City of Miami
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Miami, FL 33133
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(Special) Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
9:30 AM
Commission Chambers
Civil Service Board
Troy Sutton, Chairperson
Rafael Cabrera, Board Member
Rodrigo Jimenez, Board Member
Pledge of Allegiance
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Attendee Name
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Title
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Status
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Troy Sutton
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Chairperson
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Present
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Rafael Cabrera
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Board Member
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Present
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Rodrigo Jimenez
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Board Member
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Present
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Adoption of Agenda
Chair Sutton asked if there were any revisions to the Agenda for today’s Special Meeting. Hearing none, a motion to adopt the Agenda as printed was considered and resulted as follows:
Motion by Board Member Cabrera, seconded by Board Member Jimenez, that this matter be Approve, passed by the following vote:
AYES: Sutton, Cabrera, Jimenez
A. Today's Hearings
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H.1
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Hearing of Appeal on behalf of Xiao-Wen Michelle Choi, Principal Staff Analyst, concerning her demotion, effective November 14, 2017. Continued from the meeting of February 23, 2021.
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Day 8: March 2, 2021
The Board resumed the scheduled Appeal hearing on behalf of Xiao-Wen Michelle Choi, Principal Staff Analyst, concerning her demotion, effective November 14, 2017.
The Appellant was represented by Charles Mays, Attorney, Charles Mays, P.A. The Miami Police Department was represented by Adanna Ferguson, Assistant City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney. Given the amount of time since the last part of this hearing, both Counsel provided the Board with a summation of the testimony and exhibits.
Department then rested.
Witnesses testifying at the request of the Appellant appeared in the following order:
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Xiao-Wen Michelle Choi, Appellant, testified on her own behalf.
Due to the lateness of the day, continuation of the hearing will be scheduled for March 9, 2021.
ADJOURNMENT:
Breaks were taken at: 10:52am – 10:58am; 12:06pm – 12:13pm; 1:18pm – 1:22pm
There being no further business before the Board, a motion was entered to adjourn the meeting at 2:00 pm, which resulted as follows:
Motion by Board Member Jimenez, seconded by Board Member Cabrera, that this matter be Approved, passed by the following vote:
AYES: Sutton, Cabrera, Jimenez
SIGNATURE: Troy Sutton, Chairperson
ATTEST: Tishria L. Mindingall, Executive Secretary