Item 1 - MCSC DRAFT Meeting Minutes - September 8, 2025 — original pdf

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MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Monday, September 8, 2025 MEETING MINUTES MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 The Municipal Civil Service Commission convened in a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 8, 2025, at the Human Resources Department, Learning & Research Center (LRC) 5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 500, Austin, TX 78741. Commissioners in Attendance: Kevin Mullen, Chair Kavita Gupta, Vice Chair Melissa Rogers John Umphress Ayo Akande Commissioners Absent: Staff in Attendance: Matthew Chustz, M&CS Manager, HRD Abby Varela, MCS Coordinator, HRD Sylvester Martin, Jr., MCS Coordinator, HRD Cyndi Gordon, CS Coordinator, HRD Rogue Huitron, CS Coordinator, HRD Meca Thompson, CS Coordinator, HRD Oscar Gonzales, IT Systems Admin., HRD CALL TO ORDER Chair Mullen called the Commission meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes from the Municipal Civil Service Commission regular meeting on July 14, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of July 14, 2025, were approved on Vice Chair Gupta’s motion, Commissioner Rogers’ second on a 5-0 vote. 1 MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Monday, September 8, 2025 MEETING MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING 2. Conduct a hearing in open session or closed session, pursuant to 551.074 of the Texas Government Code (personal exception), on the appeal filed by Reginald Bedford regarding their Discharge from the Fleet Mobility Services Department. A hearing was conducted on the appeal filed by Reginald Bedford regarding their Discharge from the Fleet Mobility Services Department. 3. Deliberate in open session or closed session, pursuant to 551.074 of the Texas Government Code (personnel exception), on the appeal filed by Reginald Bedford regarding their Discharge from the Fleet Mobility Services Department. Chair Mullen recessed the Municipal Civil Service Commission meeting to go into closed session at 11:02 a.m. The Commission deliberated in closed session on the appeal filed by Reginald Bedford regarding their Discharge from the Fleet Mobility Services Department. Closed session ended, and Chair Mullen called the Municipal Civil Service Commission meeting back to order at 12:05 p.m. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Action and approval on the appeal filed by Reginald Bedford regarding their Discharge from the Fleet Mobility Services Department. The motion to deny Reginald Bedford’s appeal and uphold the decision made by the City of Austin in the Discharge of Reginald Bedford was approved on Vice Chair Gupta’s motion, Commissioner Umphress’ second on a vote of 5-0. 5. Discussion and approval of the 2026 Municipal Civil Service Commission regular meeting schedule. The motion to approve the 2026 Municipal Civil Service Commission Annual Review and Report was approved on Chair Mullen’s motion, Commissioner Umphress’ second on a vote of 5-0. 6. Discussion and action to approve future meeting dates, times, and locations. Discussion was held regarding future meeting dates, times, and locations. Vice Chair Gupta requested that future Municipal Civil Service Commission meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. The motion to approve the revised start time of Municipal Civil Service Commission Meetings, effective October 27, 2025, was approved on Chair Mullen’s motion, Commissioner Umphress’ second on a vote of 5-0. 2 MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Monday, September 8, 2025 MEETING MINUTES FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Vice Chair Gupta and Chair Mullen requested a future agenda item to discuss future meeting dates, times, and locations. A motion to add a presentation by the Employee Relations division regarding revised Personnel Policies was approved on Vice Chair Gupta’s motion and Chair Mullen’s second on a vote of 5-0. ADJOURNMENT Chair Mullen adjourned the meeting at 12:23 p.m. without objection. 3