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

Agenda — original pdf

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS’, POLICE OFFICERS’ AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL’S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026, 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 video conference. 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 Robert Gross, Commissioner CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Sarah Ivory, Commissioner AGENDA 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 March 10, 2026. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Hear and rule on appeal(s) from the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Clinical Specialist-Field written promotional examination administered on May 21, 2026, pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.034, and the City of Austin Fire 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Fighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations, Rule 7. Discussion and action regarding the request of one or more Austin Fire Department candidates to the Commission to appoint a three-member board for another mental or physical examination, as applicable, pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.022(c), and City of Austin Fire Fighters’, Police Officers’ and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations, Rule 5.05. Discussion and action regarding the request of one or more Austin Police Department candidates to the Commission to appoint a three-member board for another mental or physical examination, as applicable, pursuant to the Texas Local …

Approved Minutes — original pdf

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 CITY OF AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS’, POLICE OFFICERS’, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL’S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES SPECIAL CALLED MEETING FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 The City of Austin Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission convened in a Special Called meeting on Friday, June 26, 2026, at 5202 E. Ben White Boulevard, Suite 500, in Austin, Texas. Chair Thomas called the City of Austin Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Meeting to order at 11:02 a.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Jolsna Thomas, Chair Robert Gross Sarah Ivory PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None Present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes from the City of Austin Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Meeting on March 10, 2026. The minutes from the Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission special called meeting on March 10, 2026, were approved on Commissioner Gross’ motion, Commissioner Ivory’s second on a 3-0 vote. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Hear and rule on appeal(s) from the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Clinical Specialist-Field written promotional examination administered on May 21, 2026, 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. The motion to approve the appeal of exam question 53 and accept all answers as correct, was approved on Commissioner Ivory’s motion, Commissioner Gross’ second on a 3-0 vote. 1 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 The motion to approve the appeal of exam question 62 and accept answers A & B as correct, was approved on Commissioner Ivory’s motion, Chair Thomas’ second on a 2-0 vote, Commissioner Gross, abstained. The motion to deny the appeal of exam question 70 and keep the answer as keyed, was approved on Chair Thomas’ motion, Commissioner Ivory’s second, on a 3-0 vote. The motion to deny the appeal of exam question 71 and keep the answer as keyed, was approved on Commissioner Ivory’s motion, Chair Thomas’ second, on a 2-0 vote, Commissioner Gross, abstained. Discussion and action regarding the request of one or more Austin Fire Department candidates to the Commission to appoint a three-member board for another mental or physical examination, as applicable, pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Section …