The Board of Trustees held a public meeting on Thursday announcing the new appointee for the personnel commission, Robyn Gordon-Peterson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The personnel commision are unelected positions which are picked by the Long Beach City College Board of Trustees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They have the job of setting hiring and firing practices for Long Beach City College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those in attendance at the meeting included Gordon-Peterson and the Board of Trustees, who shared their congratulations, and went over the process for picking an appointee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the course of the meeting, the various trustees shared their thoughts on the new appointee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Virginia Baxter said, \u201cI think she exemplifies the best in our citizenry with her exceptional background and her commitment to fairness.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other trustees congratulated her and also expressed their excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trustee Sunny Zia acknowledged Gordon-Peterson\u2019s work, \u201chelping the homeless students associates group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the end of the hearing, Trustee Douglas W. Otto was called upon by Vivian Malauulu, board president, to explain the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The process started with a notice looking for individuals with a set of desirable credentials, and their information is sent in and reviewed. Those people are interviewed, and then elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ending with a public hearing, as Malauulu explained, \u201cThis is time set aside for the public to express their view on the personnel commission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gordon-Peterson said, \u201cI wasn\u2019t going to announce it until you said yes, and tonight it’s yes!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a person who is very thorough, I don\u2019t take this appointment lightly\u2026 I\u2019ll do an excellent job I assure you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding Richard \u201cDick\u201d Gaylord, Trustee candidate and former member of the Commission, Gordon-Peterson said, \u201cI have big shoes to fill, I mean he\u2019s a legend \u2026 And so I promise to live up to that legend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaylord served as the commission board appointee for over 20 years <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the Area 4 Board election, one of the major issues brought up the whether or not there would be a greater focus on hiring from within. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a Long Beach Post journalist Stephanie Rivera, internal promotions have been greatly reduced in the last decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meeting ended with an adjournment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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