HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08062013 - C.42RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of report of suspension of competition and direct appointment in the County
Administrator's Office, as provided for in the Personnel Management Regulations, Section 502.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no additional costs associated with this direct appointment as the costs are already included in the
Department's budget.
BACKGROUND:
Personnel Management Regulations, Section 502, Suspension of Competition, provides that the Director of Human
Resources may suspend competition and authorize a direct appointment to Merit System positions where use of
competitive examination procedures are impractical. It also requires that a report of the suspension of competition be
reported to the Board of Supervisors.
The individual currently performing work in the classification of Senior Deputy County Administrator (ADDH) meets
the minimum qualifications for this position. In addition, due to the nature of the work, which is sensitive and
specific to the classification, it is clear the individual currently performing the duties would have
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/06/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Ted Cwiek,
925-335-1766
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 6, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 42
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Ted Cwiek, Human Resources Director
Date:August 6, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Suspension of Competition and Direct Appointment in the County Administrator's Office
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
a significant advantage over competing applicants. As a result, the Director of Human Resources has concluded that a
Merit System recruitment for this position would be impractical, an unwise expenditure of County resources, and
manifestly unfair to competing candidates.
In accordance with the above regulations, the Director of Human Resources is authorizing a direct appointment into
the classification of Senior Deputy County Administrator in the County Administrator's Office.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Job duties will not be permanently aligned with the employee classification.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: