Firefighters', Police Officers' and EMS Civil Service Commission - Oct. 4, 2021
Firefighters', Police Officers' and EMS Civil Service Commission Regular Meeting of the City of Austin Firefighters'', Police Officers'' and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Civil Service Commission - 5202 East Ben White Suite 500
CITY OF AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS’, POLICE OFFICERS’ AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL’S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING Monday, October 4, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Learning and Research Center 5202 E Ben White, Suite #500 Austin, TX 78741 AGENDA EXECUTIVE SESSION (No Public Discussion on These Items) The Commission will announce it will go into closed session to receive advice from Legal Counsel, or to discuss matters of litigation and personnel matters pursuant to Texas Government Code (LGC) Chapter 551, Section 551.071 and Section 551.074. If necessary, the Commission will go into closed session, as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 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 July 9, 2021. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Hear and rule on appeal(s) from the 2021 Fire Captain written promotional examination administered on September 14, 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 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. b. Discussion and possible action on EMS Interim Chief Jasper Brown’s request to have Medic Patrick Thomas’ name stricken from the 2021 Promotional Eligibility List for the rank of Clinical Specialist-Field, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code 143.036 (g). c. Approve Commission meeting dates for 2022 calendar year. 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS and fit for duty actions. b. Future Meetings Schedule. 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Report from the Civil Service Office regarding exam processes, disciplinary hearings ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Michael Sullivan at the Human Resources Department, at 512-974-3314, for additional information; TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the City of Austin Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission, please contact Michael Sullivan at 512-974-3314.
MINUTES for Firefighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Personnel’s Civil Service Commission REGULAR MEETING Monday, October 4, 2021 The Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission convened in a Regular Meeting on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 5202 East Ben White Boulevard, Building 500, Room 249, Austin TX 78741. Board Members in Attendance: Commission Chair Jolsna Thomas Commission Vice Chair Eyna Canales-Zarate Staff in Attendance: Monika Arvelo, Assistant Director Michael Sullivan, Civil Service Coordinator CALL TO ORDER Civil Service Commission Chair Thomas called the Commission Meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL April Shaw, Municipal Civil Service Coordinator Ann Skowronski, Assistant City Attorney Commission Member Farah Ahmed 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 July 9, 2021. The minutes from the Special Called Meeting of July 9, 2021, were approved on Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate motion, Commission Member Ahmed’s second, on a 3-0 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 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. 1 Commission Member Ahmed motioned to approve the appeal. The motion failed for lack of second. Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate moved to deny the appeal of exam question 8, and let the question remain as keyed. Commission Member Ahmed seconded the motion. The motion to deny the appeal of question 8 was approved 3-0. Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate moved to deny the appeal of exam question 22, and let the question remain as keyed. Commission Member Ahmed seconded the motion. The motion to deny the appeal of question 22 was approved 3-0. Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate moved to approve the appeal of exam question 33, and allow all answers keyed to receive credit for the question. Commission Member Ahmed seconded the motion. The motion to grant the appeal of question 33 was approved 3-0. Commission Member Ahmed moved to deny the appeal of exam question 82, and let the …
