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Civil Service Commission approves appointments, confirms exam schedule
Summary
The Saratoga Springs Civil Service Commission on Nov. 27 approved multiple appointments across public works, recreation and school roles, noted a city engineer retirement and confirmed upcoming civil service exam dates (Jan. 18; several exams March 1).
The Saratoga Springs Civil Service Commission met Nov. 27 and approved a series of personnel actions, including non-competitive, exempt and promotional appointments across several departments.
Chair Tim Holmes opened the meeting and commissioners moved, seconded and approved the October minutes (one abstention for a family emergency). Staff coordinator Carissa Salvo described specific appointments: a Department of Public Works maintenance mechanic who is scheduled to start Dec. 2; Michelle Hill Davis appointed to an exempt executive assistant position beginning Dec. 2; a reinstatement of a senior account clerk in public safety; and a provisional promotional appointment for a Recreation Office Administrator, who is expected to take the role on the 30th. Salvo also listed a package of school non-competitive hires — clerks, custodians, keyboard specialists, bus assistants and teacher aides — and labor-class appointments for food service helpers and school monitors.
Salvo outlined upcoming exam dates and administrative deadlines: the senior typist exam for the school district is scheduled for Jan. 18, filing for January exams closes Dec. 11, and the state has scheduled a heavy slate of exams for March 1. On recruitment, the commission was told that City Engineer Deborah Labrache will retire at the end of December and the city has posted the position; the role requires professional engineering certification and six years of full-time paid engineering experience.
"She will begin, December 2," Salvo said of the executive assistant appointment, and she summarized exam procedures: "They grade them. It takes anywhere between 3 to 6 months," and that the local office cannot apply extra local points to state-graded competitive exams.
The commission also paid tribute to former Planning and Economic Development administrator Beige Berryman, who died Nov. 6, and confirmed it will not meet on Dec. 25; the next meeting is scheduled for Dec. 18 with agenda items due by Dec. 13. The meeting adjourned after commissioners thanked staff for their work.
