AGENDA DATE: 3/2/2016
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Recruitment and Selection Process - County Attorney and Board Clerk
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consider and approve Action Plans for the process of recruiting and selecting the County Attorney and Board Clerk positions
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Foley, Davis, Gerome
PRESENTER (S): Doug Walker
LEGAL REVIEW: No
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: The current County Attorney and Board Clerk have each announced their respective retirements effective June 1, 2016. The Board of Supervisors has indicated its interest in filling these vacancies as quickly as possible in order to avoid or minimize a gap in service. The County Attorney vacancy was posted for recruitment on February 1st with a deadline for receiving applications of March 1st. The Board Clerk position is expected to be posted for recruitment on March 1st with a deadline for receiving applications of April 1st. The selection process for both positions will require active engagement and involvement of the Board together with effective support from staff. To this end, staff has drafted an Action Plan specific for each of these recruitment and selection processes for the Board's consideration and approval.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Operational Capacity: Ensure County government's ability to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities
DISCUSSION: The Action Plan for the County Attorney recruitment is provided as Attachment A. While there are many detailed elements of the selection process, key consideration specific to the selection phase should be given to the following process steps:
* Identification of stakeholders for input into selection criteria - It is suggested that input regarding desirable qualities and attributes of the ideal candidate be solicited from "stakeholders" most closely connected to the core work of the County Attorney position. This input would complemen...
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