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MINUTES

Regular Meeting

June 2, 2003

 

2:00 p.m.

Room 400, City Hall

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

2:05 p.m.

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

 

Commissioner Donald A. Casper

Present

 

Commissioner Morgan Gorrono

Present

 

Commissioner Thomas T. Ng

Present

 

Commissioner Linda Richardson

Present

 

Commissioner Rosabella Safont

Present

 

 

 

Commissioner Casper presided.

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

 

 

Regular Meeting of May 19, 2003

 

 

 

Action:

Approve.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

 

 

 

Action:

The Commission voted to hear item out of order at the end of the meeting.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissioner Morgan Gorrono was elected President for the term of office expiring May 31, 2004.  (Vote of 5 to 0) Commissioner Rosabella Safont was elected Vice President for the term of office expiring May 31, 2004.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

0317-03-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(Item No. 6)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

4124-02/03

Trial Courts

$360,000

Will provide attorneys who represent indigent clients when the City’s Public Defender has a legal conflict; provide a host of peer review services from legal mentoring to fee audit committees; and provide upfront and on-going training.

Regular

06/30/06

 

 

May 19, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of June 2, 2003 at the request of Superior Court of California.

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt Human Resources Director’s report.  Notify the
offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0353-03-8

Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts. 
(Item No. 7)

 

PSC#

Department

Amount

Type of Service

Type of Approval

Duration

1006-03/04

Sheriff’s Office

$57,000

Will provide early intervention, referral and support services to persons who are about to be evicted, or are going through the eviction process.

Annual

06/30/04

1007-03/04

Sheriff’s Office

$120,000

Will provide pre-employment psychological screening, 2nd opinion psychiatric evaluations, polygraph examinations for new peace officers, and psychological or psychiatric services for certain staff as a result of investigations and traumatic incidents.

Annual

06/30/04

1008-03/04

Sheriff’s Office

$200,000

Will provide timely transportation of prisoners throughout California and the United States pursuant to court orders or lawful arrest warrants.

Annual

06/30/04

1009-03/04

Sheriff’s Office

$1,500,000

Will provide electronic home detention/monitoring services for approximately 350 inmates per day.  Electronic monitoring systems include radio frequency, cellular transmitter, and global positioning system for inmates.

Annual

06/30/04

1010-03/04

Sheriff’s Office

$3,000,000

Will provide violence prevention classes/workshops and counseling, substance abuse counseling and relapse prevention, acupuncture, vocational and GED education, parenting/supervised visitation, and religious services and counseling to inmates.

Annual

06/30/04

4125-02/03

Public Works

$6,000,000

Will perform as-needed waste disposal-related services in projects that require large-scale handling, profiling, packaging, transport, treatment and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous or unknown materials and waste in large volumes.

Regular

06/30/05

4126-02/03

 

Over to 6/16/03

Public Works

$4,800,000

Will provide services including development, implementation, and administration of a Temporary Employment Program to provide eligible Welfare-to-Work participants with paid transitional work experience to obtain the skills needed to become employable.

Regular

06/30/07

4127-02/03

Controller

$240,000

Will work with the State Controller’s staff in the research and preparation of detailed SB-90 cost claims on behalf of the City &County to recover costs related to compliance with state mandates.

Regular

06/30/06

 

 

Speakers:

Jean Mariani, Office of the Sheriff spoke on PSC #1006-03/04 through 1010-03/04.

Mohammed Nuru, Department of Public Works and Tom Harrison, Laborers Union Local 261 spoke on PSC #4126-02/03.

 

 

 

Action:

PSC #4125-02/03 withdrawn at the request of the Department of Public Works.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

 

 

Postpone PSC #4126-02/03 to the meeting of June 16, 2003.  The Department of Public Works to provide additional information.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

 

 

Adopt Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts.  Notify the offices of the Controller and the Purchaser.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

0357-03-1

Seniority Date adjustments for Informational Technology Classes Represented by M.E.A. and I.F.P.T.E. Local 21.  (Item No. 8)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Spike Kahn, IFPTE Local 21

 

 

 

Action:

Adopt report; approve the request to credit prior service of current employees in accordance with the arbitrator’s mediated award; authorize the Human Resources Director to take administrative action to implement the intent of this Commission
action to credit prior service and adjust employee and DHR
records accordingly, and provide the final list to the Executive Officer, Civil Service Commission; and notify the affected
employees and employee organizations, when the adjusted dates have been calculated.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

0354-03-5

Request to extend Volume I - Civil Service Commission Rule 113 - Certification of
Eligibles, Article II, Section 113.2.2 - Expansion of Certification Rules. 
(Item No. 9)

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Direct the Civil Service Commission Executive Officer to post for adoption the recommendation of the Human Resources
Director to extend Rule 113, Section 113.2.2 for an additional six months, through December 31, 2003, upon agreement with the affected employee organizations.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

0355-03-5

Request to extend Volume IV- Civil Service Commission Rule 413 - Certification of Eligibles, Article II, Section 413.2.2 - Expansion of Certification Rules. 
(Item No. 10)

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Direct the Civil Service Commission Executive Officer to post for adoption the recommendation of the Director of Transportation to extend Rule 413, Section 413.2.2 for an additional six months, through December 31, 2003, upon agreement with the affected employee organizations.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

0356-03-5

Proposed Amendments to Civil Service Commission Rules: Volume I – Rule 114 -Appointments to add Article IX - Director of Elections.  (Item No. 11)

 

 

 

May 5, 2003:

Post for adoption. 

 

 

 

Action:

Postpone to the meeting of June 16, 2003 at the request of the Deputy City Attorney.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

0305-02-4

Appeal by Lilian Capuli of the rejection of application for Principal Administrative Analyst (Job Code 1824).   (Item No. 12)

 

 

 

May 5, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of June 2, 2003 at the request of the
Department of Human Resources.

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Off calendar.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

 

1082-02-4

Appeal by Tim Gallagher of the minimum qualifications and status of the application for Environmental Specialist (Job Code 5640).   (Item No. 13)

 

 

 

May 5, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of June 2, 2003.  The Civil Service Commission requested additional information and directed the Department of Human Resources to review the position
currently occupied by the appellant. 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Ana Borja-Valdes, Department of Human Resources

Jared Blumenfeld, Department of the Environment

Tim Gallagher, Appellant

Ann Courtright, DPO Department of the Environment

Kathy Mallegini, Port

Carol Bach, Port

David Assmann, Department of the Environment

 

 

 

Action:

Deny appeal of the minimum qualifications for class 5640 Environmental Specialist and deny request to qualify Mr. Gallagher’s application for class 5640.  (Vote of 3 to 2; Commissioners
Gorrono and Casper dissent.)

 

 

0169-02-4

Appeal by John Faiello of the background investigation and rejection of application for Personnel Analyst (Job Code 1241) San Francisco Police Department.  
(Item No. 14)

 

 

 

Speakers:

None.

 

 

 

Action:

Sustain the recommendation of the San Francisco Police Department and the Department of Human Resources’ decision to reject John P. Faiello as 1241 Personnel Analyst.  (Vote of 5 to 0)
Mr. Faiello failed to appear.

 

 

0306-03-4

Appeal by Noel Parangan of the background investigation and rejection of application for Police Officer (Job Code Q - 2) San Francisco Police Department. 
(Item No. 15)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Lt. Daniel Mahoney, San Francisco Police Department

Noel Parangan, Appellant

 

 

 

Action:

Sustain the recommendation of the San Francisco Police Department and the Department of Human Resources’ decision to reject Noel Parangan as Q - 2 Police Officer.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

 

Department of Human Resources Budget Affecting Merit System Activities.
(Item No. 0358-03-1)

 

 

 

Speakers:

Andrea Gourdine, Human Resources Director

 

 

 

Action:

Accept report.  (Vote of 5 to 0)

 

 

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

 

 

None.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

4:49 p.m.