[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
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[14:02] listeners wishing
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[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.