February 25, 2011 Special Meeting
Agenda and Notice of Special Meeting
Friday, February 25, 2011
3:00p.m.
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Call to Order and Roll Call. |
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Public Comment on all matters appearing on the Special Meeting Agenda Session. |
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Removal of Department of Human Resources (DHR) Proposal to Eliminate Interdepartmental (Citywide) Bumping and Work on Reforms to Bumping Process. (File No. 0374-10-1) – ACTION ITEM |
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December 20, 2010: Note: |
Direct the Executive Officer to work with the Human Resources Director and the Commission’s City Attorney Counsel to review Charter, Rules, MOU and other applicable provisions covering Layoffs; Prepare a staff report to the Commission with recommendations and process with time-frames for discussions regarding this proposal; schedule staff report for hearing at the February 7, 2011 meeting of the Commission. The Commission also directed that this group include and consult with Vice President Casper to have benefit of his institutional memory. |
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February 7, 2011: |
By consensus 1) The Commission directed the Executive Officer to schedule a Special Meeting and calendar for action the rejection and removal of the Proposal to Eliminate Interdepartmental (Citywide) Bumping from the Civil Service Commission Agenda. 2) The Commission also requested a study of bumping and directed the Executive Officer to work with DHR on a report of a study on its reform rather than its removal, to make it more efficient, cost-effective and less disruptive to both management and the bumped individual. |
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Recommendation: |
Remove Proposal to Eliminate Interdepartmental (Citywide) Bumping from the Commission Agenda; Study Reforms on Bumping which would make the process more efficient, cost-effective and less disruptive to both departments and the bumped employee. |
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Proposed Secondary Criteria for H-30 Captain, Fire Department. (File No. 0053-11-1) – ACTION ITEM |
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Recommendation: |
Accept the recommendation of the Human Resources Director and approve the proposed secondary criteria for H-30 Captain, San Francisco Fire Department. |
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Appeal of Kevin D. Taylor of the Human Resources Director’s Investigation of his Allegations of Tutoring and Assistance and Violation of the Confidentiality Agreement in the H-50 Assistant Chief Examination, San Francisco Fire Department. (File No. 0399-10-4) – ACTION ITEM |
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Recommendation: |
Open for Discussion |
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Briefing and Report by the Department of Human Resources on the Development and Administration of the H-50 Assistant Chief Examination, San Francisco Fire Department. (File No. 0025-11-1) – ACTION ITEM |
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February 7, 2011: Note: |
By consensus the Commission directed the Executive Officer to schedule a Special Meeting and calendar for the Commission to take action on the Adequacy of the H-50 Assistant Chief Examination, San Francisco Fire Department. The Commission also directed that the appeal of Kevin D. Taylor be placed on calendar prior to taking its action on the H-50 Examination. |
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Recommendation: |
Open for Discussion. |
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Department of Human Resources Briefing and Response to the Inspection Service Request of Concerns Raised by Cornelius Johnson Regarding the Q-80 Captain Examination, San Francisco Police Department and Report on the Investigation of an Allegation that a Rater led a Study Group. (File No. 0026-11-1 and 0015-11-11) – ACTION ITEM |
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February 7, 2011: |
By consensus the Commission directed the Executive Officer to schedule a Special Meeting and calendar for action the response to concerns raised in the Inspection Service Request by Cornelius Johnson regarding the In addition, the Human Resources Director acknowledged the Commission’s request not to adopt the Eligible List until this matter is heard by the Commission. The Commission could not take action as this was calendared as a “No Action” item. |
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Recommendation: |
Open for Discussion. |
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VIII. |
Adjournment. |
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Please Note: |
Non-privileged explanatory documents will be made available for public inspection at the Civil Service Commission office located at |
Posted 02/22/11
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B. Policy Requiring Written Reports
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