REPORT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Abolish the Eligible List for Assistant Engineer (Civil)
Report
ACTION AND AUTHORITY
The Department of Water and Sewer Utilities is requesting to abolish the Assistant Engineer (Civil) eligible list based on the authority of Civil Service Rules, Sec. 4.8, "Eligible lists may be abolished by the Director of Human Resources under the following conditions: a) If the list contains fewer than five (5) names."
In those cases where the list has 5 or more than 5 names remaining on the list, the Human Resources Department's practice is to bring eligible list abolishments to the Commission.
The Assistant Engineer (Civil) performs a variety of entry-level professional civil engineering field and office work in design, construction and/or maintenance programs.
DISCUSSION
The Department of Water and Sewer Utilities recently conducted an Open/Competitive recruitment in October 2017 for Assistant Engineer (Civil). An eligible list was created and department interviews were conducted. The department hired one qualified candidate off of the list.
The Department of Water and Sewer Utilities would like a new recruitment to begin to fill this position quickly. The nine remaining external candidates on the list did not have adequate experience in engineering related to water and sewer systems. The Assistant Engineer (Civil) list is a general list used for multiple departments and divisions. Based on the specific vacancies in the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, the candidates on the list did not possess the desired technical and professional abilities for the particular programs and projects contemplated by the Department. Abolishing the eligible list would allow Human Resources to conduct another recruitment and create a new eligible list.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQ...
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