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Supervisors approve two permanent Department of Elections outreach positions to comply with DOJ language assistance finding
Summary
The board approved adding two permanent outreach positions in the Department of Elections — converting functions that had been funded through temporary salaries — after hearing staff explain the change is aimed at complying with a Department of Justice finding about language assistance for Chinese and Spanish speakers.
The Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12 voted to amend the annual salary ordinance to add two permanent positions for the Department of Elections to formalize existing outreach work now performed by temporary employees.
Supervisors questioned costs, scope and necessity before the vote. Linda Tulad, deputy director for the Department of Elections, described the two positions as outreach workers — one manager and one supervisory position responsible for voter outreach and oversight of materials production — work that the…
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