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FROM: Leslie T. Knight, Director of Human Resources ." ,'.-<' "
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DATE: February 11, 2003 C O�,j NTY,
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE PERSONNEL �✓
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW BAND
CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLES IN THE CLASSES
OF FIREFIGHTER-RECRUIT AND FIREFIGHTER-
PARAMEDIC-RECRUIT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION($)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RESOLUTION NO. 2003/ 100
WHEREAS, The Chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has advised the Director of
Human Resources that the present Merit System rules In use for certification of Firefighter-Recruit
and Firefighter-Paramedic-Recrult .eligibles from the open employment list to that Department do not
provide sufficient numbers of candidates to fill existing vacancies In a timely manner; AND
WHEREAS, Specific provision has previously been made within the Personnel Management
Regulations to allow certification by band In certain public safety classes whereby all eligibles placed
into a specific band are referred for consideration as a single group; AND
WHEREAS, The Human Resources Director and the County Administrator have recommended that
the class of Firefighter-Recrult and Firefighter-Paramedic-Recruit is appropriate for inclusion within
the Band Certification rules;
NOW THEREFORE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2003, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa
County Board of Supervisors in its capacity as governing Board of the County of Contra Costa and all
districts of which It is the ex-officlo governing Board amends the Personnel Management
Regulations, in part, to additionally provide:
805. DESIGNATION OF EMPLOYMENT LISTS
505.3 (d) Band lists may be used for the entry-level classes of Firefighter, Firefighter-Recruit,
Firefighter-Paramedle-Recruit, Deputy Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff-Recruit, Sheriffs Dispatcher 1,
Probation Counselor I, Animal Center Technician and Animal Services Officer. , Under the Band
Certification process, the names of candidates who have qualified on the examination are placed into
one, two or three groups designated as Bands A, B and C. All names within each band shall be
considered equally qualified and there shall be no additional ranking within the bands.
719. BAND CERTIFICATION OF FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER-RECRUIT. FIREFIGHTER-
P_A_RAMEDIG.RECRUIT. DEPUTY SHERIFF. ' DEPUTY SHERIFF-RECRUIT SHERIFF'S
DISPATCHER I PROBATION COUNSELQR 1 ANIMAL CENTER TECHNICIAN AND ANIMAL
SERVICES OFFICES. The Director of Human Resources may elect to use a band certification as
provided in Section 805.3 (d) to certify names for Firefighter, Firefighter-Recrult, Firefighter-
Pammedlc-Recrult, Deputy Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff Recruit, Sheriffs Dispatcher 1, Probation
Counselor 1, Animal Center Technician and Animal Services Officer positions from eligible lists.
Under the band certification process, candidates who have qualified on the examination will be
placed Into one, two or three groups designated as Bands A, B, and C. The number of available,
eligibles certified frrorn the Firefighter, Firefighter-Recruit, Flrefighter-Pararnedlc-Recruit, Deputy
Sheriff, Deputy Sherif-Recruit, Shert f's Dispatcher 1, Probation Counselor 1, Animal Center
Technician and Animal Services Officer eligible list established as a result of an open competitive
examination shall include all of the names in Band A. If there are fewer than nine (9) names
available In Band A than the number of vacancies to be filled, then all of the names In Band B shall
be certified along with the names In Band A. If there are fewer than nine (9) names available in
Bands A and B combined than the number of vacancies to be filled, then all the names in Band C
shall be certified along with names In Bands A and B.
PASSED by vote of the Board members present on this 111 day of February, 2003.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: 'YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
--AeAPPROVE OTHER
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8IGINATURE :
ACTION OF BO N D APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED �` OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
AYES: NOES: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR$ON THE DATE
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