001Thank you. Welcome everyone to the Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 uh Zoom meeting for the Civil Service Board. And uh Steve, you just let me know if I'm going too fast. >> Oh, we're good. I have all the attendance. We We are good to go. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh I need a motion. Yeah, >> I need a motion to approve the April 15, 2026 regular meeting minutes. A motion. Someone >> I'll move. >> Okay. And seconded. I'll second it. Um, all in favor signify by saying I or raising your hand. Thank you. Uh, motion is approved. I don't know. My screen is being wonky. Anyway, uh any general public people here for comments or questions? Doesn't look like it. Thank you, Bill. Uh on to new business. Uh there is a request to approve the
002eligibility list for the motor vehicle and personal property administrative assistant under the tax assessor's office. It is open competitive. 75% training and experience with 25% as an oral exam. Steve, do you want to speak to that? Are we good? >> Yeah. So, that um that was open as a result of uh someone retiring and um so we did a test recently and u all else is in order with the list. >> Okay. Very good. Uh a motion to approve the eligibility list. Someone All right. >> So approved. So >> Okay. and sec and I'll second it. Um, all in favor signify by saying I raising your hand. I'm waiting for Michelle. >> Do I hear her? How we doing there? >> Michelle and Alice, we can't hear you. >> Oh, Michelle, >> we need them
003though, right? >> We really should. Yeah. >> Yes. >> At least one of them is to indicate a yes in some way. Yes. Right, right, right. >> Oh, hold on, Michelle. I'm getting text messages. Hold on a second. She says she keeps on getting kicked out. Uh, this is Michelle. She's going to try to call in, so maybe hold for one second. >> Alice texted me approved. She's having difficulty. >> There we go. All right. So, motion carries. >> So, yes. So, so she So, Alice is going to be texting me approved. I can show you that she approved here. I trust you. I trust you. >> So, we'll do uh we'll make that vote three with one abstain, right? >> Yeah. >> Yes. Very good. BS because Michelle is still in the connecting stage.
004All right. Great. Let's move on to the request to advertise and recruit for a lead bus driver for the senior center. It's open and competitive, 100% training and experience. Um, so this is a position that we >> uh created I think um two or three years ago and we filled. >> Um Erin has done a great job but has uh decided to move on. I actually think she's moving out of the country so she's leaving and we will be looking uh to fill the job again. Um it is uh an open and competitive 100% training and experience. >> Okay. Terrific. Uh, I'll make the motion to uh advertise and recruit for the lead bus driver for the senior center. I need a second, please. Is that you, Herb? Okay. The motion's been made and seconded.
005All in favor, signify by raising your hand or saying I. >> Alice. Alice is a yes. >> Perfect. Thank you. Motion is approved. And until Michelle can reconnect, we'll count her as a extension. >> Yep. >> Okay, great. Uh, moving on. Uh, which is a request to advertise and recruit for an engineering aid at the public works department. It too is open and competitive. >> I think you missed one. No, >> purchasing agent. >> Oh, I did. I put the check mark in the wrong spot. Sorry. >> Let's back up a little bit. This is a request to advertise and recruit for a purchasing agent in the finance department. Open and competitive 100% training and experience. A motion for that. >> Well, hang on. I'll just let everybody know that we had the the longtime
006purchasing agent resign. So, uh, we do have a, uh, part-time person in place because this is kind of a key job and we will be working very hard to recruit and, uh, test for a replacement. >> Yes. Yes. It is a a a quite complex job for sure. Um, all right. I will make that motion uh to uh advertise and recruit for the purchasing agent for the finance department. I need a second. Someone anyone >> Okay. Thank you for between you and I. >> Uh the motion >> Alice actually did say second by the way. So just >> there you go. All right. >> And Alice has said approved. >> I love the the participation here. All right. So, a motion has been made and seconded for sure uh to uh advertise and recruit for
007the purchasing agent in the finance department. Uh signify by saying I or raising your hand please. And that's one, two, three of us for sure. >> Thank you. Move on to the Oh boy. Oh boy. Ann >> Ann is frozen. >> Speak to that. >> Oh, Ann, you froze for a second. So, >> what happened? >> You seem to be back. And you froze for a second. >> Yeah, I did. And then you guys froze. All right. Here we go. We'll try again. >> Yes. >> All right. Request to advertise and recruit for an engineering aid under the public works department. It's open and competitive, 100% training and experience. Uh >> so again, this is a uh result of someone retiring. The the person in this position actually had been in it for uh almost
00840 years. >> Wow. >> Yeah. So, uh that'll it'll be um something new and different. But anyway, he's retiring. Uh I think he left already. So, uh, we're looking to post and recruit for that. >> Took a lot of history with him. >> He did. >> Yeah. Um, okay. Uh, I'll make the motion to, uh, advertise and recruit for the engineering aid in the public works department. I'd like a second, please. Anybody seconding it? >> There we go. All right. >> But you can um, so you got to hold one second. Um, Alice just texted me and she doesn't hear us. >> So, that's a problem. If Alice can't hear us, then we can't take the vote. >> Yeah. Somehow there are snafoos today. >> Could be the heat. >> Could be. >> Yeah. So,
009we need a third here. >> I'm going to see if I can get her on my phone. >> Sure. >> And then kind of hold it up. >> Sure. Alice, say hello. >> Hello, everybody. >> Hi, Alice. >> Okay, Steve, just do the three seconds of where what we're what we're again. So, Alice, make sure you hear it. >> So, the motion uh uh for consideration which has been made and seconded is to recruit and advertise for an engineering aid in the public works department. >> Got it. >> So, we have a motion. We have a second. So Ann, you want to take the vote? >> Yes. So all in favor signify by saying I or raising your hand. That's one, two, three. Perfect. >> Okay, one more little hurdle. Um and finally on the
010agenda, a request to advertise and recruit for road foreman of the public works department. It's promotional only, 100% training and experience. >> Um so this is a new position. It's actually was created a couple years ago. There is not current somebody currently somebody in it. Um we will post the promotional. It will be open to the the guys that are currently in the DPW crew and the anticipation is that one of those people will be qualified and will um you know will uh uh qualify for the job. >> Okay. Very good. Uh and a motion to advertise and recruit for a road foreman of the public works department. Uh we're gonna Herb is moving and I will second that. All in favor signify by saying I or raising your hand. >> She said I >>
011Good job, Alice. All right. Thank you. Um motion motion is approved. Uh I see that there is no transfer list requests for this meeting. >> That is correct. And um the last item is the new hire report. I do not have one. >> Do I have one? >> Yes. >> Have one. >> Yes, we do. >> We have a new hire report. We've had, you know, significant progress made in the last uh three or four months. Yes. for your help and uh we do appreciate that and there's nothing special in there unless the board has some questions. There's no need to there's no need to do anything other than you know if you want to ask questions I'm here. >> I just like the I'll just make a comment that I like the fact that
012there are promotional opportunities for people and I see that there are promotions that have been made and that is good because >> we like loyalty. Hi. >> Okay. Without any further questions, I would like a motion to adjourn. >> Someone wants to stay. You can see it in his eyes. >> I can see it. Yes. This is so much fun. He didn't want to give somebody else a chance. >> There's only two of us and then the phone. Whatever it is, I move. >> Okay. And I'll second it. All in favor signify by saying I or raising your hand. >> Yeah, you're going to vote on the adjournment. Uh >> Alice, >> yes. >> She Okay, we heard it. >> Thank you. Motion approved. >> Alice, thank you so much. I really appreciate you. >>
013Thank you. And Tom, we'll be looking forward for a party date as soon as you're done with this responsibility. >> Yes, we absolutely will. >> Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you all for your everybody. >> Thank you for your work today. It was tough sledding, but we got it. >> When we sit down here, it all falls apart. >> There you go. >> Yeah, I know. I noticed that. >> All right. Thanks. Five.