For her part, Solomon, a former zoning board member and a local real estate agent, said that the commission is working aggressively to implement the state’s recommendations. Both Theofan and Solomon said that 20 of the 27 corrective actions — some dating to 2004 — have already been made, although they were not specific. Calls to Solomon’s fellow commissioners, Leary Wade and William Miller, had not been returned at press time.

A new secretary, Robyn Lynch, was recently brought on board to help facilitate the process, Solomon said. “I feel that things are running in the right direction, and I’ve dedicated a lot of time to it,” she said, adding that many of the problems stem from the mismanagement of previous administrations. “The Civil Service Commission goes way back in mismanagement and it was a big mess when I got on board.”

Solomon, who was first appointed in 2004, said that although some may criticize her reappointment, she is confident that the commission will ultimately meet the state’s standards. “I have know doubt that they’ll be done,” she said.

David Ernst, a spokesman for the state commission, said that it is currently reviewing progress reports submitted by the Long Beach commission, whose findings will be presented at a meeting on Sept. 15. Ernst said that Long Beach has been given a deadline of Dec. 31 to implement all of the recommendations.

He added that it was too early to tell what role individual commissioners played in any administrative missteps. “It’s impossible to ascertain whether the problems in the Long Beach Civil Service Commission are attributable to individual commissioners at this time,” Ernst said. “We see there are problems related to resources, and to a great extent it’s institutional.”

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