2024-02-23 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board Announcements (Item 9) February 23, 2024 CHR. CABANAS: We are now on Number 9, "Announcements." And I'd just like to announce that today is, actually, Ms. De Soto's last meeting with us. Technically, she's still allowed to stay on until the end of March as a Board member, but she's not available for the March meeting. So, today is her last meeting. On behalf of the Board, I just want to thank you, Kate, for your work and time with us. And we do have a letter that's going to go out to you, so I wanted to read it—and it's signed by all of us. It says: "Dear Kate, thank you for serving your term on the Merit Appeals Board. It has been a great pleasure to have worked with you on the Board. Your commitment to uphold the merit system while being fair in the meetings and appeal hearings is greatly valued. We wish you good health, much happiness, and success in your future endeavors. With sincerest gratitude"—from each Board member. CHR. CABANAS: So, thank you, Kate. MS. DE SOTO: Thank you. MS. MATHEWS: (Inaudible.) CHR. CABANAS: No, it's from the Board. MS. MATHEWS: (Inaudible.) CHR. CABANAS: I'm going to yield as the Chair and open it up for all of you to provide comments and best wishes to Kate. So, we'll start with you, Vice -Chair Gay Mathews. MS. MATHEWS: Just getting even for me being a trouble -maker today—did you notice? On the other hand, if you go first, then everybody else hasso, I greatly appreciate your input. The rest of the people here have worked for the County forever and I was the lone ranger, as you can still tellI still, kind of, am. And I'm hoping we're going to be able to continue to work together on projects. MR. KUNZ: Kate, it has been very refreshing—and Gabe and I were talking earlier that you ask very interesting questions but, no, but they're very purposeful, meaningful, and impactful. `Cause I think that's why we have a diverse Board that some of the things—we look at everything with different eyes. Page 27