Carol Alexander

The agenda for the Personnel Commission meeting includes several key actions, primarily focusing on personnel classifications and rule amendments. Consent items cover the approval of class descriptions and authorization of fields of competition for various Food Service Manager roles, effective February 12, 2026. The commission is set to ratify the reclassification of a Senior Technical Project Manager to SAP Functional Analyst (Procurement). Other actions include the reestablishment and retitle of the Stores and Distribution Manager class to Warehouse Operations Manager, and the establishment of a new class, Legislative Advocacy and Governmental Relations Manager, both effective February 12, 2026. Tentative approvals are sought for amendments to Rule 624 regarding Reviews and Appeals of Examination and Rule 800 concerning Bereavement Leave, with the latter reflecting recent legislative changes effective January 1, 2023. The agenda also reserves time for Public Comment, followed by recesses into Closed Session to consider Examination Appeals and Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Appeals.

The agenda for the Personnel Commission meeting included several key actions. Consent items involved the ratification of reclassification actions for various positions in Special Education and the reclassification of an Office Technician to Senior Office Technician, effective throughout June 2025. The Commission was scheduled to approve class descriptions for Associate Structural Engineer, Structural Engineer, and Supervising Structural Engineer, effective July 17, 2025, and authorize the field of competition for these roles. Further consent items included ratifying reclassification actions such as School Support Administrator Specialist to Recruitment Coordinator, and Food Service Manager II to Food Service Manager I for two separate positions. An amendment was also scheduled regarding the salary basis for the Program Associate P classification. The agenda concluded with consideration of staff and Hearing Officer recommendations for Disciplinary Appeals and Examination Appeals, followed by the receipt of the Personnel Commission Activity Report for the Fourth Quarter of the 2024-25 School Year.

The agenda covers items for a Personnel Commission Meeting on August 21, 2025, following a Council Meeting on August 12, 2025. Key discussions under Consent Items include the ratification of reclassifications for Special Education positions and a Senior Office Technician position. The Commission planned to approve class descriptions for a Senior Procurement Customer Service Supervisor and a Senior Labor Relations Administrator, and authorize fields of competition for examinations for these roles. A significant agenda item involves the establishment of a new classification, Senior Labor Relations Administrator, and the reclassification of two existing Labor Relations Administrator positions to this new class to enhance labor negotiation capacity. The meeting also scheduled a recess to Closed Session to consider Examination Appeals for several roles, including Data Analyst and Project Engineer, followed by a report and consideration of staff recommendations on those appeals.

The agenda covers the business for the Personnel Commission, including the convening of the regular meeting and public comment period, which is intended for issues not covered in staff or Hearing Officer reports. Consent items include the ratification of reclassifications by Director's Approval for various positions within the Division of Special Education, upgrading from Special Education Trainee to Special Education Assistant, effective in July 2025. Additionally, the ratification of the reclassification of an IT Project Manager to IT Infrastructure Project/Program Manager is recommended. The agenda also provides for a recess to Closed Session to consider employee discipline/dismissal/appeals, examination appeals, and conference with legal counsel for anticipated litigation, followed by reconvening the regular session to report on closed session actions. The Commission will also consider staff recommendations on disciplinary appeals and examination appeals for various roles.

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