San Jose City Council

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City of San José
Civil Service Commission
COMMISSIONERS: 	STAFF:
Sharon Hightower – Chair 	Gabriel Rodriguez, Sr. Deputy City Attorney
Joan P. Smith -Vice Chair 	Megan Roche, Deputy City Clerk
Samuel Swift – Commissioner 	Yasmin Johnson, Deputy City Clerk
Tom Cochran - Commissioner
Gary J. Diquisto - Commissioner
SPECIAL MEETING/ HEARING AGENDA
March 2, 2026
*5:30 p.m.*
San José City Hall
200 E. Santa Clara St., San José, CA 95113
14th Floor, Conference Room T-1446
Time: Monday, March 2, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: San José City Hall, 14th Floor, Conference Room T-1446
How to submit written Public Comment:
1) By email to clerkcivilservicecom@sanjoseca.gov by 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
I. 	Call to Order & Roll Call
II. 	Hearing (Open Session)
Hearing: Case No. 25-24. Dismissal of Frank Dwyer, Maintenance Worker I, Department of
Transportation. SJMC §3.04.1410. Waiver Filed. (Roque-Hurtado/Cabaccang) (Open Session)
III. 	Adjourn to Closed Session for Deliberation [Gov. Code §54957(b).]
IV. 	Return to Open Session
1. Closed session report (if applicable).
2. Adjourn to the continued Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.,
regarding Case No. 25-24, to be held in person on the 14 th Floor in City Hall, Conference
Room T-1446.

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Civil Service Commission Hearing Agenda
March 3, 2026
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Summary (draft minutes):
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City of San José
Civil Service Commission
COMMISSIONERS: 	STAFF:
Sharon Hightower – Chair 	Gabriel Rodriguez, Sr. Deputy City Attorney
Joan P. Smith -Vice Chair 	Megan Roche, Deputy City Clerk
Samuel Swift – Commissioner 	Yasmin Johnson, Deputy City Clerk
Tom Cochran - Commissioner
Gary J. Diquisto - Commissioner
SPECIAL MEETING/ HEARING AGENDA
March 2, 2026
*5:30 p.m.*
San José City Hall
200 E. Santa Clara St., San José, CA 95113
14th Floor, Conference Room T-1446
Time: Monday, March 2, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: San José City Hall, 14th Floor, Conference Room T-1446
How to submit written Public Comment:
1) By email to clerkcivilservicecom@sanjoseca.gov by 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
I. 	Call to Order & Roll Call
II. 	Hearing (Open Session)
Hearing: Case No. 25-24. Dismissal of Frank Dwyer, Maintenance Worker I, Department of
Transportation. SJMC §3.04.1410. Waiver Filed. (Roque-Hurtado/Cabaccang) (Open Session)
III. 	Adjourn to Closed Session for Deliberation [Gov. Code §54957(b).]
IV. 	Return to Open Session
1. Closed session report (if applicable).
2. Adjourn to the continued Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.,
regardin

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