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Consider the scheduling of a Civil Service Commission Hearing on an appeal of disciplinary action allegation of violation of the Civil Service Rules
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HUMAN RESOURCES' RECOMMENDATION
The Director of Human Resources/Executive Secretary recommends that the Civil Service Commission schedule a hearing in the matter of the September 24, 2018 appeal of disciplinary action alleging an employee ("Employee E") violated Civil Service Rule IX - 9.02(c) Inefficiency, Civil Service Rule IX - 9.02(e) Inexcusable neglect of duty, and Health & Social Services Department Child Welfare Services Division Protocol Section - Contacts Policy.
The Hearing would be held pursuant to Civil Service Rule Section XIII, Civil Service Commission Hearings (Rules 13.01 - 13.21).
Recommended Commission action is:
1. Schedule the hearing for a special meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. or following the conclusion of the Commission's regular meeting of this same date, whichever time is later.
SUMMARY
On September 24, 2018, the Human Resources Department received a written request dated September 24, 2018, for a hearing before the Civil Service Commission, appealing disciplinary action.
DISCUSSION
On September 24, 2018, the Director of Human Resources/Executive Secretary received a written appeal requesting a hearing before the Civil Service Commission. The appeal contains the elements identified in Civil Service Rule 13.02.
Civil Service Rule 13.03, Time Within Which Hearing Must Be Commenced, states that a hearing shall commence within twenty days of the receipt of the employee's request. Setting the hearing date (the matter under consideration) meets the requirements of the Civil Service Rules as tonight's meeting is within twenty days of the receipt of the employee's request.
At present, there are two anticipated calendared items that will be presented at the Commission's regular meeting of November 14, 2018. (The anticipated items are the adoption or ...
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