Firefighters', Police Officers' and EMS Civil Service Commission - July 9, 2021
Firefighters', Police Officers' and EMS Civil Service Commission Special Called Meeting of the City of Austin Firefighters'', Police Officers'' and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Civil Service Commission - DIAL IN NUMBER: 512-974-9300 Participant Code: 849237
Versión en español a continuación. Special Called Meeting of the Civil Service Commission Friday, July 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Civil Service Commission to be held Friday, July 9, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Thursday, July 8, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Civil Service Commission Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison at michael.sullivan@austintexas.gov or (512) 974-3314 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. • Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to michael.sullivan@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. Reunión del Municipal Civil Service Commission Viernes, Julio 9, 2021 a 10:00 a.m. La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Jueves, Julio 8, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en michael.sullivan@austintexas.gov or (512) 974-3314 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de …
MINUTES for Firefighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Personnel’s Civil Service Commission SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Friday, July 9, 2021 The Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission convened in a Special Called Meeting on Friday, July 9, 2021 via teleconference from 5202 East Ben White Boulevard, Building 500, Room 249, Austin TX 78741. Board Members in Attendance: Commission Vice Chair Eyna Canales-Zarate Commission Member Farah Ahmed Staff in Attendance: Matthew Chustz, Acting Civil Service Administrator Michael Sullivan, Civil Service Coordinator CALL TO ORDER Civil Service Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate called the Commission Meeting to order at 10:22 a.m. via video teleconference. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL April Shaw, Municipal Civil Service Coordinator Ann Skowronski, Assistant City Attorney Julie Muegge, Lieutenant, Fire Department No members of the public signed up to speak on this item. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approve the minutes from the Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Special Called Meeting of June 9, 2021. The minutes from the Regular Meeting of December 7, 2020, were approved on Commission Member Ahmed’s motion, Vice Chair Canales-Zarate second, on a 2-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Hear and rule on appeal(s) from the 2021 Fire Specialist written promotional examination administered on June 29, 2021, pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 143.034, Article 16 of the Agreement between the City of Austin and the Austin Firefighters 1 Association Local 975, and Rule 7 of the City of Austin Fire Fighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations. Commission Member Ahmed moved to approve the appeal of exam question 7, and allow answers A, B, C, D as valid answers. Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate seconded the motion. The motion to grant the appeal of question 7 was approved 2-0. Commission Member Ahmed moved to deny the appeal of exam question 19, and let the question remain as keyed. Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate seconded the motion. The motion to deny the appeal of question 19 was approved 2-0. Commission Member Ahmed moved to approve the appeal of exam question 38, and allow answers A and D as valid answers. Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate seconded the motion. The motion to grant the appeal of question 38 was approved 2-0. 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Report from the Civil Service Office regarding exam processes, disciplinary hearings and fit for duty actions. …
