Minutes-Regular Meeting-February 5, 2008
Personnel Commission
February 11, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Furey at 3:35 p.m.
PRESENT
Personnel Commissioners:
Patrick J. Furey, Esq.
Harold M. Klonecky, Ed.D.
Owen H. Griffith, Ph.D
Kris Koga, Ed.D., Director-Personnel Commission
Liane Kwan, Personnel Analyst
Arturo Yepez, Associate Personnel Analyst
PLACE AND DATEOF MEETING
Torrance Unified School District Office Conference Room, 2335 Plaza del Amo, Torrance, February 5, 2008.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Furey.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES –Regular Meeting of January 15, 2008
Dr. Griffith moved, seconded by Dr. Klonecky, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 15, 2008 be approved. Motion carried 3/0.
APPROVAL OF ELIGIBILITY LISTS- ASB Accounting Specialist, Child
Development Instructor, Child Development Program Assistant-Tier II, Food Services Assistant, Health Services Assistant, Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic, Instructional Assistant-Bilingual/Language Assessment Proctor-Tier II, Job Coach, School Bus Driver, Staff Assistant-Professional Development
Dr. Klonecky moved, seconded by Dr. Griffith, that the Eligibility Lists – ASB Accounting Specialist, Child Development Instructor, Child Development Program Assistant-Tier II, Food Services Assistant, Health Services Assistant, Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic, Instructional Assistant-Bilingual/Language Assessment Proctor-Tier II, Job Coach, School Bus Driver, Staff Assistant-Professional Development be approved. Motion carried 3/0.
APPROVAL OF RE-EMPLOYMENT LIST-Instructional Assistant-Adult Education
Dr. Griffith moved, seconded by Dr. Klonecky, that the Re-Employment List-Instructional Assistant-Adult Education be approved. Motion carried 3/0.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Job Announcements:
ASB Accounting Specialist
Health Services Assistant
Mechanic-Parts Technician
Special Education Office Assistant
Next Regular Commission Meeting-
February 19, 2008, 3:30 p.m. – Classified Conference Center
CSPCA Annual Conference-February 21-24, 2008, Westin Hotel, Millbrae, CA
PCASC Spring Conference-April 25-26, 2008-Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport
COMMENTS FROM STAFF
In reference to the Personnel Commissioners Association of Southern California Annual Conference on April 25-26, 2008 at the Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport, Dr. Koga noted that the Superintendent had recently sent an email to all administrators freezing all conference attendance and that past practice had been that the Personnel Commission generally followed protocol in freezing conference spending.
The Personnel Commissioners agreed that they would also not be attending the upcoming PCASC Conference.
Dr. Koga noted that the Reclassification Period would continue through February 15, 2008. She further added that classified employees were being asked to refrain from submitting a request for reclassification during these dire budgetary times. Dr. Koga reported that Dr. Mannon indicated that if reclassification monies were utilized this year, there would have to be more employees laid off to meet the cost of such reclassifications.
Dr. Koga conveyed that most permanent placements were being filled with substitutes until the end of this school year. She added that eligibility lists would continue to be in force for the one-year period thereby making permanent placements readily available when needed.
COMMENTS FROM PERSONNEL COMMISSIONERS
Dr. Griffith reported that the PTA Founder’s Day/Honorary Service Luncheon would take place on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at Hull. He added that both he and Dr. Koga attended ECT on Monday, February 5, 2008 in which Lynn Middle School was the featured school.
Mr. Furey announced that the annual Torrance Education Foundation Dinner would be on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Torrance Marriott. He added that raffle tickets were also available at a cost of $20 each for a chance to win a new Toyota Prius.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 4:11 p.m.
