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Minutes of Special Meeting
Monday, April 6, 2009
1:00 p.m.
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The Special Meeting was called to order at 1:18 p.m.
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Present:
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President Donald A. Casper
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Vice President Morgan R. Gorrono
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Commissioner Mary Y. Jung
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Commissioner E. Dennis Normandy
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Not Present:
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Commissioner Joy Y. Boatwright (Notified Absence)
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President Donald A. Casper presided.
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II.
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Public Comment on all matters appearing on the Special Meeting Agenda Session.
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None.
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III.
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Participation of San Francisco Unified School District in the City's Merit System Under California Education Code Section 45318, and Current Refusal of the School District To Follow Civil Service Rules Governing Layoff/Bumping Rights in Connection With Layoffs of City Employees (DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION)
POSSIBLE CLOSED SESSION – CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – AS DEFENDANT (ONE OR MORE CASES)
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Public Comment on all matters pertaining to the Agenda item and the potential closed session.
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Criss Romero, IFPTE, Local 21, informed the Commission about the grievance they have filed with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD); he also spoke about a laid off City employee who was released from probation after bumping a SFUSD employee. SFUSD’s refusal to allow a City employee with higher seniority to bump a SFUSD employee with less seniority is a violation of merit system Rules.
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B)
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Vote on whether to invoke the attorney-client privilege and go into closed session pursuant to California Government Code Sections 54956.9(b) [significant exposure to litigation] and 54956.9(c) [potential initiation of litigation] and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(2). (Action Item)
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Action:
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The Commission voted to conduct a closed session. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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Closed Session started at 1:25 p.m. in City Hall, Room 400 and the following were present:
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Donald A. Casper, President, CSC
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Morgan R. Gorrono, Vice President, CSC
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Mary Y. Jung, Commissioner
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E. Dennis Normandy, Commissioner
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Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer, CSC
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Sandra Eng, Assistant Executive Officer, CSC
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Lizzette Henríquez, Civil Service Commission
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Jennifer Johnston, Department of Human Resources
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Gina Roccanova, Deputy City Attorney
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Paul Zarefsky, Deputy City Attorney
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - AS DEFENDANT (ONE OR MORE CASES); AS PLAINTIFF (ONE CASE)
Participation of San Francisco Unified School District in the City's Merit System Under Education Code Section 45318, and Current Refusal of the School District To Follow Civil Service Rules Governing Layoff/Bumping Rights of Merit System Employees – (Discussion and Possible Action Item)
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Closed Session ended at 2:11 p.m.
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D)
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Reconvened in Open Session at 2:13 p.m.
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Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session. (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12 (a)
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Action:
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The Commission voted not to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session. (Vote of 4 to 0)
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V.
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Adjournment
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2:14 p.m.
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