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File #: 23-0694    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Approval Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/13/2023 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 6/20/2023 Final action:
Title: Discussion and Possible Action Including Direction to Staff to Prepare an Evaluation of the County's Civil Service Outcomes and Present Draft Civil Service Reform Ideas as Necessary to Address Obstacles Preventing High Performance, and to Modernize Principles and Methods of Human Resources Management (Sponsor: Supervisor Williams)

 

To:  Board of Supervisors

FromSupervisor Williams

Meeting DateJune 20, 2023

 

Department Contact:  

Supervisor Williams

Phone: 

707-937-3500

 

Item Type:   Regular Agenda

 

Time Allocated for Item: 30 Minutes

 

 

Agenda Title:

title

Discussion and Possible Action Including Direction to Staff to Prepare an Evaluation of the County’s Civil Service Outcomes and Present Draft Civil Service Reform Ideas as Necessary to Address Obstacles Preventing High Performance, and to Modernize Principles and Methods of Human Resources Management

(Sponsor: Supervisor Williams)

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Recommended Action/Motion:

recommendation

Direct staff to prepare an evaluation of the County’s Civil Service Outcomes and present draft Civil Service Reform ideas as necessary to address obstacles preventing high performance, and to modernize principles and methods of Human Resources Management.

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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:

None.                     

 

Summary of Request

Mendocino County must strive to find the happy medium between protecting the job holder, such as tenure, and pure subjective meritocracy. Our particular Civil Service model is outdated and overdue for review and potential refinement to ensure the county gets on track to generate high performance outcomes while rewarding public servants with stability.

 

Alternative Action/Motion:

Provide alternate direction to staff.                     

 

Does This Item Support the General Plan? Yes

 

Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Prepared and Resilient County

 

Supervisorial District:  All

                                          

vote requirement:  Majority

                                          

 

 

Supplemental Information Available Online At: N/A

 

Fiscal Details:

source of funding: Existing General Fund

budgeted in current f/y: Yes

current f/y cost: Budgeted

if no, please describe:

annual recurring cost: N/A

revenue agreement: N/A

 budget clarification: N/A

Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: N/A

 

CEO Liaison: Executive Office

 

 

CEO Review: Yes 

 

 

CEO Comments:

 

FOR COB USE ONLY

Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk

Final Status: Approved

Date: June 20, 2023