Meeting Information

CALL TO ORDER

2:12 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

The following individuals spoke on Item No. #9 - Implementation of Proposition J - Board of Supervisors Salaries:

Wendy Nelder, former member Board of Supervisors, stated that this is an opportunity to correct a wrong, to increase the salary of the Board to the equivalent of the highest amount of money anyone in the nation gets on an equivalent board.

District Attorney Terrence Hallinan indicated that the Board is a full-time job and it should have a full-time salary. The Board should have a fair salary, this is an expensive City and he is confident the Commission will do the right thing.

John Hanley, President Firefighters Local 798, expressed the support of the Firefighters Union for the Board to receive a fair and equitable salary, stating that it is an issue of fairness, is a full-time job and they deserve a full-time salary.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA (continued)

A. Lee Blitch, President San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, indicated that the Chamber supported Proposition J; the Board is a full time job and supports increasing their salary. He commended the staff for the report and research that has been done and urges the Commission to move forward.

Chris Cunnie, President Police Officers Association, said that like his members, the Board is held to a higher standard and should be compensated properly. This is an issue of good government and having qualified people who are paid well.

San Francisco Republican Party Chairman Mike DeNunzio, speaking as an individual, indicated that the Commission must meet the mandate of the voters and increase Supervisors salaries. He urges that they be paid at least $111,000, but emphasized to the Commission that this is not the time.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Regular Meeting of May 5, 2003

Action:

Approve request by Commissioner Ng to recuse himself from voting because he was not yet on the Commission.

Approve. (Vote of 4 to 0)

4114-02/03

Controller

$171,250

Will provide writing and editing services for Payroll Personnel Services, Audits and Accounting Operations and Systems Divisions to improve conceptual, organizational and typographical accuracy and clarity.

Regular

03/31/06

April 21, 2003:

Postpone PSC #4114-02/03 to the meeting of May 5, 2003; Postpone PSC #4116-02/03 to the meeting of May 5, 2003 at the
request of the Department of Public Works.

May 5, 2003:

Postpone PSC #4114-02/03 to the meeting of May 19, 2003.

Speakers:

Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller

Action:

Adopt Human Resources Director's report. Notify the
offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 2;
Commissioners Casper and Richardson dissent.)

4081-01/02

Children, Youth & Families

Increase Amount

$130,000

New Amount $388,000

Will provide 4 training sessions to DCYF funded agencies. Workshops will cover topics related to cost allocation for non-profits; non-profit procedures and policies; grant management and reporting; and best practices database and library development.

Regular

06/30/04

May 5, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of May 19, 2003.

Speakers:

Artina Lim, Department of Children, Youth & Families

Action:

Approve request by Commissioner Safont to recuse herself. (Vote of 4 to 0)

Adopt Human Resources Director's report. Notify the
offices of the Controller and the Purchaser. (Vote of 3 to 1; Commissioner Gorrono dissents.)

0317-03-8

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

4120-02/03

Public Health

$320,000

Will provide storage and retrieval services for approximately 32,500 linear feet of medical records or 1.4 million records to SFGH and its departments, divisions and on-campus Primary Care and Specialty Clinics to comply with local, state & federal laws.

Regular

06/30/04

4121-02/03

Public Health

$4,877,185

Will provide health insurance to children ineligible for other publicly funded health insurance programs and enroll them in the San Francisco Healthy Kids Program.

Regular

06/30/04

4122-02/03

Public Health

$0

Will provide retroactive electronic claims submissions to Medi-Cal, Medicare and Commercial Insurance payors and processing of those claims for the Community Health Network.

Regular

06/30/08

4123-02/03

Environment

$900,000

Will administer pre-tax employee benefit program, including participant enrollment through web-based database interface, distribution of transit fare media, customer service, account management, payroll interface and reconciliation, and reporting.

Regular

05/01/05

4124-02/03

(Over to 6/2/03)

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

Action:

Postpone PSC #4124-02/03 to the meeting of June 2, 2003 at the request of Superior Court of California.

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

0326-03-1

Municipal Transportation Agency's Provisional Appointment Report.
(Item No. 8)

Speakers:

None.

Action:

Adopt report. (Vote of 5 to 0)

0973-02-1

Implementation of Proposition J - Board of Supervisors Salaries.
(Item No. 9)

November 18, 2002:

The Commission gave general directions to the Executive
Officer to proceed with comprehensive study and to report on timelines and work plan for review and direction of the
Commission for the meeting of January 6, 2003.

January 6, 2003:

The Commission gave directions to staff; requested the City
Attorney's opinion on two issues; and to provide a progress report for review by the Commission for the meeting of
February 3, 2003.

February 3, 2003:

The Commission gave directions to the staff that a special meeting be held after normal work hours in the last week of February or the first week of March, including notices to community groups; and requested a progress report at its next meeting of March 3, 2003.

March 3, 2003:

The Commission gave directions to staff to continue to provide progress reports to the Commission.

March 12, 2003:

Public comment on the implementation of Prop J.

March 17, 2003:

The Commission gave directions to staff to continue to provide progress reports to the Commission.

April 7, 2003:

Directed Executive Officer to schedule a Special Meeting on May 5, 2003 or before May 19, 2003 where all five Commissioners are present.

April 21, 2003:

Submit final report for review at the meeting of May 5, 2003 and calendar for action at the meeting of May 19, 2003.

May 5, 2003:

Calendar for action at the meeting of May 19, 2003.

Speakers:

Yvette Gamble, Civil Service Commission

Tony Hall, Member Board of Supervisors spoke on the complexities and uniqueness of the job of San Francisco Supervisor. He pointed out that the voters passed Proposition J in dire economic times and gave the Commission known for its fairness, the charge to set the salary without criteria. He supports the higher salary figure and recommends the Commission set an equitable salary.

Matt Gonzalez, President, Board of Supervisors shared and explained the thinking behind the crafting of Proposition J. A good government approach was used, made position full time and determined who would be setting the salary. He mentioned that as Supervisor, issues of conflict of interest
frequently come up when people want to work with him as an attorney. He suggested setting a salary that would create competition and improve the quality of candidates. Commended Commission on the report it prepared.

Action:

Set the salary for the full-time position of Member, Board of
Supervisors - City & County of San Francisco at $112,320
annually for a one (1) year cycle. (Vote of 3 to 2; Commissioners Casper and Richardson dissent.)

0060-3-1

Certification of Salary and Benefits of Elected Officials of the City and County of San Francisco Fiscal Year 2003-04 in accordance with Charter Section A8.409-1.
(Item No. 10)

February 3, 2003:

Accept report; Proceed with salary survey and report progress to the Commission.

March 3, 2003:

Accept report; Summarize completed survey and provide
report to the Commission for the meeting of April 7, 2003.

April 7, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of April 21, 2003.

April 21, 2003:

Directed Executive Officer to calendar for action for the meeting of May 19, 2003.

Speakers:

Anita Sanchez, Civil Service Commission

Action:

Approve an increase of 1% in salary of elected officials except members of the Board of Supervisors effective July 1, 2003. (Vote of 3 to 2; Commissioners Casper and Richardson dissent.)

Approve benefits as those provided to Municipal Executives Association (MEA) covered employees as in effect on July 1, 2003; Forward Commission action to the Mayor's Office for inclusion in the FY 2003-2004 Budget. (Vote of 5 to 0)

0038-02-4

Appeal by Claudia Fabiani of background rejection for Deputy Probation Officer
(Job Code 8444), Adult Probation Department. (Item No. 11)

April 7, 2003:

Deny the appeal by Claudia Fabiani (Vote of 2 to 2; Commissioners Casper and Richardson dissent.) The item is postponed to the meeting of May 19, 2003 or when all five Commissioners are present.

Speakers:

Dee Williams, Adult Probation Department

Claudia Fabiani, Appellant

Action:

Grant the appeal of Claudia Fabiani. Vote of 3 to 2; (Commissioners Safont and Ng dissent.)

1059-02-6

Appeal by Joe Poole of the Human Resources Director's decision on his complaint of discrimination, retaliation and related issues. (Item No. 12)

March 17, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of April 7, 2003 at the request of Jerry Cimmet, Attorney for Mr. Poole.

April 7, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of April 21, 2003 at the request of Jerry Cimmet, Attorney for Mr. Poole. The Commission stipulated that this would be the last continuance granted.

April 21, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of May 19, 2003.

Speakers:

Dorothy Yee, Department of Human Resources-EEO Division

Jerry Cimmet, Attorney

Jason Hashimoto, Public Utilities Commission-Hetch Hetchy

Norman Rickson, Public Utilities Commission-Hetch Hetchy

Alexis Halstead, Public Utilities Commission-Hetch Hetchy

Action:

Adopt report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources
Director. Deny the appeal by Joe Poole. (Vote of 4 to 1; Commissioner Safont dissents.)

0808-02-4

Appeal by David Sweeney of the disqualification for Firefighter (Job Code H - 2)
San Francisco Fire Department. (Item No. 13)

November 18, 2002:

Grant the appeal by David Sweeney of the Executive
Officer's decision to close file on his disqualification for Firefighter (Job Code H - 2).

January 6, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of February 3, 2003 at the request of Sylvia Courtney, Attorney.

February 3, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of March 3, 2003 at the request of
Sylvia Courtney, Attorney for appellant.

March 3, 2003:

Postpone to the next meeting when all Commissioners are present. The Commission stipulated that this would be the last continuance granted.

Speakers:

Assistant Deputy Chief Lorrie Kalos, San Francisco Fire
Department

Sylvia Courtney, Attorney

David Sweeney, Appellant

Cyril Isnard, General Manager San Jose Fairmont Hotel

Richard Constantine, San Jose Fire Department

Mark Kane, San Francisco Firefighter

Dr. Lorraine Killpack, Licensed Clinical Psychiatrist

Action:

Grant appeal by David Sweeney. (Vote of 3 to 2; Commissioners Ng and Safont dissent.)

0991-02-7

Appeal of automatic resignation of permanent civil service appointment of Richard Espinoza, Firefighter (Job Code H - 2), San Francisco Fire Department.
(Item No. 14)

March 3, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of April 7, 2003 at the request of
Richard Espinoza.

April 7, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of May 5, 2003 at the request of Richard Espinoza. The Commission stipulated that this would be the last continuance granted.

May 5, 2003:

Postpone to the meeting of May 19, 2003 at the request of Sylvia Courtney, Attorney.

Speakers:

Assistant Deputy Chief Lorrie Kalos, San Francisco Fire
Department

Sylvia Courtney, Attorney

Richard Espinoza, Appellant

Roland Lee, Captain, Station 6 - San Francisco Fire Department

Dr. Lorraine Killpack, Licensed Clinical Psychiatrist

Felix Duag, On behalf of appellant

Action:

Grant appeal; Rescind the automatic resignation of Richard Espinoza; Return to duty subject to successful completion of Fitness for Duty Medical pursuant to Civil Service Commission Rule 316; Mr. Espinoza must complete Leave of Absence
Request forms pursuant to Civil Service Commission Rule 320. (Vote of 4 to 1; Commissioner Safont dissents.)

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

None.

ADJOURNMENT

11:15 p.m.