TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DATE: April 10, 2023
APPOINTMENTS
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint Gary Joseph Diquisto as the Employee Nominated Public Member to the Civil Service Commission to an unexpired term ending November 30, 2025.
BACKGROUND
The membership of the Civil Service Commission is established in the City Charter Section 1001, with additional information in the San Jose Municipal Code Sections 2.08.2000, et seq. The Civil Service Commission consists of five (5) members who must be residents in the City of San José are appointed by the City Council.
The Employee Nominated Public Member must be nominated by all full-time officers and employees in the Civil Service of the City, other than members of the Council and members of Boards and Commissions. Under Section 1001(b) of the City Charter, the Office of the City Clerk conducts an employee nomination election to refer the names of the three persons receiving the highest number of votes to the City Council.
William Brill was appointed to a full-term expiring November 30, 2025. Mr. Brill passed away on May 13, 2022. The vacancy was advertised in the summer of 2022 and received no applications. The nomination period was reopened in the winter of 2022 and received two applications. One of the applicants were deemed not qualified due to being a former employee which is not allowed pursuant to Council Policy 0-4. Gary Joseph Diquisto was a qualified applicant and moved forward to the election.
ANALYSIS
5,316 ballots were mailed to employee members of the civil service from a list provided by Human Resources. 127 ballots were received with 125 ballots voting for Mr. Diquisto; two write-in candidates were also submitted, but neither of those two were qualified for the employee nominated position. Voter turnout was 2.4%.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The memo has been posted on the City Clerk’s website as a part of the April 25, 2023 City Council Agenda.
COUNCIL AGENDA: 4/25/2023
FILE: 23-586
ITEM: 2.7
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Subject: Civil Service Commission Appointments
COORDINATION
This item has been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office.
CEQA
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative Activities.
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TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni J. Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.