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Charter panel approves civil service redlines in substantial form, will begin meet-and-confer with labor
Summary
The Santa Clara Charter Review Committee approved, in substantial form, staff-proposed redlines to civil service charter language (Sections 10.10, 10.11 and Article 11) and authorized staff to initiate meet-and-confer with labor groups and stakeholders to refine implementation details.
The Santa Clara Charter Review Committee on Jan. 21 approved in substantial form a set of staff-drafted redlines to the charter’s civil service provisions and directed staff to begin meet-and-confer discussions with affected labor groups.
Vice Chair Joe Ciesinski opened the item after staff and subcommittee members described months of subcommittee meetings and circulated PowerPoint and redline materials to the public. The proposed edits would clarify requirements for civil service commissioners, explicitly call for compliance with conflict-of-interest rules, replace some older language to distinguish "classified" and "unclassified" employees, and…
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