[12:47] UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Okay,

[12:48] we are live.

[12:49] SUZANNE AMBROSE: We're going to

[12:50] call the

[12:52] May 12, 2025, State Personnel

[12:53] Board meeting

[12:54] to order. I'm going

[12:55] to call the roll: Burton?

[12:56] KIMIKO BURTON: Here.

[12:58] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Matosantos?

[12:59] ANA MATOSANTOS: Here.

[13:00] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Westly?

[13:01] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Here.

[13:02] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Willis?

[13:03] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Present.

[13:04] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay. SPB has

[13:05] modified its board meeting

[13:06] procedures in accordance with

[13:07] Senate Bill 544 regarding

[13:09] remote participation in the

[13:10] Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act.

[13:12] A live broadcast-only video

[13:14] conference stream

[13:16] of open sessions may be

[13:18] accessed on the SPB website,

[13:19] and an interactive WebEx

[13:20] teleconference

[13:26] of open sessions may be

[13:27] accessed

[13:28] through the information posted

[13:30] on the SPB website. Public

[13:31] comments may be made

[13:32] by attending the San Francisco

[13:33] teleconference location or the

[13:40] Sacramento public viewing

[13:41] location

[13:42] for in-person commenting,

[13:43] by attending via interactive

[13:46] WebEx teleconference, or by

[13:54] emailing

[13:55] boardmeetingcomments@spb.ca.gov

[13:56] by close of business

[13:57] Wednesday. During the public

[13:58] comment period, WebEx attendees

[13:59] may submit a comment

[14:00] by raising your hand

[14:01] to alert the host. Call-in

[14:02] listeners wishing

[14:03] to participate by phone may

[14:04] press *3

[14:05] to raise or lower their hand.

[14:06] During the public comment

[14:07] period, the commenter will be

[14:08] provided microphone and camera

[14:09] access so they may address the

[14:10] board. Afterwards, the

[14:11] commenter will be returned

[14:12] to observation-only status.

[14:13] So, if there are any members

[14:14] of the public attending via

[14:15] WebEx who wish

[14:16] to present comments

[14:17] to the board, please raise your

[14:18] hand now and we'll call

[14:19] on you. During the public

[14:20] comment period, emailed

[14:22] comments will be read aloud or

[14:23] summarized

[14:24] during the public comment

[14:25] period under Information

[14:26] Discussion items

[14:28] on the agenda. Copies of all

[14:29] emailed comments will be

[14:30] published after the minutes

[14:32] for the meeting are approved

[14:33] at the following board meeting.

[14:34] The meeting facilities are

[14:35] accessible. Individuals with

[14:37] disabilities requesting

[14:38] disability-related

[14:39] modifications or accommodations

[14:40] require a minimum of 72 hours'

[14:41] notice and may request them

[14:42] by calling the number

[14:43] on the agenda. Information

[14:44] Discussion Items: Report

[14:51] of the Executive Officer. No

[14:52] report. Report of the Chief

[14:54] Counsel, Alvin is actually

[14:55] on vacation, so no report.

[14:58] CalPERS report?

[15:04] [NO AUDIO]

[15:05] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Can't hear you.

[15:06] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Hear me?

[15:07] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Yeah, cannot

[15:08] hear you.

[15:12] UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: We're

[15:13] still not able to hear you.

[15:14] Sorry.

[15:15] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Are you

[15:16] on mute?

[15:17] UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Not

[15:18] muted.

[15:19] DR. GAIL WILLIS: No

[15:20] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay, maybe

[15:21] just move closer

[15:22] to your microphone, because we

[15:23] can hear you.

[15:24] DR. GAIL WILLIS: You can hear

[15:25] me now?

[15:26] SUZANNE AMBROSE: A little

[15:27] better. Yeah.

[15:28] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Let me check

[15:29] my volume.

[15:30] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Yeah, okay.

[15:34] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Okay. You hear

[15:35] me a little bit better?

[15:36] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Yes.

[15:38] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Okay. CalPERS

[15:40] update, April 2025. The

[15:42] CalPERS Board of

[15:43] Administration and its

[15:46] committees met April 14th

[15:47] through the 15th. Finance and

[15:49] Administration Committee. The

[15:51] committee adopted,

[15:52] and the board approved, the

[15:54] state employer contribution

[15:56] rates and the PEPRA member

[15:57] contribution rates

[15:58] for the period of July 1,

[16:00] 2025, to June 30, 2026. The

[16:01] committee also adopted and the

[16:03] board approved an employer

[16:06] contribution rate of 26.81%

[16:09] for the school pool. Rate is

[16:10] applicable for the period

[16:16] from July 1, 2025, to June

[16:19] 30, 2026, and the PEPRA member

[16:22] contribution rates for July

[16:24] 1, 2025, to June 30th, 2026.

[16:28] Upcoming board meetings. The

[16:29] board will not be holding any

[16:32] public meetings in May. There

[16:35] will be a closed session

[16:37] related to health care rate

[16:38] negotiations. The CalPERS boards

[16:41] next meeting is scheduled for

[16:42] June 16th through the 18th

[16:46] in the Fechner Auditorium.

[16:49] That concludes my report.

[16:50] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay. Do any

[16:57] board members have any new

[17:04] business? And do any members

[17:05] of the public wish

[17:07] to make any public comments?

[17:14] Did you want to come up

[17:15] to the microphone, Mr. Allen?

[17:16] Okay. 3 minutes.

[17:19] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: Good

[17:20] morning all board members.

[17:21] My name is (INAUDIBLE).

[17:22] Last meeting, I am here

[17:24] to request the status

[17:27] of my case 24.1C97N. However, I

[17:32] have never received any

[17:33] correspondence from FTP

[17:35] about what's the situation,

[17:39] what's the status of my case.

[17:40] So SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay.

[17:43] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: I

[17:44] wonder, because I'm waiting

[17:45] for my reinstatement

[17:46] to get my CalPERS health

[17:48] benefit.

[17:49] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Right?

[17:50] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: Yeah

[17:51] it has I have been

[17:52] working for this case for three

[17:53] years.

[17:54] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay.

[17:55] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: Yeah

[17:56] So, I really need the

[17:57] health insurance

[17:58] for my

[17:59] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay,

[18:00] can you give your phone

[18:01] number to Mr. Ratcliffe? And

[18:06] somebody will give you a call.

[18:08] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: Okay

[18:09] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay.

[18:10] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: Okay

[18:11] Also, last meeting,

[18:14] I tried to get the status of,

[18:16] no, get the confirmation

[18:17] of this letter from Ms.

[18:21] (INAUDIBLE) in 2014. So, I

[18:33] also I didn't (INAUDIBLE)

[18:34] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Yeah.

[18:35] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: So,

[18:36] I will give (INAUDIBLE).

[18:37] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Yeah. I mean,

[18:38] if it's signed by Mr.

[18:39] Monfrost, then it came from the

[18:40] board.

[18:41] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: Okay

[18:42] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay.

[18:43] PUBLIC COMMENTER MR. ALLEN: Okay

[18:44] Thank you.

[18:47] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay. Thank

[18:49] you. Okay. (INAUDIBLE), did we

[18:50] have any other public comments?

[18:51] UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: There

[18:53] were no other comments.

[18:54] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Great.

[18:55] Consent Items: Approval of the

[18:56] draft summary open and closed

[18:57] minutes from the April 8, 2025

[18:59] board meeting. Is there a

[19:01] motion?

[19:02] SHAWNDA WESTLY: So, moved.

[19:03] KIMIKO BURTON: Second

[19:05] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion is made

[19:06] and seconded. Any discussion?

[19:08] Roll call vote: Burton?

[19:10] KIMIKO BURTON: Aye.

[19:11] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Matosantos?

[19:12] ANA MATOSANTOS: Aye.

[19:13] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Westly?

[19:14] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Aye.

[19:15] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Willis?

[19:16] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Aye.

[19:17] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion passes,

[19:19] and I believe that is it

[19:26] for open session. We will go

[19:29] into closed session and

[19:31] reconvene into open session

[19:33] once closed session business is

[19:34] concluded.

[19:36] [CLOSED SESSION]

[38:47] UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: We are

[38:48] live.

[38:49] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Okay, great.

[38:50] We are back in open session,

[38:52] and I'll take us

[38:54] through the rest

[38:57] of the agenda. State

[38:58] Personnel Board Office of

[38:59] Chief Counsel requests the

[39:01] revision

[39:03] of classification specs for all

[39:04] state civil service peace

[39:05] officers or classifications,

[39:08] changing citizenship-related

[39:10] language to meet the intent

[39:13] of SB 960, which took effect

[39:16] on January 1, 2023. Is there a

[39:17] motion?

[39:19] KIMIKO BURTON: So, move.

[39:27] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Second.

[39:28] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion has

[39:29] made and seconded. Any

[39:30] discussion? Roll call vote:

[39:31] Burton?

[39:32] KIMIKO BURTON: Aye

[39:33] SUZZANE AMBROSE: Matosantos?

[39:34] ANA MATOSANTOS: Aye.

[39:35] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Westly?

[39:36] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Aye.

[39:37] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Willis?

[39:38] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Aye

[39:39] SUZZANE AMBROSE: Motion passes.

[39:41] Department of Human Resources

[39:42] is requesting approval to

[39:43] abolish their existing

[39:45] eligibility certification list

[39:51] for business services series.

[39:54] Is there a motion?

[39:55] DR. GAIL WILLIS: So, moved.

[39:57] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Second

[39:58] SUZZANE AMBROSE: Motion has made

[39:59] and seconded. Any discussion? Roll

[40:00] call vote: Burton?

[40:01] KIMIKO BURTON: Aye

[40:02] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Matosantos?

[40:03] ANA MATOSANTOS: Aye.

[40:05] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Westly?

[40:06] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Aye.

[40:08] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Willis?

[40:09] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Aye

[40:10] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion passes.

[40:18] Approval

[40:19] of the proposed changes to

[40:20] amend board regulation section

[40:23] 53.1 and 53.2 related

[40:26] to appeals or complaints. Is

[40:31] there a motion?

[40:32] DR. GAIL WILLIS: So, move.

[40:34] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Second

[40:38] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion and

[40:39] seconded. Any discussion?

[40:40] Roll call vote: Burton?

[40:41] KIMIKO BURTON: Aye

[40:42] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Matosantos?

[40:46] ANA MATOSANTOS: Aye.

[40:50] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Westly?

[40:51] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Aye.

[40:52] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Willis?

[40:53] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Aye

[40:54] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion passes.

[40:55] The eight cases. It's me

[40:56] understanding the board wishes

[40:57] to approve or adopt all 13 ALJ

[40:59] proposed decisions A1 through

[41:01] 13. Is there a motion?

[41:06] SHAWNDA WESTLY: So, moved.

[41:07] KIMIKO BURTON: Second

[41:08] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion has made

[41:09] and seconded. Any discussion?

[41:12] Roll call vote: Burton?

[41:15] KIMIKO BURTON: Aye

[41:16] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Matosantos?

[41:17] ANA MATOSANTOS: Aye.

[41:18] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Westly?

[41:19] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Aye.

[41:20] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Willis?

[41:21] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Aye

[41:22] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion passes. My

[41:24] understanding the board wishes

[41:29] to deny the two petitions

[41:30] for rehearing, B1 and B2. Is

[41:31] there a motion?

[41:32] SHAWNDA WESTLY: So, moved.

[41:33] KIMIKO BURTON: Second

[41:34] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion's been

[41:37] made and seconded. Any

[41:38] discussion? Roll call vote:

[41:39] Burton?

[41:40] KIMIKO BURTON: Aye

[41:43] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Matosantos?

[41:44] ANA MATOSANTOS: Aye.

[41:45] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Westly

[41:46] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Aye.

[41:47] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Willis?

[41:48] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Aye.

[41:49] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion passes.

[41:50] It's my understanding the board

[41:51] wishes to approve all staff

[41:53] recommendations on G1

[41:55] through G18 and K1. Is there a

[41:59] motion?

[42:00] SHAWNDA WESTLY: So, moved.

[42:01] DR.GAIL WILLIS: Second

[42:02] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion's been

[42:03] made and seconded.

[42:04] Any discussion?

[42:05] Roll call vote: Burton?

[42:07] KIMIKO BURTON: Aye

[42:08] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Matosantos?

[42:10] ANA MATOSANTOS: Aye.

[42:12] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Westly?

[42:13] SHAWNDA WESTLY: Aye.

[42:14] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Willis?

[42:16] DR. GAIL WILLIS: Aye

[42:17] SUZANNE AMBROSE: Motion passes.

[42:18] I believe that's it. Did we get

[42:19] everything on the agenda?

[42:21] Okay, this meeting's adjourned.

[42:25] DR.GAIL WILLIS: Bye. Bye.

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