Firefighters', Police Officers' and EMS Civil Service Commission - Dec. 5, 2025
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
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS’, POLICE OFFICERS’ AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL’S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025, AT 11:00 A.M. AUSTIN HUMAN RESOURCES’ LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTER 5202 E BEN WHITE, SUITE 500 AUSTIN, TX 78741 Some members of the City of Austin Firefighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Matthew Chustz, 512-974-2859, Matthew.Chustz@austintexas.gov. The committee may go into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from legal counsel on any item on this agenda. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Jolsna Thomas, Chair Mitchell Kreindler AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Farah Ahmed, Vice Chair The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes from the Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Special Called Meeting on September 19, 2025. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Hear and rule on appeal(s) from the Austin Fire Department Fire Specialist written promotional examination administered on November 5, 2025, pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.034, and the City of Austin Fire Fighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations, Rule 7. 3. 4. 5. Hear and rule on appeal(s) from the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Clinical Specialist-Field written promotional examination administered on November 13, 2025, pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.034, and the City of Austin Fire Fighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations, Rule 7. Hear and rule on appeal(s) from the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Clinical Specialist-Communications written promotional examination administered on November 13, 2025, pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.034, and the City of Austin Fire Fighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission …
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 MINUTES FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS’, POLICE OFFICERS’ AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL’S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 The Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission convened in a Special Called Meeting on Friday, September 19, 2025, at 5202 East Ben White Boulevard, Building 500, Austin, TX 78741. Commissioners in Attendance: Jolsna Thomas, Chair Mitchell Kreindler, Commissioner Commissioners Absent: Farah Ahmed, Vice Chair Staff in Attendance: Jaclyn Gerban, Assistant City Attorney Nathan Brown, Assistant Director Matthew Chustz, M&CS Manager Cyndi Gordon, Civil Service Coordinator Rogue Huitron, Civil Service Coordinator Meca Thompson, Civil Service Coordinator Abby Varela, MCS Coordinator CALL TO ORDER Chair Thomas called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes from the Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Special Called Meeting on September 9, 2025. The minutes from the meeting on September 9, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Kreindler’s motion, Chair Thomas’ second on a 2-0 vote. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and action to certify the promotional eligibility list from the Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief written promotional examination administered on August 5, 2025, and assessment center administered on August 23, 2025, in accordance with the City of Austin’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Austin Firefighters Association, Article 16, Section 4. The motion to certify the promotional eligibility list from the Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief written promotional examination administered on August 5, 2025, and assessment center administered on August 23, 2025, in accordance with the City of Austin’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Austin Firefighters Association, Article 16, Section 4, was approved on Commission Kreindler’s motion, Chair Thomas’ second on a 2-0 vote. 3. Discussion and action to approve future meeting dates and times. Discussion was held regarding future meeting dates and times. STAFF BRIEFINGS 4. Report from the Civil Service Office regarding promotional exam processes, disciplinary hearings, and fitness-for-duty actions. Matthew Chustz, Municipal and Civil Service Manager, delivered the briefing to the Commission with Civil Service Coordinators, Cyndi Gordon, Rogue Huitron and Meca Thompson. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Chair Thomas and Commissioner Kreindler requested an item on the next agenda for discussion and action to approve future meeting dates and times. ADJOURNMENT …
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