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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
August 17, 2009
2:00 p.m.
ROOM 400, CITY HALL
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
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CALL TO ORDER
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2:23 p.m.
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ROLL CALL
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President Morgan R. Gorrono
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Present
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Vice President E. Dennis Normandy
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Present (Left at 4:42 p.m.; lost quorum)
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Commissioner Joy Y. Boatwright
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Not present (Notified absence)
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Commissioner Donald A. Casper
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Present
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Commissioner Mary Y. Jung
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Not present (Notified absence)
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President Morgan R. Gorrono presided.
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
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None.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Regular Meeting of August 3, 2009
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Action:
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Approve. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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There will only be one Regular meeting in September due to the Labor Day holiday. If necessary, the Commission will hold Special meetings to conduct and/or address any emergency matters.
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0267-09-8
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Review of request for approval of proposed personal services contracts.
(Item No. 5)
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PSC#
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Department
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Amount
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Type of Service
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Type of Approval
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Duration
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4025-09/10
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Airport Commission
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$3,500,000
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Will provide consulting services to analyze and develop bond feasibility studies, financial and capital planning, air traffic forecasting, rates and charges modeling, and related airport projects.
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Regular
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08/31/14
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4026-09/10
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Airport Commission
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$1,500,000
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Will provide consulting services for concession development; evaluation of Airport’s aesthetic design; analysis of options for hotel development on Airport property retail master programming.
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Regular
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08/31/14
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4027-09/10
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Building Inspection
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$181,620
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Will install, configure, test, and train DBI staff on operating and maintaining a new proprietary Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system that will allow customers to schedule and cancel inspections along with obtaining inspection results.
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Regular
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10/31/14
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4028-09/10
Over to 9/21/09
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GSA-Fleet Management
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$500,000
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Will provide car-sharing services to supplement City’s vehicle fleet to make additional vehicles available during peak demands for City employees to use on official City business.
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Regular
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08/23/12
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4029-09/10
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Public Health
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Increase Amount
$21,000
New Amount
$70,000
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Will provide clinical plastic and reconstructive surgery for residents of Laguna Honda Hospital, approximately 16 hours per month. Modification of original PSC is for an enhanced package of services.
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Modi-
fication
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06/30/10
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4055-05/06
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Public Utilities Commission
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Increase Amount
$3,900,000
New Amount
$15,900,000
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Will consist of engineering and design services for a 3,000 ft. 96” diameter pipeline, crossing the Calaveras Fault and a 18,200 ft. long 10 ft. diameter tunnel.
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Modi-
fication
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06/30/14
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4004-07/08
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Public Utilities Commission
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Increase Amount
$18,300,000
New Amount
$63,500,000
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Will provide civil, structural, electrical, mechanical engineering and other specialized engineering needed to complete utility engineering projects.
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Modi-
fication
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09/30/14
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4041-08/09
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Department of Technology
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Increase Amount
$0
New Amount
$3,188,966
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Will provide monitoring and administration of all Avaya telephone switches and telecom networks in use by City departments.
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Modi-
fication
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08/31/10
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4019-08/09
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GSA-Animal Care & Control
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Increase Amount
$74,000
New Amount
$158,000
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Will provide after-hours, weekend and holiday emergency veterinary services on an as-needed basis.
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Modi-
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06/30/10
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Speakers:
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Cynthia Avakian and Kevin Kone, Airport Commission spoke on PSC #s 4025-09/10 and 4026-09/10.
Vitus Leung, Tom Fung and Dave Del Grande, General Services Administration and Art Gonzalez, Auto Machinists Local 1414, Irwin Lum, TWU Local 250A and Richard Fonseca, Auto Machinists Local 1414 spoke on PSC #4028-09/10.
Kofo Domingo and Susan Yee, Public Utilities Commission spoke on PSC #4004-07/08.
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Action:
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(1) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on PSC #4028-09/10 on the condition that the General Services Administration meet and/or share the information gathered from the car sharing services program with TWU Local 250A and Auto Machinists Local 1414 to evaluate the effectiveness of the program on a quarterly basis. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 2 to 1; Commissioner Gorrono dissents.) Continue to the meeting of September 21, 2009. (Three (3) votes are needed for Commission action.)
(2) Adopt the Human Resources Director’s report on all remaining contracts. Notify the offices of the Controller and the Office of Contract Administration. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0350-06-6
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Appeal by Mark Sangervasi of the Human Resources Director’s finding of insufficient evidence to sustain his charge of discrimination. (Item No. 6)
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July 6, 2009:
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Postpone to the meeting of August 3, 2009 at the request of Mark Sangervasi.
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August 3, 2009:
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Postpone to the meeting of August 17, 2009 at the request of the Municipal Transportation Agency.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Off calendar. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0268-09-1
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Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Appointments Exempt from Civil Service under Charter Section 10.104.16 through 10.104.18. (Item No. 7)
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Adopt the report. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0269-09-1
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Municipal Transportation Agency’s Report on Provisional Appointments.
(Item No. 8)
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Adopt the report. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0270-09-1
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Request to extend the Eligible List for Class 8214 Parking Control Officer Eligible List ID# 52868. (Item No. 9)
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Speakers:
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Clare Leung, Municipal Transportation Agency
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Action:
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Approve the request to extend the duration of the Class 8214 Parking Control Officer eligible list (List ID# 52868) for twelve (12) months to September 21, 2010. Per CSC Rule 412.3 Extension of Eligibility, notify the remaining eligibles on the list (List ID# 52868) of the extension and the change in the expiration of their eligibility. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0027-07-6
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Appeal by Virginia Morgan of the Human Resources Director’s decision to dismiss her charge of discrimination. (Item No. 10)
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August 20, 2007:
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Postpone to the meeting of October 1, 2007 at the request of Matthew Ming, Attorney for Virginia Morgan.
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October 1, 2007:
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Postpone to the meeting of November 19, 2007 at the request of the Department of Human Resources and concurrence of Matthew Ming, Attorney for the appellant.
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Note:
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Commissioners Morgan Gorrono and Yu-Yee Wu addressed their concerns regarding the City Attorney’s Opinion on remedies available to the Commission on discrimination complaints.
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November 19, 2007:
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Postpone to the meeting of January 7, 2008 pending the City Attorney’s Opinion on remedies available to the Commission on discrimination complaints and having all Commissioners present.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of September 21, 2009 by mutual agreement of the Department of Human Resources and Operating Engineers Local 3. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0594-06-6
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Appeal by Douglas Yep of the Human Resources Director’s finding of insufficient evidence to support his charge of disparate treatment discrimination and retaliation. (Item No. 11)
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Speakers:
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Jason Hashimoto, Department of Public Health
Linda Simon, Department of Human Resources
Douglas Yep, Appellant
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Action:
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Adopt the report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny the appeal by Douglas Yep. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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POTENTIAL CLOSED SESSION
Note: This item is being noticed as a potential closed session to preserve the Commission's option to go into closed session during the hearing of the item if for reasons of privacy it is appropriate to do so. Noticing this item as a potential closed session does not necessarily mean the Commission will go into closed session during its hearing of the item.
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A. Vote on whether to hold closed session pursuant to San
Francisco Administrative Code 67.10 (b), and federal
and state laws governing medical privacy, including but
not limited to Article I, Section 1, California
Constitution (Action Item)
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The Commission did not conduct a closed session.
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0037-07-6
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Appeal by Douglas Yep of the Human Resources Director’s finding of insufficient evidence to support his charge of retaliation and harassment. (Item No. 12)
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Speakers:
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Jason Hashimoto, Department of Public Health
Douglas Yep, Appellant
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Action:
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Adopt the report. Sustain the decision of the Human Resources Director; deny the appeal by Douglas Yep. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0065-09-7
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Determination of future employability: permanent part time appointment of Antoine Oliver, Library Page (Job Code 3602), San Francisco Public Library. (Item No. 13)
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June 15, 2009:
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No future employment with the San Francisco Public Library. (Vote of 2 to 1; Commissioner Boatwright dissents.) Continue to the meeting of July 6, 2009. (Three (3) votes are needed for Commission action.)
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July 6, 2009:
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Continue to the meeting of August 17, 2009 pending the resolution of arbitration.
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of September 21, 2009. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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0727-07-7
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Determination of future employability: permanent civil service appointment of David Chan, Assistant Electronic Maintenance Technician (Job Code 7340), with the Municipal Transportation Agency. (Item No. 14)
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Speakers:
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None.
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Action:
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Postpone to the meeting of September 21, 2009. (Vote of 3 to 0)
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REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (Item No. 15)
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Virginia Morgan clarified that her hearing was postponed to the meeting of September 21, 2009.
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COMMISSIONERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS (Item No. 16)
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None.
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ADJOURNMENT (Item No. 17)
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4:42 p.m.
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