specification had a certain education level that they felt should be raised or lowered, they should articulate that and then see what staff's position would be as to why that might be a good idea or a hindrance to recruitment, etc. It is within the Board's purview to make those kind of suggestions and to review and weigh in on whether this is a fair representation of what this class specification ought to be. Member Malloy asked for a copy of the organizational charts that currently exist for each department. She feels this would give her a better perspective of how they fit into the grander scheme of the departments. Acting Human Resources Director Kovacs stated that there are organizational charts included in the two-year budget. Human Resources can provide an updated chart. President Horikoshi stated it is not up to the Civil Service Board to say this seems like an odd mix of duties. If he were in Human Resources and working on a specification like this, his questions to the department would be that they should not be writing a job specification for just one person. The specification should be written according to what the department needs a position to do. Typically you would not have a position in the Police Department do all these things. Mr. Roush, stated that if the Board feels that the specification is too specific and should be more general then the Board should articulate that to staff and not approve it. The Board can direct staff to go back to the Police Department and talk to them about how the specification should be revised. Acting Human Resources Director Kovacs stated that the department's original vision was to move this position into the Police Technician classification, which also would have moved it into the non-sworn Police Officers Association bargaining unit. Given the scope of the work of the two individual positions, G:\Personnel\CSB\A Minutes/2014 Minutes/2014-07-02 CSB Minutes-Final.doc | CivilServiceBoard/2014-07-02.pdf |