REPORT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Modify the Class Specifications for Fire Prevention Specialist I/II (Job Code 489/478), Office Specialist III (Job Code 938), and Senior Inspector (Job Code 750) and to Adjust the Examination Weighting Plan for Journey Lineworker (Job Code 560) [Council Pillar: Manage Strategically Our Workforce Capacity and Resources]
Report
BACKGROUND
The Human Resources Department requests to modify the class specifications for Fire Prevention Specialist I/II (Job Code 489/478), Office Specialist II (Job Code 938), and Senior Inspector (Job Code 750) based on the authority of Personnel & Salary Resolution, Sec. 6(d), "Classification specifications for positions in the Classified Service must first be approved and adopted by the City of Santa Clara Civil Service Commission before they may be approved and adopted by the City Council." The class specification for Fire Prevention Specialist I/II was last modified in 2016, Office Specialist III was last modified in 2017, and Senior Inspector was last modified in 2015.
The Human Resources Department requests Commission approval of a modification to the examination weighting plan for Journey Lineworker (Job Code 560) to add a qualifying performance examination and keep the exam weighted at 100% oral. This request is based on the authority of Civil Service Rule 3.1, "The Commission shall determine whether the examination shall consist of a written, oral, or performance, or psychological, investigative, physical test, or any combination thereof, and shall indicate the procedure in the announcement." This request has been coordinated with Silicon Valley Power.
DISCUSSION
Modification of the Fire Prevention Specialist I/II Class Specification (Job Code 489/478)
The Human Resources Department, in coordination with the Fire Department, has modified the class specification for Fire Prevention Specialist I/II. The class specification has been modified to include the Class S...
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