Civil Service Commission Meeting

Members of the public can attend, watch, or listen to the meeting using one of the three following methods:

1. Attend in Person:
   • Human Resources Large Training Room
     575 Administration Drive, Suite 117C, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
   • Limited seating is available for public participants.
2. Watch/Listen to Meeting in Zoom:
   • Watch on Zoom »
   • Webinar ID: 964 1965 5830
   • Passcode: 176761
3. Listen Through Zoom by Telephone:
   • Dial +1 669 900 9128
   • Webinar ID: 964 1965 5830
   • Passcode: 176761

Please note the meeting may be recorded for transcription purposes.

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes from December 5, 2024
4. Director’s Report
5. Agenda Items
   1. Election of Officers for 2025
      • Chair of the Commission
      • Vice Chair of the Commission
6. Reports
   1. Health Officer - Department of Health Services - Specification Revision Study
      Jennifer Lelouarn, Human Resources Analyst
      Recommendation: Approve revisions to the Health Officer classification specification.
   2. Fire Services Officer and Deputy Fire Marshal - Permit Sonoma - Classification Revision Study
      Colleen Goetz, Principal Human Resources Analyst
      Recommendation: Approve revisions to the Fire Services Officer classification specification and establish the Deputy Fire Marshal classification specification
   3. Person First Gender Neutral Language - Classification Specifrications Study
      Colleen Goetz, Principal Human Resources Analyst
      Recommendations: 
      
      1. Approve revisions to seven Human Services Department class specifications to reflect person first language and remove gender pronouns: Home Care Support Assistant, Home Care Support Specialist, Children’s Residential Care Counselor I, Children’s Residential Care Counselor II, Deputy Public Administrator/Guardian/Conservator, Supervising Deputy Public Administrator/Guardian/Conservator, and Chief Deputy Public Administrator/Guardian/Conservator.
      2. Delegate authority to the Human Resources Director to revise all class specifications for the sole purpose of reflecting person first language and removing gender pronouns, following meet and confer with the representative labor organization.
   4. Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Recruitment and Classification Unit Workload Summary Update and Civil Service Commission Statistics
      Lisa Conner, Recruitment and Classification Manager, Human Resources
7. Appeals
8. Other Scheduling Matters
9. Commissioners Closed Session
10. Reconvene from Closed Session
11. Commissioners Open Session
12. Public Comment
    Any member of the public may address the Commission on a matter not listed on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. Please state your name and who you represent, if applicable. Comments may be limited to 3 minutes, or as determined at the discretion of the Chair. Under State Law, matters presented during public appearances cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Civil Service Commissioners.
13. Adjournment
    The next Civil Service Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 3:00 p.m., in the HR Large Training Room at 575 Administration Drive, Suite 117C, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. The agenda deadline for this meeting is 1:30 p.m., Thursday, December 26, 2024.