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Board asks staff to return with hybrid CEO/CAO reporting proposal after HR study
Summary
After a human-resources study showed Humboldt County is an outlier in having appointed department heads report directly to the board, supervisors asked staff to return within three months with alternative models (including a hybrid CEO/CAO option) for potential changes to the reporting structure.
The board reviewed a human-resources study on the county's appointed department-head reporting structure and directed staff to prepare more detailed alternatives, including a hybrid CEO/CAO model. HR staff said Humboldt is one of the few Northern California counties in which appointed department heads report collectively to the full board rather than through a single county administrative or executive officer.
HR analyst Beth Rogers presented…
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