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Receive a report on Civil Service Rule considerations involving hearing procedures and provide any additional direction
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HUMAN RESOURCES' RECOMMENDATION
Receive a report on Civil Service Rule considerations involving hearing procedures and receive further direction.
SUMMARY
In August 2017, the Department of Human Resources presented the Commission with some ideas of the types of Rule changes the department was conceptualizing, and asked the Commission for any additional direction. The initial proposed revisions to the Civil Service Hearing procedures were presented to the Commission and the Unions were provided the opportunity to meet and confer on the proposed changes. After receiving and incorporating feedback received as of early March, the County Human Resources Department provided an update to the Commission on March 14, 2018. At that meeting, additional feedback was provided by Counsel and by the Civil Service Commission. At the April Civil Service Commission meeting, Commissioner Booe asked for the proposed hearing procedures to be placed on the Commission's agenda for the May meeting. The most recent version of the proposed rule changes are included in this report. Revisions made since the April meeting, are highlighted in gray.
DISCUSSION
During the March 14, 2018 Civil Service Commission meeting, Human Resources staff presented the Commission with proposed revisions to the Civil Service Hearing procedures. Staff indicated the meet and confer process with the Unions was almost concluded, and presented a copy of the most recent version of the proposed hearing procedures.
At the March 14, 2018 meeting, the Civil Service Commission discussed the proposed revisions, had questions answered by Counsel, and made several recommendations for further modifications to the Rules. These changes included adding clarification regarding:
* the quantity/sets of copies to be provided by each party;
* proper identification of who the witnesses are...
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