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Home My WebLink About10/14/24 FIRE 'CIVIL SRVC CANCEL24 OCT 16 FP; 1: 51 rjt'\K1L tSFIELD CITY CLLRl`x BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2024 Bakersfield Fire Department Fire Station # 1, 2101 H Street Special Meeting: 3:00 P.M. n M' POSTED ON 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Uy City Clerk's ffice City of 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS i Bakersfield A. Agenda Item Public Statements '�Y�--- B. Non -Agenda Public Statements 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Staff recommend a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 8, 2024, of the Bakersfield Fire Department Civil Service Board. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. ELIGIBLE LIST CERTIFIED BY FIRE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD 1. Certification of Hazardous Materials Specialist (Promotional) 02213 (T. Wilson) 2. Certification of Fire Captain (Promotional) 02165 (S. Duncan) B. NEPOTISM(S) 1. Mark Rodriguez, Hazardous Materials Specialist (P) 02213 (T. Wilson) 2. Bryan Cushnyr, Fire Captain (P) 02165 (S. Duncan) C. REQUEST TO OPEN EXAM 1. Fire Battalion Chief (Promotional) 02224 (T. Wilson) 6. COMMISSIONER STATEMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT On behalf of the Fire Civil Service Commission, we want to thank you for attending this meeting. Additionally, in compliance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act," should you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, or have questions regarding the agenda, please contact the Human Resources Office 24 hours prior during normal business hours at (661) 326- 3773 or in writing to admhrs@bakersfieldcity.us MINUTES BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE BOARD Fire Station # 1, 2101 H Street Regular Meeting, July 8, 2024 3:00 P.M. The Fire Department Civil Service Regular Meeting commenced on Monday, July 8, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at Fire Station # 1. Commissioners Present: Thomas Edmonds -Chair Mike George, Vice Chair Kevin Burton -Commissioner Administrative Staff Present: John Frando, Fire Chief Paul Briones, Deputy Fire Chief Jack Rice, Fire Marshal Shayla Woods -Collins, Human Resources Manager Sandra Duncan, Human Resources Analyst Julie Houselog, Human Resources Specialist Joshua Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney Public: Laura Figueroa -Bakersfield College Lam Tran-Bakersfield College Ben Tran-Bakersfield College 2. Public Statements A. Agenda Item Public Statements: None B. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements: None Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 8, 2024, of the Bakersfield Fire Department Civil Service Board. Upon a motion by Commissioner George, seconded by Commissioner Burton, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 8, 2024, of the Fire Department Civil Service Board. APPROVED, ALL AYES. 4. New Business A. REQUEST TO OPEN EXAM -FIRE CAPTAIN (PROMOTIONAL) #02165 After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner George, seconded by Commissioner Burton to approve staff recommendation, and approve the Request to open Exam -Fire Captain (Promotional) #02165 recruitment. APPROVED, ALL AYES Commissioner Statements Commissioners thanked Human Resources and the Bakersfield Fire Department for their recruiting efforts, additionally Chief Frando was asked number of fires from the July 4 celebration which 58 was the reply. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Board, Chair Thomas Edmonds adjourned the meeting at 3:06 p.m. Eligible List Report Hazardous Materials Specialist (Promotional) #02213 Human Resources Analyst: Tanya Wilson Established List Expiration Candidate Name Seq. Rank 10/17/2024 10/17/2025 Rodriguez, Mark Kevin L. Burton, Commissioner 10/17/2024 Mike L. George, Commissioner 10/17/2024 Thomas W. Edmonds, Commissioner 10/17/2024 Eligible List Report Fire Captain (Promotional) #02165 Human Resources Analyst: Sandra Duncan Established List Expiration Candidate Name Seq. Rank 10/17/2024 10/17/2026 Poulos, Nick 1 10/17/2024 10/17/2026 Trail, Elijah 2 10/17/2024 10/17/2026 Priest, Zachary 3 10/17/2024 10/17/2026 Osborne, Thomas 4 10/17/2024 10/17/2026 Meyer, Jordan 5 10/17/2024 10/17/2026 Parker, Ryan 6 10/17/2024 10/17/2026 Frickson, Randy 7 10/17/2024 10/17/2026 Cushnyr, Brian 8 Kevin L. Burton, Commissioner Mike L. George, Commissioner 10/17/2024 10/17/2024 Thomas W. Edmonds, Commissioner 10/17/2024 400 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND 0FI3e#er TO: FIRE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2024 FROM: TANYA WILSON - HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST SUBJECT: NEPOTISM RULING -MARK RODRIGUEZ CANDIDATE FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST #02213 Mark Rodriguez has been placed on the Eligible List for the position of Hazardous Materials Specialist. His uncle, Joshua Rudnick is currently employed as a Deputy City Attorney II in the City Attorney's Office. Therefore, the issue of nepotism must be addressed and reviewed prior to appointment. Mark is currently employed as a Fire Prevention Environmental Officer I in the Bakersfield Fire Department. The following information has been compiled for your review and determination as to whether nepotism creates an adverse impact on supervision, safety, security or morale, or involves a significant potential for conflicts of interest, as determined by the Fire Civil Service Board. SUMMARY OF DUTIES A summary of the duties and responsibilities for the position of Hazardous Materials Specialist is as follows: Under general supervision, performs journey level responsible technical level duties in enforcing compliance with codes, laws, ordinances and regulations relating to fire prevention, hazardous materials, hazardous waste and above/underground storage tanks; resolves a wide range of difficult and complex environmental regulation issues within established policies; acts with considerable independence in setting priorities and obtaining solutions; issues violation notices; and performs other work as required. A summary of the duties and responsibilities for the position of Deputy City Attorney II is as follows: Under general direction, performs legal work involving a wide range of municipal and criminal law topics; handles routine professional legal tasks; attends meetings of various Boards and Commissions in an advisory capacity; performs related work as required. EMPLOYMENT OVERLAP According to Fire Chief, John Frando, if Mark Rodriguez is promoted to Hazardous Materials Specialist, performance appraisals would not be reviewed or conducted by either employee for the other; neither employee would be directly supervised by the other; and they would not report to each other within the chain of command as they would be assigned to different departments. Nepotism considerations may adversely affect future appointments, transfers or promotional opportunities. BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF5z,14 Gki Veiet TO: FIRE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2024 FROM: SANDRA DUNCAN - HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST SUBJECT: NEPOTISM RULING - BRIAN CUSHNYR CANDIDATE FOR FIRE CAPTAIN #02165 Brian Cushnyr has been placed on the Eligible List for the position of Fire Captain. His brother, Matthew Cushnyr is currently employed as a Fire Prevention/Environment Officer I in the Bakersfield Fire Department. Therefore, the issue of nepotism must be addressed and reviewed prior to promotion. The following information has been compiled for your review and determination as to whether nepotism creates an adverse impact on supervision, safety, security or morale, or involves significant potential for conflicts of interest, as determined by the Fire Civil Service Board. SUMMARY OF DUTIES A summary of the duties and responsibilities for the position of Fire Captain is as follows: Under direction, this class is responsible for work of considerable difficulty involving supervisory and skilled firefighting work in directing the activities of an engine or truck company; and performs other work as required. A summary of the duties and responsibilities for the position of Fire Prevention/Environmental Officer I is as follows: Under general supervision, as a prevention/environmental officer wearing a badge, performs routine and difficult work requiring specialized environmental skills to secure compliance with the California Fire Code, California Building Code, applicable sections of the Health and Safety Code, Bakersfield Municipal Code, including other codes, ordinances, and standards. Work involves resolving routine to difficult code enforcement issues within established policy and, performs other work as required. EMPLOYMENT OVERLAP According to Fire Chief, John Frando, if Brian Cushnyr is promoted to Fire Captain, performance appraisals would not be reviewed or conducted by either employee for the other; neither employee would be directly supervised by the other; and they would not report to each other within the chain of command. Nepotism considerations may adversely affect future appointments, transfers or promotional opportunities.