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Oversight board outlines inspector general recruitment plan, warns funding and staffing will affect office buildout
Summary
Board member Julie Sue said the board is working with a national recruiting firm and DHR to fill the inspector general post, aims to seat an IG before July 1, and cautioned that office funding and staffing constraints could delay full independence.
Member Julie Sue told the oversight board on Nov. 14 that the board has met twice with a recruiting firm, Vertically Consultants, and with the Department of Human Resources to develop a job description, desired qualifications and an expedited calendar for hiring a new inspector general. The board aims to have a new inspector general in place before the July 1 start of the next fiscal year.
Sue said the process will include individual consultations with each board member, community input at later stages, and required interviewer certification for board members: "You may not participate in the interviews unless you've completed that certification," she said. She added the board will solicit public feedback on candidate qualifications and accept written comments through sdob@sfgov.org.
Sue and other members raised funding questions: while baseline funding was approved, she said growth to a fully staffed inspector general office will likely take one to two years and may require grants or additional budget advocacy. The board discussed the importance of the office being able to engage with the community and to avoid repeating staffing shortfalls experienced by the Department of Police Accountability.
No vote was taken. Dan will post recruitment materials and timelines and the consultants will reach out to board members for individual interviews; the board signaled willingness to hold occasional additional meetings and closed sessions as required by the process.
