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Probation department to reclassify and create principal clerk roles; committee approves upgrade
Summary
The committee approved creating two principal clerk (grade 7) positions, funding an existing principal clerk and abolishing two vacant typist‑2 positions to better align front‑desk duties with current work, county officials said.
Orange County’s probation department won committee approval to create two additional principal clerk (grade 7) positions, fund an existing principal clerk position and abolish two vacant typist‑2 positions, officials said.
Director Timothy Debbie said the changes are meant to reflect the actual duties performed at the department’s front desk, which include frequent case management system data entry, frequent contact with courts and public interactions that differ substantially from branch office typist duties. The proposal was presented as legislative request 019 and will be funded from the existing probation budget.
Debbie said the changes will be implemented through internal promotions: when a principal clerk position is funded, the department will promote an existing typist‑2 into the role, and the typist‑2 positions will be abolished as vacancies occur. He said the modification had been discussed since 2015–2016 and accelerated following a recent senior support staff retirement.
The committee approved the personnel reclassification and position creation with no recorded opposition.
