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Merit Appeals Board March 20, 2026 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A. MAB Monthly Divisional Activity Report: February (Administrative Services <br />Division, Classification & Pay Division, Equal Opportunity/ADA Division, Health & <br />Safety Division, Labor Relations Division, Personnel & Organizational <br />Development Division, Recruitment & Examination Division, Workers’ <br />Compensation Division) <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: So, you can proceed, Sommer. <br /> <br />(At this time, Ms. Sommer J. Tokihiro, Director, Human Resources Department, <br />came forward.) <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Okay. You guys have all had the report for review. I’m happy to <br />answer any questions but, definitely, a lot of hard work happening within HR, so I’m very <br />appreciative of the staff and all of their efforts to keep up with their daily work. <br /> <br />Also, with the implementation of the HCM Module of our CoHnect system—they’re <br />doing a lot of additional trainings, so there’s training happening internally, within the <br />office, as everybody gets used to entering electronic timesheets, and requesting leave; <br />but also providing training and support to departments as they learn to enter personnel <br />transactions in the new system. <br /> <br />And then, also support being provided to departments that don’t have as much HR <br />support due to vacancies. So, I’m not sure if it’s in the February or the March report— <br />but I know we reported on assisting Animal Control and Protection—that agency, with <br />prepping interview questions, interview packets—we’ve moderated interviews with <br />them—and that’s happening for a variety of departments trying to fill in those gaps and <br />help them meet operational needs. <br /> <br />So, the staff in the respective divisions have really stepped up and identified ways that <br />they can provide support to departments when they know that departments are <br />struggling. So, I really appreciate all of their hard work and the teamwork that comes <br />from opportunities like that—so. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Any comments or questions for Sommer, for the February 2026 <br />report? <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: You’ll note that the reporting format has changed a little bit, and this is <br />to ensure that all of the reports that we’re providing are compliant with the new web <br />accessibility standards. So, we have to make sure that all documents are accessible— <br />so that’s part of the formatting change. So, the content isn’t that different, but this <br />format allows us to more easily make the documents accessible. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Mm-hmm, I like it. It’s easy to read. <br /> <br />MS. BOND: It is easy to read. <br />Page 7 <br /> <br /> <br />