Remarks by Rafael Cabrera
221 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 9
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“Any other questions? Okay, I have some, I have several questions. Let's see. still all right I got about a minute left so good morning good morning okay how long have you been supervisor in your current position since 2014 2014 okay and how many subordinates you have under your purview it can vary normally I have 10 12 10 12 okay so you get asked for a vacation time”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Okay. And you believe in progressive discipline?”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Have you had any other issues with any other employees during your tenure here in the city? So you started working in 99 with people taking PTO time, sick time, anything like that?”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“OK. So you're an extension of a equipment operator kind of thing. That's your specialty. You supervise the equipment type. Correct. Employees.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“So we're here in a very documented hearing, right, and a process that exists for you and for your subordinates and everybody else in the city. When you come before us and there can't be a settlement and stuff like that, documentation and the way that you request time, whether your own personal vacation time is very important. It's very important when you come before us as we're trying to assess and come up with a character you know, evaluation. Because there's a lot of hearsay. So when you have conversations and you tell them something, that's hearsay. We've got to take you, you know, kind of…”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Okay, so then in return, when I'm sitting here and I'm trying to evaluate, to be told back, hey, you don't have the time, or hey, they say you didn't have it, it's, would you deem it to be proper to not get notified in one way or another back in writing, kind of have it, you know, to cover the other way back, right? I mean, if an employee's responsible, a supervisor's held to a different level, right, to notify back in that way. Especially if you have an evaluation and you deem someone to be maybe not, I mean, when I'm looking at evaluations of what you're putting there, I didn't see like…”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“I'm happy to hear that, and I hope that that's taking place throughout the whole department. You're the first witness, but I'd ask this of anybody else. whether you're approving hours, whether you're not, how you say it, if somebody has the options. Because then something else that I see, like Board Member Lanier brought up, when you have this form, you've been here a long time, you've requested time, you know what it is. If you're a supervisor, they gotta give you some training, not ask city and HR to give it to supervisors. At the end of the day, your specialty might be more, you know,…”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“puke about that so that's exactly what I did you don't have the time call my delis and clear it up with her and that's what he did in my limited experience with your shop and your experience of coming up with your testimony I can tell you that right away if I was able to go in and go in there I'd sit with the shop and stuff and say hey listen how are we going about when we do this because there's a lot of errors when it's going on here you can't fill out an employee evaluation and forget to put a signature on it that's unacceptable You can't have an employee that submits hours. If an employee…”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Do you, given that situation, and whether you know or not, but I mean very reasonable in what it is, you were notified he doesn't have the hours. You sent it up, and you were notified he doesn't have the hours.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“So you state your name and your position. If you can please raise your right hand. You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God. Yes, I swear. Perfect, okay. City.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm going to go ahead. He's referencing a text message exchange that they have. So if they want to.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Okay, can you admit that? It's on the exhibit. She has it. Where is it? I'm sorry.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Okay, where is it there? Exhibit 5, where is it? So you can point to me to where... Let me show you.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Okay. And then it says there, where is it? Is that the voice note? Yes. Okay. So, and the voice note, it's your testimony.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Okay. Yeah. I mean, well, yeah, I got that. So I'll go ahead and overrule. Do we need a translation for the city or anything of what that means?”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“It's a voice note and it's in there. How do you want to submit it? And there's a sworn testimony by people that have sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I'll remind you both that you're sworn here under testimony. Yes.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Is that your testimony to what it is? Would you like to ask him what it says in the voice note? No. I was just stating a fact. The city is saying that it doesn't state their... What it is. If you don't ask it now, I'll ask it during my questioning.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Okay, well, you asked a question. You asked him, did you provide you the form that you asked for? You asked him for a form. Did you provide it? I'll say yes. He said yes.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“Yes. Okay. Okay. You have to answer the question yes or no. Did you alter the email that you sent on July 15, 2025?”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026
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“I mean, if you don't recall, look at employee exhibit four. Look in the third page. You'll see an email. You're Hector Macias. There's an email on July 15 at 4.23 p.m. by you. And it has a date. If you want to look at the next page, it says July 23rd, 2025 at 2.37 p.m. An email from Hector Macias. That's you. And there's a different date. That's what he's asking you. So then do you recall that? It's there. Did you alter it? That's what they're asking you. That's what he's asking you. So that's what I need you to answer.”
Civil Service Board · Jun 23, 2026