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527th CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING
CITY HALL, 1201 LEOPARD ST.
HUMAN RESOURCES CONFERENCE ROOM
January 28, 2022, at 9:00 a.m.
Commission Members Present
City Staff Present
Beth Rauhaus, Chairperson
Tracey Lawson
Deborah Sibila, Member
Sherri Eldridge
Gerald Avila, Member
Belia Fuentes
Amelia Allen
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus called the meeting to order at 9:07 A.M.
Tracey Lawson read Item # 1 from the agenda.
Item # 1: Review and approve the minutes of the 526th Civil Service Commission meeting
held January 7, 2022.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made motion to approve the minutes and Board Members Gerald
Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded. All Members agreed.
Tracey Lawson reads Agenda Item # 2.
Item # 2: Review and consider the appeal submitted by Firefighter II: Julian Salinas for
question #9 on the Fire Fighter II - Engineer promotional examination administered
on December 8, 2021.
Amelia Allen reads the question being appealed, all possible answers for the question, and the
recommended action given by the test creator to deny the appeal. Item is correct as keyed.
No one attested to the appeal.
Tracey Lawson reads Item # 3
Item # 3: Review and consider the appeal submitted by Firefighter II: Orlando Torres for
question #14 on the Fire Fighter II - Engineer promotional examination
administered on December 8, 2021.
Amelia Allen reads the question being appealed, all possible answers for the question, and the
recommended action given by the test creator to deny the appeal. Item is correct as keyed.
No one attested to the appeal.
Tracey Lawson reads Item # 4.
Item # 4: Review and consider the appeal submitted by Firefighter II: Julian Salinas and
Orlando Torres for question #48 on the Fire Fighter II - Engineer promotional
examination administered on December 8, 2021.
Amelia Allen reads the question being appealed, all possible answers for the question, and the
recommended action given by the test creator to deny the appeal. Item is correct as keyed.
Firefighter II Julian Salinas speaks to the question, answers accepted should be B and D.
Firefighter II Orlando Torres agrees with Firefighter II Julian Salinas does not agree with
verbiage of the textbook; good test but poorly worded question.
Tracey Lawson reads Item # 5.
Item # 5: Review and consider the appeal submitted by Firefighter II: Curtis Meeks for
question #52 on the Fire Fighter II - Engineer promotional examination
administered on December 8, 2021.
Amelia Allen reads the question being appealed, all possible answers for the question, and the
recommended action given by the test creator to deny the appeal. Item is correct as keyed.
No one attested to the appeal.
Tracey Lawson reads Item # 6.
Item # 6: Review and consider the appeal submitted by Firefighter II: Oscar Salgado for
question #71 on the Fire Fighter II - Engineer promotional examination
administered on December 8, 2021.
Amelia Allen reads the question being appealed, all possible answers for the question, and the
recommended action given by the test creator to deny the appeal. Item is correct as keyed.
No one attested to the appeal.
Tracey Lawson reads Item # 7.
Item # 7: Review and consider the appeal submitted by Firefighter II: Curtis Meeks for
question #81 on the Fire Fighter II - Engineer promotional examination
administered on December 8, 2021.
Amelia Allen reads the question being appealed, all possible answers for the question, and the
recommended action given by the test creator to deny the appeal. Item is correct as keyed.
No one attested to the appeal.
Tracey Lawson reads Item # 8.
Item # 8: Review and consider the appeal submitted by Firefighter II: Julian Salinas and John
DeForest for question 483 on the Fire Fighter II - Engineer promotional
examination administered on December 8, 2021.
Amelia Allen reads the question being appealed, all possible answers for the question, and the
recommended action given by the test creator to deny the appeal. Item is correct as keyed.
Firefighter II Julian Salinas speaks to the question, references pg. 344 — property conversation;
answer A should also be an acceptable answer. Firefighter II Orlando Torres agrees with test
maker, to get ride of smoke damage, we need to ventilate.
Tracey Lawson reads Item # 9.
Item # 9: Review and consider the appeal submitted by Firefighter II: Frank Funke for
question #90 on the Fire Fighter II - Engineer promotional examination
administered on December 8, 2021.
Amelia Allen reads the question being appealed, all possible answers for the question, and the
recommended action given by the test creator to deny the appeal. Item is correct as keyed.
No one attested to the appeal.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced that the meeting went into closed session at 9:45 A.M.
pursuant to the authority Section 551.074 of Texas Open Meetings Act to discuss the appeals.
At 9:59 A.M. Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced that the meeting was back on the record.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made a motion to deny the appeal for Item #2.
Commission Members Gerald Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded.
All Members agreed with the decision.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced the following: Item # 2- Appeal Denied
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made a motion to deny the appeal for Item #3.
Commission Members Gerald Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded.
All Members agreed with the decision.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced the following: Item # 3- Appeal Denied
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made a motion to deny the appeal for Item #4.
Commission Members Gerald Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded.
All Members agreed with the decision.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced the following: Item # 4- Appeal Denied
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made a motion to uphold appeal for Item #5.
Commission Member Gerald Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded.
All Members agreed with the decision.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced the following: Item # 5- Appeal Denied
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made a motion to deny the appeal for Item # 6.
Commission Members Gerald Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded.
All Members agreed with the decision.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced the following: Item # 6- Appeal Denied
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made a motion to deny the appeal for Item # 7.
Commission Members Gerald Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded.
All Members agreed with the decision.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced the following: Item # 7- Appeal Denied
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made a motion to deny the appeal for Item # 8.
Commission Members Gerald Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded.
All Members agreed with the decision.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced the following: Item # 8- Appeal Denied
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus made a motion to deny the appeal for Item # 9.
Commission Members Gerald Avila and Deborah Sibila seconded.
All Members agreed with the decision.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus announced the following: Item # 9- Appeal Denied
Gerald Avila spoke on the denials due to text verbatim, the board can empathize with better
testing wording in other places. Firefighter II Orlando Torres commented he was happy to see
consistency and recommended in future tests to cite the book and page numbers in the question.
Chairperson Beth Rauhaus adjourned the meeting at 10:04 A.M.
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