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Saratoga Springs Civil Service Commission approves routine slate of hires and a leave of absence
Summary
The commission approved multiple labor, recreation and school appointments and a short leave for a laborer. Votes were unanimous by voice; actions included DPW laborers, a housing authority hire, dozens of seasonal recreation appointments and several school provisional and noncompetitive hires.
The Saratoga Springs Civil Service Commission on June 24 approved a series of routine appointments across municipal departments and accepted a short leave of absence.
Carissa Salvo, staff coordinator for the commission, presented multiple labor-class appointments for the Department of Public Works, including three seasonal laborers and one permanent probationary laborer. Commissioner Jeff Altamari moved to approve the DPW appointments and Chair Tim Holmes seconded; the motion passed by voice vote.
The commission also approved a leave of absence for laborer Jordan Francolino, which Salvo said ran from June 1 through June 15 and that Francolino has since returned to payroll. Altamari moved the leave approval and the motion was seconded and approved.
Members approved a Housing Authority labor appointment for Joseph Lee Junior following a motion and second. Salvo then presented a large slate of seasonal recreation hires—camp counselors, directors, recreation assistants and youth parkers—for Camp Saradac and other summer programs. Altamari moved to approve the noncompetitive recreation appointments; the motion was seconded and the slate was approved.
On school district items Salvo described provisional appointments pending exam results (clerks and keyboard specialists) and presented noncompetitive appointments including clerks, keyboard specialists, bus assistants/drivers and a teacher aide. The commission approved provisional appointments for Robin Kolonnell and Sarah Etso and the broader noncompetitive school list; Salvo then moved and the commission approved a labor-class appointment that places Tasha Senecal Willie as a school monitor.
Throughout the meeting members noted that many seasonal and substitute positions appear under multiple titles and emphasized these roles are typically part‑time or temporary. Salvo said some hiring activity is constrained by a city hiring freeze but explained certain public safety positions still move forward through additional council approvals.
The commission set its next meeting for July 29 and adjourned.
(For transparency: votes were taken by voice and recorded in the minutes as approved; individual roll-call tallies by name were not read aloud in the transcript.)
