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Civil Service Merit Board approves temporary exemptions for IT, call‑center and treasury roles
Summary
The board approved three temporary exemptions from civil service — for a temporary administrative system role moving with 311 to Information Systems (through 12/31/2026), a planning and operations management role that will oversee the call center, and a temporary treasury hiring authority — all passed by voice vote.
The Civil Service Merit Board voted March 11 to approve three temporary exemptions allowing certain positions to be excluded from civil service hiring rules.
Chair Mark read the items and the board moved and seconded each request before approving them by voice vote. Item 4 asked the board to exempt a temporary part‑time administrative system position that is moving with the 311 call center into Information Systems; staff said the exemption is tied to a contract that expires on 12/31/2026 and recommended the exemption to retain that position through the contract term. The board approved the request.
Item 5 sought exemption for a planning and operations management position that Information Systems said would likely oversee the call center after the current director retires; the board moved, seconded and approved that exemption by voice vote.
Item 6 was a request from Financial/Treasury to exempt a temporary part‑time initiative to allow the department to hire temporary staff as needed going forward; the board approved that exemption by voice vote as well.
The meeting record shows the approvals were taken by voice; individual yes/no votes were not recorded in the transcript.
The board moved on to other business and adjourned after confirming there were no additional items.
