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REGULAR MEETING OF THE PERSONNEL BOARD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008
5:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
Paulette Bradley, Chairperson
Barbara Battle; Vice-Chairperson
Arselia Villanueva
Robert Robinson
Rosa Lopez
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Special meeting of September 18, 2008
Motion Second
Special meeting of October 8, 2008
Motion
V. PUBLIC ORALS
VI. STUDIES & REPORTS
Second
1. Update on Pending Reclassifications
Further Information Available at the Meeting
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Planning Associate (to be distributed at the meeting)
Motion Second Vote
VII. COMMISSIONER & STAFF ORALS
VIII. ITEMS TO BE AGENDIZED
X. ADJOURNMENT
Regular Meeting -January 15, 2009
Motion Second Vote
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CITY OF LYNWOOD
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PERSONNEL BOARD
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
The regular meeting of the of the Personnel Board of the City of Lynwood was
held on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of
City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California. The agenda was duly posted
as prescribed by the Brown Act.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:04 p.m. by Chairperson Bradley. Roll call
was taken by Alfredo J Lopez III, Director of Human Resources.
Commissioner Attendance:
Present- Bradley, Battle, Villanueva, Lopez, Robinson
Absent- None
Staff Attendance:
Present-Alfredo J Lopez, Yolanda Delgadillo
Absent -Diane Strickfaden
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Commissioner Villanueva.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The motion was made by Commissioner Villanueva and seconded by
Commissioner Robinson to approve the minutes of the special meeting of August
20, 2008. All in favor. Motion carried.
The motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Battle and seconded by Chairperson
Bradley to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of August 21, 2008. All in
favor. Motion carried.
PUBLIC ORALS -None
STUDIES AND REPORTS
Mr. Lopez introduced Roger Haley, City Manager for the City of Lynwood to the
Board. Mr. Haley will be doing a presentation to the Board on the Utility User Tax
(UUT). He also distributed a hard copy to the members of the power point
presentation.
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Mr. Haley then introduced himself to the Board. He briefly described his
background and experience. He then thanked the Board for allowing him the
opportunity to inform the Board of the upcoming ballot measures. He also made it
known that he was not addressing the Board to request them to vote yes on the
UUT nor was he advising the Board which way to vote. Although, he encourages
everyone to vote, he is not advocating. Instead he would like to take this
opportunity to inform the Board about the three important measures that are on the
November ballot and what each measure means.
Vice-Chairperson Battle inquired about actual cuts/layoffs. Mr. Haley responded
that staff prepared two schedules for Council to review. Staff recommended
Schedule A, but Council adopted Schedule B. There were four million dollars worth
of operational cuts within the City.
Commissioner Bradley stated that the wording on the ballot is a little confusing. For
example Measure II - is this measure allowing the City to raise taxes each year or
does it really mean that the City is changing and updating based on technology.
Mr. Haley responded that in reality it is that the City is updating its ordinances and
any future increases will have to go back to the residents to vote on.
The Board thanked Mr. Haley for the information provided and stated that it was
very helpful to be able to understand the measures.
Mr. Lopez requested that the Board approve the Eligibility list for the position of
Account Clerk. He indicated that this is a revenue generating position and Council
had authorized to fill the vacancy because someone left the City.
The motion was made by Commissioner Villanueva and seconded by Vice-
Chairperson Battle to approve the eligibility list for the position of account Clerk. All
in favor. Motion carried.
COMMISSIONER & STAFF ORALS
Mr. Lopez asked the Board of their availability to hear an appeal on a non-
disciplinaryaction. The Board discussed available dates and confirmed October 81r,
and October 15th as tentative dates. He also informed the Board that his wife is
expecting their second baby which is due the last part of October and he will not be
available.
Commissioner Villanueva inquired if the training budget for the Board was reduced.
Mr. Lopez responded that monies were allocated in the employees training budget,
but it will only focus on compliance training.
ITEMS TO BE AGENDIZED -None
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Robinson made the motion to adjourn and Vice-Chairperson Battle
seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:03 pm.
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CITY OF LYNWOOD
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PERSONNEL BOARD
OCTOBER 8, 2008
The special meeting of the of the Personnel Board of the City of Lynwood was
held on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of
City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California. The agenda was duly posted
as prescribed by the Brown Act.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:08 p.m. by Chairperson Bradley. Roll call
was taken by Alfredo J Lopez III, Director of Human Resources.
Commissioner Attendance:
Present -Bradley, Battle, Villanueva, Lopez, Robinson
Absent- None
Staff Attendance:
Present - Alfredo J Lopez, Diane Strickfaden
Absent -Yolanda Delgadillo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Commissioner Villanueva.
STUDIES AND REPORTS
Mrs. Strickfaden provided the Board with an overview of the recruitment process for
the Administrative Analyst III position in Finance. Mr. Lopez added that this position
was recommended and approved by the City Council. This position will be under
the Administrative and Community Services Department and the individual will be
working closely with the Director of Finance. He also stated that the conditional
offer of employment will be contingent upon the results of the UUT.
The motion was made by Commissioner Villanueva and seconded by
Commissioner Robinson to approve the eligibility list for the position of
Administrative Analyst III. All in favor. Motion carried.
CLOSES SESSION ITEM
Mr. Lopez informed the Board that the appellant requested to postpone the appeal
to a later date at the last minute, after the agenda had been posted. The
appellant's attorney is celebrating Yom Kippur and would not be available for
tonight's meeting. He apologized.
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He then introduced Ms. Mary Kocsis to the Board. Ms Kocsis will be the legal
advisor for the Board during the upcoming hearing. The firm that she works for was
recommended by the City Attorney office. He is also looking into having a
permanent legal advisor for the Board.
Ms. Kocsis briefly provided an overview of her legal expertise to the Board.
Vice-Chairperson Battle was dissatisfied with this particular cancellation without
prior notification to the Board. She requested that incidents like this one would not
be repeated in the future. ,
The Board then discussed potential available dates to continue the hearing. Mr.
Lopez suggested October 15th or Thursday, October 16th the date of the Board's
regular meeting. Mrs. Strickfaden then informed the Board that the appellants'
attorney had confirmed Wednesday, October 15th and was wondering if the Board
would be available on that day. The Board agreed on Wednesday, October 15tH
and Chairperson Bradley requested that the Board members be contacted by
phone of any changes.
Mr. Lopez informed the Board that the Mayor had send out a memorandum to the
Boards and Commissions of the City addressing inappropriate advocacy of the
UUT measure. In the memorandum she is informing everyone that the City is in
compliance with the state laws in an effort to provide as much information to the
residents within the UUT public outreach program.
The motion was made by Commissioner Robinson to adjourned and seconded by
Commissioner Villanueva. Meeting adjourned at 5:33 pm. All in favor. Motion
carried.
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