Agenda: Special Meeting (Revised) Civil Service Board - October 25, 20

City of Miami

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Special Meeting Agenda (revised)

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
10:00 AM
Commission Chambers

Civil Service Board

Troy Sutton, Chairperson
Rodrigo Jimenez, Chief Examiner
Rafael Cabrera, Board Member
Ulysses Garcia, Board Member
Travis Lindsey, Board Member

 

            Pledge of Allegiance

            Adoption of Agenda

A.        Approving of the Minutes

A.1

Civil Service Board - Special Meeting - October 11, 2022 10:00 AM

B.        Personnel Matters

B.1

Copy of a memorandum from Angela Roberts, Director, Human Resources Department, notifying Dennis Uriarte, Sr. Code Compliance Inspector, of his voluntary return to former classification. Dennis Uriarte is returning to Code Compliance Inspector. (NOTIFICATION)

C.        Military Leaves of Absence

C.1

Ryan Decker, Police Officer, requests Active-Duty Military Leave without pay from October 3, 2022 for an indefinite period. Copy of Orders submitted. (DISCUSSION)

C.2

Melinda F. Jeudi, Administrative Assistant I, requests Active-Duty Military Leave without pay from October 1, 2022, for a period of 365 days. Copy of Orders submitted. (DISCUSSION)

C.3

Katherine Triana Vasquez, Police Officer, requests re-employment as a Police Officer, following her return from Active-Duty Military Leave. Copy of DD214 from the Army indicating Honorable Discharge submitted. (DISCUSSION)

C.4

Katherine Triana Vasquez, Police Officer, requests Active-Duty Military Leave without pay from October 1, 2022, for a period of 365 days. Copy of Orders submitted. (DISCUSSION)

C.5

Joshua Lara, Police Officer, requests re-employment as a Police Officer, following his return from Active-Duty Military Leave. Coy of DD214 from the Army indicating Honorable Discharge submitted. (DISCUSSION)

C.6

Marc Evans Sauld, Police Officer, requests Active-Duty Military Leave without pay from September 25, 2022, through September 30, 2022. Copy of Orders submitted. (DISCUSSION)

C.7

Pedro L. Montero, Firefighter, requests re-employment as a Firefighter, following his return from Military Leave. Copy of memorandum from the Army indicating Honorable Discharge submitted. (DISCUSSION)

ITEM ADDITION

D.        Disciplinary Matters

D.1

Copy of a letter from Chief of Police Manuel A. Morales, Department of Police, notifying Marquise Williams, Police Officer, of a 10-hour suspension, October 15, 2022, and a request to appeal from Officer Williams. A hearing will be scheduled in accordance with the Civil Service Board Rules and Regulations. (NOTIFICATION)

D.2

Copy of a letter from Chief of Police Manuel A. Morales, Department of Police, notifying Cemal Black, Police Officer, of a 10-hour forfeiture, effective October 7, 2022. (NOTIFICATION)

D.3

Copy of a letter from Chief of Police Manuel A. Morales, Department of Police, notifying Rodolfo Diaz, Police Officer, of a 220-hour suspension, effective October 10, 2022. (NOTIFICATION)

E.        General Items

E.1

Hearing of Appeal on behalf of Charlene Cunningham, Emergency Dispatcher, concerning an 8-hour suspension, effective April 11, 2022. (DISCUSSION)

E.2

Copy of a Notice of Cancellation from Michael A. Pizzi, Jr, Attorney, on behalf of Keandra Simmons, Police Major, concerning a Grievance, Investigation and Whistleblower Hearing, pursuant to Civil Service Rules 16.1, and 16.2 (Florida Statue 112.3187), as it relates to her Demotion, effective August 1, 2021. (DISCUSSION)

Item will be WITHDRAWN and removed from the Board's docket.

ITEM ADDITION

F.         Reports

F.1

Hearings Pending List as of October 25, 2022. (NOTIFICATION)

G.        Requests for Hearings

H.        Today's Hearings

H.1

Grievance, Investigation and Whistleblower Hearing on behalf of Keandra Simmons, Police Major, pursuant to Civil Service Rules 16.1, and 16.2 (Florida Statue 112.3187), as it relates to her Demotion, effective August 1, 2021.