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Cochise County HR director outlines budget priorities for background checks, NEOGOV and counseling
Summary
Human resources staff detailed the county's proposed spending on background screenings, the NEOGOV applicant system, trauma counseling for public-safety staff and unemployment administration during a Cochise County budget discussion. No formal votes were recorded.
Jennifer, Cochise County human resources director, reviewed major human-resources budget line items and described how the county screens candidates, supports employees after critical incidents and pays for hiring and unemployment services.
She said the county proposes keeping a professional-services line roughly the same at $35,000, which covers background-screening contracts, trauma counseling for law-enforcement and detention staff, and related services. "Our motto is making the county better," Jennifer said as she opened the presentation.
The presentation distinguished background checks handled by county HR from those conducted by the sheriff’s office. Jennifer said county HR performs criminal background screens, Social Security verifications and I-9 checks for non–POST-certified positions and for volunteers; POST-certified law-enforcement checks are done by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office. She described an individualized…
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