Civil Service Board adopts hearing officer’s decision in discipline case, approves consent calendar

The Sacramento Civil Service Board voted 4–0 on May 18 to adopt a hearing officer’s proposed decision in a discipline case involving a tree maintenance worker, the board’s vice chair announced after the meeting reconvened from closed session.

The action was announced under Government Code section 54957.115 and Civil Service Board rule 12.1(d)(1), the vice chair said, and followed the board’s adjournment to closed session earlier in the meeting. The clerk confirmed members Bird, Gonzales Soto, Miola and Stein were present and that Chair Manfohr was absent.

Earlier in the meeting the board approved its consent calendar, which included approval of prior meeting minutes and a revision to the "auto marine and specialty painters Local 1176" classification specifications. A motion to approve the consent calendar was made and the vice chair called for the ayes; the motion passed.

The board provided procedural reminders to members of the public about speaker slips and a two‑minute limit for public-comment speakers. The clerk reported there were no public commenters on matters not on the agenda.

The meeting opened with an acknowledgment of Sacramento’s indigenous peoples — the Nisenan, Southern Maidu Valley and Plains Miwok, Patwin Wintun peoples and the Wilton Rancheria — and the Pledge of Allegiance. The board adjourned following the announcements.

No additional details about the discipline case or any discipline imposed were disclosed in the public announcement; the vice chair said only that the board "by a vote of 4 to 0, passed a motion to adopt the hearing officer's proposed decision." The board did not record a roll-call vote by individual member name in the public record included in the meeting transcript.

The board did not hear any member comments or public comments before adjourning. The meeting reconvened at 01:14, at which time the closed-session outcome was announced.