Regular Meeting Agenda  
Monday, August 17, 2026  
1:00 PM  
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814  
Civil Service Board  
Emmanuel Amanfor, Chair  
Julie "Jules" Stein, Vice Chair  
Gwynnae L. Byrd, Esq.  
Elena Gonzalez-Soto  
Kathryn Elizabeth Meola, Esq.  
Open Session  
Roll Call  
Land Acknowledgement  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Consent Calendar  
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.  
1.  
Approval of Civil Service Board Meeting Minutes  
File ID: 2026-00031  
Location: Citywide  
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the Civil Service Board Meeting Minutes  
of May 18, 2026.  
Contact: Heather Brantley, Senior Deputy City Clerk, (916) 808-1486,  
hrbrantley@cityofsacramento.org; Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5441,  
mcuppy@cityofsacramento.org; Office of the City Clerk  
Attachments:  
2.  
Revision of the Local 522 Classification Specifications to Remove the Residency  
Requirement  
File ID: 2026-01488  
Location: Citywide  
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the proposed revisions to the Fire  
Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Engineer, Firefighter, Sacramento Fire Emergency  
Medical Technician, and Sacramento Fire Paramedic classification specifications to  
remove the Residency Requirement, consistent with the recently executed  
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which waives this requirement for Local 522  
represented classifications.  
Contact: Ben Wilson, Senior Personnel Analyst, (916) 808-1971,  
bwilson@cityofsacramento.org, Human Resources Department  
Attachments:  
Discussion Calendar  
3.  
Appeal of the Disqualification of Tahlon Brasier from the Junior Plant Operator  
(Wastewater/Drainage) Recruitment  
File ID: 2026-01493  
Location: Citywide  
Recommendation: Pass a Motion: 1) waiving formal rules for conducting the hearing  
pursuant to Civil Service Board Rule 4(11)(c)(7); and 2) adopting the Director’s findings,  
determinations, and decision of disqualification in the appeal of Tahlon Brasier for the  
Junior Plant Operator (Wastewater/Drainage) Recruitment pursuant to Civil Service  
Board Rule 4.11(c)(6).  
Contact: Abby Souza, Personnel Analyst, (916) 808-8907  
asouza@cityofsacramento.org, Human Resources Department  
Attachments:  
4.  
Appeal of the Disqualification of Miguel Jurado from the Street Construction  
Laborer Recruitment  
File ID: 2026-01496  
Location: Citywide  
Recommendation: Pass a Motion: 1) waiving formal rules for conducting the hearing  
pursuant to Civil Service Board Rule 4(11)(c)(7); and 2) adopting the Director’s findings,  
determinations, and decision of disqualification in the appeal of Miguel Jurado for the  
Street Construction Laborer recruitment pursuant to Civil Service Board Rule 4.11(c)(6).  
Contact: Alex Lopez, Personnel Analyst, (916) 808-8953,  
alopez3@cityofsacramento.org, Human Resources Department  
Attachments:  
Commissioner Comments-Ideas and Questions  
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda  
Adjournment  
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