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Aug 6, 2026

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Civil Service Commission meeting summary

Published Jul 27, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 2, 2026

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The commission unanimously approved the Orders of the Day and a consent calendar that included the May 2026 Hiring Summary Report and the June 4, 2026 meeting minutes.

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Briefing

Jun 4, 2026

Hearing dates rescheduled

The Commission rescheduled the Battalion Chief Promotional Exam appeal hearing to October 27, 2026, and cancelled the Fire Captain Promotional Exam appeal hearing because no appeals were received.

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Briefing

May 7, 2026

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The Commission approved amendments to the classification plan, the March 2026 hiring summary, and the April 2, 2026 meeting minutes. Staff also gave a status update on tentative June 4 hearings for the Arson Investigator and Fire Captain promotional exams.

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Briefing

Apr 2, 2026

Commission approves hiring report

The Civil Service Commission unanimously approved the hiring summary report for January and February 2026 and signed off on the March 5, 2026 minutes. It also set a tentative August 6, 2026 hearing date for any appeal(s) related to the Battalion Chief Promotional Exam.

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Briefing

Mar 6, 2026

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The Commission unanimously approved the prior meeting minutes and set tentative hearing dates for Fire Captain and Fire Engineer promotional exam appeals.

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Briefing

Feb 6, 2026

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The Commission approved routine consent items, including changes to the classification plan, hiring summary reports for November and December 2025, and the December 4, 2025 minutes. It also set hearing dates for the dismissal case involving Frank Dwyer, noted a withdrawal of the Amanda Buhay appeal, and scheduled a tentative June 4, 2026 hearing for the Arson Investigator Promotional Exam if needed.

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Briefing

Dec 5, 2025

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The Commission unanimously reappointed Sharon Hightower as Chair and Joan Smith as Vice Chair for calendar year 2026, approved routine consent items, and cancelled the January 1, 2026 regular meeting.

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Briefing

Nov 7, 2025

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The Commission approved the consent calendar, including changes to the classification plan and the September 2025 hiring summary, and set a hearing for Police Recruit Applicant Amanda Buhay on January 22, 2026.

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Briefing

Oct 2, 2025

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The Civil Service Commission approved routine consent items, including amendments to the classification plan, an August 2025 hiring summary report, and prior meeting minutes. Staff also announced that the nomination period for the Employee Nominated Public Member seat has closed and that hearing dates for Case No. 25-13 were cancelled after the appellant withdrew the appeal.

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Briefing

Sep 4, 2025

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The Commission approved the orders of the day and a consent calendar that included classification plan amendments, the July 2025 hiring summary, and prior meeting minutes. Staff also reported that Susana Alcala Wood was selected as the new City Attorney, and that the nomination period will open September 8 for the commission seat whose term ends November 30, 2025.

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Briefing

Aug 7, 2025

Civil Service Commission meeting summary

The Commission approved routine classification and hiring reports, cancelled the tentative Fire Engineer promotional exam hearing because no appeals were filed, and set new hearing dates for two personnel cases.

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