Firefighters', Police Officers' and EMS Civil Service Commission - Feb. 14, 2022
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
CITY OF AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS’, POLICE OFFICERS’ AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL’S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Monday, February 14, 2022 , 10:00 a.m. Human Resources Department’s Learning and Research Center 5202 E Ben White, Bldg. 500, Room 249 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 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Approve the minutes from the Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Special Called Meeting of January 6, 2022. a. Discussion and possible action regarding the election of a chair of the Civil Service Commission. Per Chapter 143.006, Section (e) of the Texas Local Government Code, each January the members shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman. b. Discussion and possible action regarding the election of a vice chair of the Civil Service Commission. Per Chapter 143.006, Section (e) of the Texas Local Government Code, each January the members shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman. c. Discussion and possible action regarding the request of an Austin Fire Department candidate to the Commission to appoint three-member boards per Chapter 143.022(c) LGC for another mental or physical examination. (Luis Vasquez) d. Discussion and possible action regarding the request of an Austin Fire Department candidate to the Commission to appoint three-member boards per Chapter 143.022(c) LGC for another mental or physical examination. (Mia Moi) e. Discussion and possible action regarding the request of an Austin Fire Department candidate to the Commission to appoint three-member boards per Chapter 143.022(c) LGC for another mental or physical examination. (John Guinn) f. Discussion and possible action regarding future meeting dates, times and locations. a. Report from the Civil Service Office regarding exam processes, disciplinary hearings 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS and fit for duty actions. b. Future Meetings Schedule. 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 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. Meetin g locatio ns are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign …
MINUTES for Firefighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Personnel’s Civil Service Commission SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Monday, February 14, 2022 The Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission convened in a Special Called Meeting on Monday, February 14, 2022 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: Mecia Griffin, Civil Service Coordinator Michael Sullivan, Civil Service Coordinator Ann Skowronski, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER Civil Service Commission Chair Thomas called the Commission Meeting to order at 10:11 a.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 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 January 6, 2022. The minutes from the Special Called Meeting of January 6, 2022 were approved on Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate’s motion, Commission Chair Thomas’ second, on a 2-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS 1 a. Discussion and possible action regarding the election of a chair of the Civil Service Commission. Per Chapter 143.006, Section (e) of the Texas Local Government Code, each January the members shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman. Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate made a motion to nominate Jolsna Thomas to serve as Chair. Commission Chair Thomas seconded the motion and the motion passed on a 2-0 vote. b. Discussion and possible action regarding the election of a vice chair of the Civil Service Commission. Per Chapter 143.006, Section (e) of the Texas Local Government Code, each January the members shall elect a chairman and a vice- chairman. Commission Vice Chair Canales-Zarate made a motion to nominate Farah Ahmed to serve as Vice Chair. Commission Chair Thomas seconded the motion and the motion passed on a 2-0 vote. c. Discussion and possible action regarding the request of an Austin Fire Department candidate to the Commission to appoint three-member boards per Chapter 143.022(c) LGC for another mental or physical examination. (Luis Vasquez) d. Discussion and possible action regarding the request of an Austin Fire Department candidate to the Commission to appoint three-member boards per Chapter 143.022(c) LGC for another mental or physical examination. (Mia Moi) e. Discussion and possible action regarding the request of an Austin Fire Department candidate to the Commission to appoint three-member …
