Committee reviews HR/Civil Service follow‑up, staff propose recruitment consolidation
Staff outlined a recommended consolidation of recruitment and hiring functions: eliminate duplicated HR roles, transfer certain hiring responsibilities to Civil Service where allowed by the charter, and reassign positions through the proposed budget. Legal staff said full consolidation would require a charter amendment.
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Administration staff presented a follow‑up on May 11 HR discussions and recommended consolidating recruitment under Civil Service where possible without a charter amendment. Staff said the proposed budget eliminates seven HR positions tied to recruitment, transfers five positions into Civil Service, and proposes eliminating a total of 11 HR positions (roughly $979,000) through vacancy management and centralization.
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