HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991/05/08 Civil Service Commission Minutes
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
City of Chula Vista
MINUTES
Wednesday, May 8, 1991
4:30 p.m.
Council Conference Room
City Hall Building
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CALL THE ROLL Commissioners Jimenez
Crouse X , Berry X
X , Vogel
, Boerner X
X
Public
Others Present Samuel Roller, Appellant
Ruth Fritsch, Counsel representing the
Appointing Authority
Clifford Swanson, Deputy Director of
Works/City Engineer (Appointing
Authority)
Melody Kessler, Assistant Director of
Personnel
2. CONTINUATION OF APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION HEARING
Assistant Engineer II.
Mr. Roller's attorney, Elizabeth Schulman, was dismissed
by Mr. Roller and therefore was not in attendance.
Mr. Roller asked for a closed hearing.
MSUC (Vogel/Boerner) 5-0 to continue in a closed session. Everyone
but the department representative, Mr. cliff Swanson, was asked to
wait outside.
It was agreed that this is a continuation of the hearing
of March 7, 1991 appealing the disciplinary action of a
15% reduction in pay. Any documents dated later than
January 18, 1991, the date the discipline was imposed in
this case, are completely irrelevant.
Ms. Fritsch submitted a document to the Commission
entitled "Meetings - Other Times Noted" dated March 22.
samir NUhaily, Associate civil Engineer, was called by
Ms. Fritsch as a witness. He was sworn in and testified.
The Commission took a recess from 6:07 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and
another from 6:20 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Shale Hanson, Associate Civil Engineer/Design Section,
was called by Mr. Roller as a witness. He was sworn in
and testified.
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George Varshock, Assistant Engineer II, was called by Mr.
Roller as a witness. He was sworn in and testified.
Jack Gechter, Survey Party Chief, was called by Mr.
Roller as a witness. He was sworn in and testified.
Clifford Swanson, Deputy Director of Public Works/city
Engineer, was called by Ms. Fritsch as a witness. He was
sworn in and testified.
Samuel Roller was sworn in and testified.
Open discussion by the Commission ensued.
MSUC (Crouse/Berry) 5-0 to deny the appeal of the disciplinary
action.
3. CHAIR'S COMMENTS - None
4. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS - Commissioner Boerner commented that
he did not feel it was fair to Mr. Roller that he should
receive two performance evaluations on the same day. "He
should have received the evaluation for the period ending
August 31st much sooner so that he might have been alerted
earlier to some of the short comings that others saw in him."
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ADJOURNMENT TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 9. 1991
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Donna Toledo
Clerical Support to the Commission
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