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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
PHIL BATCHELOR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Wil. _ -=t, n
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July 23, 1996 =�; =°: 4 County
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STAFFING OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ACCEPT report of the recruitment summary for the Head Start Assistant Program Manager -
Project position filled on May 13, 1996.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No General Funds are involved.
III. BACKGROUND REPORT:
The report is a summary of the recruitment and interview process used to fill the Head Start
Assistant Program Manager - Project position.
In response to the request of the Board of Supervisors last week, the following is a summary
and chronology of the recruitment and interview process for the Head Start Assistant Program
Manager - Project position filled on May 13, 1996.
According to the Human Resources Department's standard form, the Examination Control
Record, and the attached documentation, job announcements were mailed to the following:
• Head Start agencies nationwide;
• All addresses on the Human Resources Department's Affirmative Action Mailing List;
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: 1
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 23, 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
The Board APPROVED the recommended action listed above; and further REQUESTED that the County Administrator
provide a monthly report to[;the Baord of Sueprvisors on the status of the Head Start Program,
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT --------'------- ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED July 23, 1996
Contact: T ELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: County Administrator S ORS AND Cou NISTRAT
Community Services Director,-;..r
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• Personnel offices and general public locations throughout Contra Costa County and the
greater Bay Area.
The chronology of the recruitment is as follows:
• The application filing period opened on February 2, 1996 and closed March 1, 1996.
• Fourteen (14) applications were received.
• Five (5) applications were accepted as meeting the minimum qualifications by Community
Services Department Personnel staff.
• Four (4) candidates were interviewed (the fifth canceled her interview) on April 12, 1996 by
the Screening Interview Panel, which was composed of 3 members of the Head Start
Policy Council Personnel Committee selected by the Policy Council.
• Three (3) finalists were referred to the Head Start Program Manager by the Head Start
Policy Council Personnel Committee for Selection Interviews.
• Selection Interviews were held on April 23, 1996. The Selection Interview Panel, consisting
of the department's Appointing Authority (the Community Services Director) and the Head
Start Program Manager, recommended a single individual for appointment who was also
ranked hightest by the Head Start Policy Council Personnel Committee.
• The Head Start Policy Council met on April 25, 1996 and approved the appointment.
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