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County elections office requests reclassification, part-time hire and extra help; signature-verification RFP and vehicle rental deferred to budget
Summary
Elections staff requested one reclassification, one new part-time permanent hire and three additional extra-help workers during election cycles; staff asked for permission to begin an RFP for an automated signature-verification system and to secure a vehicle. The board asked that the items be reviewed in the upcoming departmental budget hearings.
Lake County Elections staff presented staffing and operational requests on June 10, asking the board to approve a classification change, add a part-time permanent position, and authorize three extra-help positions to support ballot processing during elections.
Registrar Maria Valdez said operations face a recurring workload spike during election cycles and that extra-help positions are difficult to recruit because candidates want more long-term stability. Valdez proposed reclassifying a current senior election assistant into a…
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