MINUTES FOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO BE HELD AT 6:00 P.M., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 2024, MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM, 300 NORTH CAMPBELL = 2ND FLOOR Members of the public are encouraged to participate virtually by calling: Teleconference phone number: 1-915-213-4096 Toll-free number: 1-833-664-9267 Conference ID: 691 519 016# The following members of the Civil Service Commission will be present via video conference: [Larry Porras ] A quorum of five Commissioners must be present and participate in the meeting. All matters listed under the Consent Agenda below will be considered by the Commission to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the Commission or persons in the audience request specific items be removed from the Consent agenda to the Regular Agenda for discussion prior to the time the Commission votes on the motion to adopt the Consent Agenda. Members Present: Leticia Arreola -Chair Larry Porras- Virtual Elsa Borrego Woodrow Bear Victor Vasquez Homero Lucero Members Absent: Carlos Gonzalez The meeting convened at 6:02 p.m. with six commissioners present and Chair Arreola presiding. Madam Chairwoman asked if there were any changes made to the Agenda, and CSC Admin Support Specialist, Symone Menchaca stated yes. There were changes to Item #1, November's minutes. The changes made were to Item #7, Discussion and Action on Disqualification Appeal: Ethan Gomez- Airport (Rule 5, Section 1 (A) Application and Appeals Policy). The changes made were on the motions from the incorrect Commissioners to the correct Commissioners. Previously stated "MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOMERO LUCERO AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WOODY BARE TO APPROVE THE DISQUALIFICATION: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.", revised with "MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WOODY BARE AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARLOS GONZALEZ TO APPROVE THE DISQUALIFICATION: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C.S.C. MINUTES Page 2 of 4 December 16, 2024 CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approval of Minutes: November 14, 2024, Civil Service Commission Meeting 2. Notation: Assignment of Hearing Officer to Disciplinary Appeals A. Hiram Samaniego- Parks & Recreation- Suspension B. Adriana Nunez- Sun Metro- Suspension MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MADE BY VICTOR VASQUEZ AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LARRY PORRAS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA; MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. REGULAR. AGENDA 3. Discussion and Action on Disqualification Appeal: Santos Morales - Streets and Maintenance Ordinance 8065- Civil Service Commission Rule 5, Section 1 (A) Application and Appeals Policy Discussion made by Commissioner Vasquez, Madam Chairwoman Arreola, CSC Legal Advisor Sergio Estrada, Appellant Santos Morales, CSC Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Wiggins, and Assistant City Attorney Roberto Aguinaga. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ELSA BORREGO AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HOMERO LUCERO TO SUSTAIN THE DISQUALIFICATON OF THE APPELLANTS APPLICATION: MOTION PASSED. VOTES 4/1 YES: COMMISSIONER WOODROW BARE, COMMISSIONER HOMERO LUCERO AND COMMISSIONER ELSA BORREGO, COMMISSIONER LARRY PORRAS NO: COMMISSIONER VICTOR VASQUEZ 4. Discussion and Action on Disqualification Appeal: Eliher Flores - Streets and Maintenance Ordinance 8065- Civil Service Commission Rule 5, Section 1 (A) Application and Appeals Policy and Promotional Process Policy Discussion made by Commissioner Vasquez, Madam Chairwoman Arreola, Dept HR Karla Mora, Appellant Eliher Flores, Commissioner Borrego, Director of ESD Nicholas Ybarra, CSC Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Wiggins, Commissioner Lucero, CSC Legal Advisor Sergio Estrada, and Commissioner Bare. C.S.C. MINUTES Page 3 of 4 December 16, 2024 MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOMERO LUCERO AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ELSA BORREGO TO SUSTAIN THE DISQUALIFICATON OF THE APPELLANTS APPLICATION: MOTION PASSED. VOTES 4/1 YES: COMMISSIONER WOODROW BARE, COMMISSIONER HOMERO LUCERO AND COMMISSIONER ELSA BORREGO, COMMISSIONER LARRY PORRAS NO: COMMISSIONER VICTOR VASQUEZ 5. Discussion and Action on Disqualification Appeal: David Sanchez - Environmental Services Dept Ordinance 8065- Civil Service Commission Rule 5, Section 1 (A) Application and Appeals Policy Discussion Dept HR Karla Mora, Commissioner Borrego, Madam Chairwoman Arreola, Commissioner Vasquez, Appellant David Sanchez, Commissioner Borrego, CSC Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Wiggins, Commissioner Lucero, CSC Legal Advisor Sergio Estrada, and Director of ESD Nicholas Ybarra. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOMERO LUCERO AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WOODROW BARE TO SUSTAIN THE DISQUALIFICATON OF THE APPELLANTS APPLICATION; MOTION PASSED. VOTES 4/1 YES: COMMISSIONER WOODROW BARE, COMMISSIONER HOMERO LUCERO AND COMMISSIONER ELSA BORREGO, COMMISSIONER LARRY PORRAS NO: COMMISSIONER VICTOR VASQUEZ EXECUTIVE SESSION The Civil Service Commission may retire into Executive Session pursuant to Civil Service Commission Rule 1, Section 10 and the Texas Government Code, Section 551, Subchapter D to discuss any of the following: (The items listed below are matters of the sort routinely discussed in Executive Session, but the Commission may move to Executive Session any of the items on this agenda, consistent with the terms of the Open Meetings Act.). The Commission will retum to open session to take any final action. Section 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY Section 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS MEETING ADJOURNED AT7:20 P.M. C.S.C. MINUTES Page 4 of 4 December 16, 2024 Civil Service Commissibochaif ani Mary Wiggins, .S.c. Secretary 0 Aliggno 2 13 2085 Date Approved