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Board approves temporary exemption to keep HR Office Assistant for administrative support
Summary
The board approved HR’s request to exempt an Office Assistant 3 position from civil service to retain a temporary administrative worker while the deputy director recruitment proceeds; the employee was identified in the transcript with inconsistent spelling (Peggy Als / Peggy Halls).
The Civil Service Merit Board on Nov. 12 granted HR’s request to exempt an Office Assistant 3 position from civil service rules so the department can temporarily retain an administrative support worker while it restructures and posts for a deputy director in early January.
The HR representative told the board the city had hired the worker and that the exemption would allow the person to handle filing, catch‑up work and follow up on the department’s pulse survey until the deputy director recruitment concludes. “Peggy Als actually spent time in civil service, spent time in benefits,” the HR representative said; the transcript later referred to the same employee as “Peggy Halls.” The board record does not include a formal written motion text in the transcript; members moved, discussed briefly and approved the exemption by voice vote. The chair called for those in favor and members responded “aye.”
The HR representative said the deputy director posting is expected in early January and that the temporary exemption will bridge administrative needs until the recruitment is completed. No dissent was recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board did not record a numeric roll‑call vote in the transcript and did not identify a named mover or seconder; the approval is recorded by voice vote.
