Civil Service Commission - August 31, 2020 - Minutes
Minutes of Special Meeting
Monday, August 31, 2020
2:00 p.m.
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The Special Meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. |
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Present: |
President Elizabeth Salveson |
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Vice President Jacqueline Minor |
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Commissioner Douglas S. Chan |
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Commissioner F. X. Crowley |
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Commissioner Kate Favetti |
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President Elizabeth Salveson presided. |
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II. |
Public Comment on all matters appearing on the Special Meeting Agenda Session. |
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Public comment 1, from Bernal Heights. Indian descent Southeast Asian, support resolution to prevent Law Enforcement agencies in SFO to hire with sustain misconduct findings; family victim to racial profiling; California law makes it difficult to access prior misconduct; important policy change. |
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Malcolm from San Mateo in support of the resolution to prevent the hiring of law enforcement. |
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Kaitlyn in support of the resolution; San Francisco should be role model and set bar high and be example for rest of the country; don’t want to raise children who are scared for their life; opportunity for police officers to reform |
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Brian, lives in the Mission; supports resolution to stop hiring police officers with past misconduct; should have the same requirement for accountability as for others, like nurses and doctors. |
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Deborah Preste, from California, supports resolution to prevent law enforcement agencies to hire officers with past misconduct; in corona, parents of disabled man Kenneth French shot by an off duty police officer Salvador Sanchez; videos have been tampered with; san Bernardino county |
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Sam Holtzman, calling from Berkeley, supports resolution, prevents hiring officers with sustained misconduct; black lives matter |
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Cassandra Blank, Richmond District, supports resolution from hiring officers with sustained conduct; need more accountability; expect city leaders to lead change black lives matter |
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Megan Reynolds, Outer Sunset, supports resolution; not a person a color but has loved ones who are; interactions with police or obvious and disturbing the disparities in treatment that she has experienced. |
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III. |
Review of Law Enforcement Hiring, Promoting, and Training. (File No. 0177-20-1) – DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION |
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Speakers: |
Micki Callahan, Department of Human Resources |
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Anna Biasbas, Department of Human Resources |
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Dave Johnson, Department of Human Resources |
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Chief William Scott, SF Police Department |
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Steve Ford, SF Police Department |
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Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, Sheriff Department |
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Action: |
Adopt the report; Department of Human Resources to report back with a proposal identifying classes that require background investigation. (Vote of 5 to 0) |
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IV. |
Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 291-20 [Urging the Civil Service Commission to Establish Disqualifying Standards for Applicants for Position of Police Officer and Sheriff Deputy Applicants Based on Misconduct] was enacted on July 3, 2020. |
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Speakers: |
District Attorney Chesa Boudin |
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Supervisor Shaman Walton |
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Cheryl Davis, Human Rights Commission |
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Shakirah Simley, Officde of Racial Equity |
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Public Comment: |
Annemarie Donjacour, District 7 in support of resolution |
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Regina Islas, longtime and proud SEIU member, in support of resolution |
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Action: |
Adopted the minutes with the condition for Agenda Item # IV, the Action also includes, “Those recommendations include: (1) proposed language defining serious misconduct should not include vague terms such as, “including, but not limited to.” (2) proposed rules policies effectuating Part I of the Board of Supervisors Resolution should require sustained complaints.” (Vote of 5 to 0) |
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Public Comment: |
Katherine Eavy, from District 4 |
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IV. |
Adjournment. |
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5:22 p.m. |