Civil Service Board - Regular Meeting

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Good morning and welcome to the August 4th, 2026 Civil Service Board meeting. We'll begin with the Pledge of Allegiance.

God bless you.

All right, we'll begin with the adoption of the agenda. We'll entertain a motion.

Motion.

Motion by Board Member Lanier. Second. Second by Board Member Solomon. All in favor? Aye. Approving of the minutes.

Motion.

Motion by Board Member Lanier.

Second.

Second by Board Member Solomon. All in favor? Aye. B, personal matters. B1, copy of a memorandum from Eduardo Santamaria, Director, Department of Building, requesting an extension of probationary period of Karen Facey, Environmental Resource Specialist 2, for six additional months beyond August 4, 2026.

Excuse me, Chair. Just for the record, Board Member would like you all to know he is appearing via Zoom. Board Member Rodrigo.

Board Member Jimenez, good morning. Good to see you here. So we have a full panel. Board Member Jimenez is available via Zoom. Good morning.

Good morning.

Please state your name and position for the record. Karen Facey, Environmental Resource Specialist II. Good morning. Do you understand what's being proffered here before you?

Yes, I do.

Are you in agreement?

No, I do not object to the extension of my probationary period. I have enjoyed working in the Environmental Resources Department for the last four years and looking forward to continue to contribute to the department and working closely with the Acting Chief of Environmental Resources, John Smith, during this extension period. I understand and respect the purpose for the extension and appreciate the opportunity it provides for continued growth and development.

Very well, thank you. Good morning. Sean Smith, Acting Chief of Environmental Resources. Oh, sorry. Sean Smith, Acting Chief of Environmental Resources. We're just seeking an extension to continue, you know, to assess improvement in regard to Mrs. Facey's communication and interpersonal skills.

Okay. Is this a new position for her?

The environmental resources specialist, too, yes, it is.

Okay, so how long has she been in that position?

Almost six months.

Almost six months?

Yes.

And so you're asking for an additional six months? Correct. To evaluate. All right. If she meets the requirements before that, you'll be able to? Yes. All right. Okay. We'll entertain a motion.

Motion.

Motion by Board Member Soleiman. Second. Second. Second by Board Member Cabrera. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Good luck.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

C, military leaves of absence. C1, Melvin Gomez, Castellanos, 911 operator, request military leave without pay from July 2nd, 2026 through September 30th, 2026. Copy of order submitted.

Motion.

Motion by Board Member Jimenez. Second. Second by Board Member Lanier. All in favor? Aye. Aye. C2, Daniel Quintana, stable attendant, requests military leave without pay from August 28, 2026 for a period of 278 days. Copy of order submitted.

Motion.

Motion by Board Member Solomon. Second. Motion. Second by Board Member Lanier. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. As always, thank you to the men and women that serve our country and the city. D, disciplinary matters. D1, board members take note. E, general items. E1, copy of a joint request for continuance from Isabella Dubon, attorney, one call legal, and Tiffany Ruth Brooks, assistant city attorney, city of Miami, concerning the appeal hearing of Jose Mena Crespo, heavy equipment mechanic, former, as it relates to a Termination effective March 13th, 2026.

It's okay, the attorneys on Zoom?

Yes, good morning. Isabella Galvan for Wholesale Manpower.

Good morning. I understand that it's a joint continuance request?

It is. Yes.

Okay. We're both in agreement and we'll have it, I guess, rescheduled.

Yes, we're seeking sometime after October 13 of this year.

It's the mic on.

Sometime after I'm sorry, sometime after October 13 2026.

Okay, does that timeline work for you, ma'am?

Yes, it does.

Okay. Any motion?

Motion.

Motion by Board Member Solomon. Second. Second by Board Member Lanier. Any discussion? Any questions from Board members? Seeing none. All in favor? Aye. All right. We'll have it rescheduled and try to do it for some time after October 13th. See you all. Take care. Thank you.

Perfect. Thank you.

E2, copy of a request for continuance from Lynette Amagiri, Assistant City Attorney, City of Miami, concerning the appeal hearings of Marcel Jackson, former police officer, relating to the 10-hour suspension effective December 13, 2025, 40-hour suspension effective December 14, 2025, and 60-hour suspension effective December 21, 2025.

Yes, we are seeking a continuance for the August 18th hearing, we're currently working on resolving all matters.

Okay, so this is a city request for continuance?

It is.

Has the employer or his council been notified? I'm sorry, what? Has the employer or his council been notified?

Yes, we're working with the union to resolve all matters, so yes.

Is there anybody here from the union or the employee? Were they notified?

Not at this time, but he does not object. He does not object?

That's correct.

Yes. We do have confirmation that he was in agreement.

He was in agreement. Okay. And our executive secretary said, yeah, that there's no objection. So with that, we'll entertain a motion. Motion. Motion by Board Member Lanier. I'll second.

Second.

Second by Board Member Jimenez. All in favor? Aye. Excellent. F reports, F1, hearings pending list. Board members, please take a second to review and advise me if there's any comments or anything that we noticed on there.

I will say. Sorry, but if you notice, this would remove all hearings for August 18th.

So the executor has brought to our attention that with the latest E2 item, all the hearings that are scheduled for our next board meeting on August 18 are now removed. So we have right now no hearings pending for our next board meeting on August 18. So we can entertain a motion. the august 18 meeting if we would like to maybe cancel that and move all business order to our next meeting which would be september the first i'd like to make a motion motion by board member lanier i'll second that motion second by board member soliman any discussion seeing none all in favor aye aye all right SO PLEASE TAKE NOTE, THE NEXT CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MEETING WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2026. ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THE HEARING DEPENDENCE LIST? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN OUR NEXT ITEM WAS H1, BUT THAT'S BEEN CONTINUED PREVIOUSLY. SO WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

Motion.

Motion by Board Member Lanier.

Second.

Second by Board Member Solomon. All in favor? Aye. We'll see everybody September 1st. Take care.

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